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Frome Hoard update.
Following on from the initial report: here we have more use of the fate and the cost of retaining this hoard for the nation. by Anna Booth from the Portable Antiquities Service Today, the value of the...
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British Museum to manage Portable Antiquities Scheme as new finds are displayed
The UK Culture Minister Ed Vaizey confirmed that the future funding of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) has been secured but with a reduction of 15% in real terms over four years. From April 2011...
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Burnham hoard uncovered
Earlier this year a rare Bronze Age founders hoard, buried within a pot in an Essex field, was excavated by archaeologists after being discovered by metal detectorists. The excavation was recorded by...
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Rare mask found concealed in 16th century wall
By Maggie Struckmeier When Northamptonshire finds liaison officer Julie Cassidy attended an archaeological finds surgery she was both surprised and delighted to discover an exceptionally rare...
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Golden phallic find in Norfolk
A Roman pendant of unmistakable shape was the subject of a Treasure Trove inquest in Norfolk, England. Made of gold and fashioned into the distinctive shape of a phallus, the pendant was found by metal...
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Bronze Age hoard from St. Michael’s Mount now on display
A Bronze Age hoard uncovered by a gardener on St Michael’s Mount off the coast of Cornwall, southwest England in 2009, is now on public display in the island’s castle. The hoard contains 49 objects in...
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Increase in archaeological finds recorded by the public
The British Museum recently announced that there has been a massive increase in archaeological finds recorded by the public. A total of 90,146 objects were recorded through the Portable Antiquities...
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Viking coin hoard represents a missing link
A Viking treasure hoard of silver coins has been unearthed in the Furness countryside, north-west England. The find is being billed as ‘the missing link‘ by experts who say it is the long-awaited...
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Helmets, Viking gold and Royal boars: Portable Antiquities Scheme releases...
From St Albans to North Yorkshire, take a look at some of the incredible treasures recorded during another year of intrigue spurred by archaeological discoveries across the country. Nearly 100,000...
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Bronze helmet containing cremation found in south east England
A rare bronze helmet has been unearthed on farmland near Canterbury, south east England. The helmet, dating to the first century BC, was discovered by a local metal detectorist. In October 2012 the...
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