Burton deposit found
The Burton Depot find ( English Burton Hoard ) was discovered in 2004 and is the second major find from the Bronze Age in Wales within a short period of time . Burton is north of Wrexham ( Welsh Wrecsam ), a principal area with the status of a county borough in north-east Wales, near the border with the English county of Cheshire .
The artifacts were discovered between the 13th century and the mid-12th century BC. Buried by a farming community as a sacrifice . The hoard contains u. a. a torc , a necklace, gold rings and pearls . The gold bracelet and the pendant made of spirally twisted gold wire are high-quality finds; similar objects were previously only found in north-western France. The 14 pieces of jewelery, more than 3000 years old, were found by metal detectors in a small, shattered ceramic pot next to two axes and a chisel.
As early as 2002, metal detectorists found the Rossett Hoard at Wrexham, a gold bracelet fragment, a bronze ax and a dagger . The dagger was the first of its kind to be discovered in Wales. In the same year, a Bronze Age gold disc was found, which was given to a burial 4000 years ago, just outside Aberystwyth , as a decorative element.
See also
Web links
- Description (English) and pictures , at: BBC, March 4, 2004
- Adam Gwilt: The Burton Hoard, Wrexham: context and significance , at: National Museum Wales
- The Rossett and Burton Hoards , at: Wrexham County Borough Council
Coordinates: 53 ° 6 ′ 18 " N , 2 ° 57 ′ 54" W.