Snettisham hoard
Snettisham hoard from the Iron Age about 75 BC. BC, now in the British Museum
Great Torque des Snettisham Hoard
The Late Iron Age Snettisham hoards come from Snettisham in Norfolk , England . The first three hoards (A – C) were discovered in 1948 while plowing a lavender field and examined by Rainbird Clarke (born 1914) at the Norfolk Museum. In 1950 the aftercare centers D and E came to light while plowing. In 1989, Hort F (587 items) was discovered by a (legal) probe . The site was examined by the British Museum and hoards G – K were discovered. They mainly contained torques , but also other objects made of precious metal.
Comparable aftercare centers were found in Ipswich , Bawsey and Sedgeford .
literature
- IM Stead: The Snettisham treasure, excavations in 1990. Antiquity 65, 1991, p. 447 ff.
Web links
Commons : Snettisham Hoard - collection of images, videos and audio files
