News Source: The Scotsman
| about 1 month ago
Scotland's biggest safari park, clearing lion dung from the tarmac. Now amateur treasure hunter David Booth could be in line for a £1 million fortune after uncovering a rare haul of Iron Age gold with his metal detector. In what has been described...
News Source: Times Online
| about 1 month ago
The farmer who owns the field where the Staffordshire hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold was discovered arrived at the British Museum yesterday in a state of mild distress. Fred Johnson has put up with teams of metal-detecting archaeologists on his land,...
News Source: Times Online
| about 1 month ago
According to experts at the National Museums of Scotland (NMS), the four beautifully worked “torcs” represent the most significant find of Iron Age metalwork in the country. One of the Stirling necklaces is a ribbon torc made from twisted Irish...
News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 month ago
Four gold neckbands dating to the iron age were discovered in a field near Stirling by the amateur hunter. The man, who has not been identified, informed Scotland's Treasure Trove Unit which sent a team to excavate the site, the Daily Record reported...
News Source: The Guardian
| about 1 month ago
Staffordshire treasure hoard goes on show at British Museum Farmer on whose land 1,500 pieces of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver were found pays first visit to London for exhibition opening • Iron age gold treasure found in Scotland Farmer Fred...
News Source: Chicago Tribune
| about 1 month ago
The most important treasure trove found in Britain for decades went on display in London on Tuesday, the same day that another discovery valued at a million pounds ($1.6 million) was reported found in Scotland. The Staffordshire Hoard, discovered by...