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Bronze Age hoard found below plough soil in Essex field (the Burnham hoard)<\/h2>\n

http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11651691<\/a><\/p>\n

A rare Bronze Age founders hoard, buried in a pot in an Essex field, has been excavated by archaeologists after being discovered by metal detectorists. The excavation was recorded by 360Production<\/a> who uploaded the following video to YouTube:<\/p>\n

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Laura McLean, Finds Liaison Officer (FLO) for the Portable Antiquities Scheme, told the BBC that “This is a really exciting find and a good example of metal detectorists and archaeologists working together to uncover and record our history, making sure it is not lost forever”<\/p>\n

Founders hoards are usually found scattered in the soil of ploughed fields, the vessel or bag they were originally buried in having perished in antiquity, to find one not only intact and in its original context, but also still in the pot, is highly unusual!<\/p>\n

Well done to Mr J. Humphreys, the finder, and everybody else involved! Check out the story on the BBC website and the excavation video for further details.<\/p>\n

Metal Detecting UK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bronze Age hoard found below plough soil in Essex field (the Burnham hoard) http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/science-environment-11651691 A rare Bronze Age founders hoard, buried in a pot in an Essex field, has been excavated by archaeologists after being discovered by metal detectorists. 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