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The Snettisham Hoards (Paperback)
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The Snettisham Hoards (Paperback)
Series: British Museum Research Publications, 225
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For over 60 years, spectacular discoveries have been made on a
wooded hillside at Snettisham, overlooking the northwest Norfolk
coast, close to Hunstanton. The location of the discoveries, at Ken
Hill, is known as the ‘gold field’ because of the large number
of gold and silver alloy neck-rings (‘torcs’) and coins
recovered from the site. Known as the ‘Snettisham Treasure’,
these objects represent one of the largest collections of
prehistoric precious metal objects ever discovered, and one of the
largest concentrations of Celtic art. The objects were found in at
least 14 separate hoards buried between 150 BC and AD 100 –
spanning the late Iron Age and early Roman periods, but with a peak
of activity during the late Iron Age. The objects from Snettisham
are widely known, but the site has never been fully published. This
book is the first comprehensive account of the discoveries and
excavations at the site and presents a full catalogue of the finds.
The majority are in the British Museum, with a significant
collection also held by Norwich Castle Museum. The book also
presents the results of extensive scientific analysis, revealing
new and exciting details about how torcs were manufactured. The
final section places Snettisham in its wider social and landscape
context. The authors argue that each hoard represents different
collection and depositional histories. The repeated, yet varied,
acts of deposition at the site were part of creating, negotiating
and reinforcing social structures, as well as performing and
creating social change.
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