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| Milton Keynes Hoard | |
|---|---|
 Milton Keynes Hoard of torcs and bracelets at the British Museum | |
| Material | Gold, bronze, pottery |
| Size | 2 gold torcs, 3 gold bracelets, bronze rod fragment, pottery bowl |
| Period/culture | Bronze Age Britain (middle to late) |
| Discovered | Monkston Park, Milton Keynes by Gordon Heritage and Michael Rutland in September 2000 |
| Present location | British Museum, London |
| Identification | 2000 (Fig 5) P&EE 2002.7–1.1–7 |
The Milton Keynes Hoard is a hoard of Bronze Age gold found in September 2000 in a field at Monkston Park in Milton Keynes, England.[1] The hoard consisted of two torcs, three bracelets, and a fragment of bronze rod contained in a pottery vessel.[2] The inclusion of pottery in the find enabled it to be dated to around 1150–800 BC.[1]
Weighing in at 2.020 kg (4.45 lb), the hoard was described by the British Museum as "one of the biggest concentrations of Bronze Age gold known from Great Britain" and "important for providing a social and economic picture for the period".[1] The hoard was valued at £290,000 and is now in the British Museum.[3][a]
Several other antiquities, including Romano-British hoards, have been found within a 10–12 miles (16–19 km) radius of the centre of Milton Keynes.
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Incomplete post Deverel-Rimbury pottery bowl and two bags of pot sherds and one box of pot sherds. Undecorated, with eroded traces of lightly burnished surfaces. Walls are moderately thin and well made. Biconical profile, with short rim.
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