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The Snettisham Hoard

The Snettisham Hoard

by Jody Joy and Julia Farley
Paperback
Publication Date: 31/01/2025

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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.Discussion chapters explore the importance of torc design and decoration, torc biographies, and the relationships between people, objects, and materials in Iron Age Norfolk. The final section places Snettisham in its wider social and landscape context. Why were these artifacts deposited here? What was so significant about this location? What purpose did the hoards serve and what sort of society could make such complex and technologically accomplished artifacts? 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.
ISBN:
9780861592258
9780861592258
Category:
Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
31-01-2025
Language:
English
Publisher:
British Museum Press
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Dimensions (mm):
297.18x210.82mm

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