The Melsonby hoard is a remarkable collection of more than 800 Iron-Age metal artifacts, which was found in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, in December 2021. Its discovery represents a ...

Decorative strap junction from the Melsonby Hoard. Credit: Zakhx150 / CC BY 2.0 A metal detectorist searching farmland in Northern England has uncovered a rare collection of Iron Age artifacts, ...

A "once-in-a-lifetime" hoard of Iron Age artefacts has been uncovered by archaeologists. Dubbed the Melsonby hoard, more than 800 items were discovered by metal detectorist Peter Heads in 2021 in ...

A spectacular hoard of Iron Age metalwork—more than 800 pieces including ornate cauldrons, elegantly decorated harness for at least 14 ponies and 28 iron chariot tyres—has been safely removed ...

The Iron Age finding, named the Melsonby Hoard after the nearby village of Melsonby in North Yorkshire, contains more than 800 artifacts, including a cauldron, wine-mixing bowl, horse riding ...

A hoard of Iron Age artifacts discovered by a metal detectorist could alter our understanding of life in Britain 2,000 years ago, researchers have said. Now known as the Melsonby Hoard ...

An elaborate harness fitting, part of the Melsonby Hoard, discovered after being left in a ditch by an Iron Age tribe 2,000 years ago (Durham University/PA) A huge Iron Age hoard discovered in a ...

In December 2021, Peter Heads stumbled upon what would turn out to be one of the largest and most significant Iron Age finds ever made in Britain: the Melsonby Hoard. Now, after meticulous ...

A metal detector hobbyist’s find has yielded one of the UK’s largest and most expansive troves of Iron Age artifacts. After years of excavation work following its 2021 discovery, the Melsonby ...