A metal detectorist named Peter Heads discovered an “exceptional” Iron Age hoard outside of Melsonby, North Yorkshire, UK.

A copper alloy strap union (harness fitting) with blue glass decoration (Picture: Durham University/PA Wire) Throughout the years there have been dozens of Iron Age hoards discovered by metal ...

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 ...

A small village in rural North Yorkshire has become the site of one of the largest and most important Iron Age finds in the UK ... technology at the time. Cast copper alloy bridle bits, linchpins ...

A museum has struck gold as it has doubled its Iron Age coin hoard. Halesworth and District Museum is displaying a potential "ancient warlord's ransom of gold coins" as another 22 Iron Age ...

A massive Iron Age hoard with more than 800 pieces was discovered ... When they scanned the block, they saw “very fragile copper alloy tubes” inside that were likely to be damaged if the ...

That's the conclusion archaeologists drew from a cache of more than 800 Iron Age artifacts from northeast England dating back about 2,000 years. Found in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire ...

"It sheds new light on Iron Age life in the north and Britain, but it also demonstrates connections with Europe." A copper alloy harness fitting decorated with coral, and held in place with tiny ...