Treasure

A find from the age of Boudica is so unusual that historians are "not sure what we are looking at".

Some experts believe the gold figure may once have adorned the lost Tudor treasure.

The 22ct competition prize - first sold in 2017 - goes back on the market after its owner dies.

A major grant will allow detailed examination of the items unearthed in the south of Scotland.

Gold coins and a medieval seal matrix are among the treasure found by people during lockdown.

This year, Forrest Fenn confirmed the discovery of the bronze chest he hid in the Rocky Mountains.

Changes to the 1996 Treasure Act are aimed at protecting new finds in England and Wales.

The items - unearthed by a metal detectorist six years ago - will come to Kirkcudbright next summer.

The coin, bearing the head of a Scottish king and turned into jewellery, was found in a field.

Metal detectorist Luke Mahoney found the collection after having Sunday lunch at his village pub.

Having unearthed two rare Anglo-Saxon treasures, Mel Hollwoger hopes for "something Celtic" next.

Antiquities collector Forrest Fenn says a treasure chest he hid a decade ago has finally been found.

Experts analysing a 1,000-year-old piece of treasure are unable to work out what it was used for.

Archaeologists say the 1,100-year-old brooch was found in a delivery of topsoil dumped on a field.

Shropshire Museums hopes to acquire both pieces of jewellery to display in the county.

Detectorist Justin Owens initially thought the "priceless" brooch was "an old bottle top".

It is one of the most significant pieces of Bronze Age gold metalwork ever found in Britain.

English Heritage says the activity is "robbing us of our past" and appeals to the public for help.

A mix of Iron and Bronze Age axe heads in one hoard is "groundbreaking", according to an expert.