A 13-year-old detectorist discovers the crock of goodies at the end of the Bronze Age rainbow….

 

I begin to think the only area in this country devoid of meaningful buried treasure is my back garden!

The latest amazing discovery on a Bronze Age axe hoard by a detectorist is not only astonishing for itself, but made even more so because she’s only thirteen and this was only her third dig!

Needless to say, her ambition is to be an archaeologist. It would be mine too! Envious? Moi?

I fear so, because for me it’s back to the clay pipes….


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