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Artefacts

The Melsonby Hoard includes a vast number of Iron Age artefacts from around 2,000 years ago. Discover more about this amazing find.
Possible vessel lid from the Melsonby Hoard.

The Find and Excavation

Find out more about how the Melsonby Hoard was discovered and the process of excavating the artefacts.
“The block”, containing remnants of Iron Age metalwork corroded together into a single mass.

Significance

Discover what the Melsonby Hoard tells us about Iron Age Britain and the key questions for future research.
Group of people looking at a CT scan, produced by MUVIS, University of Southampton, of the block of artefacts excavated from Melsonby. From left to right: Dr Keith Emerick, Inspector of Ancient Monuments, Historic England, Dr Sophia Adams, Curator, The British Museum, and Professor Tom Moore, Head of the Department of Archaeology.