Bronze Age Gold

petem · Post by **petem** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:48 pm

The Priddy Hoard from the Mendips to go on show.

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Harry · Post by **Harry** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:54 pm

Now that is a nice find.

Well done to the finder/s whoever you are.

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Post by **Donnydave** » Wed May 09, 2007 5:59 pm

Seems a bit cheap for a gold hoard I would have thought a nought on end of that, I think I would have kept it for my old age, next year :lol:

Post by **JBM** » Wed May 09, 2007 6:01 pm

We have found gold and silver in the Mendips over the years but not that age or quantity.

Jerry.

m300572 · Post by **m300572** » Fri May 11, 2007 11:31 am

The Mendips must have been a significant area in prehistory - the Priddy Circles (4 henges in a row) and other ritual monuments may have put it in the same league as the Stonehenge and Thornborough areas.

Significant lead deposits meant it was a target for the Romans - either for the lead itself or for silver extracted from the lead - even in the 19th century silver was being produced by cuppellation and a process known as the 'Pattinson process' at Charterhouse.

Nice hoard though - is the finder in residence on here?