The New York Times2d
For 3 Years, They Quietly Dug Up One of the Biggest Treasures in England
“I think it’s Iron Age,” said the caller, Peter Heads, an amateur metal detectorist. And then, no one said a word. Now, after more than three years of painstaking excavation, conducted in ...
Miami Herald5d
Massive Iron Age hoard — one of largest ever — unearthed in the UK. See the finds
Screengrab from Durham University's Facebook post In the fields of North Yorkshire, England, a man with a metal detector named Peter Heads scoured the ground in December 2021. His machine let out ...
The News International3d
Melsonby hoard from Iron Age found by detectorist in UK
The Melsonby hoard containing more than 800 artefacts was discovered by metal detectorist, Peter Heads, in 2021 in two ditches near North Yorkshire village of the same name. Heads reported the ...
BBC5d
Archaeologists find 'unprecedented' Iron Age hoard
The Melsonby Hoard was discovered in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, by metal detectorist Peter Heads and excavated with the help of Durham University. It includes more than 800 items ...