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Britain’s secret treasures
The ITV1 series Britain’s Secret Treasures (16–22 July 2012) featured sixteen finds which are currently on display in the British Museum.
For details of the other finds in the series see itv.com/treasures
Britain’s secret treasures Museum floorplan
Ground floor
- 1. Vale of York Hoard
Broadcast 22 July - 2. Near Lewes Hoard
Broadcast 22 July - 3. Tisbury Hoard
Broadcast 18 July - 4. Durham Assemblage
Broadcast 18 July - 5. Frome Hoard
Broadcast 19 July - 6. North West Essex Ring
Broadcast 20 July - 7. Silverdale Hoard
Broadcast 20 July - 8. Hockley Pendant
Broadcast 16 July - 9. Rochester Cufflinks
Broadcast 17 July
Upper floor
- 10. Staffordshire Moorlands Pan
Broadcast 22 July - 11. Ashwell Hoard
Broadcast 20 July - 12. Sedgeford Torc
Broadcast 16 July - 13. Winchester Hoard
Broadcast 20 July - 14. Milton Keynes Hoard
Broadcast 19 July - 15. Ringlemere Cup
Broadcast 22 July - 16. Anarevitos Stater
Broadcast 18 July
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Room 2, Portable Antiquities and Treasure Case
Selected items from the hoard of Bronze Age jewellery and axes, c. 1400–1250 BC
Selectively represented in the case, the rest of the hoard is in storage
Room 2, Portable Antiquities and Treasure Case
Selected items from the hoard of Bronze Age weapons and Roman coins, c. 800 BC–AD 350
Selectively represented in the case, the rest of the hoard is in storage
Room 2, Portable Antiquities and Treasure Case
Selected items from the group of 4,000 plus Roman objects and 1,400 coins, c. AD 100–300
Selectively represented in the case, the rest of the hoard is in storage
Room 2, Portable Antiquities and Treasure Case
Selected coins of the emperor Carausius from the hoard of 52,503 Roman coins, deposited c. AD 290
Selectively represented in the case, the rest of the hoard is in storage
Room 2, Portable Antiquities and Treasure Case
Early medieval coins and jewellery, deposited c. AD 900–910
Selectively represented in the case, the rest of the hoard is in storage
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All these finds have been reported through the Portable Antiquities Scheme, a project to record archaeological objects found by the public. For more information see finds.org.uk
If you are keen to get involved in archaeology see the Council for British Archaeology website: britarch.ac.uk