Late Roman hoard at Knaresborough to be analyzed

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A hoard of Roman goods known as the Knaresborough hoard was discovered in 1864. Most of these thirty items are now on display at the Yorkshire museum. Until recently, no close analysis of these items had been made.

 

 

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The research by Jessica, and colleagues at Newcastle University, suggests that the hoard was probably discovered in a boggy area near Farnham, in the Vale of Mowbray, approximately two miles north of Knaresborough. During the Roman period, two important Roman roads ran through the Vale: Cade’s Road, which ran north-south on the eastern side, and Dere Street to the west, which was a significant route providing a connection to York and Hadrian’s Wall. Because of these connections, there were a number of wealthy Roman villas in the area and it is thought that the items in the collection may have come from one of these, or an affluent townhouse or settlement close by.

The Knaresborough Hoard is the only known example of a late Roman hoard of this type to be recovered from a bog or marsh in Britain.

 

 

https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/latest/2024/01/knaresboroughhoard/

 

Location of Knaresborough discovery

Edited January 12 by guy