One of the largest and most important iron era in the United Kingdom has been revealed, which may change our understanding of life in Britain 2000 years ago.
More than 800 objects were discovered in a field near the village of Melsonby, north of Yorkshire. Their history dates back to the first century, soon from the Roman conquest of Britain during the reign of Emperor Claudius, and they are certainly associated with a tribe called Bragant Those who controlled most of the northern England.
Things include parts of vehicles and/or vehicles including 28 iron tires, detailed contestants for at least 14 horsepower, bridle bits, festive spears, and two beautifully decorated boilers, perhaps one of them was used as wine mixing rules.
Experts participating in the discovery, described as international importance, say that things may lead to a reassessment of how we understand topics such as wealth, situation, trade and travel between the tribes of the Iron Age in Britain.
The treasure was discovered and reported before Christmas in 2021 by the metal detector, Peter Harez, who got a reading, dug a hole and realized that he needed the help of experts.
Call Professor Tom Moore, Head of Archeology at Durham UniversityWho were conducting research in the area. Moore immediately saw the potential importance of what was revealed, but he had no idea that he would be from this scope that is divided into the jaw.
“Finding a group or group of 10 things is unusual, it is exciting, but finding something of this range is unprecedented,” he said. “We didn’t expect it … I think everyone in the team, we just lost words.”
After securing a funding of 120,000 pounds from historical EnglandThe fossils occurred in 2022, including removing one large mass of interlocking metal things that may be in a bag together.
Moore said that harnessing the horse pulled vehicles or vehicles was beautifully decorated with coral and colored glass, and cars, which would have been a big scene. He said: “They would have appeared incredible.” It only confirms that these people have a real situation and a real wealth.
“Some people have been considered poor compared to the Iron Age in southern Britain. This indicates that individuals there have the same quality of materials, wealth, networks and networks like people in the south.
“They unite our way of thinking and show that the North is definitely not back in the Iron Age. It is completely interconnected, powerful and wealthy like the Iron Age societies in the south.”
Keith American, an old monument inspector in historic England, said the decision to provide funding was agreed on the same day that Moore called. He said: “The size of the discovery and the materials in it are completely unparalleled in this country.” “Getting something like this from northern England is really exceptional.”
And remember seeing the things placed in Durham. “It was one of the truly dazzling moments, just to see how rich, wonderful and vibrant.
Moore said that the assumption of work is that the high -level objects belong to a person who was “perhaps part of a network of elites throughout Britain, Europe and even the Roman world.”
Many materials have been burned, indicating that they may be part of the funeral motor of a elite person before they are thrown into a trench.
Moore said that one of the most exciting parts of the discovery was the first evidence of the four wheels used by the tribes of the Iron Age in Britain, and perhaps the tradition of vehicles seen in continental Europe. He said: “We will spend years thinking about the form of these compounds, where did they come from?”
The value of the Melsonby Hoard remained at 254,000 pounds, and a fundraising campaign will be launched to secure the nation before Yorkshire Museum In York.
It has been announced jointly by historic England, Durham University and the British Museum.
Heritage Minister Chris Bryant said that the treasure was an extraordinary discovery “would help us to better understand the fabric of our nation’s history.”
American said the discovery asked many interesting questions. Julius Caesar led the first Romanian trip to Britain a century before the invasion of Claudius and the scientists knew about it. “You look at this article and ask whether these people think at the end of something, or are they thinking about the beginning of something?”
