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"For over 60 years, spectacular discoveries have been made on a wooded hillside at Snettisham, overlooking the northwest Norfolk coast, close to Hunstanton. The location of the discoveries, at Ken Hill, is known as the ‘gold field’ because of the large number of gold and silver alloy neck-rings (‘torcs’) and coins recovered from the site. Known as the ‘Snettisham Treasure’, these objects represent one of the largest collections of prehistoric precious metal objects ever discovered, and one of the largest concentrations of Celtic art. The objects were found in at least 14 separate hoards buried between 150 BC and AD 100 – spanning the late Iron Age and early Roman periods, but with a peak of activity during the late Iron Age. The objects from Snettisham are widely known, but the site has never been fully published. This book is the first comprehensive account of the discoveries and excavations at the site and presents a full catalogue of the finds. The majority are in the British Museum, with a significant collection also held by Norwich Castle Museum. The book also presents the results of extensive scientific analysis, revealing new and exciting details about how torcs were manufactured."

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This richly illustrated volume analyses eight new Celtic gold hoards from the southern Netherlands and Belgium, consisting of gold coinage and in several cases also gold ornaments. The study of these hoards provides a wealth of new information on the archaeological contexts in which they were found, on the dating of many coin types and jewelry, and on the social role of gold in pre-Roman society. All these hoards seem to have been buried in the 50's BC, thus making a direct association with the historical context of Caesar's war campaigns in Northern Gaul very plausible. This makes the volume important for archaeologists as well as numismatists and historians.

Ancient history --- Iron age --- Roman history --- History of the Low Countries --- Archeology --- Monnaies celtes --- Trésors monétaires (Numismatique) --- --Monnaie --- --Provision --- --Gaule belgique --- --Ier s. av JC, --- Goldwork, Celtic --- Trésors monétaires (Numismatique) --- Poids et mesures --- Coin hoards --- Coins, Ancient --- Numismatics --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Coins, Celtic --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Numismatique --- Gaul --- Gaule --- Antiquities --- Antiquités --- Goldwork [Celtic ] --- Netherlands --- Belgium --- Celtic goldwork --- Antiquities. --- Monnaie --- Provision --- Gaule belgique --- Ier s. av JC, 100-1 av JC