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The Melsonby Hoard
The crushed cauldron which was excavated as part of The Melsonby Hoard.

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Melsonby Hoard saved for the nation

One of the UK’s largest and most important Iron Age finds – excavated by archaeologists at Durham University – has been saved for the nation.
Close up of on ornate iron age artefact being held in a person's hands.

Melsonby Hoard makes headlines across the world

The discovery of the Melsonby Hoard has captured the imagination of people around the world.
A group of people looking and pointing as artefacts laid out on a lab bench.

Melsonby Hoard: Iron Age Yorkshire discovery reveals ancient Britons’ connections with Europe

The Melsonby Hoard was unearthed by our archaeologists here at Durham University. Duncan Garrow, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading, gives an independent view of the hoard’s importance.
Tangled metal in an excavation trench in the ground

Archaeologists unearth one of the UK’s largest Iron Age hoards

Our archaeologists have excavated one of the largest and most important Iron Age finds in the UK.
The cauldron from the Melsonby Hoard at the foreground of the picture with other objects behind.