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Nottingham Hill Hoard
"This hoard of late Bronze Age metalwork was discovered in 1972, on Nottingham Hill, to the North of Cheltenham. With the co-operation of the landowner, Mr David abbot, a small excavation took place, after the first two swords had been ploughed up. This produced the other objects, along with traces of a wooden box.
Nottingham Hill is the largest of the Cotswold hill-forts, but nothing is known for certain about the date of its construction or its function."
Leaf-shaped bronze swords, and above, a hammer- and adze-head.
Taken at Cheltenham Museum.
Image copyright: NelC (Nelson Cunnington), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
"This hoard of late Bronze Age metalwork was discovered in 1972, on Nottingham Hill, to the North of Cheltenham. With the co-operation of the landowner, Mr David abbot, a small excavation took place, after the first two swords had been ploughed up. This produced the other objects, along with traces of a wooden box.
Nottingham Hill is the largest of the Cotswold hill-forts, but nothing is known for certain about the date of its construction or its function."
Leaf-shaped bronze swords, and above, a hammer- and adze-head.
Taken at Cheltenham Museum.
Image copyright: NelC (Nelson Cunnington), hosted on Flickr and displayed under the terms of their API.
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