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Neolithic and Bronze AgeCountry: England County: SurreyInternal Links:
A coroner has ruled that a hoard of ancient bronze ingots found on farmland near Dorking are treasure. Brockham resident Nick Green, who is a member of the East Surrey Search and Recovery group, unearthed the rare find while metal detecting at a farm in Betchworth in January.
Realising the significance, the computer company owner made a note of the location using his handheld GPS and reported it to Surrey County Council’s finds liaison officer, David Williams, who arranged a small excavation of the site.
The eight bronze fragments, which were contained in a pottery vessel, were taken to the British Museum for further analysis and are believed to originate from the late Bronze Age between 1000 and 800BC.
Now a hearing at Woking Coroner’s Court has ruled the items are treasure.
Mr Williams said the find was quite rare.
“This is a unique find for England,” he added. “Although there are a few English antiquarian records of ingots found within a pottery container, this is the first to be recovered in modern times and certainly the first from Surrey.”
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