		<div class="wpcnt">
			<div class="wpa">
				<span class="wpa-about">Advertisements</span>
				<div class="u top_amp">
							<amp-ad width="300" height="265"
		 type="pubmine"
		 data-siteid="111265417"
		 data-section="1">
		</amp-ad>
				</div>
			</div>
		</div><p>Bronze Age treasure discovered near the River Thames is going on display for the first time.</p>
<p>More than 450 bronze objects, including weapons and tools, were unearthed in east London.</p>
<p>The find is one of the largest Bronze Age hoards in the UK.</p>
<p>The treasure was found in Havering by archaeology experts who were asked to look at a site being developed for gravel extraction.</p>
<p><em>“This exceptional discovery came up,”</em> curator Kate Sumnall said.</p>
<p>Dating from between 900 and 800BC, the objects will go on show for the first time in Havering Hoard: A Bronze Age Mystery, at the Museum Of London Docklands.</p>
<p>They include axe heads, spearheads, fragments of swords, daggers and knives.</p>
<p>Ms Sumnall told the PA news agency: <em>“We can tell a lot about what life was like for Bronze Age people living in this part of London.</em></p>
<p><em>“Hoarding is something we see a lot of in the late Bronze Age.</em></p>
<p><em>“We don’t have all the answers. Our knowledge of the Bronze Age is quite fragmentary. But every time we find something it gives us another piece in that jigsaw puzzle.”</em></p>
<p><em>“There was climate change, but that was part of a natural pattern, and so water levels were rising.</em></p>
<p><em>“If settlements were adjacent to rivers, people may have had to move and the weapons could have been buried then.”</em></p>
<p>Almost all the objects, discovered in September last year, appear to be partially broken or damaged and it is not known why they were not recovered.</p>
<p>Historic England chief executive Duncan Wilson said: <em>“This extraordinary discovery adds immensely to our understanding of Bronze Age life…</em></p>
<p><em>“The opportunity to investigate here and ultimately unearth the remarkable hoards that have come to light was only possible because of the effective partnership between archaeologists and developers.”</em></p>
<p>Roy Stephenson, London’s historic environment lead at the Museum Of London, said: <em>“We’re thrilled to be able to display this momentous discovery for the first time at the Museum Of London Docklands as the centrepiece of a major exhibition in April 2020.”</em></p>
<p>The museum has acquired the objects after they were declared treasure by the coroner.</p>
<p>The hoard will travel to the Havering Museum for display after going on show at the Museum Of London Docklands.</p>
			<div style="padding-bottom:15px;" class="wordads-tag" data-slot-type="belowpost">
				<div id="atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed36925d792">
					<script type="text/javascript">
						window.getAdSnippetCallback = function () {
							if ( false === ( window.isWatlV1 ?? false ) ) {
								// Use Aditude scripts.
								window.tudeMappings = window.tudeMappings || [];
								window.tudeMappings.push( {
									divId: 'atatags-dynamic-belowpost-68ed36925d792',
									format: 'belowpost',
								} );
							}
						}

						if ( document.readyState === 'loading' ) {
							document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', window.getAdSnippetCallback );
						} else {
							window.getAdSnippetCallback();
						}
					</script>
				</div>
			</div>
Discover more from London Glossy Post
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
