Shropshire Bronze Age jewellery, daggers and razors will be on display-BBC News

2021-12-08 11:09:05 By : Ms. Caroline Dai

Treasures from the Bronze Age, including jewelry, daggers, chariot accessories, spearheads and razors, will be displayed in Shropshire.

These objects were found in seven separate prehistoric treasures excavated in the northern part of the county.

There is an "extremely rare" iron axe in the collection, which is considered to be the first batch made in Britain before the arrival of the Iron Age.

It is hoped that these findings will enable people to learn more about the county's past.

"They think that northern Shropshire was a very important place about 3,000 years ago," said Clare Featherstone, head of culture at the Shropshire Council.

"Hope our museum team's further research on these findings will help explain why."

The Shropshire Museum purchased these items from the British Museum with the support of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, which stated that it is "completely appropriate to display "rare and nationally important" discoveries in the vicinity of where they were found. ".

The special ring known as the "lock ring" is considered a pious offering, and the Shropshire Sun Pendant will also be included in the series, which was described as a bronze age gold work when it was discovered One of the most important works was in 2018.

All discoveries were made in wetlands in the northern part of the county in the past three years. Experts hope they may become part of a larger series of deposits.

These findings will be on display at the Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery until December 12, after which a traveling exhibition is planned in Shropshire.

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