Milton Keynes Hoard

The Milton Keynes Hoard is a buried treasure consisting of Bronze Age gold. It was found in September 2000 in a field at Monkston Park in Milton Keynes, England. It is now in the British Museum.

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The hoard consists of two torcs, three bracelets, and a fragment of bronze rod contained in a clay pot. Based on the type of pot, the British Museum estimates that it was made about 3,000 years ago.

The hoard weighs . The British Museum described it as "one of the biggest concentrations of Bronze Age gold known from Great Britain" and "important for providing a social and economic picture for the period".  In 2001, its estimated worth was £290,000.

Several other antiquities, including Romano-British hoards, have been found within a  radius of the centre of Milton Keynes.

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Category:Archaeological sites in England
Category:British Museum
Category:Milton Keynes
Category:Treasure troves