Mystery of Jersey’s huge iron age hoard may have been solved
by Dalya Alberge from Science | The Guardian on (#6VVE9)
Archaeologists identify a possible Celtic settlement on the island and believe the trove was hurriedly transported there
The mystery of why the world's largest iron age Celtic hoard was buried on the south-east coast of Jersey more than 2,000 years ago may have been solved by archaeologists.
When about 70,000 silver coins, 11 gold torques and jewellery were unearthed in a field at Le Catillon in the Grouville district in 2012, experts were unable to explain why they had been transported to a remote and unpopulated area with dangerous coastal reefs.
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