GUARD Archaeologists convey of late recovered a really rare too internationally pregnant hoard of metalwork that is a major add-on to Scottish Late Bronze Age archaeology.
The Bronze Age Hoard equally it was starting fourth dimension revealed during excavations at Carnoustie
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A bronze spearhead decorated with aureate was constitute amongst a bronze sword, pivot too scabbard fittings inwards a pit closed to a Bronze Age village excavated past times a squad of GUARD Archaeologists led past times Alan Hunter Blair, on behalf of Angus Council inwards advance of their evolution of ii football game pitches at Carnoustie.
Each private object inwards the hoard is pregnant only the presence of aureate ornamentation on the spearhead makes this an particular group. Within United Kingdom of Great Britain too Northern Ireland too Ireland, entirely a handful of such spearheads are known - amongst them a weapon hoard constitute inwards 1963 at Pyotdykes Farm to the westward of Dundee. These ii weapon hoards from Angus - constitute entirely a few kilometres apart - hint at the wealth of the local warrior club during the centuries approximately 1000-800 BC.
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