A gold, Bronze Age, children’s broach (sic) has been found during a weekend metal detecting rally in the Forest of Dean.
The significant find was the highlight of a successful maiden event organised by the Forest of Dean metal detecting club.
Dave Warren, of the club, said: “The weekend went really well.
“The finds were amazing overall for the whole weekend and not just the Bronze Age treasure find.
“Over the weekend people found a silver hammer (sic) coin, Bronze Age axe head and a Roman broach (sic again) and Roman coins.
“The big find was the Bronze Age golden child’s bracelet which is a very significant find for this area.
“I have been metal detecting for about 11 years and never found anything like this before.
“It must be about 2,000 years old and I would imagine it belonged to a very wealthy person and to find it here in the Forest of Dean which has never been known as a rich area, is a brilliant find.”
Bronze Age treasure found in Lydney
Feeling a bit “sic” after reading this. And obviously anything Bronze Age is going to be around 3,000 to 4,000 years old rather than the 2,000 years mentioned. And a bracelet is not a brooch. Provincial journalism, eh?
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