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A Multidisciplinary Analysis of an Antiquarian Discovery: the Knaresborough 1864 Hoard of Late Roman Vessels

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: This is the first comprehensive publication of the Knaresborough 1864 hoard of copper-alloy vessels and tools. A consideration of the circumstances of the hoard’s discovery, along with a biographical account of Thomas Gott (the man who deposited the hoard in the Yorkshire Museum), for the first time enables a case to be made for a findspot. A consideration of the vessels and other objects establishes the hoard as one of the most unusual assemblages of its kind from late Roman Britain. pXRF analysis of the vessels sheds light on their composition. Finally, a discussion of the hoard places it within the international context of late Roman deposition practices.

Source: The Antiquaries Journal

DOI: 10.1017/s0003581523000197

Authors: James Frederick Gerrard, Jessica DeMaso, Marco Romeo Pitone, Sally Jane Gerrard

Institutions: Newcastle University, Tetra Tech (United States)

Language: English

Topic: Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,255