Morecambe Hoard
A small collection of bronze artefacts that are around 3,000 years old were discovered on a burial mound overlooking Morceambe Bay. For now, its exact location remains undisclosed, as it is part of an ongoing treasure case.
The metal detectorists who found it reported their discovery to the Portable Antiquities Scheme, an initiative lead by the British Museum to encourage self-reporting of archaeological finds in England and Wales. This led to an initial investigation by the University of Central Lancashire.By this stage, it had become clear clear that the site where the hoard had been found was actually a Bronze Age burial mound. DigVentures was invited to crowdfund and run the first large-scale excavation of the site in 2016.
The excavation area
The excavation covered an x-shaped area, in order to find the full extent of the mound and any architectural features delineating its edges. The evidence from this excavation produced fragments of cremated bone, as well as an entire cremation urn, known as the Morecambe Urn.
Leaf-Shaped Razor
Late Bronze Age

Bronze Ring
Late Bronze Age

Flint
Late Bronze Age

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