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This catalogue presents the earliest gold objects from Britain, Ireland and continental Europe in... more This catalogue presents the earliest gold objects from Britain, Ireland and continental Europe in the British Museum collection. Dating to c. 2500-700 BC, the collection is the result of over 200 years of discovery and excavation and includes the Mold Gold Cape, the Ringlemere Cup and the Sintra Collar.

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This paper discusses the impact of metal-detecting and legal frameworks on the reporting of Bronz... more This paper discusses the impact of metal-detecting and legal frameworks on the reporting of Bronze Age gold discoveries in England and Wales between 1740 and 2010. The thirteen-year period after the introduction of the Treasure Act (1996) saw a major increase in the reporting of gold finds in England and Wales: one third of all known Bronze Age gold sites and objects were discovered in this short time. Almost all of these discoveries were made by members of the public: chiefly metal-detectorists. Professional archaeologists have discovered less than 5% of Bronze Age gold sites or objects, despite the rapid expansion of developer-funded archaeology in England and Wales during the same period. We believe the legal obligations imposed on metal detectorists by the Treasure Act (1996) are a pragmatic solution to the differing goals of metal detectorists and archaeologists, while also generating valuable archaeological materials and information that would otherwise be lost. It has also led to a far higher proportion of findspots being investigated by archaeologists than in the years before the implementation of the Treasure Act (1996). The immense research implications are only gradually being explored.

This paper discusses the impact of metal-detecting and legal frameworks on the reporting of Bronz... more This paper discusses the impact of metal-detecting and legal frameworks on the reporting of Bronze Age gold discoveries
in England and Wales between 1740 and 2010. The 13-year period after the introduction of the Treasure Act (1996) saw a major increase in the reporting of gold finds in England and Wales: one third of all known Bronze Age gold sites and objects were discovered in this short time. Almost all of these findings were made by members of the public: chiefly metal-detectorists. Professional archaeologists have discovered less than 5% of Bronze Age gold sites or objects, despite the rapid expansion of developer-funded archaeology in England and Wales during the same period. We believe the legal obligations imposed on metal-detectorists by the Treasure Act (1996) are pragmatic solution to the differing goals of metal-detectorists and archaeologists, while also generating valuable archaeological materials and information that would otherwise be lost. It has also led to a far higher proportion of find-spots being investigated by archaeologists than in the years before the implementation of the Treasure Act (1996). The immense research implications are only gradually being explored.

The archaeological excavation leaded in 1993 by Dr. Foschi Nieddu in tomb IV of the Filigosa necr... more The archaeological excavation leaded in 1993 by Dr. Foschi Nieddu in tomb IV of the Filigosa necropolis, allows us to identify a first phase of Copper Age burial planting, its use and re-use during the Bronze Age. The Bronze Age re-use is witnessed by the accommodation of squared rocks near the entrance and by the presence of several pottery fragments related to the Nuragic period. The presence of these elements constitutes an irrefutable evidence of the funerary use of the burial by the Nuragic people. The study of the artefacts allows us to place the prehistoric use of tomb IV in a time frame included between the Copper Age and the Late Bronze Age. This work examines the Nuragic materials, which, on the basis of the comparison with similar insular and local contexts, can be attribute to: an advanced phase of the beginning of Middle Bronze Age; an advanced phase of the Middle Bronze Age; the Late Bronze Age. The lack of artefacts from intermediate periods, like the cultural aspect Bonnannaro of the Early Bronze Age and the facies Sa Turricola of the beginning of the Middle Bronze Age, does not have to be considered in an absolute way, but in the perspective of the perturbation, probably occurred in ancient times, who regarded the tomb IV and the artefacts found in the dromos.

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FASE AVANZATA DEL BRONZO MEDIO INIZIALE: E' testimoniata dalla presenza di tegami, vasi a listell... more FASE AVANZATA DEL BRONZO MEDIO INIZIALE: E' testimoniata dalla presenza di tegami, vasi a listello interno (bollitoi), olle con orlo distinto ed olle con orlo a tesa interna e decorazioni plastiche date da nervature verticali. Trova confronti a livello insulare, con materiali rinvenuti, tra gli altri, nelle tombe di Li Lolghi e Coddu Vecchiu di Arzachena e nella tomba di giganti a corridoio ipogeo di Oridda a Sennori (Castaldi 1969). Tali contesti risultano però caratterizzati da una maggiore quantità di classi vascolari rappresentate da ciotole e tazze carenate, scodelle con orlo rientrante e, tra gli elementi di presa, da anse a gomito. Nella stessa regione del Marghine, tra i contesti riferibili a questo periodo, è possibile stabilire dei raffronti con i materiali della tomba di giganti Palatu di Birori (Moravetti 1984) ed in particolare con i tegami troncoconici, di fattura scadente, caratterizzati da pareti basse o medie, orli arrotondati o ribattuti ed anse impostate tra il fondo e l'orlo.

This paper discusses the impact of metal-detecting and legal frameworks on the reporting of Bronz... more This paper discusses the impact of metal-detecting and legal frameworks on the reporting of Bronze Age gold discoveries
in England and Wales between 1740 and 2010. The 13-year period after the introduction of the Treasure Act (1996) saw a major increase in the reporting of gold finds in England and Wales: one third of all known Bronze Age gold sites and objects were discovered in this short time. Almost all of these findings were made by members of the public: chiefly metal-detectorists. Professional archaeologists have discovered less than 5% of Bronze Age gold sites or objects, despite the rapid expansion of developer-funded archaeology in England and Wales during the same period. We believe the legal obligations imposed on metal-detectorists by the Treasure Act (1996) are pragmatic solution to the differing goals of metal-detectorists and archaeologists, while also generating valuable archaeological materials and information that would otherwise be lost. It has also led to a far higher proportion of find-spots being investigated by archaeologists than in the years before the implementation of the Treasure Act (1996). The immense research implications are only gradually being explored.