Melsonby hoard: iron-age Yorkshire discovery reveals ancient Britons’ connections with Europe

By Duncan Garrow, Professor of Archaeology, University of Reading

The Melsonby hoard is a remarkable collection of more than 800 iron-age metal artefacts, which was found in a field near Melsonby, North Yorkshire, in December 2021.

Its discovery represents a triumph of cross-sector collaboration in British archaeology. This extraordinary find excavated from Yorkshire soil is not just a collection of ancient objects, but signals a need for a significant revision of how we understand iron-age Britain.

The presence of materials imported…

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