CARDIFF, WALES—Archaeologists at the National Museum Wales have dated a hoard made up of two blade fragments, a scabbard fitting, a multi-edged knife, and six copper ingot fragments to between 2,800 and 3,000 years ago. The sword blade fragments, scabbard, and knife are not typical of the region, while similar ingot fragments have been found in hoards in Pembrokeshire and Cornwall. “The combination of objects found in this hoard hints at the long-distance sea travel of finished objects during the Late Bronze Age, from southern England and northern France to west Wales,” Adam Gwilt, Principal Curator for Prehistory at National Museum Wales, told Culture 24. The objects were discovered by a metal detectorist last year in a well-plowed field. To read about an extraordinary Roman-period hoard discovered this year, see "Top 10 Discovery: Seaton Down Hoard."
