Rare Bronze Age artefact found in Wales declared treasure despite disagreement
Experts found the moulds used in the Middle Bronze Age to cast palstaves, a type of axe.
At an inquest in Ruthin, Mr Borrill argued because the two halves served no purpose on their own and were found touching and face-to-face they should be regarded as one artefact.Great Orme MinesBut Adam Gwilt, principal curator at the National Museum Wales, said they were two discrete items with different decorations on them.Mr Gwilt told the hearing that there were precedents for such a ruling, including parts of a chariot found in Pembrokeshire.
In a report to the coroner he said they dated from about 1400-1275 BC and were very rare, similar objects having been found at only seven other sites in Britain. It was significant, he said, that they were found only about three miles from the Great Orme copper mine, one of the largest in Europe, and it was likely that they had been buried in a ceremony at the end of their life.
Kate Sutherland, the assistant coroner for north Wales east and central, said that on the balance of probabilities they should be considered as two distinct items and therefore classed as treasure."If it had not been declared as treasure I would have given the National Museum the first chance to buy it," he said.
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