Museum staff describe ‘magical’ moment hoard’s silver colour was revealed

'Magical' moment 3,000-year-old secret of the Peebles Hoard revealed

The discovery, dating from between 1,000BC and 800BC, had lain undisturbed for 3,000 years before being found by a metal detectorist in 2020.

3,000-year-old Bronze Age Hoard reveals 'stunning' silver sheen at Scottish museum

The museum is conserving the Hoard, a 3,000-year-old collection of over 500 unique Bronze Age objects with no known parallels.

3,000-year-old secret of Bronze Age hoard found in Scottish field revealed

The Peebles Hoard, which was found by a metal detectorist in 2020, comprises more than 500 “unusual” bronze and organic objects, many without…

Museum staff describe ‘magical’ moment hoard’s silver colour was revealed

The Peebles Hoard was found by a metal detectorist in 2020 before being excavated in a single block in 2024.

3000-year-old secret of the Peebles Hoard revealed

A year on from its acquisition by National Museums Scotland, initial conservation work has revealed exceptionally rare silver-coloured objects in one of the most significant hoards ever discovered in Scotland. Dating to 1000–800 BCE, the Peebles Hoard comprises over 500 unusual bronze and organic objects and components, many without archaeological parallel anywhere in the world. The defining technological characteristic of the Bronze Age is the …

Hidden shine of the Peebles Hoard: Bronze Age treasures reveal a 3,000-year-old silvery secret

Conservation work on one of Scotland’s greatest archaeological finds has uncovered an unexpected secret: Bronze Age artifacts with a silvery sheen from an age when silver itself was virtually unknown. The discovery comes from the Peebles Hoard, which was discovered in 2020 south of the town of Peebles by metal detectorist Mariusz Stepien. After 3,000 […]