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Portable Antiquities & Treasure

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Central Unit of the Portable Antiquities and Treasure team at the British Museum. The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a DCMS funded project to encourage the voluntary recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public.

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Next Portable Antiquities day in Aberystwyth will be happening on 13th December in the National Library of Wales. I'll be there along with the super knowledgeable @archaedelle.bsky.social 🥳 @findsorguk.bsky.social Looking forward to seeing what's been discovered in the region! 🧐
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Great news! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Rare Saxon artefact to go on display at Chichester museum - BBC News
The Stopham sword mount has been bought for the Novium Museum after a crowdfunding campaign.
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Vanessa Oakden, curator @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social (and former FLO!) takes us through the extensive planning for the Treasure: History Unearthed exhibition #PASConference2025
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
The Headley Trust intern for Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Alex Mapp presenting her work and exhibition - sharing finders' stories #PASConference2025 @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Dave Edwards of the North West Museums group of NCMD presenting the Treasures Unearthed exhibition at Chester Cathedral #PASConference2025 @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
National Finds Adviser John Naylor on his research into Late Iron Age to early Early Medieval occupation of a site into the Berkshire Downs. #PASConference2025 @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Ben Westwood, Durham FLO -using experimental archaeology to work out the effort required to deface an Elizabethan sixpence (investigation into recusancy). Conclusion: a lot - it's an intentional act. #PASConference2025 @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Caroline Smith, FLA for Durham and North East, talking about recusancy in the North East and highlighting this homemade silver pyx lid #PASConference2025 @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
FLO Kurt Adams and finder Glen Manning take us through the story of the Willersley Roman Swords, now thankfully on display @coriniummuseum.bsky.social . #PASConference2025 @liverpoolmuseums.bsky.social
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Laura Beckwith @laurabeckwith.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Here today at Castle Cary Market House spreading the word about The Portable Antiquities Scheme 😁 @findsorguk.bsky.social
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
This was fun to see! @boyleg.bsky.social @tessmachling.bsky.social
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
This intriguing little gold pendant from Romano-British times is going to Saffron Walden Museum thanks to the generosity of the finder and landowner, who waived a claim to a reward under the Treasure Act. Thank you! finds.org.uk/database/art...
Romano-British gold pendant/earring found near Radwinter, Essex
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Ben Westwood - Durham FLO 🇺🇦🇪🇺 @benjwestwood.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
Latest April news from @findsorguk.bsky.social ! #Archaeology #Heritage #History #MetalDetecting #Treasure
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Matthew Ball @matthewball.bsky.social · 02/05/2025
A heap of radiates struck for Tetricus I (AD 271-274) at Trier, Germany. From the massive Frome hoard of c 54,000 other third century coins, now in the final stages of being sorted at the British Museum. @findsorguk.bsky.social #FindsFriday #RomanBritain
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Thank you to Ian Bissett, the finder of this silver vervel, and to the landowner, for waiving a claim to a Treasure reward and allowing it to go to Museum it the Park (Stroud) at no expense. Found near Darlington, it's linked it to Robert Partridge of Syde Manor (Glos) finds.org.uk/database/art...
Post-Medieval silver vervel
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Thank you to the finder, Garry Wright, and the landowner for donating this folded silver coin - possibly a Venetian soldino - to @northlincsmuseum.bsky.social ! finds.org.uk/database/art...
A fragment of a Medieval silver coin, folded in half.
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Lisbon Archaeological Museum, part of the early 16th Jeronimo Monastery, is a stunning location for @tostig1066.bsky.social to give a paper, at the @postmedarch.bsky.social Congress 2025. Excellent, engaging speakers, and quite a spread for the coffee break, too!
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
The @londonmuseum.bsky.social new exhibition #SecretsoftheThames is a fantastic revelation of the 'hidden' world on the banks of the river running through one of the world's great cities. Congratulations to Kate, Stuart & colleagues, and all the mudlarks for sharing your finds!
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Good luck to @yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social in their fundraising for this amazing Treasure find www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Iron age hoard found in North Yorkshire could change Britain’s history
More than 800 objects unearthed near Melsonby show the north was ‘definitely not a backwater’ 2,000 years ago
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Welcoming some spring weather at The British Museum!
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
A nice donation by the finder and landowner to Mersea Island Museum (Essex)of this silver Medieval/PM pendant finds.org.uk/database/art... Thank you!
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Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Today saw the launch of the Portable Antiquities Scheme (2023) and Treasure (2022) annual reports at the British Museum, highlighting record levels of finds submitted for voluntary recording to the PAS (over 70,000) and those reported (1,358) in 2023. Available here: finds.org.uk/publications
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