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The Hallaton Treasure, the largest hoard of British Iron Age coins, was discovered in 2000 near Hallaton in southeast Leicestershire, England, by volunteers from the Hallaton Fieldwork Group.[1]

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  1. 20 relations: BBC News, British Iron Age, Chichester, Colchester, Corieltauvi, David Mattingly (archaeologist), East Midlands, Hallaton, Hallaton Helmet, Harborough Museum, Hoard, Iron Age, Leicestershire, Leicestershire County Council, List of hoards in Great Britain, Mars (mythology), River Welland, Roman conquest of Britain, Toutatis, University of Leicester.

  2. 2000 archaeological discoveries
  3. 2000 in England
  4. Archaeological sites in Leicestershire
  5. Coin hoards
  6. Hoards from Iron Age Britain
  7. Metal detecting finds in England
  8. Treasure troves of the Iron Age

BBC News

BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.

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British Iron Age

The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own.

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Chichester

Chichester is a cathedral city and civil parish in West Sussex, England.

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Colchester

Colchester is a city in northeastern Essex, England.

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Corieltauvi

The Corieltauvi (also the Coritani, and the Corieltavi) were a Celtic tribe living in Britain prior to the Roman conquest, and thereafter a civitas of Roman Britain. Hallaton Treasure and Corieltauvi are history of Leicestershire.

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David Mattingly (archaeologist)

David John Mattingly, FBA (born 18 May 1958) is an archaeologist and historian of the Roman world.

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East Midlands

The East Midlands is one of nine official regions of England.

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Hallaton

Hallaton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.

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Hallaton Helmet

The Hallaton Helmet is a decorated iron Roman cavalry parade helmet originally covered in a sheet of silver and decorated in places with gold leaf. Hallaton Treasure and Hallaton Helmet are 2000 archaeological discoveries and metal detecting finds in England.

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Harborough Museum

Harborough Museum was opened in 1983 in the former R & W H Symington corset factory that also houses the Harborough District Council offices in the historic market town of Market Harborough.

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Hoard

A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache.

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Iron Age

The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age.

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Leicestershire

Leicestershire is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England.

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Leicestershire County Council

Leicestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire, England.

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List of hoards in Great Britain

The list of hoards in Britain comprises significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, precious and scrap metal objects and other valuable items discovered in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales).

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Mars (mythology)

In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Mars (Mārs) is the god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome.

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River Welland

The River Welland is a lowland river in the east of England, some long.

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Roman conquest of Britain

The Roman conquest of Britain was the Roman Empire's conquest of most of the island of Britain, which was inhabited by the Celtic Britons.

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Toutatis

Toutatis or Teutates is a Celtic god who was worshipped primarily in ancient Gaul and Britain.

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University of Leicester

The University of Leicester is a public research university based in Leicester, England.

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See also

2000 archaeological discoveries

2000 in England

Archaeological sites in Leicestershire

Coin hoards

Hoards from Iron Age Britain

Metal detecting finds in England

Treasure troves of the Iron Age

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallaton_Treasure