"Record-Breaking Year: Public Unearths 50,000+ Treasures, Including Tiny Bone Rosary Bead"
TL;DR
The British Museum reported a record-breaking 53,490 archaeological discoveries in 2022, with over 1,300 classified as "treasure cases" found by the public, mainly through metal-detecting and mud-larking. Notable finds included a 3,000-year-old gold dress fastener and a hoard of Iron Age gold coins. The United Kingdom's Portable Antiquities Scheme, managed by the British Museum and Museum Wales, has recorded nearly 1.7 million finds, with the definition of "treasure" updated in 2023 to include items providing exceptional historical insight.
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- British Museum reveals biggest treasure finds by public during record-breaking year CBS News
- British Museum reveals bumper haul of treasures found by the public The Guardian
- Norfolk is treasure capital for detectorists, says museum BBC.com
- Striking gold: 2022 was a record year for treasure and antiquities finds, with more than 50,000 items reported Art Newspaper
- Mudlark discovers tiny bone rosary bead washed up in Thames MSN
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