Thousands of Iron Age coins were discovered in Grouville in 2012Jersey Heritage
Posted on 09/22/2023 8:19:04 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Archaeologists want permission to carry out a new survey of the site of Jersey's largest coin hoard to stop people illegally searching and looting.
The Le Catillon II hoard was discovered in the east of the island in 2012 by two metal detectorists after a similar find on the site in 1957.
The hoard contains about 70,000 coins as well as valuable Iron Age artefacts.
Societe Jersiaise is seeking planning permission to carry out archaeological surveys in the same area of the island.
Plans submitted online said the move had been "prompted by recent instances of nighthawking and archaeological looting, which have been reported to the authorities since 2021".
Herve Duval-Gatignol, Field Archaeologist for Societe Jersiaise, said it was a "serious matter" with unauthorised tracks and new holes found nearby.
He said the survey would help "preserve the site and recover any artefacts that may still be there buried in this field, to avoid any further night hawking".
They are not planning to excavate the site but to carry out non-invasive surveys to see if there is evidence of more artefacts...
The site is Grade 1 listed, with objects discovered related to the late Iron Age or the start of the Roman period.
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Thousands of Iron Age coins were discovered in Grouville in 2012Jersey Heritage
At first I thought this was about New Jersey.
Sen. Bob Menendez and wife indicted on bribery charges; DOJ seizes gold bars and $500,000
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/politics/bob-menendez-charges/index.html
“Archaeologists want permission to carry out a new survey of the site of Jersey’s largest coin hoard”
Aren’t they through with cash tolls on their highways?
Always get E-ZPass.
As if he’s in a position to tell anybody what to do... ;^)
I knew they’d get me figured out sooner or later...
‘Face
;o]
The phrase, “you’ll never take me alive Copper” originated between the Neolithic and the Bronze Age.
[crickets]
Tough room.
Yes, I heard that, as I was running with my cohorts!
(Did they pay to get in here?)
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