Collette Hoard

55.771°N 2.007°W / 55.771; -2.007

Collette Hoard
Material	Gold
Period/culture	Bronze Age
Discovered	Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland by John Minns in April, 2005
Present location	Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
Identification	2005 T120 (Fig 64)

The Collette Hoard was found in fields near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England by metal detectorist John Minns in April 2005. The hoard is named after Collette, the eight-year-old daughter of Minns, rather than the location it was found at, in order to keep the find location secret.^[1]

The hoard included six gold lock rings, believed to have been hair decorations, as well as bracelets, rings and pins and also six socketed axes which could have been used either for woodworking or as weapons, and the first socketed gouge – a tool which would have been used by craftsmen – to be found in Northumberland.^[2]

See also

• List of hoards in Britain

References

1. "Hoard sheds new light on Bronze Age Northumbrians". Archived from the original on 13 March 2009.
2. "Treasure Annual Report 2004" (PDF). Department for Culture, Media and Sport. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2012.