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The Melsonby Hoard includes more than 800 items, including the partial remains of at least seven four-wheeled wagons or two-wheeled chariots, ceremonial spears, and elaborate harnesses for ponies.
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There were elaborate harnesses for at least 14 ponies, three ceremonial spears, and two ornate cauldrons or vessels. One of these cauldrons was lidded and likely used as a wine mixing bowl.
Dubbed the Melsonby hoard, more than 800 Iron Age artefacts were discovered by metal detectorist Peter Heads near the North Yorkshire village.
In addition, the hoard contained intricate harnesses for approximately 14 ponies, three ornate spears, and two decorative cauldrons or containers, one capped and seemingly designed for wine mixing.
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There were elaborate harnesses for at least 14 ponies, three ceremonial spears and two ornate cauldrons or vessels – one lidded and likely used as a wine mixing bowl. Some harness pieces were adorned ...
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three ceremonial spears, and two ornate cauldrons. The items are thought to have been buried in the middle of the 1st century AD, untouched until their discovery. Among the remarkable pieces are items ...