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Yorkshire's Roman Mystery: The Ryedale Hoard

Yorkshire's Roman Mystery: The Ryedale Hoard

The Ancients · History Hit

July 28, 202229m 29s

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<p>In May 2020, four unique Roman artefacts were unearthed near Ampleforth, North Yorkshire by two amateur metal detectorists. A bronze bust that is thought to depict&nbsp;Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, a beautifully crafted horse, and a one of a kind figurine of the Roman god Mars, to name a few.</p><br><p>But who buried these beautiful artefacts - and what can they tell us about life in Roman Britain? In this episode Tristan takes a special behind the scenes look at one of Roman Britain's greatest mysteries: the Ryedale Hoard - now on display in the Yorkshire Museum.</p><br><p>To learn more about these mysterious objects, Tristan is joined by Yorkshire Museum curator Dr Lucy Creighton and metal detectorist Mark Didlick - who along with friend James Spark found the hoard buried in a field two years ago.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDx1P0ey8U4&t=1117s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch the video version on YouTube</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>