John Belgrave, 60, uncovered rare sword, axe head and bangle in Dorset after becoming separated from group
An amateur detectorist has described how he unearthed a bronze age hoard, including a rare sword, after getting lost during a treasure hunters’ rally.
The 61cm rapier had been deliberately broken into three pieces and placed in the ground alongside the remains of a wealthy landowner. Belgrave, a retired pensions consultant from Purley, Surrey, made his find in the village of Stalbridge, near Sherborne,Belgrave said: “There was a group of between 40-50 detectorists there and they had searched the land before but they were excited because some new land had been opened up for the rally.
“I didn’t know what it was at the time but it turned out to be a solid hilt of a sword, an exceptional item.”Belgrave said: “I knew when I saw the axe head that it was a bronze age hoard. My head was in a spin. The blade of the sword was still sharp. The view of the British Museum is that it was deliberately broken and deposited in the ground as part of a ritual burial and offering.”
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