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Friday, 12th December 2008 (1981 views)

Three metal detector enthusiasts have unearthed a gold bead and wire piece dating from the Bronze Age in a field in north Wales.

Joseph Perry, Billy May and Pete Skelly, all from Huyton, have previously uncovered a significant Bronze Age hoard, the Liverpool Echo reports.

The trio's latest find was discovered in Rossett, Wrexham, in August last year and is less than ten yards from the location of their original haul.

"Digging down just two inches, the two gold-looking items suddenly appeared," Mr Perry said. "It was a fantastic feeling."

In 2004, the three men found the Burton Hoard, described as the most important Bronze Age find in Wales in more than a century and shared a reward of £85,000.

Gold adornments from the Burton Hoard, found near the River Alyn in Denbighshire, are now on display at the National Museum Cardiff.

 

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