Dr Tess MachlingA rather odd sibling for the Newark torc and the Netherurd terminal: Torc H7 from Snettisham.
https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2026/03/09/snettisham-torc-h7-up-close/
This is *such* an important find & will form significant collection w/ Leekfrith Iron Age torcs & Staffs AS hoard gold as examples of gold through time.
But we really REALLY shouldn't be held ransom by finders & landowners for such pieces...
£150,000 appeal launched to keep major Bronze Age gold Treasure in Staffordshire | Stoke-on-Trent
£150,000 appeal launched to keep major Bronze Age gold Treasure in Staffordshire - The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery has launched a £150,000 appeal to secure a rare Bronze Age gold Treasure discovered in Staffordshire.
Saddened, but not surprised, to see Snettisham books nominated for 'Research Project of the Year'. Yes, there's good in those books, but there's much wrong when it comes to torcs themselves & our research was largely ignored...
https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/12/11/the-snettisham-torcs-and-the-british-museum/
75 years ago today, on 17th November 1950, it was 22 year old Tom Rout's turn to be ploughing a field in #Snettisham, Norfolk.
He turned up one of the most iconic British archaeological finds - the Snettisham Great torc...
#OnThisDay #Archaeology #Gold #Torcs
https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2020/07/15/the-torc-finders-of-snettisham/
If you fancy a bit of Sunday reading, every blog in Staffordshire Torc Odyssey is here.
This project was/is an experiment in me 'live' blogging a piece of torc research, sharing my work & thoughts, step by step, start to finish...
I've recently been granted permission to examine the final torc, Glascote, so more will be coming soon...
For those who remember the Staffordshire Torc Odyssey from a year ago - I have good news!
I've been allowed access to the final torc in the set... 😊
You can read more about it here:
https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/05/25/the-staffordshire-torc-odyssey-4-glascote/
A guest blog, which adds more detail to the narrative of detecting in England & Wales.
Thank you to my anonymous colleague for writing this important piece & for allowing me to host it on the Big Book of Torcs! 😊
#Archaeology #Detecting #Torcs #gold #Treasure
https://bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/08/who-pays-for-the-hobby-metal-detecting-in-england-and-wales/
Honestly. We all need to read this. The amount of money apparently being spent, which could instead be being invested in our museum services is horrific.
Next figures from DCMS/PAS are due in the next month or two. How bad will they be?
Awful news! Following the theft of the Ely Bronze Age torc & a Bronze Age bracelet in 2024, now more Bronze Age gold has been stolen from St Fagans Museum in Cardiff. 😔