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The Beau Street Hoard: the end of the excavation

01 Dec

Reblogged from British Museum blog:

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Julia Tubman, conservator, British Museum

My last blog post recounted the excavation of bags 5 and 6 of the Beau Street hoard, which were the two smallest bags on the edge of the large hoard. In the months since, the deconstruction of the hoard has advanced considerably: as the excavation progressed I naturally became faster and more confident in removing the coins, and am pleased to announce the end of this stage of the project.

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This has been a fantastic project which I have followed from the beginning.
 
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