This book will investigate the most interesting and bountiful hoard discoveries as well as studying the practise of hoarding itself. Exploring the great variety of hoards all the way from Bronze-Age weapon deposits, Greek and Roman coin hoards, impressive Viking wealth, to gold sovereigns hidden in the twentieth century, this book will consider who was responsible for the hoarding, and why they might have been compelled to do so. These motivations may shed light on times of economic upheaval or reveal more complex social and ritual customs.
Eleanor Ghey is a Project Curator in the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum, where she catalogues Iron Age and Roman coin hoards for the Treasure process. She worked as a museum conservator before completing her doctorate on the archaeology of Gallo-Roman temple sites in 2003. Eleanor has been involved in the Beau Street conservation process (along with Richard Abdy) and has recently published a short article on the hoard in Current Archaeology.
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