Mystery surrounds London's 'Havering Hoard'

[UM-Bot]

An 'extraordinary' cache of Bronze Age weapons found in London has left experts scratching their heads.

https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/331425/mystery-surrounds-londons-havering-hoard

[hetrodoxly]

My bet would be on votive offerings.

[Jon the frog]

Socket axes are so strange looking... but it cut the cost in materials probably ?

[jaylemurph]

I’m impressed a newspaper journalist put forth an economic possibility for the weapons’ abandonment— it strikes me as the most likely explanation. 
 

—Jaylemurph 

[Blizno]

I doubt that people would throw away bronze. They used it for many things other than just weapons. I'd expect it to be cached and then melted down and reformed, as needed.

[hetrodoxly]

On 10/22/2019 at 9:35 PM, jaylemurph said:

I’m impressed a newspaper journalist put forth an economic possibility for the weapons’ abandonment— it strikes me as the most likely explanation. 
 

—Jaylemurph 

That was my first thought but like Blizno said so many other items were made of bronze, another point is the transitional period i bet it was decades.

[Eldorado]

Update:

French bracelet among surprises in mysterious Havering hoard

At the UK Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/feb/10/french-bracelet-among-surprises-in-mysterious-havering-hoard

Nice pics at the History Blog: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/57830

[hetrodoxly]

Terret rings are a common find for detectorists i've found loads, a French bracelet isn't mysterious there was a lot of trade with France, some tribes lived on both sides of that small stretch of water.

[Eldorado]

Bronze hoard goes on show at Docklands

Nice pics at the London Advertiser: Link

Dating from between 900BC and 800BC, the “amazing discovery” goes on show at the Museum Of London Docklands, from Friday

Belfast Telegraph: Link

Museum of London: Link

Wikipedia: Link

Edited September 11, 2020 by Eldorado