In 1992, a retired gardener in Suffolk went hunting for a lost hammer in a field—using a metal detector. Instead, he uncovered the Hoxne Hoard, Britain’s largest Roman treasure cache, filled with thousands of gold and silver coins, jewelry, and dining items. Archaeologists say the find reveals how wealthy late Roman communities lived and why society later collapsed.
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