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Deciphered Viking runes reveal Galloway hoard was communally owned
A new interpretation of a runic inscription found on a silver arm ring from the well-known Viking-era Galloway Hoard has shed light on who owned it. Researchers at National Museums Scotland, working with specialists from the University of Wales, have translated the inscription to mean “this is the community’s wealth/property.”
More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/02/galloway-hoard-was-communally-owned/
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“This Is the Community’s Wealth”: New Insight into the Galloway Hoard https://www.medievalists.net/2025/02/communitys-wealth-galloway-hoard/ #GallowayHoard #medievalarchaeology #Scotland
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@medievalists Thanks for this report, with interesting video highlighting the delicate balance between conserving the ancient textile wrapping & revealing the designs underneath.
More from the National Museum of Scotland: https://www.nms.ac.uk/discover-catalogue/the-galloway-hoard-vessel-2 -
@kim_harding Thanks for posting the BBC article, the first I read about this fascinating silver container. You may have seen this new post, which adds a little: https://mstdn.social/@archaeology/113068559267805937
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@archaeology Fascinating to read of this Sasanian treasure in Scotland, the early silk, & the ability to identify the precise mine in Iran from which the silver was sourced!
Noting that it will be displayed in the Silk Roads exhibition starting 26 Sept at the British Museum, for which there's a wonderful intro here:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/beyond-sand-and-spices-introduction-silk-roads#Sasanian #silver #GallowayHoard #SilkRoad #Iran #BritishMuseum #NationalMuseumOfScotland
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@archaeology Fascinating to read of this Sasanian treasure in Scotland, the early silk, & the ability to identify the precise mine in Iran from which the silver was sourced!
Noting that it will be displayed in the Silk Roads exhibition starting 26 Sept at the British Museum, for which there's a wonderful intro here:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/beyond-sand-and-spices-introduction-silk-roads#Sasanian #silver #GallowayHoard #SilkRoad #Iran #BritishMuseum #NationalMuseumOfScotland
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@archaeology Fascinating to read of this Sasanian treasure in Scotland, the early silk, & the ability to identify the precise mine in Iran from which the silver was sourced!
Noting that it will be displayed in the Silk Roads exhibition starting 26 Sept at the British Museum, for which there's a wonderful intro here:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/beyond-sand-and-spices-introduction-silk-roads#Sasanian #silver #GallowayHoard #SilkRoad #Iran #BritishMuseum #NationalMuseumOfScotland
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@archaeology Fascinating to read of this Sasanian treasure in Scotland, the early silk, & the ability to identify the precise mine in Iran from which the silver was sourced!
Noting that it will be displayed in the Silk Roads exhibition starting 26 Sept at the British Museum, for which there's a wonderful intro here:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/beyond-sand-and-spices-introduction-silk-roads#Sasanian #silver #GallowayHoard #SilkRoad #Iran #BritishMuseum #NationalMuseumOfScotland
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@archaeology Fascinating to read of this Sasanian treasure in Scotland, the early silk, & the ability to identify the precise mine in Iran from which the silver was sourced!
Noting that it will be displayed in the Silk Roads exhibition starting 26 Sept at the British Museum, for which there's a wonderful intro here:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/beyond-sand-and-spices-introduction-silk-roads#Sasanian #silver #GallowayHoard #SilkRoad #Iran #BritishMuseum #NationalMuseumOfScotland
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I visited the Galloway Hoard exhibition at the National Museum in Edinburgh a couple of years back & took this pic there (it was through a glass case so not the greatest pic). Really enjoyable exhibition with some astonishing pieces. More here:
#gallowayhoard #history #vikings #scotland #PhotoOfTheDay #chritianity #cross #ancient #museum
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National Museums #Scotland Blog
After 1,000+ years in the soils of Galloway, the objects in the Galloway Hoard needed more than a little TLC before going on display!
Conservator Bethan Bryan takes us through the process of conserving a silver and copper-alloy disc brooch.
Take a MUCH closer look in the blog!