8 September 2026: Thetford Treasure: Rethinking the date and interpretation of the Thetford treasure: a fifth century hoard of gold jewellery and silver spoons talk - Professor Ellen Swift

Join Professor Ellen Swift of the University of Kent to hear about here new study of The Thetford Treasure, a Roman treasure unearthed in Thetford, East Anglia. Her work challenges centuries of hypotheses about the decline of paganism in Britain and argues that the Thetford hoard was buried in the early to mid-5th century CE—several decades later than experts had previously supposed.

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When: 8 September 2026, 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Where: Ancient House Museum, 21 Whitehart Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1AA

Cost: £5 or free for Norfolk Museums Service Passholders and Ancient House Friends

Contact: Call 01842 752599 or email ancienthouse@norfolk.gov.uk

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