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Book chapter
Objects made of iron and bone
During the late 1st millennium BC into the early 1st millennium AD, the small island of Unst in the far north of the Shetland (and British) Isles was home to well-established and connected farming and fishing communities. The Iron Age settlement at Milla Skerra was occupied for at least 500...Goldberg, D Martin ; Hunter, Fraser
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Book chapter
Technologies of the self: painted pebbles, ornaments and the burial
During the late 1st millennium BC into the early 1st millennium AD, the small island of Unst in the far north of the Shetland (and British) Isles was home to well-established and connected farming and fishing communities. The Iron Age settlement at Milla Skerra was occupied for at least 500...Goldberg, D Martin ; Hunter, Fraser
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Book chapter
Norrie's Law, Gaulcross and beyond: widening the context of hacksilver hoarding in Scotland
This edited volume explores how (what is today) Scotland can be compared with, contrasted to, or was connected with other parts of Early Medieval Europe. Far from a ‘dark age’, Early Medieval Scotland (AD 300–900) was a crucible of different languages and cultures, the world of the Picts, Scots, Britons...Blackwell, Alice ; Goldberg, D Martin
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Journal article
Pictish symbols: inscribing identity beyond the fringe of empire
In the first of two features about early scripts in Britain, we visit north-east Scotland, where Pictish symbol stones tease the imagination with their appealing designs and mysterious origins. A new project has dated them, finding they were inspired by contact with the Roman world, like runes and ogham. Gordon...Noble, Gordon ; Goldberg, D Martin ; Hamilton, Derek
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Blog post
Golden moments researching the Galloway Hoard part one: tracing golden threads
In 2017, hundreds of generous donors saved the Galloway Hoard for the nation. But their generosity did more than save the hoard; it enabled us to start conserving and researching it, opening a unique window into Viking-age Scotland’s relationship with Britain, Ireland and the wider world, over a millennium ago.Goldberg, D Martin
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Lecture
The Galloway Hoard: Dr Martin Goldberg in conversation with Michael Hirst
Curator Dr Martin Goldberg joins Vikings writer and producer Michael Hirst to delve into the mysteries of the incredible Galloway Hoard.Goldberg, D Martin ; Hirst, Michael
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Book
The Galloway Hoard: Viking-Age treasure
Published to accompany the exhibition of the same name held at the National Museum of Scotland, 29 May - 12 September 2021.Goldberg, D Martin ; Davis, Mary
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Podcast
The Galloway Hoard: Artfund podcast
Ben [Miller] explores the story of one of the most significant discoveries of rare Viking-age objects ever found in Britain. The Galloway Hoard lay undisturbed for a thousand years before being unearthed by a metal detectorist in 2014. Ben learns more about this exceptional find from experts Martin Goldberg and...Goldberg, D Martin ; Downham, Clare
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Lecture
The Galloway Hoard
Goldberg, D Martin