After the Traprain Treasure: Hacksilber hoarding in 5th/6th-century Scotland

Abstract

• After the supply of late Roman silver was cut off in the 5th century, this precious metal became a finite resource in northern Britain until new supplies were introduced during the Viking Age. In between these two periods of abundant supply, the chronology of silver use and recycling in early medieval Scotland can be conveniently divided into an early and a late phase.