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Eleanor Bruce
Co-founder of Roman Found, a metal-detecting duo sharing archaeological discoveries and history from Britain; author of Things We Found in the Ground
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May 31, 2026
Undercurrents
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23:07Eleanor BruceGUEST
So, like, is it the Roman finds? Is it the gold? Is it the Bonsaige axe, which is, like, literally the oldest thing a detectress can find in Britain? Like, what is the most exciting thing? Because I feel like every find's exciting in its own way.
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23:21Eleanor BruceGUEST
And it's more than often, it's the story and the research that comes after that makes that find more exciting.
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23:27Eleanor BruceGUEST
Like, it might not look like anything in the ground, but then you might find out that that tiny fragment of silver has been brought in by the Vikings.
347. A marvellous metal detecting quest with Lucy Gray and Ellie Bruce from Roman Found
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28:32Eleanor BruceGUEST
There were only, it was only, I think it was 16, it was in the 1600s that they brought in milling.
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28:43Eleanor BruceGUEST
Yeah, they were, they're called a hammered because they're quite literally struck with a hammer.
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