On a wet and rainy day in November 2019, Richard Trew was out metal-detecting with his friend in Llanddeusant Community, Carmarthenshire, when he made an incredible discovery. Buried a short distance below the ground surface were two pieces of a large bronze spearhead, lying flat with one piece on top of the other.

Over the course of that day and the following weekend, Richard would go on to discover an additional 19 bronze objects from the same hole. In other words, he had discovered a Bronze Age hoard.

The discovery of a Bronze Age hoard is a find of a lifetime. The Llanddeusant hoard was buried around 3,000 years ago, dating to the Late Bronze Age in Wales (c. 1150-800 BC).

See the Llanddeusant Hoard

This free exhibition has been kindly curated by Chris Griffiths, a PhD student from Amgueddfa Cymru, who has extensively researched the hoard and its context.

The exhibition will only be on display for a limited time, so make sure to come and see this amazing discovery while you can!

To find out more about the discovery, read Chris's explanation of the find and its importance here.