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Near-Complete Iron Age War Trumpet Found in Norfolk Hoard

Conservation has begun ahead of a coroner’s early-2026 Treasure Act decision on the hoard’s future.

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The trumpet known as a carnyx was said to be “the sort of thing” to have been used during Boudica’s campaign against the Romans
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Overview

  • Archaeologists uncovered the hoard during a routine planning excavation on privately owned land in west Norfolk in summer 2025, with the exact location withheld.
  • The find includes a near-complete carnyx (battle trumpet), a sheet-bronze boar’s head from a military standard, five shield bosses and an unidentified iron object.
  • Historic England says the carnyx is one of only three known in Britain and among the most complete examples found in Europe.
  • The assemblage was lifted in a soil block, scanned and is now undergoing stabilisation at Norfolk Museums Service, with Historic England and National Museums Scotland coordinating specialist research.
  • A coroner is expected to rule on the hoard’s legal status early this year; the site lies within historic Iceni territory, prompting interest in a possible but unconfirmed Boudicca-era context.