Two Final Bronze Age hoards from a dominant landscape location near Městečko Trnávka, Pardubice region

Abstract

Two hoards of bronze industry were discovered during a metal detector survey and documented near Městečko Trnávka (Svitavy district, Pardubice region). Hoard 1 contained two axes with a socket and eight sickles, whereas hoard 2 contained two ring ornaments. A conspicuous high point composed of a weathered rocky outcrop situated on a prominent landmark was chosen as the deposition site by Late Bronze Age man.