Join our expert panel as they discuss the process of hoarding across time and cultures.
Hoards evoke stories and generate questions: Why do people collect things, both now and in the past? How do ordinary things become treasured objects? And why do we find these discoveries so fascinating? Hoards help us imagine particular events – the moment of burial, the moment of discovery – but what stories can they tell us beyond that?
From assembling and burying, to curating and displaying, our panel will give diverse perspectives on this fascinating phenomenon. They will place the practice of hoarding into a historical context and explain how we use these objects to understand the past.
This event includes a break with light refreshments. The full programme is below.
Programme
14:00
Welcome and introductions (5 mins)
Dr Adrián Maldonado, Galloway Hoard Researcher, National Museums Scotland
14:05
The Galloway Hoard latest findings (15 mins)
Dr Martin Goldberg, Principal Curator, Medieval Archaeology and History, National Museums Scotland
14:20
Odin’s Law and the monetisation of Valhalla: the interpretation of hoarding in and around the Viking Age (40 mins)
Dr Gareth Williams, Curator of Anglo-Saxon Coins, The British Museum
15:00
Tea, coffee and biscuits in the Event Space (30 mins)
15:30
Beyond Treasure: new findings from fieldwork on Scotland’s prehistoric hoards (30 mins)
Emily Freeman, Treasure Trove Manager, National Museums Scotland, and Dr Matthew Knight, Senior Curator of Prehistory, National Museums Scotland
16:00
Panel discussion and audience Q&A (30 mins)
16:30
Ends
17:00
Museum closes
Unfortunately, Professor Richard Bradley is no longer able to join this event.
