The South Cadbury Bronze Age Shield
During excavations in 1997 below the ramparts of South Cadbury hill fort, in south east Somerset, this Bronze Age shield was discovered. Beaten, metal bronze shields of this period, about 1200 - 1000 BC, are extremely rare finds, only twenty shields similar to that form South Cadbury are known from Britain and Ireland.
Just 0.5mm in thickness the shield was not used in conflict, instead it was an object of symbol or status. It was probably placed at South Cadbury in an act of ritual deposition.
After conservation work over the period of one year the shield is now on display in the Somerset County Museum.
Wiltshire County Council Conservation Service were awarded the MGC Award for Conservation 1999 in March 2000.
For a complete history on the excavation of the South Cadbury Bronze Age Shield, see the other pages above.
Launch of Montgomery’s Jersey Shield cheese, a new cheese developed by the renowned Montgomery family.
The shield is marketed using an image of the South Cadbury Bronze Age shield.
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James Montgomery, maker of the Jersey Shield
cheese, and Dr. John Coles, Bronze Age shield specialist.
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