During the 2002 excavation of the lead smelting site a small (39 mm diameter) gold foil disc was found lying upon the earlier ground surface close to one of the medieval hearths.
On closer examination this turned out to be an unusual and important find: a Copper Age / Early Bronze Age “sun disc”, a unique object to the region and perhaps the earliest gold artefact from Wales.
This is an example of early Bell Beaker gold work, the thin foil disc decorated with
a simple repousse design of concentric rings and dots, rather similar in some respects
to the designs found on some of the so-
Originally the disc may have been worn attached to a cloak or shroud.
In March 2003 the area of this find was re-
Some filmy traces of degraded bone but no other grave goods were discovered. The grave faced west down the “V” of the Ystwyth Valley and towards the distant horizon.
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Excavation of disc findspot in 2003 showing putative grave.
Location of gold disc.
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prehistoric mining, a further investigation was undertaken on what was thought to be a
Bronze Age kerb cairn located on a prominent spur of the hillside directly above the main
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