bronze age gold metal detector

Rare Bronze Age gold lunula detected in Dorset

When David Spohr dug into a Dorset cow-field after his metal detector gave a signal, he thought at first that he’d found nothing more than an old sardine tin. But as he dug deeper, he could scarcely believe his eyes. For the 55-year-old precision grinder from Creekmoor, Poole, realised he had struck gold – literally.…