Bronze Age and Roman treasure has been found in Wales alongside human remains inside burial pits by a group of archaeologists. Red River Archeology Group found the treasure at the site of a planned road improvement project at Five Mile Lane beside the A4226 in the Vale of Glamorgan in 2017.
The delay in reporting the artefacts as treasure is due to the length of time it has taken for the treasure to be legally announced by a coroner. But Coroner for South Wales Patricia Morgan declared the artefacts as treasure at a hearing in Pontypridd on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.
It was found in 2017 by the group at various times while they worked on the site ahead of planned roadworks funded by the Welsh Government and carried out by the Vale of Glamorgan council. The road officially opened in 2019.
