Which suggests our ancestors were clean shaven as early as 1000 years BC.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6586331.stm

Novice tells of Bronze Age find

John Minns found the items shortly after he started metal detection
A metal-detecting novice who unearthed an "extremely important" hoard of Bronze Age artefacts has said his discovery was due to "sheer luck".
John Minns, from Arbroath, Angus, made the find during a holiday near Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, in 2005, just after starting his hobby.

The hoard includes gold hair rings, bracelets, weapons and a bronze razor.

It is going on display at Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities until the end of June.

It is intended that it will be exhibited to the public permanently from 2009 at the forthcoming Great North Museum.

A Bronze Age razor - the first to be found in the county - was among the objects discovered.

Hoards from the late Bronze Age containing such a variety of objects in such good condition are very rare in the north of England

Lindsay Allason-Jones
Newcastle University

This suggests men living in the area between about 1000 and 800BC were clean-shaven.

It diesnt say if the razor was electric or not though:confused:

i wonder why they decuded it was a razor

ok nothing here looks like a razor to me

Nice dog collar though:D

That brass ring is part of a horse bit, not a dog collar, and looks very modern. I have an indentical piece from the American Civil War. The problem with the UK is that you have to turn over your finds, and let archie sort through em first. If he finds something he likes, he keeps it, but pays the finder a fee. In the land of the free I can keep anything I like as long as it isn't Indian bones.

That brass ring is part of a horse bit, not a dog collar, and looks very modern. I have an indentical piece from the American Civil War. The problem with the UK is that you have to turn over your finds, and let archie sort through em first. If he finds something he likes, he keeps it, but pays the finder a fee. In the land of the free I can keep anything I like as long as it isn't Indian bones.

Actually that isnt true, it depends where you find it. It also revolves around discarded property and hidden property.

The idea is to get it classed as treasure trove. I believe it is the local registrar who makes the decision. Most people turn stuff over as it is financially rewarding.

We have alot more history so obviously more treasure.

Actually that isnt true, it depends where you find it. It also revolves around discarded property and hidden property.

The idea is to get it classed as treasure trove. I believe it is the local registrar who makes the decision. Most people turn stuff over as it is financially rewarding.

We have alot more history so obviously more treasure.

Thanks for da info, but your terminology is foreign. What is treasure trove? They have 2 week metal detector safaris that will put us up, airfare, and all the hotposts. I think the package is something like 2K American. One of these days I'm going to come back to UK with my detector and dig up all those worthless roman coins you have lying around, but my passion is for American revolutionary war, 1812, Civil War, and WWII stuff.

Thanks for da info, but your terminology is foreign. What is treasure trove? They have 2 week metal detector safaris that will put us up, airfare, and all the hotposts. I think the package is something like 2K American. One of these days I'm going to come back to UK with my detector and dig up all those worthless roman coins you have lying around, but my passion is for American revolutionary war, 1812, Civil War, and WWII stuff.

Where i used to live we could pick up Roman pottery outof the garden and some stone age stuff.

Treasure trove is what the registrar can declare which gets you paid basically. To be honest I only have an ordinary punters knowledge of the law concerning finds. I guess organised tours would make you do it right. Lots of preople sell the stuff on the black market

I have a metal detector, but I have found squat.

Stone age and the Romans up to the Anglo saxon period is what fascinates me.

You should go to the Wisbech - Kings Lynn road, King John allegedly lost the crown jewels there, they must be out there somewhere.............

I wouldn't know the first thing about bronze age stuff. If you haven't found anything it's likely that it's too deep, you don't know what you're doing, or you're not looking in the right place.