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Welsh Detectorist Finds 3,000-Year-Old 92.8% Gold Bracelet

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 4:12 PM UTC · How we work

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Idris Thomas, a Welsh metal detectorist, uncovered a late Bronze Age gold bracelet in Gwynedd.
Museum Wales experts determined the bracelet is about 3,000 years old and 92.8% pure gold.
Timeline Auctions CEO Brett Hammond valued the find between £15,000 and £20,000, though no official market price exists.
Thomas was detecting on Geraint Edwards’ farmland for about 20 minutes, first mistaking the signal for tin foil.

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Idris Thomas, a Welsh metal detectorist, uncovered a late Bronze Age gold bracelet in Gwynedd.
Museum Wales experts determined the bracelet is about 3,000 years old and 92.8% pure gold.
Timeline Auctions CEO Brett Hammond valued the find between £15,000 and £20,000, though no official market price exists.
Thomas was detecting on Geraint Edwards’ farmland for about 20 minutes, first mistaking the signal for tin foil.