10th October 2012
Rare Bronze Age pottery found in Trinity
The BBC reported on the discovery of a rare pottery vessel thought to contain tools and weapons. The Bronze Age relic, which was thought to be around 3000 years old, had been found in Trinity by metal detector owner Ken Rive. According to the BBC story, it was “a once in a lifetime find and the first thing he had found in more than 20 years”.
The discovery, which came to be known as the Trinity Hoard, included 25 bronze axe heads. Two of the axe heads were found outside of the 30cm container, which had been damaged at some point, possibly by a plough.
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Other events that occured in October
Jersey Airport’s runway ‘moves’
- The coordinates of the runway at Jersey Airport needed to be updated to account for shifts in the location of magnetic north.
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Jersey mosquito trap inventor dies
- The inventor of the mosquito trap traveled widely but spent many years living and working in the island of Jersey.
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Jersey convict William Prynne dies
- Author and lawyer William Prynne was a strict puritan who shunned Christmas and any other frivolity, including public entertainment. In 1632 he published a book running to more than 1000 pages damning stage plays and those who acted in them, claiming that they were immoral, illegal and against scripture. It backfired spectacularly as its publication, […]
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Footballer Greame Le Saux is born
- Jersey-born Le Saux’s first professional signing was for London club Chelsea, for whom he played his first match aged 21. He stayed for four seasons, during which he made 90 appearances, scoring eight league goals.
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