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Huge Iron Age hoard worth £254,000 is discovered in North Yorkshire

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Experts have discovered more than 800 items buried in Melsonby , a picturesque community set in a triangle between Richmond , Darlington and Barnard Castle .

Vehicle components include the partial remains of more than seven four -wheeled wagons and chariots.

The find also includes elaborate harnesses for at least 14 ponies, three ceremonial spears and two ornate cauldrons or vessels.

It seems that before the Roman conquest of England in 43AD they had already established connections with lots of tribes and could have exerted a degree of political influence. After 43AD all of Wales and England below Hadrian 's Wall became part of the Roman empire, while Iron Age life in Scotland and Ireland continued for longer..