Official Statistics

Statistical release for treasure (2010 and 2011) and portable antiquities (2011)

Annual statistics of the number of objects of treasure found in 2010 (and the headline number for 2011).

Documents

Statistical release for treasure (2010 figures) and portable antiquities (figures for 2011)

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Statistical release for treasure (2010 figures) and portable antiquities (figures for 2011)

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Table A: Number of Treasure cases in 2010 by county (geographical distribution)

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Table B: Analysis of Treasure cases in 2010 by period and disposition - England and Wales

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Table C: Method of discovery of Treasure cases in 2010 - England and Wales 

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Table D: Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) finds in 2011 objects recorded by county (geographical distribution)

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Table E: PAS finds in 2011 recorded by class (where known)

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Table F: PAS finds in 2011 recorded by period (where known)

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Table G: PAS findspot precision in 2011(where recorded) 

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Table H: Method of discovery of PAS finds in 2011 (where known)

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Table I: Land use if findspot for PAS finds in 2011 (where known) 

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Table J: Use of PAS website in 2011 

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List of Officials who have received privileged early access

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Details

Annual statistics of the number of objects of treasure found in 2010 (and the headline number for 2011) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) and objects recorded through the portable antiquities scheme in 2011 (England and Wales) produced by the British Museum on behalf of DCMS were released on 12 October 2011 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.

Last release date: 12 October 2011 Treasure (2009) and Portable Antiquities statistical release (2009 and 2010

Period covered: January 2010 to December 2011 for treasure and January 2011 to December 2011 for portable antiquities

Geographic coverage: England, Wales and Northern Ireland for treasure and England and Wales for portable antiquities

Next release date: Treasure statistics from 2011 and statistics on portable antiquities from 2012 will be published in the third quarter of 2013

Finds Liaison Officers (FLOs) record finds of treasure and portable antiquities on the Portable Antiquities database.

Report structure/format

The report sets out the latest figures for reported treasure finds for the 12 months to December 2010. It sets out the latest figures for objects reported through the Portable Antiquities Scheme for the last 12 months to December 2011. It also presents objects recorded by geographical area and by period and category of find. The report is available in rtf and pdf format.

Key messages

  • In 2011 970 finds of Treasure were reported. The equivalent number for 2010 was 860.
  • In 2011 97,509 finds were recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.  The equivalent number for 2010 was 90,099.
  • In 2010 86 parties waived their right to a reward in 70 cases of Treasure, allowing them to be acquired by museums at no (or reduced) public cost.

Pre-release access

The document below contains a list of officials who have received privileged early access to this release of Treasure and Portable Antiquities data. In line with best practice, the list has been kept to a minimum.

Contact for enquiries:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street
London SW1Y 5DH
Email: [email protected]

The responsible analyst for this release is Penny Allen
For enquiries on this release contact: 020 7211 6106
For general enquiries telephone: 020 7211 6000

Updates to this page

Published 24 October 2012

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