Cousins, Metal Detectorists & Authors
Finding history within the landscape
š THINGS WE FOUND IN THE GROUND š¤ Out Now! @harpernorthuk US @sourcebooks
Two gals and the āblockā. The block is made up of 88 individual objects from Iron Age Britain, wrapped and buried in either animals skins or fabric. The reason for its burial remains a mysteryā¦ but this groundbreaking exhibition @theyorkshiremuseum puts forward 4 plausible theories.
The blocks discovery is part of Melsonby Hoard, the largest hoard of Iron Age metalwork to ever be found in the United Kingdom.
Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard. On display until Summer 2027.
The Melsonby Hoard is the largest hoard of Iron Age metalwork to ever be found in the United Kingdom. Discovered by metal detectorist Peter Heads in 2021.
We had the great privilege of attending @theyorkshiremuseum press day yesterday for the unveiling of their newest exhibition: Chariots, Treasure and Power: Secrets of the Melsonby Hoard.
We will be sharing why the hoard is important for Iron Age history in the North and what that means for the future of metal detecting in our next newsletter. Uploading next Friday on Substack!
The exhibition opens today and will be on display until Summer 2027.
We had the pleasure of taking Fergus from @countryfilemagazine āThe Plodcastā metal detecting a couple weeks back! We endured some pretty gnarly weather, not ideal when recording audio haha! But we did manage to find a 1948 sixpence between all the chatting and hail stones! Thank you! @blorengeviews
Our Plodcast episode is out now: Ep 347 on Spotify
Give it a listen! š¤
Join the three of us in London next week! @stanfordstravel š¤ As we continue our book tour for āThings We Found in the Groundā but what do we all have in common? @tomwayling
Thursday 30 April - 7:00pm
In conversation with Tom Ayling at Stanfords Travel,
Covent Garden, London
šļø Tickets are available via the link in our bio!
āThings We Found in the Groundā out now in hardbook, ebook and audio read by both of us!
Thank you for having us Sheffield!!! We couldnāt think of a better way to celebrate publication day than being surrounded by our friends and loved ones. A massive thank you to @lspraggan for hosting our first Q&A and to @junobookssheff for putting on such a wonderful evening for us! Memories weāll hold dear forever!š¤š
Catch us tomorrow at @fiveleavesbookshop in Nottingham as we continue our book tour!!
šļø Tickets for all events available via our link in bio
EVENTS | Things happening over the next couple weeks! ššŖ
Meet us at the following bookshops:
š¤ 26 April - @hexhambookfestival
š¤ 28 April - @simplybookshq with @lifeinthepastlane_
š¤ 30 April - @stanfordstravel with @tomwayling
š¤ 1 May - @waterstonescanterbury
Tickets are available via the link in our bio!
āThings We Found in the Groundā out now in hardbook, ebook and audio read by both of us!
We canāt thank you all enough for the immense support weāve received as our book āThings We Found in the Groundā hit the shelves last week! Our month long celebrations kicked off at the wonderful @lark_books_ here in Lincoln, who hosted us for the first of many talks lined up over April and May! š¤ Weāve also been completely blown away by all of your posts and reviews of our book, which is now in the hands of readers across the world! Weāre honoured to be on your shelves and reading piles! š«” Keep sharing the love! We see you!!
And make sure to come along and meet us at the next stop on our book tour this Tuesday in Norwich @norwichstones Thursday in Nottingham @fiveleavesbookshop then ending the weekend in Hexham @hexhambookfestival weāll be chatting all things book and metal detecting!
Tickets are in bio! šļø
We survived publication week!! āThings We Found in the Groundā is now out in the wild and we canāt wait for you all to read it! š
But before any celebrations we decided to take our book to Lincolnās most famous Roman ruin, the Newport Arch. The oldest arch in the UK still used by modern traffic, and a Lincoln ruin which you might find between the pages š
With the book tour continuing this week at @bookabookshop in Oswestry and @hatchardscheltenham in Cheltenham, let us know if thereās any historical monuments you think we should take it to next! š°šļø
EVENTS | Things happening over the next couple weeks! ššŖ
Meet us at the following bookshops:
š¤ 14 April - @bookabookshop
š¤ 15 April - @hatchardscheltenham
š¤ 21 April - @norwichstones
š¤ 23 April - @fiveleavesbookshop
Tickets are available via the link in our bio!
āThings We Found in the Groundā out now in hardbook, ebook and audio read by both of us!
Our marketing and design team have been moonlightingā¦
ā¦but we couldnāt be prouder! Ellie and Lucie often swap our wallpaper workshop for the fields during their week, sharing their metal detecting adventures online as @romanfound . And now itās led to their first book together, āThings We Found in the Groundā, publishing this Thursday 9 April in hardback, ebook and audiobook read by the two of them.
Covering their first three years of metal detecting adventures, for something that isnāt wallpaper related be sure to head to the link in their bio where pre-orders are available right now! Plus any pre-orders can even enter their competition for a chance to win a high-end metal detector worth Ā£1,799.
We are all looking forward to celebrating with them both this week!
W.Avery & Son made highly collectible needlecases during the Victorian period. Itās just one of the many finds we uncover in our new book āThings We Found in the Groundā.
WIN š¤ We are giving you the chance to win a Minelab Manticore, a metal detector worth Ā£1,799.
All you have to do is pre-order a copy of our book āThings We Found in the Groundā and head to the link in our bio to enter the draw.
Publishing 9 April in hardbook, ebook and audio read by both of us! šŖ
*if youāve already pre-ordered then donāt worry you havenāt missed out, simply visit the link in our bio and enter the draw! The competition is open to UK residents, see full terms and conditions on the competition link.
WIN š Youāve only got a few more days to enter our draw for your chance to win a Minelab Manticore, a metal detector worth Ā£1,799.
All you have to do is pre-order a copy of our new book āThings We Found in the Groundā and head to the link in our bio to enter the draw.*
As always thank you all for your support and good luck! š
*if youāve already pre-ordered then donāt worry you havenāt missed out, simply visit the link in our bio and enter the draw! This competition is open to UK residents, see full terms and conditions on the competition link.
