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Hoard

Meaning in history, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In history, hoard means: A group of valuable objects deliberately placed together, often concealed or stored and not recovered by its depositor.

In Turkish: define, toplu saklanmış buluntu

How it is used

A hoard's purpose requires evidence; concealment does not automatically prove war or emergency.

Example sentences

  1. The coin hoard was found inside a vessel beneath the floor.

    The grouping and container suggest deliberate placement.

  2. The latest coin gave a dating limit for the hoard's burial.

    An object's manufacture limits how early the group could be buried.

Common collocations

  • a coin hoard
  • deposit a hoard
  • artifactAn object made or shaped by people, such as a tool, coin, weapon or piece of jewellery, especially one studied for what it reveals about the past.
  • chronologyThe order in which events happened, or a list or table that sets out events and their dates in that order.

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