Veteran diggers are amazed at the 13-year old metal detectorist who found a Bronze Age axe hoard in her third dig.
Milly Hardwick is in her eighth year at school. She was envious of the “beginner’s luck” she has as she wins gold nearly every week.
Even though she is four decades older than most detectorists, she has become the poster girl of metal detecting.
Milly Hardwick, from Mildenhall, Suffolk, found a Bronze Age axe hoard on just her third dig in a spectacular stroke of beginner’s luck
Milly is an 8-year old pupil who dreams of one day becoming an archaeologist. Already, she is the face of teen metal detectorists all across the country.
Mum Claire (48 years old) said that “On a few digs people have gone “oh God she’s here now, so we might as good go home!”
Milly, a Mildenhall resident, discovered an astonishing axe hoard from 1300 BC while out on her third trip to Royston in Herts.
The find, which was made up 65 pieces by archaeologists, had to be excavated. Amelia took Monday school leave to sign the document over to the coroner.
Claire stated that it was a unique experience.
“The other metal detectorists are very pleased for her.”
Milly is now a celebrity among hobbyists. She was even featured in The Searcher’s front page, which is a top metal-detecting magazine.
Milly discovered an axe hoard that dates back to 1300 BC in her third outing near Royston, Herts.
To sign the one-in-a lifetime haul, the 13-year old had to miss school for a day
Milly is a keen archaeologist and stated that someone looked at her last Sunday while they were out and asked if I was the one who discovered the axe hoard.
“And then, another person approached me and did exactly the same thing.”
She makes discoveries every weekend as she spends weekends in East Anglia’s fields with her father Colin (51), who has been metal-detecting for 4 years.
Milly once said, “Whenever you go out, you find stuff. A button with a gold plating and Queen Elizabeth coins were my finds.
“It’s nice to spend hours in the field and get signals that could be literally anything.