Mystery of the largest hoard of Celtic treasure ever found is finally solved: First century haul worth £10MILLION was created by two tribes who may have hid it together to protect it from marauding Romans Preliminary data show that the collections originate from different time periods One of the hoards contain gold coins and jewelry which is absent in the other Archaeologists think one hoard was from Brittany and the other from Normandy At some point they were buried together possibly to hide from the RomansBy Yuan Ren For Mailonline Published: 12:39 GMT, 25 March 2019 | Updated: 13:29 GMT, 25 March 2019 Viewcomments What was previously thought to be the single biggest hoard of Celtic coins ever is now thought to be two separate stashes buried together. It is now thought they belong to two different tribes given that they differ significantly in the type of metals they hold. The so-called Le Câtillon II hoard from Jersey includes 70,000 gold and silver coins and 11 gold torques and is thought to be worth £10million ($13million) They were brought to the island and buried together at some point, possibly to hide it from the Roman invaders, say archeologists. Scroll down for video Researchers of the so-called Le Câtillon II hoard - found in Jersey, includes 70,000 gold and silver coins and 11 gold torques, think two hoards were brought together at some point The hoard came out of the ground in one large piece in 2016, and has been disassembled in the last three years. The position of every item is being recorded using laser-mapping and the preliminary data is revealing some unexpected results. The hoard was initially believed to belong solely to the Coriosolitae, a Celtic tribe that lived in Brittany, but researchers now thought the later material could have been produced by tribes in western and lower Normandy. The earlier part of the hoard contain coins together with gold jewellery and precious metal ingots which archaeologists think come from Dinan in Brittany. In the second and later dated hoard, the notable absence of precious metal may suggest that gold became less available, possibly as a result of Roman occupation. The later hoard also contain many coins with manufacturing errors which are not seen in the first hoard, according to the researchers. They could have been hidden together as Roman legions advanced through what is now France in the first century BC, say researchers. The find was made seven years ago by metal detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles, who spent 30 years looking for the hoard. Mr Miles told Mailonline that the data had revealed some surprising results. 'What really surprised us was that everyone had thought this was just one large mass of continental coinage, what we were really surprised to find that it was in fact two distinctly different bodies of material. 'We think that our coin hoard was brought to the Island at about the time of the Roman invasion, possibly for safekeeping away from the Roman armies. 'One [collection] had all the early issued coins from circa 80 BCE with all the gold jewellery. All of these coins can be identified with the tribes in Brittany. He added: 'The other part of the hoard contains a large mass of silver coins which are of lower quality and manufactured at a later date. Determined Reg Mead and Richard Miles spent decades searching a field in Jersey after hearing rumours that a farmer had discovered silver coins while working on his land 'The other mass contained coinage but hardly any gold objects or coins from west and N central Normandy. 'We think that our coin hoard was brought to the Island at about the time of the Roman invasion, possibly for safekeeping away from the Roman armies. 'There were no Roman coins found in our hoard which could possibly mean our coins were gathered and removed from Gaul before Roman coinage had been introduced. 'The coins may have been stored in Jersey for some time after the Roman onslaught and for whatever reason buried in Jersey together in one pit. The preponderance of gold objects in this part suggests that they were in circulation before Caesar's conquest of Gaul which began in 58 BCE. Due to the following years of tribal suppression it is likely that the wealth of the region that was not seized by the Romans would have been removed from the territory and hidden for safe-keeping. Experts predict one of the collection is of Armorican origin - modern day Brittany and Normandy - from a tribe called the Coriosolitae who were based in the modern-day area of St Malo and Dinan Getting the hoard out during the original excavations: Metal detector Reg Mead (centre, back, blue polo shirt) watches as archaeologists unearth the Celtic coin hoard CURRENCY FROM THE FIRST CENTURY BC The first century BC was a time of turmoil for the Iron Age settlements being forced to the edge of Europe by the advancing Roman armies. As Julius Caesar’s troops thrust towards northern Gaul, the Coriosolitae - the Celtic tribe that buried the coin hoard in Jersey - were being forced out of their home territory.Gaul - which covered modern day France and parts of surrounding countries - finally fell to the Romans in 51 BC. Its northern section, known to the Romans as Armorica but covering present day Brittany and Normandy, had close links to southern Britain. Julius Caesar observed that armies from Britannia were often to be fighting in alliance with tribes from Gaul against his men. Home for the Celts was typically a roundhouse with thatched roofs of straw or heather and walls of wattle and daub when timber was plentiful. Porridge, beer and bread made from rye and barley were commonly eaten and drunk from vessels made of horn. The image of long-haired, moustachioed Celts depicted in the cartoon tales of Asterix and Obelix actually has a basis in historical records.Classical texts mention that both Celtic men and women had long hair, with the men sporting beards or moustaches. One Roman, Diodorus Siculus, wrote: ‘When they are eating the moustache becomes entangled in the food, and when they are drinking the drink passes, as it were, through a sort of strainer’.With Christianity not coming to northern Europe until the 6th century AD, the Celts worshipped a variety of pagan Gods and practised polygamy. Important religious festivals included Beltane, May 1, the beginning of the warm season, and Lugnasad, August 1, celebrating the ripening of the crops. Other feasts included Imbolc, February 1, when sheep begin to lactate, and Samhain, November 1, a festival when spirits could pass between the worlds, thought to have carried on in the tradition of Halloween. As for leisure activities for both the young and old, glass gaming pieces have been found in later Iron Age burials, suggesting the Celts played board games. Children may have occupied their free time by practising their skill at the slingshot - a common Iron Age weapon. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility