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===Newark Torc=== {{Main|Newark Torc}} The Newark Torc, a silver and gold [[Iron Age]] [[torc]], was the first found in Nottinghamshire. It resembles that of the [[Snettisham Hoard]]. Uncovered in 2005, it occupies a field on the town's outskirts,<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/feb/18/artsandhumanities.arts |title=Iron age necklace discovered |first=Martin |last=Wainwright |work=The Guardian |place=London |date=20 November 2008 |access-date=20 November 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140917194924/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/feb/18/artsandhumanities.arts |archive-date=17 September 2014}}</ref> and in 2008 was acquired by Newark and Sherwood District Council.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Necklace-goes-on-show-after.4712366.jp |title=Necklace goes on show after 2,000 years in farmer's field |date=18 February 2005 |access-date=20 November 2008 |work=The Scotsman |place=Edinburgh}}</ref> The torc was displayed at the British Museum in London until the opening of the National Civil War Centre and Newark Museum in May 2015. It is now shown in the museum galleries.
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