Editing Guisborough (section)

===Roman===
[[File:Guisborough Helmet front left.jpg|alt=|thumb|left|[[Guisborough Helmet]]]]
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Some archaeologists date the town to the [[Roman Britain|Roman occupation]], when it may have been a military fortification. The discoveries of a few Roman artefacts such as the elaborate ceremonial Guisborough Helmet, support this but proof is still lacking.

The Guisborough Helmet is a Roman cavalry helmet found near the town in 1864. Its original protective cheek-pieces have not survived but the attachment holes can be seen in front of the helmet's ear guards. It is lavishly decorated with engraved and embossed figures indicating that it was probably used for display or cavalry tournaments, although possibly for battle as well. It was unearthed in what appears to be a carefully arranged deposition in a bed of gravel, distant from any known Roman sites. After its recovery during roadworks it was donated to the [[British Museum]] for restoration and display.<ref name="British Museum">{{Cite web |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=1363194&partid=1&searchText=guisborough&fromADBC=ad&toADBC=ad&numpages=10&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=2 |title=British Museum collection database |access-date=17 November 2010}}</ref>