▁ ▁radius ▁of ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es . ▁ ▁Disc overy ▁On ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Michael ▁R ut land ▁and ▁Gordon ▁Heritage ▁were ▁metal ▁detect ing ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Mon k ston ▁Park ▁in ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es , ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁local ▁arch ae olog ists ▁who ▁were ▁closing ▁a ▁nearby ▁dig , ▁when ▁they ▁discovered ▁the ▁ho ard . ▁They ▁immediately ▁informed ▁the ▁arch ae olog ists ▁( B rian ▁G igg ins ▁and ▁Paul ▁and ▁Ch arm ian ▁Wood field ) ▁an ▁action ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁c ited ▁as ▁imper ative ▁in ▁pres erving ▁the ▁historical ▁context ▁of ▁the ▁find . ▁Hay ley ▁Bul lock ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁was ▁also ▁pra ised ▁for ▁acting ▁quickly ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁exped ite ▁exc av ation . ▁The ▁metal ▁det ector ists ▁who ▁found ▁the ▁ho ard ▁were ▁reward ed ▁with ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁value ▁after ▁the ▁authorities ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁land own ers ' ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁find ers ▁had ▁searched ▁without ▁permission ▁was ▁unf ounded . ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁The ▁ho ard ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁compr ises ▁two ▁large ▁gold ▁tor cs , ▁three ▁smaller ▁gold ▁bra ce lets , ▁a ▁fragment ▁of ▁bronze ▁rod ▁or ▁wire , ▁and ▁an ▁und ec or ated ▁fine ware ▁post - D ever el - R im bury ▁type ▁bow l ▁with ▁a ▁brown ▁cer am ic ▁fabric ,