Category: Anglo-Saxon
Cow and woman found in Cambridgeshire Anglo-Saxon dig
Archaeologists excavating an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Cambridgeshire say the discovery of a woman buried with a cow is a “genuinely bizarre” find.
Staffordshire Hoard-inspired Anglo Saxon warrior statue unveiled
A 9 ft (2.74m) sculpture of an Anglo-Saxon warrior inspired by the Staffordshire Hoard is being unveiled at a museum later.
Scientists find runes on ancient comb
Archaeologists have found the oldest engravings of letters ever to be discovered in central Germany, officials from the area announced on Thursday.
Staffordshire Saxon will to go on display with hoard of gold
THIS is the towering 9ft sculpture of an Anglo-Saxon warrior which will go on permanent display at a museum to help showcase the world-renowned Staffordshire Hoard.
Beards and brawls in York for Jorvik Viking Festival finale
If you haven’t renounced shaving or started grappling iron, the finale of York’s 27th annual Viking rumble (this weekend) holds no prizes for you.
Viking axe head discovery is ‘evidence of battle’
A Viking axe head found in a Gloucestershire village could be evidence of a battle more than 1,100 years ago, according to archaeologists.
Saxon coins and silver pin worth £12,000 taken
THIEVES have stolen thousands of pounds’ worth of rare Saxon silver coins from the Museum of St Albans, which represent the rich history and heritage of the district.
Viking hoard provides new clues to ‘previously unknown ruler’
One of the most important hoards of Viking silver ever found in Britain contains valuable coins bearing the identity of a previously unknown ruler, it emerged yesterday.
Anglo-Saxon building discovered in Yorkshire
The flanks of Ingleborough in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have given up one of their secrets to a team of amateur archaeologists.
Now Cumbria comes up with Viking silver
Who left 92 pieces of valuable loot on the edge of the Lake District in the 10th century? Barrow’s Dock Museum and its big sister in Bloomsbury, London, are on the case
Saxon burial ground under Warwickshire couple’s home
A Warwickshire man has described the moment builders found human bones under his patio.
Berlin Researchers Crack the Ptolemy Code
A team of researchers have cracked the code, revealing that half of Germany’s cities are 1,000 years older than previously thought.
Biggest haul of Roman gold in Britain could have been found
Britain’s biggest haul of Roman gold, worth millions of pounds, could have been found in Worcestershire by a treasure hunter.
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