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Medieval News of the Week


Extreme Archaeology As Experts Abseil On Sea Cliff At Castle Of Old Wick

Rare coins find excites experts

A new angle on the Saxons

Clean sweep for the metal detectives

Ancient crucifix found near Twyford

Basilica and martyr tomb discovered at Zrze archaeological site

New Twist on Staffordshire Hoard: Lichfield Cathedral claim on historic
Staffordshire hoard

Scandinavians' genealogy studied

Pennies from William the Conqueror's reign unearthed in the Cotswolds

A new runestone discovered and studied: "Ek Naudigastir" - mer om
Hogganviksteinen




- More Pieces From The Staffordshire Hoard Discovered
The Staffordshire Hoard has now grown by a further 81 pieces, after a Coroner?s Court declared yesterday that the newly found objects were part of the Anglo-Saxon treasure.  South Staffordshire Coroner Andrew Haigh ruled that 81 of the 91 pieces...

- Medieval Coins Found In Cumbrian Garden Declared As 'treasure'
A hoard of more than 300 medieval silver coins unearthed in a Maryport garden has been declared as treasure. The find was uncovered in the foundations of an old wall by workers using a digger at the property in Ellenborough. The bulk of them are silver...

- Viking Treasure Discovered In England
A metal detector enthusiast has found a major hoard of Viking silver in a field on the Cumbria-Lancashire border. Darren Webster, from Carnforth, uncovered more than 200 silver pieces including ornate bracelets, coins and ingots in a lead pot. He said...

- Staffordshire Hoard Is Coming To America
More than one hundred artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard ? the largest and most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered ? will be displayed in Washington D.C. later this year. The exhibition, called ?Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from...

- Anglo-saxon Hoard: Gold From England's Dark Ages
Selected objects from the Staffordshire Hoard, entitled 'Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from England's Dark Ages' will go on show at the National Geographic Museum in Washington DC (1145 17th Street NW), from October 29, 2011 - March 6, 2012. Further...



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