Huge Anglo-Saxon Gold Treasure Discovered in Staffordshire, Larger Than Sutton Hoo
According to the BBC today:
The UK’s largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been discovered buried beneath a field in Staffordshire.
Experts said the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces, which may date to the 7th Century, was unparalleled in size and worth at least £1m …
… The Staffordshire Hoard contains about 5kg of gold and 2.5kg of silver, making it far bigger than the Sutton Hoo discovery in 1939 when 1.5kg of Anglo-Saxon gold was found near Woodbridge in Suffolk.
Filed under: Anglo-Saxons, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on September 24th, 2009
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