Archaeologists have uncovered a key component of a mysterious artifact at Sutton Hoo, a National Trust site in Suffolk, England, famous for the seventh century Anglo-Saxon “ghost ship” burial ...

A metal detectorist has discovered four pendants and one brooch in Donington, England, that may have been buried as antiques ...

A small artifact made of gilded silver was recently found by a treasure hunter in the village of Langham in Rutland, England, using a metal detector—and nobody is quite sure what it is. But because of ...

Unlike most Anglo-Saxon gold hoards, which are typically recovered from burial contexts alongside human remains and other grave goods, these objects were found scattered across a slope with no ...

A monumental prehistoric henge has been unearthed in eastern England during excavations originally focused on finding traces of an Anglo-Saxon hermit, a recent study shows. The site, known as Anchor ...

A brand new medieval village has been discovered in Suffolk, England, near the modern village of Friston in eastern England, ...

A new study from archaeologists at University of Sydney and Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, has provided important new evidence to answer the question "Who exactly were the Anglo-Saxons?" New ...

The famous Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo helmet from about 625 CE, part of the British Museum collection. Photo: Elissa Blake/University of Sydney Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

The Anglo-Saxon object would probably have been used to weigh down the end of a belt, Cambridgeshire finds liaison officer Helen Fowler said. The 22mm (0.9in) by 15.3mm (0.6in) object was discovered ...

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Archaeologists have provided important new evidence to answer the question 'who exactly were the Anglo-Saxons?' New findings based on studying skeletal remains clearly indicates the Anglo-Saxons were ...