The Viking Age hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist in Balmaghie, near Kirkcudbright, in 2014. The Galloway Hoard was discovered in 2014 (National Museums Scotland/PA) A newly translated runic ...

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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 ...

A newly translated runic inscription has shed “compelling” new light on who might have owned the Galloway Hoard, experts have announced. The Viking Age hoard, which contains more than 5kg of gold, ...