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Anglo-Saxon Girl Was Buried with Garnets from India and Sri Lanka 1,400 Years Ago
A teenage girl buried in eastern England around 1,400 years ago wore a necklace containing garnets that had travelled thousands of miles from India and Sri Lanka. Her grave, the richest in a previously unknown Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Lincolnshire, reveals how even a small rural community was connected to trade networks extending far beyond Britain.…
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One-of-a-Kind Anglo-Saxon Die Stamp Found in Kent May Reveal a Lost Elite Craft in England
A one-of-a-kind Anglo-Saxon die stamp found in Kent may preserve rare evidence for the making of elite warrior equipment in early medieval England. The small copper-alloy object was discovered near Lynsted by metal detectorist Stephen Newbury. It dates to the late sixth or early seventh century and has now been identified as the only confirmed…
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1,500-Year-Old Anglo-Saxon Sword Near Canterbury Reveals Elite Power and European Ties
Archaeologists from the University of Central Lancashire have uncovered an exceptionally preserved sixth-century Anglo-Saxon sword in a cemetery in Kent. The weapon, buried around 1,500 years ago, is not just another grave good. It is a statement. Of authority. Of lineage. Of connection to a much larger European network. The discovery, led by Professor Duncan…
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A Possible Royal Hall of England’s Last Anglo-Saxon King Emerges in Northern England
Archaeologists working in northern England believe they may have uncovered one of the final monumental expressions of Anglo-Saxon elite power: a high-status hall complex that may be linked to Harold Godwinson, the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. If the interpretation holds, the site could represent a rare physical survival of royal life on the eve…