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A metal detectorist surveying a field in Leeds, England recently happened upon a medieval Saxon pendant covered in gold leaf. Dating to the 8th century, this silver cross, with one arm now broken ...
A medieval Saxon pendant that was once worn by a high-status figure was discovered in a field in Leeds, England. The ornament is made of silver and covered in a thin layer of gold leaf; it ...
The Saxon-era pendant found in Leeds dates back over 1,200 years. (City of Leeds) Salma Arif, a member of the Leeds City Council, called the cross "a beautiful example of the history all around us." ...
An Anglo-Saxon gold pendant, found near a site where a similar item worth £145,000 was dug up, probably belonged to a woman of "high social status". The Winfarthing Pendant was found in 2014 near ...
The pendant is made from melted down gold coins brought to England from Northern France. The big jewel is a red garnet.This rare Anglo-Saxon pendant was discovered in 2006 by archaeologists ...
A 1,300-year-old necklace made of gold, garnets and other semiprecious stones has been discovered by archaeologists excavating a site in central England earmarked for a housing development.
The pendant is unique, Marsden told Live Science in an email. In the fifth and sixth centuries, Anglo-Saxons were pagan, but the Roman Empire had converted to Christianity in A.D. 380 under the ...
Archaeologists announce discovery of Anglo-Saxon cemetery with bodies and treasures dating back 1,500 years. One of the most notable discoveries was the burial of a teenage girl and child.
Archaeologists have unearthed a 1,400-year-old tomb holding the remains of a teenage girl and child, as well as delicate jewelry, in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Lincolnshire, eastern England.
The pendant is made from melted down gold coins brought to England from Northern France. The big jewel is a red garnet.This rare Anglo-Saxon pendant was discovered in 2006 by archaeologists ...