Thursday, September 24, 2009

Anglo-Saxon Treasure foound

TheStar.com | World | Anglo-Saxon treasure found in farmer's field



THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON – An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon what has been described as the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever discovered, a massive collection of gold and silver crosses, sword decorations and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday.

One expert said the treasure would revolutionize understanding of the Anglo-Saxons, a Germanic people who ruled England from the fifth century until the Norman conquest in 1066. Another said the find would rank among Britain's best-known historic treasures.

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