An Anglo-Saxon folded cross.
Ian Wykes and Steve Dean digging at the site of the Anglo-Saxon hoard in Burntwood.
A cloissone object at the site of the Anglo-Saxon hoard showing how close antiquities were to the surface.
A gold sword fitting with inlaid garnet.
An archaeologist wet sieving top soil on the site of the Anglo-Saxon hoard.
Kevin Leahy at work analysing pieces of the Anglo-Saxon hoard.
One of the antiquities found.
Pyramid mounts and an inscribed strip.
A figure of an animal, possibly from the crest of a helmet.
Pieces from the Anglo-Saxon hoard found in Burntwood.
Part of a decorated helmet.
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Largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold found in Burntwood
Sep 24 2009
A MIDLAND metal detectorist unearthed the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found, archaeologists revealed today. The staggering discovery was found on private farmland in Burntwood, Staffordshire.
