Experts say the collection of 1,500 gold and silver pieces — the biggest and best in English archaeological history — is unparalleled in size, may date back to the 7th century and is worth “a ...

A decade after the largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver was discovered in an English field, archaeologists are shedding new light on the origins of the treasure. The collection, which was ...

The discovery was made by farm labourers clearing a hedge in 1866.

One man, in one field, has amassed what is now being declared the largest-ever haul of Anglo-Saxon gold coins. The metal detectorist, who wishes to remain anonymous, discovered the 131 coins over the ...

Metal detectorists in England have unearthed a spectacular collection of Anglo-Saxon gold-and-garnet pendants that may have ended up in the ground after being ritually "killed" 1,400 years ago. Two ...

A hoard of more than 100 Anglo-Saxon coins discovered by two metal detectorists in a field near Braintree, Essex, is headed to auction at Noonans Mayfair on February 21. Believed to have been buried ...

A hoard of 14 Saxon silver pennies has been discovered by a metal detectorist. The barely used coins were struck for Ethelred ...

The intricate decoration of an ancient Anglo-Saxon silver cross buried for more than a millennium has been revealed for the first time, adding greater detail to one of Britain’s most remarkable ...

A treasure hunter has unearthed the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever, in a find archaeologists have said may be even more significant than the discovery of a burial ship at Sutton Hoo 70 years ...

STAFFORDSHIRE, England (CNN) — A decade after the largest haul of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver was discovered in an English field, archaeologists are shedding new light on the origins of the treasure.