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Languages: English. A sixth-century sword described as "astonishing" has been discovered at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural England. Lead archaeologist Duncan Sayer of the University of Central ...
Human and animal bones were found inside the 1,500-year-old Bromeswell bucket. A double-sided comb was also discovered.
CANTERBURY, ENGLAND—The Guardian reports that a sword dated to the sixth century has been discovered in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in southeastern England. The weapon features a gild and silver ...
Archaeologists discovered a sixth-century sword in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in the British county of Kent. The immaculately preserved sword was one of a handful of artifacts found at a site that ...
Archaeologists have been left astonished after unearthing a remarkable sixth-century sword from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Kent. The newly discovered weapon features a silver-and-gilt handle with ...
Britain’s most spectacular Anglo-Saxon treasures may well have been captured ... The hoard was made up of golden fittings from up to 150 swords, gold and garnet elements of a very high status ...
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The most famous Anglo-Saxon burial site, Sutton Hoo — thought to be a burial ship to honor the seventh-century king Rædwald — contained a fabulous collection of jeweled helmets and weapons.
Archaeologists found a cremation burial while examining the inside of a bucket from Sutton Hoo, a 1,400-year-old boat burial ...
In 1986, a sixth-century Byzantine copper-alloy bucket was found in the famous Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in ...