Penda's Golden War Trophy
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 8:52 am
A very interesting read about the Staffordshire Hoard discovered in 2009, after 10 years of analysis details have been released about it's origins..
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/hoard-of-golden-treasure-stumbled-upon-by-metal-detectorist-revealed-to-be-most-important-anglo-saxon-find-in-history/ar-AAJF3RH?ocid=spartandhp
Interesting for me, this was discovered in the village where I live, Hammerwich, it was dug up in a field, that lays between the old Roman Road of Watling Street, now the A5, and Barracks Lane, a known old Roman road that connected to Watling Street.
And was found about 3 fields away from my house..
You can view the full analysis report here along with images of the Hoard itself..
https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/staffshoard_he_2017/downloads.cfm
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/offbeat/hoard-of-golden-treasure-stumbled-upon-by-metal-detectorist-revealed-to-be-most-important-anglo-saxon-find-in-history/ar-AAJF3RH?ocid=spartandhp
Interesting for me, this was discovered in the village where I live, Hammerwich, it was dug up in a field, that lays between the old Roman Road of Watling Street, now the A5, and Barracks Lane, a known old Roman road that connected to Watling Street.
And was found about 3 fields away from my house..
You can view the full analysis report here along with images of the Hoard itself..
https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/staffshoard_he_2017/downloads.cfm