The tomb of an Anglo-Saxon prince has revealed treasures such as a decorated lyre, painted woodwork and a gold belt buckle. The treasure-laden tomb is the first known Christian burial of an Anglo ...

Other finds include a 1,400-year-old painted box, which is described as the only surviving example of early Anglo-Saxon painted woodwork, and the remains of a long-lost lyre, an ancient musical ...

Precious artifacts unearthed in 2003 at an Anglo-Saxon burial site dating to the 6th century go on display at Southend’s Central Museum in the UK on Saturday.

The artifact, called Queen Puabi's lyre, is one of four lyres that Woolley discovered in one large, elite tomb; the others have been dubbed the golden lyre, the bull-headed lyre and the silver ...

Though almost all of the Anglo-Saxon prince's body had long since decayed, archaeologists believe that he may have been buried clutching one of these gold coins in each hand. The coins were found ...

The Anglo-Saxon lyre is one of the most iconic musical instruments of medieval Europe. Photo 12/Universal Images Group/Getty Images Many replicas today are based on an artifact found at Sutton Hoo ...

What did the Anglo-Saxons believe? Learn about Anglo-Saxon religion, their pagan gods and conversion to Christianity in this BBC Bitesize year 3/4 History guide.

The tomb of an Anglo-Saxon prince has revealed treasures such as a decorated lyre, painted woodwork and a gold belt buckle. The treasure-laden tomb is the first known Christian burial of an Anglo ...

Precious artifacts unearthed in 2003 at an Anglo-Saxon burial site dating to the 6th century go on display at Southend’s Central Museum in the UK on Saturday.