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A Proposed Translation Hints at the Origins of the Mysterious Galloway Hoard
Discovered in a field in Scotland in 2014, the Viking Age "community property" is now the focus of a new exhibition in ...
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Anglo-Saxons plagiarized a Roman coin — and it's full of typos
An unusual piece of Anglo-Saxon jewelry — a plagiarized pendant rife with typos — that was discovered by a metal detectorist has now been declared treasure in the U.K. The pendant imitates a ...
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Anglo-Saxon gold ring acquired by Exeter museum
The rings may have been made for a small woman or a child, with an intricate pattern of intertwined animals A Devon museum has acquired a "beautiful and historic" Anglo-Saxon gold ring that was ...
Owner of immensely valuable Viking Age ‘Galloway Hoard’ of silver and gold finally found
Owner of immensely valuable Viking Age ‘Galloway Hoard’ of silver and gold finally found - Hoard was discovered in 2014 ...
Viking-age hoard found in Scotland a decade ago had indecipherable runes — until now
Ten years ago in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, metal detectorists stumbled upon pieces of silver and gold. Researchers ...