By Andrea Margolis Archaeologists recently unearthed a hoard of early medieval treasures on the banks of an inlet in northern Germany, all thanks to a metal detectorist. The State Archaeology Department of Schleswig-Holstein (ALSH) announced the discovery in a press release in late May. The hoard, dating back roughly 1,000 years, was found on theContinue reading “Rare Christian cross among spectacular 1,000-year-old Viking treasures found by metal detectorists”
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Clash of cultures: exhibition tells story of when Vikings ruled the north of England
Viking North at Yorkshire Museum features UK’s largest exhibition of Viking-age artefacts, including era’s ‘cheap’ jewellery and evidence of slave-owning By Robyn Vinter When Anglo-Saxons buried their jewellery in an attempt to keep it safe from marauding Vikings, it is unlikely they envisaged their treasures would be dug up a millennium later and studied byContinue reading “Clash of cultures: exhibition tells story of when Vikings ruled the north of England”
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1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor’s hammer
By Laura Geggel A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor’s hammer. A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a Viking Age hoard that includes about 200 riches from the European world, including Arabic coins, ingots,Continue reading “1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor’s hammer”