Archaeologists have unearthed a remarkably well-preserved elite sword from a newly discovered Anglo-Saxon cemetery near Canterbury. This rare find provides valuable insights into early Medieval burial ...

"I rang my son and said, 'You need to come – I've found a sword and there's a hand on the end of it!'" By the time his son, ...

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 Lancashire, told The ...

The Sutton Hoo sword, a sixth- or seventh-century, two-and-a-half-foot Anglo-Saxon blade excavated in Suffolk in 1939, was a remarkable find: over 1,400 years old and discovered in one rusty piece.

The gold and garnet pyramid mount found in Norfolk, England Norfolk County Council under CC BY-SA 4.0 In April, amateur metal detectorist Jamie Harcourt unearthed a gold and garnet sword pyramid—a ...

LONDON — Newly revealed human remains could offer a rare glimpse into life in Britain through the decline of the Roman Empire and the establishment of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Experts have hailed the ...

Rare Anglo-Saxon swords, a mysterious and macabre Roman bone box and a cross-continental investigation into Admiral Nelson’s favourite ship. Show more Featuring an 18th-century slipway in the New ...