The intricate decoration of an ancient Anglo-Saxon silver cross buried for more than a millennium has been revealed for the first time, adding greater detail to one of Britain’s most remarkable ...
The top section features a carving of a bird, believed to be an eagle and symbol of St John the Baptist Fragments of an Anglo-Saxon cross dug up 30 years apart have gone on display at an historic ...
FROSTERLEY, ENGLAND--A section of an Anglo-Saxon cross has been uncovered at the site of a thirteenth-century church in northern England. The eighth-century stone cross was carved from limestone, ...
Earlier this week, archaeologists unveiled the facial reconstruction of the remains of a seventh-century CE Anglo-Saxon teenage girl found in a rare “bed burial” in 2012. It’s part of a new exhibit at ...
Rothley’s Anglo-Saxon cross dates from around the time of the Vikings in the 9th century. Show more In the grounds of St Mary and St John the Baptist church in Rothley village stands a piece of ...
Standing 14 feet high, the Wolverhampton Pillar is a wonderful reminder of the region's Anglo Saxon history. A scheduled monument that features artwork carved back in the ninth or tenth century, it's ...
WILTSHIRE, ENGLAND—A 1,300-year-old Anglo-Saxon cemetery of 55 burials has been unearthed in southeast Wiltshire. The cemetery dates from the late seventh to early eighth centuries, and includes the ...
Fragments of an Anglo-Saxon cross dug up 30 years apart have gone on display at an historic manor house. The cross, which is thought to date back to the 8th or 9th Century, was found in two sections ...