Metal detectorists have found a rare gold and garnet raven head in southwestern England’s Wiltshire from the Anglo-Saxon ...

Metal detectorists in southwest England unearthed the two gold-and-garnet objects from the Anglo-Saxon period in January.

A rare 9th Century silver brooch has been linked to the greatest Viking silver treasure trove found outside Russia. The piece ...

Island nations are exposed to all manner of intriguing customs, cuisines and cultural quirks. They can also wind up with some ...

This is a story of treachery, secrecy and greed which led to two friends ending up in jail and a mystery about buried coins.

the BBC and the British Museum had radio audiences riveted with a daily show called “A History of the World in 100 Objects.” ...

In a new blog post, a scholar in Anglo-Saxon nudity doubles down on his belief that the mystery appendage is a phallus, not a ...

A charity aiming to open a museum showing off the incredible archaeological discoveries at Pocklington is celebrating after ...

The second man, from Bishop Auckland, convicted over attempts to sell an Anglo-Saxon coin hoard has been ordered to pay £103k.

Two British metal detectorists face jail time after finding a $3.8 million Viking treasure and failing to report it to ...

George Powell, a convicted burglar, and Layton Davies, a modest grandfather, were the unlikely pair who were set to walk away ...

British law dictates that people must report finding "treasure," which includes metal items more than 300 years old. This ...