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.

Artefacts from 11th century on display at British Museum in London, alongside work of modern-day community group ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

George Powell, a convicted burglar, and Layton Davies, a modest grandfather, were the unlikely pair who were set to walk away with a fortune when they uncovered the treasure.

“The two hoards together are fundamentally changing our view of history,” said Gareth Williams, an Anglo-Saxon and Vikings specialist at the British Museum. “These coins are encouraging us to go back ...

They were eventually arrested after declaring some of the collection to a museum. But following a ... coins and jewels — likely looted from Anglo-Saxon strongholds — including a crystal ...