There are certain accoutrements that rulers across time appear to have agreed are necessary symbols of power. You probably want a crown, which might be made of precious metal, leaves, or possibly even ...

Metal detectorists have found a rare gold and garnet raven head in southwestern England’s Wiltshire from the Anglo-Saxon period about 1,400 years ago. They have also unearthed a gold band or ring ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have unearthed around 19,000 artifacts, dating from ...

LONDON -- It's an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England's Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure hunter searching a farmer's field with a metal detector unearthed a ...

Research into an 8th Century Anglo-Saxon monastery is set to continue following National Lottery funding. University of Reading archaeologists have been excavating Cookham Abbey, a monastery ruled by ...

Archaeologists in Rendlesham, Suffolk, have uncovered a seventh-century settlement that may have been home to the craftspeople who made the treasures of nearby Sutton Hoo, widely considered the ...

Archaeologists unearthed the Prittlewell burial, an intact chamber revealing high-status Anglo-Saxon objects. This princely grave provides a complete archaeological context for study. The ...

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