BBC News has a report on the analysis and conservation of the major hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold objects found at Burntwood on Staffordshire six years ago. The report confirms the importance of the discovery and the rich material culture of the warrior elite of seventh and eighth century Mercia, as well as the skill of the craftsmen who made their accoutrements. The illustrated report can be seen at Staffordshire Hoard reveals its secrets.
A previous report from last May about this work of piecing together these precious fragments of metalwork can be seen at Staffordshire Hoard: Sword and helmet reconstructed
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