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Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
LONDON.- The most important treasure trove found in Britain for decades is on display at the British Museum in London and will be the subject of two hot-ticket lectures and a drop-in talk by experts in the coming weeks. The Staffordshire Hoard, discovered by metal detectorist Terry Herbert in central England in July , comprises mainly gold and silver items and has been compared in importance to the...
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a from l (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Above: I went to see some of the items from the Staffordshire Hoard on temporary display at the British Museum. Although I picked a time (just before closing) when the museum is usually fairly empty it was still difficult to get near them. In particular there was a party of elderly French people who leaned over the cabinets with no sign of moving, as if they were mesmerised by the gold. Above: I think...
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The Lichfield Blog (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Chasetown drinkers will soon be able to toast the Staffordshire Hoard thanks to the arrival of a new celebratory ale. Brewed by Brownhills firm the Backyard Brewhouse, the creation of the new golden ale has been given a helping hand by Staffordshire County Council. And the ale is now available across the region – including at the [...]
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Heritage Key blogs (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
The average tourist will travel to the British Museum with a tick-list of treasures they're after. The Rosetta Stone , Elgin Marbles , Assyrian Lion Hunt , Lewis Chessmen and, for now at least, the Staffordshire Hoard will score highly on any visitor's I-spy scrapbook. Those hunting for Mesopotamian treasures will find themselves gravitating towards the magnificent monuments at the back end of the...
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Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
A CASH value could be placed on the Staffordshire Hoard by the end of this month giving Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery its first clear indication of how much it needs to raise to buy the treasure. Archaeologists from the British Museum are currently casting their expert eyes over the 1,600 Anglo-Saxon gold pieces found buried in a field in near Burntwood earlier this summer. It could be a tough...
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BBC News (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The House of Commons hears the British Museum would like the Staffordshire hoard of gold to return to the West Midlands.
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Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Hopes of bringing the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure back to its home county and region have been given a boost after the British Museum said it would not try to buy it. The news came at the launch of a temporary exhibition of the 1,662 pieces of gold and silver at the London museum. Philip Atkins, Leader of Staffordshire County Council, said: “The British Museum confirmed they are...
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Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The Staffordshire hoard has brought history to life in modern-day Mercia – and it is here that the collection has to return From the Lindisfarne gospels to the Lewis chessmen, much of British heritage policy is about putting things back where they belong. Now we have a golden opportunity not to commit the original sin, and ensure the most fascinating find in a generation remains where it should....
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The recent discovery of the biggest hoard of gold ever found in Britain has brought tears to the eyes of experts and amateurs alike. Last month, Terry Herbert stumbled upon the huge trove of Anglo-Saxon treasure - worth at least £1 million - while metal detecting in a Shropshire field, while earlier this week, David Booth unearhed a £1 million Iron Age hoard.
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Elginism (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Staffordshire Hoard has been on display in the West Midlands & is now going to the British Museum for valuation. Almost everyone who has been asked though sees this as something that should be kept in the area where it was discovered, to allow people to see it in the region where it was [...]
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Newshoggers (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
By Steve Hynd We blogged about the incredible Staffordshire Hoard when it was discovered back in September. Well, now another hoard of gold jewellry has been found, this time near my old alma mater of Stirling, in Scotland - and yet again, it was an amateur metal-detector using treasure hunter who found it. (H/t Kat) The hoard dates to between...
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The Lichfield Blog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Hopes of bringing an historic collection of Anglo-Saxon gold found near Lichfield back to the county have been given a boost after the British Museum said it would not try to buy the items. The news came at the launch of a temporary exhibition of the 1,662 pieces of gold and silver which make up the [...]
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The farmer who owns the field where the Staffordshire hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold was discovered arrived at the British Museum yesterday in a state of mild distress.
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Archaeology in Europe (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
A small selection of the most important Anglo-Saxon find since the discovery of the Sutton Hoo burial site has gone on display at the British Museum. A total of 18 items, all taken from the Staffordshire Hoard, can be viewed by the public in London. The hoard, made up of more than 1,500 objects, was first discovered in early July in a field in south Staffordshire by a man using a metal detector. Read...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Metal detector finds 2,000-year-old treasure hoard worth an estimated £1m in field near Stirling A metal-detecting enthusiast has unearthed a 2,000-year-old treasure hoard worth an estimated £1m, it was revealed today. Four gold neckbands dating to the iron age were discovered in a field near Stirling by the amateur hunter. The man, who has not been identified, informed Scotland's Treasure...
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