Gold and Garnets; an Anglo Saxon Hoard from Staffordshire

Archaeologists from Birmingham Archaeology have been participating in the recovery of the UK’s largest haul of Anglo Saxon gold, amounting to over 1,500 items. The find, initially discovered by detectorist Terry Herbert, was recovered from a field near Lichfield, Staffordshire. The hoard includes a minimum of 84 pommel caps and 71 sword hilt collars, items inlaid with previous stones and folded crosses.