Briton finds 7th-century treasure
Discovery of Anglo-Saxon gold, silver stash thrills archaeologists
Posted: September 25, 2009 at 5:33 a.m.
An amateur treasure hunter prowling English farmland with a metal detector stumbled upon the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found, a seventh-century hoard of gold and silver sword decorations, crosses and other items, British archaeologists said Thursday.
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