The Staffordshire Hoard

On 5 July 2009 a metal-detectorist started to unearth gold objects in a Staffordshire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Consisting of over 1600 items - including fittings from the hilts of swords, fragments from helmets, Christian crosses and magnificent pieces of garnet work - the Staffordshire Hoard has begun to rewrite history. This new and extended edition of the successful title by Kevin Leahy and Roger Bland delves deeper into the story behind the hoard, using the latest research to fill previous gaps in knowledge and turn some of the original ideas about the discovery on their head. Complete with new photography of the cleaned and conserved objects, showing off the stunning and intricate decoration, this book provides a fascinating account of the history and the discovery of this remarkable hoard.

Summary

Complete with new photography of the cleaned and conserved objects, showing off the stunning and intricate decoration, this book provides a fascinating account of the history and the discovery of this remarkable hoard.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Bland, Bland Roger, Kevin Leahy, Kevin Bland Leahy, Leahy Kevin
• Publisher: British Museum Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.08.2014
• EAN: 9780714123424
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-2342-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Staffordshire, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Middle Ages (449-1066), CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE