Anglo-Saxon Archaeology Blog

The Anglo-Saxon Archaeology Blog is concerned with news reports featuring Anglo-Saxon period archaeology. If you wish to see news reports for general European archaeology, please go to The Archaeology of Europe Weblog.

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Medieval burial ground found under UK car park

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Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave containing more than 300 skeletons - under a car park. The first discoveries were made two year...

Number of skeletons discovered in Godalming car park rises to 300

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The number of skeletons excavated from a former car park has risen to 300, although experts have yet to confirm from which century they ...
Tuesday, 19 January 2016

English DNA 'one-third' Anglo-Saxon

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This triple burial from Oakington, Cambridgeshire, includes metal and amber grave goods The present-day English owe about a third of the...
Monday, 18 January 2016

EMAS Archaeology Study Tour: Landscape of the Bayeux Tapestry

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Landscape of the Bayeux Tapestry 21 - 28 May 2016 2016 will be the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. The famous Bayeux...
Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Lasers used to make Staffordshire Hoard replicas

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Laser technology is being used to help create replicas of items from the Staffordshire Hoard. The hoard contains 3,500 items of jewel...
Friday, 18 December 2015

Rare Viking hoard found by detectorist in Oxfordshire

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A rare Viking hoard of arm rings, coins and silver ingots has been unearthed in Oxfordshire. The hoard was buried near Watlington around th...

Staffordshire Hoard Newsletter: Conservation Update

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The conservation team have been busy with reconstruction of the fragments of silver and silver gilt objects recently. Alongside the conse...
Monday, 14 December 2015

Viking hoard found in field sheds light on England's origins

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 A trove of Viking jewelry and Saxon coins unearthed by an amateur treasure-hunter in a farmer's field may help rescue an English ki...

Viking hoard discovery reveals little-known king 'airbrushed from history'

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A hoard of Viking coins could change our understanding of English history, after showing how Alfred the Great 'airbrushed' out a r...
Tuesday, 24 November 2015

ARCHAEOLOGISTS REVISIT ENGLAND’S LEGENDARY GLASTONBURY ABBEY

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The real history of Glastonbury Abbey, renowned for its links to the legendary King Arthur, has finally been uncovered thanks to ground-...
Thursday, 12 November 2015

Explore 4,500 British Museum artifacts with Google's help

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The  British Museum  in London holds an array of beautiful and historically significant artifacts including the Rosetta Stone, which hel...
Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Detectorist finds hoard of 5,000 Anglo-Saxon coins

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A hoard of more than Anglo Saxon 5,000 coins have been unearthed, including what may be a unique penny. The discovery, near Lenborough, Buc...
Wednesday, 28 October 2015

UK buyer sought to keep Anglo-Saxon brooch in country

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An elaborate Anglo-Saxon brooch that is more than 1,000 years old may be exported if a UK buyer is not found who will pay at least £8,00...
Friday, 23 October 2015

76 skeletons discovered at Saxon Woolwich

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Saxon remains have been found by archaeologists excavating Berkeley Homes development site on the Royal Arsenal Riverside site.  Saxo...
Monday, 12 October 2015

EMAS Field Trip: Four Anglo-Saxon Churches in Hampshire

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EMAS Field Trip to Headborne Worthy; Tichborne; Corhamton and Boarhunt Anglo-Saxon Churches Saturday, 7 November 2015 Read the rest...

Archaeologists to uncover secrets of Viking fortress

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When archaeologists found the  first Viking Age fortress in Denmark for 60 years last September , it was hailed as a fantastic archaeolo...
Monday, 14 September 2015

Hunt for Anglo-Saxon abbey wall at Peterborough Cathedral

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Archaeologists surveying a cathedral's precincts are hoping to uncover the location of its walled Anglo-Saxon predecessor.  Ground...
Sunday, 2 August 2015

New research on the causes of the Viking Age

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The Viking hit-and-run raids on monastic communities such as Lindisfarne and Iona were the most infamous result of burgeoning Scandinavian ...
Tuesday, 28 July 2015

New research on the causes of the Viking Age

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The Viking hit-and-run raids on monastic communities such as Lindisfarne and Iona were the most infamous result of burgeoning Scandinavian ...
Wednesday, 8 July 2015

You(r) Archaeology – portraying the past

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“You(r) Archaeology – portraying the past” - A European competition to express your view. What is archaeology? An adventure? A pain in ...
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David Beard MA, FSA, FSA Scot
I am a freelance archaeologist and Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland specializing in the medieval period. I have worked as a field archaeologist for the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland) and the Museum of London. I have been involved in continuing education for many years and have taught for the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) and the Universities of London, Essex, Ulster, and the London College of the University of Notre Dame, and I was the Archaeological Consultant for Southwark Cathedral. I am the author of and tutor for an OUDCE online course on the Vikings, and the Programme Director and Academic Director for the Oxford Experience Summer School.
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