15 years ago, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork was found and unearthed in Staffordshire.
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15 years ago, the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork was found and unearthed in Staffordshire.
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Is ancient gold pure or did they alloy it or whatever they do now to make it 9k 24k etc?
I find it a fascinating part of this country that we have had so many waves of invasions over the centuries, that there’s all these hidden relics of old civilisations hidden under our soil.
Even the mudlarkers down the Thames can often find all sorts of incredible things from the past washing up!
[https://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/exhibitions/the-staffordshire-hoard-treasures-of-mercia/](https://www.stokemuseums.org.uk/pmag/exhibitions/the-staffordshire-hoard-treasures-of-mercia/)
You can see some of it here and it’s free to enter, donation if you want to feel like it.
Did they do the dance though? Asking the real questions here