“This is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England… as radically, if not more so, as the Sutton Hoo discoveries. Absolutely the equivalent of finding a new Lindisfarne Gospels or Book of Kells.” – Leslie Webster, Former Keeper, Department of Prehistory and Europe, British Museum
The UK’s largest haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure has been discovered [...]
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The Staffordshire Hoard
Random Is the New Black
We have found more clay pipes by the Forth and Clyde Canal – here is one of the nicest pipes, if not exactly the most intact..
Notice also the rather interesting shards of china in the background. We’ve identified one piece with the Willow Pattern but the rest remain elusive. Interestingly we’ve found tiny bits with [...]
The Good Life
Sunday afternoons. Don’t you just love them? Depending upon our mood and energy level, we either curl up with books or head out to explore our neighbourhood on foot.
Yesterday we donned our coats and went for a walk along the Forth and Clyde canal. Glasgow Council had obviously decided the footpaths needed a spring overhaul, [...]
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