Saxon Gold Finding the Hoard

In July 2009 amateur metal detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert uncovered the largest Anglo Saxon treasure hoard ever found in Britain Just below the surface of a field near Lichfield Staffordshire he unearthed over 200 pieces of jewelled gold and silver treasure buried lost and forgotten for over a millennium Archaeologists later excavated a further 1400 items The unprecedented find of Anglo Saxon gold mesmerised archaeologists and historians making headlines around the world