Ancient Saxon Pendant Unearthed in Northern England Unlocks Secrets of Medieval Elite Life
Baxter believes that there are “certainly more objects out there waiting to be discovered” and that “responsible metal detectorists” play an important role in “increasing our understanding of local history.”
Indeed, in a place like Leeds, metal detectorists have a fairly good chance of stumbling upon historic treasures from the area’s distant past.
After reading about the 1,200-year-old gilded Saxon pendant that was found by a metal detectorist, go inside the enduring mystery of who built Stonehenge. Then, learn about Aethelred the Unready, the English king who — despite his name — became the longest-ruling English monarch of the Anglo-Saxon era.
