link to BBC article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/staffordshire/8272058.stm


"The collection contains about 5kg of gold and 2.5kg of silver, making it far bigger than the Sutton Hoo discovery in 1939 when 1.5kg of Anglo-Saxon gold was found near Woodbridge in Suffolk."

AMAZING isn't it. Here's another article from The Guardian..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/s...asure-hoard-gold-staffordshire-metal-detector

I might have to drag myself up to Brum too see the first display. Can't wait until the whole lot goes on show!

Cheers,
Jon.

very interesting Mark, thank you for sharing it


Stefano

I have just seen some of the stash on TV, there is a lot of it and quite interesting pieces too. Some of it is on display as of this Friday in Birmigham museum.
Tommi

If you go on the sky news website there is a photo gallery that you can take images from

Dave

http://news.sky.com/skynews/

Saw it here on the news to. Looks some extraordinary excavation.
If it is the King thet told us here, i believe we see a figure with this jewelry very soon sculpted

Marc

Thanks for posting. I wish I could see it.
Thanks
John