Looking After Your Finds - 2nd Staffordshire Hoard Find
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Coppergate Helmet, 8th century
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When the bucket of a mechanical digger struck something hard under the streets of York, England in 1982, its operator thankfully stopped to check what the obstruction was. He had found the Coppergate Helmet, the best-preserved Anglo-Saxon helmet found in Britain; an item that illustrates the skill and thoughtfulness of 8th-century weaponsmiths. The original helmet is now held by the Yorkshire Museum, while the excavations that led to its discovery are covered in detail in the fun galleries at the Jorvik Viking Centre.
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