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Archeologists reveal golden helmet and 90 Anglo-Saxon treasures in stunning SECOND find in a Staffordshire field
By Mark Prigg - Daily Mail
Published: 12:34, 18 December 2012 | Updated: 15:43, 18 December 2012 , 23 Feb 2015, 7am
Published: 12:34, 18 December 2012 | Updated: 15:43, 18 December 2012 , 23 Feb 2015, 7am
Find of around 90 items is second made at the Lichfield site where the biggest ever find of Anglo-Saxon object was found in 2009
Could mean another payday for pair who fell out over £3.3million find in 2009
Items include parts of a helmet and an eagle shaped object, around 90 new pieces of gold and silver have been unearthed in the field where the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure was found three years ago.
The fresh discoveries, made in recent weeks at Hammerwich, near Lichfield, include what is thought to be a part of a helmet and an eagle-shaped object, Staffordshire County Council said.
Speaking at a press conference in Stoke-on-Trent, council leader Philip Atkins confirmed that many of pieces weighed less than a gram.
Could mean another payday for pair who fell out over £3.3million find in 2009
Items include parts of a helmet and an eagle shaped object, around 90 new pieces of gold and silver have been unearthed in the field where the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure was found three years ago.
The fresh discoveries, made in recent weeks at Hammerwich, near Lichfield, include what is thought to be a part of a helmet and an eagle-shaped object, Staffordshire County Council said.
Speaking at a press conference in Stoke-on-Trent, council leader Philip Atkins confirmed that many of pieces weighed less than a gram.
Newly discovered Anglo Saxon treasure is unveiled at a press conference at the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire today
Mr Atkins said: 'The ploughing of the same field has unearthed a small number of other gold and silver finds.
'While it is far too early to say exactly what they are, or how old they are, they are certainly interesting finds.'
South Staffordshire Coroner Andrew Haigh is expected to rule whether the haul of 90 items should be declared treasure at an inquest on January 4.
'While it is far too early to say exactly what they are, or how old they are, they are certainly interesting finds.'
South Staffordshire Coroner Andrew Haigh is expected to rule whether the haul of 90 items should be declared treasure at an inquest on January 4.
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