A Incredible Treasure

Terry Herbert, an amateur search for objects with metal detector, never imagined that his hobby would take to the pages of the newspapers. However, last July Herbert discovered on the farm of some friends in Burntwood (Staffordshire, UK) which is considered as the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure discovered so far. According to experts, the pieces discovered (more than 1,500 gold and silver) are older than about 1,300 years, and are delicately worked. The beautiful jewelry totaling five gold and 1.3 kilograms of silver.
"The quantity of gold is amazing but, more importantly, the quality of craftsmanship is really high," said Kevin Leahym, Portable Antiquities Scheme member, a group that records archaeological finds made ​​by 'treasure hunters' amateurs in UK. It was not the only expert in making statements about the importance of this discovery. In the words of Leslie Webster, a researcher at the British Museum, "[the discovery] is going to alter our perceptions of Anglo-Saxon England in the seventh century and early VIII as radically, if not more, as the Sutton Hoo discoveries in 1939; force archaeologists and art historians to rethink the chronology of the manuscripts and metalwork.