There are certain accoutrements that rulers across time appear to have agreed are necessary symbols of power. You probably want a crown, which might be made of precious metal, leaves, or possibly even ...

A sixth-century sword bearing carved runes has been recovered from an Anglo-Saxon burial ground in Kent, England, giving ...

Archaeologists in Rendlesham, Suffolk, have uncovered a seventh-century settlement that may have been home to the craftspeople who made the treasures of nearby Sutton Hoo, widely considered the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Archaeologists have unearthed around 19,000 artifacts, dating from ...

LONDON -- It's an unprecedented find that could revolutionize ideas about medieval England's Germanic rulers: An amateur treasure hunter searching a farmer's field with a metal detector unearthed a ...

Metal detectorists have found a rare gold and garnet raven head in southwestern England's Wiltshire from the Anglo-Saxon period about 1,400 years ago. They have also unearthed a gold band or ring ...

Archaeologists have found artefacts covering thousands of years of Nottinghamshire's past in early work ahead of a major road scheme. A team working prior to the widening of the A46 has excavated more ...

Excavators recently unearthed an Anglo-Saxon “princely” grave — containing two men, a horse and grave goods — during the construction of a nuclear power station in England. The discovery was made at ...

We examine the clues in Anglo-Saxon literature and language to determine how they regarded different animals.