A really interesting film on the first stages of conservation for the Staffordshire Hoard.
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The Staffordshire Hoard: Unveiling the story so far…
Video History West Midlands
The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found. In this film we find out about the first stage of conservation work on the artefacts …and what secrets have been revealed.
From History West Midlands. See also theStaffordshire Hoardwebsite.
An example of Anglo-Saxon folded (woven) sword steel in the Sutton Hoo Exhibition Hall at Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge (see LS’ comment above).
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The Heritage Trust
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