The helmet was speculated to reflect the power of an Anglo-Saxon king, despite its rusted and fragmented nature. The Sutton Hoo helmet was displayed at the British Museum in London and was ...

"He has been bailed pending further enquiries." The British Museum - which holds items including the Rosetta Stone, the Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo and the contested Parthenon Sculptures ...

Malcolm Weale was in a farmer’s field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered object ...

When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special.

The British Museum had to close some of its doors to visitors Friday, after a former employee allegedly succeeded in shutting down elements of its IT system. The BBC reports that the museum’s ...

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The British Museum, the country’s most popular tourist attraction, was partially closed to the public on Saturday after an employee who had been fired broke in and shut down computer systems ...

In Roman Britain many people had been Christians. But the early Anglo-Saxons were not Christians, they were pagans. Anglo-Saxons believed in lucky charms. They thought that rhymes, potions, stones ...

Ad Gefrin Anglo-Saxon Museum and Distillery has been shortlisted for a prestigious award. The £16m Wooler attraction designed ...

The British Museum - which holds items including the Rosetta Stone, the Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo and the contested Parthenon Sculptures - sees millions of people go through its doors ...

The British Museum had to close some of its doors ... and the remnants of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial from Sutton Hoo. The BBC adds that it was last year named the UK’s top visitor attraction ...

“I was shaking,” Weale said at the British Museum ... reveals the sophistication of Anglo-Saxon craftsmanship, and is surprisingly global. Archaeologist Helen Geake, who serves as a ...