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Staffordshire Hoard to go on World tour

7 May 20147 May 2014 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent in discussions over world tour. A selection of pieces from the Staffordshire Hoard may go on show in museums worldwide as part of an international tour. Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council, the joint owners of the Anglo Saxon treasure trove, say that they are in discussions about sending the seventh-century artefacts abroad.
In October, the UK’s largest permanent display of the hoard opens at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery with the launch of a new gallery housing hundreds of pieces.

The Staffordshire Hoard is the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver metalwork yet found. Discovered in a field near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England, on 5 July 2009 By metal detecting enthusiast, Terry Herbert. It consists of over 3,500 items that majority of which are martial in character and contains no objects specific to female uses.

Staffordshire Hoard finds together for first time

20 March 201420 March 2014 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

All 4,000 pieces of the UK’s largest find of Anglo-Saxon objects have been brought together for the first time since their discovery.

The Staffordshire Hoard, which is valued at £3.2m, attracted worldwide attention when it was found in 2009.

Staffordshire Hoard finds together for first time

20 March 201420 March 2014 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

All 4,000 pieces of the UK’s largest find of Anglo-Saxon objects have been brought together for the first time since their discovery.

The Staffordshire Hoard, which is valued at £3.2m, attracted worldwide attention when it was found in 2009.

Staffordshire Hoard under M6 Toll ?

30 December 201330 December 2013 Regton Detectors

There could be gold buried under M6 Toll says Farmer Fred Johnson owner of land where Staffordshire Hoard was found

Published by Birmingham mail Thursday, December 26th, 2013

Soil from the fields where the greatest ever haul of Saxon treasure was discovered was shovelled onto the M6 Toll Road – adding to belief there may be gold in them thur embankments.

Farmer Fred Johnson, who owns the farm where the Staffordshire Hoard was uncovered, confirmed two acres of his land were compulsory purchased during the development phase.

The land was bought before one of the world’s most exciting historical discoveries was made by metal detectorist Terry Herbert in the summer of 2009.

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A three-year touring Staffordshire Hoard exhibition has been launched

19 August 201319 August 2013 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

A three-year touring Staffordshire Hoard exhibition has been launched

The hoard comprises more than 1,500 Anglo-Saxon items found with a metal detector by Terry Herbert buried on a farm in Staffordshire in July 2009.

The collection was subsequently valued at £3.3m and is now owned by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

The three-year touring exhibition has been paid for by £47,000 of Heritage Lottery Funding.

The exhibition will tour various community venues across theWest Midlands for three years and “tell the story” of the discovery of the hoard using replica items and video footage.

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A three-year touring Staffordshire Hoard exhibition has been launched

19 August 201319 August 2013 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

A three-year touring Staffordshire Hoard exhibition has been launched

The hoard comprises more than 1,500 Anglo-Saxon items found with a metal detector by Terry Herbert buried on a farm in Staffordshire in July 2009.

The collection was subsequently valued at £3.3m and is now owned by Birmingham City Council and Stoke-on-Trent City Council.

The three-year touring exhibition has been paid for by £47,000 of Heritage Lottery Funding.

The exhibition will tour various community venues across theWest Midlands for three years and “tell the story” of the discovery of the hoard using replica items and video footage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk

Staffordshire hoard of treasures to be displayed in Birmingham gallery thanks to £700,000 Heritage Lottery funding

14 March 201314 March 2013 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

Published by The Guardian, Wednesday, 13 March 2013

The museum in Birmingham where thousands queued for hours to see the Staffordshire hoard of Anglo Saxon gold is to create a gallery to display some of the most spectacular pieces, helped by a £705,000 grant from the heritage lottery fund.

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Staffordshire Hoard – New faces and new finds

6 February 20136 February 2013 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

Published by staffordshirehoard.org.uk website Wednesday, 16 January 2013

It is the fourth week of our 3 month journey into the world of the Staffordshire Hoard, and I can’t speak for my colleagues but its true what they say, time flies when you’re having fun. The weeks are passing at an alarming speed as we spend each day making new and consistently exciting discoveries as we micro-excavate the hoard artefacts. My name is Ciarán Lavelle and along with Natalie Harding, we have come to Birmingham to help the current team to conserve and analyse the remaining hoard artefacts that are awaiting their turn to undergo treatment, reveal their secrets and spend their 15 minutes in the limelight. Joining us as the faces on the hoard team is the new project manager Pieta Greaves.

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Article | How significant is the latest ‘Staffordshire Hoard’ find?

6 January 20136 January 2013 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

Published by ITV.com, Tuesday 18th December 2012

Around 90 new pieces of gold and silver, thought to belong to the Staffordshire Hoard have been discovered.

Archeologists made the find in the same field where the 3,500 pieces of the Hoard were unearthed in 2009.

Among the new pieces are what is believed to be parts of a helmet cheek and an eagle shaped object.

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Dr David Simmonds, Hoard Curator from ITV Central on Vimeo.

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Article | New Finds Discovered in Staffordshire Hoard Field

18 December 201218 December 2012 Regton Detectors Leave a comment

Published by Staffordshire Hoard, December 18, 2012

Archaeologists working for Staffordshire County Council and English Heritage made the discovery when they were on site following the recent ploughing of the same field at Hammerwich, near Lichfield.

Approximately 90 pieces of gold and silver have been recovered in this work; many of these items weigh less than a gram. The collection does, however, include a possible helmet cheek piece, a cross-shaped mount and an eagle-shaped mount, these items are now being examined by experts.

South Staffordshire Coroner Andrew Haigh will rule at an inquest on January 4 if the metalwork pieces are part of the Anglo Saxon collection and should be declared treasure.

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