Well-Preserved Anglo-Saxon Building Uncovered

NORTHUMBERLAND, ENGLAND—BBC News reports that a well-preserved Anglo-Saxon building has been uncovered in northeastern England. The building features large posts, a surviving floor, and a hearth. Loom weights, used while weaving, were also found alongside an oven. The structure is thought to have been part of an Anglo-Saxon center in the seventh century A.D. “It would have been a meeting place where people made things, including cloth, and came to exchange goods,” said community archaeologist Jane Harrison. Previous investigations of the site uncovered Viking-era artifacts, including lead gaming pieces. To read about recent excavations of an important Anglo-Saxon royal center in Suffolk, go to “Update: Royal Rendlesham.”