Early Medieval Elegance

Digs & Discoveries March/April 2023

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Coins, beads, and pendant from necklace(MOLA/Andy Chopping)

A 1,300-year-old grave unearthed during construction of a housing complex in Northamptonshire has been hailed as the most significant early medieval female burial discovered in Britain. The collection of artifacts within the grave, which has been dubbed the Harpole Treasure, includes a necklace that is the most opulent of its type ever recovered. Composed of more than 30 pendants made from Roman coins, gold, glass, and semiprecious s

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