FROSTERLEY, ENGLAND--A section of an Anglo-Saxon cross has been uncovered at the site of a thirteenth-century church in northern England. The eighth-century stone cross was carved from limestone, which is not native to the area. Paul Frodsham, head of the excavation project, thinks the cross may have come from a seventh-century Anglo-Saxon monastery in north Yorkshire. “What we have is the left point arm of the cross and by comparison to other crosses elsewhere we know it is Anglo Saxon,” he said. Excavators and volunteers also found a thirteenth-century font in the chapel that was carved from local marble.
Anglo Saxon Cross Found in England’s County Durham
News September 26, 2013
Recommended Articles
Digs & Discoveries March/April 2025
Primordial Alphabet Soup

Digs & Discoveries March/April 2025
Iberian Gender Imbalance

Digs & Discoveries March/April 2025
Ice Age Needlework

-
Features July/August 2013
The First Vikings
Two remarkable ships may show that the Viking storm was brewing long before their assault on England and the continent
Courtesy Liina Maldre, University of Tallinn -
Features July/August 2013
Miniature Pyramids of Sudan
Archaeologists excavating on the banks of the Nile have uncovered a necropolis where hundreds of small pyramids once stood
(Courtesy Vincent Francigny/SEDAU) -
Letter from China July/August 2013
Tomb Raider Chronicles
Looting reaches across the centuries—and modern China’s economic strata
(Courtesy Lauren Hilgers, Photo: Anonymous) -
Artifacts July/August 2013
Ancient Egyptian Sundial
A 13th-century limestone sundial is one of the earliest timekeeping devices discovered in Egypt
(© The Trustees of the British Museum/Art Resource, NY)