Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard
Saxon Gold: Finding the Hoard
Watch saxon gold: finding the hoard F2Movies. In July 2009, amateur metal detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert uncovered the largest Anglo Saxon treasure hoard ever found in Britain. Just below the surface of a field near Lichfield, Staffordshire, he unearthed over 200 pieces of jewelled gold and silver treasure, buried, lost and forgotten for over a millennium. Archaeologists later excavated a further 1,400 items. The unprecedented find of Anglo Saxon gold mesmerised archaeologists and historians, making headlines around the world.
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Mel Morpeth
- Cast: Tony Robinson, Terry Herbert,
