Researchers excavated the pieces and as they dug deeper into the pile, they found more than 10 pounds of artifacts carefully buried in a hoard. The pieces dated to around 900 A.D. or the Viking Age.
The Galloway Hoard, discovered in 2014, has been the subject of mystery with theories suggesting it was likely buried by four prosperous owners based on arm rings inscribed with Anglo-Saxon runes.
In 2024, Museums Worcestershire launched a fundraising campaign to acquire a hoard of ancient Roman coins discovered in Worcestershire, England. "The fundraising campaign is doing really well ...