The Great London [02/12/17

  • UK: Rare Viking hoard found by detectorist in Oxfordshire

    A rare Viking hoard of arm rings, coins and silver ingots has been unearthed in Oxfordshire. The hoard was buried near Watlington around the end of the 870s, in the time of the "Last Kingdom".The hoard includes rare coins, jewellery and silver ingots[Credit: Trustees of the British Museum]This was when the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of …

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  2. Grave Secrets: Tales of the ancient Nubians revealed at The Manchester Museum
  3. "Alexander the Great: 2000 years of treasures" opens next week in Sydney
  4. New gallery reveals skill of Neolithic Chinese potters at The Oriental Museum in Durham
  5. Arts and crafts in Greek antiquity: Selected finds from a royal necropolis in Northern Greece in Brussels