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  • Detectorist unearths warrior’s gold scabbard stud

    Detectorist unearths warrior’s gold scabbard stud

    A tiny Sutton Hoo-era gold and garnet mount for an Anglo-Saxon warrior’s sword belt has been found during a metal detecting event. Treasure expert Helen Geake described the find as one of “probably less than a dozen in the country” and “only the fifth” on the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities database. The late 6th to…