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Tuesday, 20th July 2010 (476 views)

The Staffordshire Hoard of gold Anglo-Saxon artefacts uncovered last year has won a major prize at the British Archaeological Awards.

It picked up the Best Archaeological Discovery accolade at a ceremony at the British Museum yesterday (July 19th), beating a find of late Bronze Age objects at Moor Sand and the uncovering of a Venus figurine in Orkney.

Terry Herbert, the metal detectorist who found the first artefacts from the Staffordshire Hoard on farmland, was invited to attend the awards presentation, according to the Express & Star.

He was made a millionaire after the treasure was valued at £3.3 million. He shared the proceeds with the owner of the land on which it was found.

"I have been told that there are 3,419 pieces altogether. I want to see it all," Mr Herbert told the newspaper.

The Staffordshire Hoard was saved for the nation earlier this year following a fundraising campaign to keep it in the region in which it was uncovered.

Among the gold objects in the collection are weapon parts, ornaments and religious items.

 

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