Lost Gold of the Dark Ages: Saxon Hoard Found! | National Geographic

nothing like this has ever been found

nothing like this has ever been found before

over 1,500 pieces of jeweled gold and

over 1,500 pieces of jeweled gold and silver treasure buried and lost for over

silver treasure buried and lost for over

silver treasure buried and lost for over a thousand years

discovery by an amateur metal detecting

discovery by an amateur metal detecting enthusiast

without fan was equivalent to finding

without fan was equivalent to finding Tutankhamun’s treasure boy I’m a boy boy

Tutankhamun’s treasure boy I’m a boy boy

Tutankhamun’s treasure boy I’m a boy boy have i found it

have i found it

have i found it boys other people been on this foil

boys other people been on this foil

boys other people been on this foil detected and never found it was i

detected and never found it was i

detected and never found it was i destined to find it i just don’t know

this 1,400 year old discovery mesmerizes

this 1,400 year old discovery mesmerizes archaeologists around the world people

archaeologists around the world people

archaeologists around the world people have said is this the biggest

have said is this the biggest

have said is this the biggest anglo-saxon gold whore ever found no

anglo-saxon gold whore ever found no

anglo-saxon gold whore ever found no it’s the only pet no Saxon gold hoard

it’s the only pet no Saxon gold hoard

it’s the only pet no Saxon gold hoard ever found its unique is unprecedented

ever found its unique is unprecedented

ever found its unique is unprecedented so much gold it’s thought that it may

so much gold it’s thought that it may

so much gold it’s thought that it may have belonged to an ancient cave and

have belonged to an ancient cave and

have belonged to an ancient cave and attracts modern royal attention

and crusted with the dirt of centuries

and crusted with the dirt of centuries at 11 pounds of gold and three pounds of

at 11 pounds of gold and three pounds of

at 11 pounds of gold and three pounds of silver it weighs more than all the other

silver it weighs more than all the other

silver it weighs more than all the other Saxon treasure ever found in Great

Saxon treasure ever found in Great

Saxon treasure ever found in Great Britain

Britain

Britain but this isn’t just treasure it’s broken

but this isn’t just treasure it’s broken

but this isn’t just treasure it’s broken treasure all of the artifacts are bent

treasure all of the artifacts are bent

treasure all of the artifacts are bent mangled and torn now experts search for

mangled and torn now experts search for

mangled and torn now experts search for clues to find out who it belongs to

clues to find out who it belongs to

clues to find out who it belongs to and why it was broken buried and lost

and why it was broken buried and lost

and why it was broken buried and lost for over a millennium