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Thursday, 15th May 2008 (2773 views)

A treasure trove of coins and a "priceless" piece of gold jewellery known as a torc discovered in Norfolk, England, could belong to one of the county's earliest Christian settlements, according to reports.

Archaeologists are now planning new excavations at the site on the outskirts of the village of Sedgeford to see if they can find new artefacts and clues as to how its ancient residents lived, EDP24.com says.

The work will be carried out by the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Project (Sharp), which will carry out digs on the privately-owned land for a month.

Sharp's Chris Mackie said so far, excavation work has only "nibbled" at the edges of the site.

Other discoveries made at the former settlement include over 300 skeletons dating back to the late seventh or early eighth century, a time when Romans were leaving England and the Saxon residents of northern Norfolk were converting to Christianity.

The latest work will make Sedegford, which is located around 170 kilometres north-east of London, biggest ongoing excavation site in Britain.

 

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