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Bringing an Anglo-Saxon brooch back to life
Given the prominent location of this woman’s grave, overlooking the Ock valley, and the elaborate items she was buried with, it is likely she was a member of a leading family.
West Hanney, Oxfordshire
This Anglo-Saxon garnet-inlaid composite disc brooch was discovered by a metal-detectorist near West Hanney, Oxfordshire, in 2009.When it was found, the site was carefully excavated and it was revealed that the brooch was part of an apparently isolated but elaborate burial of a woman in her 20s. The brooch was found near her left shoulder, while other grave goods – including fragments of a glass vessel, two ceramic cups, a chalk spindle whorl, and an iron knife – were discovered near her legs. This brooch is quite similar in style to two others found in furnished burials at Milton, approximately 10km to the east of this site, and, in general, is very similar
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