Anglo-Saxons also used runes (marked stones) but little has survived. Much of our evidence comes from archaeology: burials, grave goods, treasure hoards and building remains. These combs are made ...

The lead archaeologist at the grave site told Newsweek that the sword was an "elite object that marked its owner out as special." ...

Dating to the fifth and sixth centuries C.E., the burials held a trove of grave goods—but the team was particularly impressed ...

A sixth-century sword described as "incredible" by archaeologists has been unearthed from an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in rural Kent. The sword, which features a silver-and-gilt hilt with intricate ...