David Keys is The Independent’s archaeology correspondent. "In many respects the Vikings were the medieval equivalent of organized crime," says Simon Keynes, a professor of Anglo-Saxon history ...

Such a rich, extensive and long-lived central place is something entirely new in the archaeology of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms,” says Christopher Scull of Cardiff University and University College ...

An Anglo-Saxon girl who died 1,500 years ago in England ... In a study published in the November issue of the European Journal of Archaeology, Willmott and colleagues detail their investigation ...

Small decorative details on an iconic helmet belonging to “Britain’s Tutankhamen” could revise our understanding of early medieval Anglo-Saxon history. But the reexamination isn’t due to anything new ...

On this day in 2024, the East Anglian Daily Times reported that a significant archaeological project was underway at the site ...

The discovery comes after a re-analysis of previous excavations, which identified clues indicating a very high-status ...

However, the skill of Anglo-Saxon art, metal-work and manuscripts does not suggest a ‘dark age’ at all. Archaeology is revealing new treasures, most famously with Sutton Hoo in 1939.