Archaeologists excavating a medieval grave in England unearthed a “unique” silver and gold cross. They also found ancient skeletal remains.

The silver piece is adorned with a cross and the iconography of a chapel and is more than 1,000 years old, the museum said in a Jan. 15 Facebook post.

Alongside the cross, there were rare silver bracelets and brooches, a gold ring and a bird-shaped gold pin. The entire hoard, which was discovered in 2014.

Archaeologists in England have unearthed medieval bling — an elaborate silver cross with human faces and a necklace made of gold with semiprecious gems and Roman coin pendants — in the grave ...

The medieval solid silver cross, which has been gilded with a thin layer of gold leaf, was discovered in a field in 2024 and is to go on display at Leeds City Museum later this year.

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A woman in the Czech Republic stumbled upon a 900-year-old treasure of over 2,150 medieval coins. Experts are analyzing the rare find for its historical significance.

A priceless medieval religious cross stolen by the Nazis in Poland during World War Two was returned on Tuesday to the heirs of the rightful owners after it was nearly trashed.

Last fall, the team uncovered the ruins of a medieval building, or abbey, used by Benedictine monks in Tomajmonostora, Hungary’s National Institute of Archaeology said in a June 14 Facebook post.