A 1,300-year-old gold and gemstone necklace found on the site of a new housing development marks the grave of a powerful woman who may have been an early Christian religious leader in Britain, archaeologists said Tuesday.
Experts say the necklace, uncovered with other items near Northampton in central England, is part of the most significant early medieval burial of a woman ever found in the U.K.
The Harpole Treasure – named for the village where it was found, about 60 miles northwest of London – was unearthed in April by archaeologists working with property developer Vistry Group on a neighborhood of new houses. "These artifacts haven't seen daylight in more than 1,300 years," Balázs said."To be the first person to actually see it – it's just indescribable."
Within a few decades, as Christianity took hold more widely in England, the practice of burying people with their luxury goods died out. A handful of similar necklaces from the same time have previously been found in other regions of England, but none are as ornate as the"Harpole treasure", experts told the BBC. The closest parallel is the Desborough necklace, which was found in Northamptonshire in 1876, and is now in the Once archaeologists have finished their work, the plan is for the items to be displayed in a local museum.
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