Work has progressed significantly since our last blog entry – as a result of a lot of hard work from our Contract Conservator! The shield boss has now been excavated along with a large iron object which has two copper alloy rings placed alongside it. The identity of this is unknown but one suggestion has been that it might be a large knife or sword that has been bent in half.

 a large knife or sword bent in half

The excavation of the largest block is coming on in leaps and bounds, with a section of the helmet now exposed and several of the small hanging attachments. It’s really exciting to finally see the artefacts for real after weeks of painstaking excavation work.

  a section of the shield boss

This phase of conservation is scheduled to finish at the end of the month and we then hope to start planning the treatment of the individual objects with the archaeologists. Do keep checking back for further updates – in the meantime we’ve included a few photos of these fantastic finds.