I Dig Sheffield | Digging around Sheffield and the Peaks

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Object glossary

Anglo-Saxon
430-1070 AD. The country was divided into a number of warring kingdoms. The richer people liked gold and silver jewellery. They buried their dead in barrows. Christianity was introduced from the continent and gradually replaced older beliefs.

Garnet
Garnet is a type of stone. Its deep red variant is used as a gemstone.

Peak District
The Peak District National Park is between Sheffield and Manchester, and covers parts of six counties. It was established as the first National Park in 1951.

Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo is a very famous Anglo-Saxon ship burial site in Suffolk. It contained many beautiful objects in gold, many of which are on display in the British Museum.

Thomas Bateman
1821-1861. A gentleman antiquarian, from Middleton, Derbyshire, and son of William Bateman. He excavated many barrows in the Peak District and surrounding area. Many artefacts from his personal collection were bought by Weston Park Museum in 1893.

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