Bid to keep treasure together
The archaeologist who helped uncover the original pieces of the Staffordshire Hoard has welcomed a campaign to bring new finds back to the West Midlands.
The impact of the Staffordshire Hoard on the Midlands
Two councils who own the largest and most valuable collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered have promised to keep new items found, in the MIdlands.
Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Birmingham City Council jointly own the Staffordshire Hoard, which was unearthed in a field near Lichfield in 2009.
Millions of pounds was raised so the 4,000 pieces of treasure could be put on permanent display in Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent.
An inquest ruled yesterday that 81 new pieces found in same field is also treasure, its future is yet to be decided.
Dr David Symons from the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery gave an interview to ITV Central News.
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