The Vale of York Hoard

Curators at the British Museum, Williams is responsible for early medieval coinage, and Agar for the continental early medieval collection. They describe the January 2007 discovery of the Viking hoard by metal detecting hobbyists in North Yorkshire, on the northeastern coast of England. They explain its excavation and preservation by professionals, its contents, how they relate to similar hoards, and what they reveal about the unification of England at that time and place. The cup that contained the buried hoard was clearly taken from a church in France during a raid, but the Islamic coin suggests that the Viking traded or raided as opportunity presented itself. Color photographs and a map are included. There is no index. Distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)