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The large and ornate piece suggests the woman, in whose burial site it was found, may have been an early Christian leader, maybe an abbess, royalty or both.

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…

The jewelry found in an ancient grave site in Northamptonshire may have belonged to a woman who was an early Christian leader.

Archaeologists in England were surprised to discover an elaborate cross with human faces and a gold-and-garnet necklace in an early medieval burial.

Experts believe the necklace was buried in the grave of a women who may have been a high-status Christian leader or royalty.

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.

Archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology were examining the site of a new housing development when they stumbled upon the jewellery.

A necklace just found at a burial site have investigators claiming it to be ‘the most significant early medieval female burial ever discovered in Britain’. Who could she have been?

A 1,300-year-old gold-and-gemstone necklace uncovered near Northampton, a town in central England, is being hailed as a find of major significance.

An ornate gold necklace with a cross pendant adorned with semi-precious stones has been found in the grave of a high-ranking woman in the U.K.