Villager’s book traces treasures of Staffordshire Hoard
Intrigued historian Robert Sharp went down to the site in Hammerwich when archaeologists were digging up the 3,500 treasure trove in 2009.The 70-year-old, who lives in the village himself, has spent 18 months writing his book The Hoard and its History: Staffordshire’s Secrets Revealed, where he argues that hundreds of pieces, specifically the Christian items,…
Intrigued historian Robert Sharp went down to the site in Hammerwich when archaeologists were digging up the 3,500 treasure trove in 2009.The 70-year-old, who lives in the village himself, has spent 18 months writing his book The Hoard and its History: Staffordshire’s Secrets Revealed, where he argues that hundreds of pieces, specifically the Christian items, originated from the early church centre of Lichfield.
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