A?ch???l??ists ??st????? ?nv?il?? th? l????st ?n? m?st v?l???l? h???? ?? S?x?n ??l? in hist??? – 1,500 ?i?c?s ?? t???s??? ?n???th?? ???m ? ???m??’s ?i?l? ?? ? m?n with ? m?t?l ??t?ct??.

Th? h??l incl???s ????ti??l ??l? sw??? hilts, j?w?ls ???m S?i L?nk?, ?x??isit?l? c??v?? h?lm?t ??c???ti?ns ?n? ???l? Ch?isti?n c??ss?s.

Th? 1,300-????-?l? t???s??? w?s ?isc?v???? ?? ?n?m?l???? T???? H?????t in J?l? in ? ?i?l? ?wn?? ?? ? ??i?n? in St??????shi??.

Within ???s, th? 55-????-?l? ???m?? c???in ??ct??? w??k?? ???m W?ls?ll h?? ?ill?? 244 ???s.

O?tsi?? th? w??l?s ?? In?i?n? J?n?s ?n? Ch?nn?l F???’s Tim? T??m, ??ch???l??ists ??? n?t ?s??ll? kn?wn ??? th?i? ?x?????nc?.

B?t ??st????? th? s????l?tiv?s ????t th? St??????shi?? H???? w??? ?l?in?.

S?m? s??k? ?? th? ?in? ?s th? n?w Lin?is???n? G?s??ls ?? B??k ?? K?lls, which ??? int?ic?t?l? ill?min?t?? m?n?sc?i?ts ?? th? ???? ??s??ls ???m th? 8th ?n? 9th c?nt??i?s.

Oth??s ??sc?i??? th? t???s??? ?s ‘??s?l?t?l? s?ns?ti?n?l’, ‘?st?nishin?’ ?n? ‘st?nnin?’. All ?????? it will sh?k? ?? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? S?x?n B?it?in.

Th? ??l? ??j?cts ?l?n? w?i?h m??? th?n 5k? (11l?)

Th? ????t An?l?-S?x?n ???i?l sit? ?t IT will ??v?l?ti?nis? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? th? D??k A??s, ??in? ??li?ht t? milli?ns ?n? m?k? tw? m?n v??? ?ich in????.

A?ch???l??ists ??st????? ?nv?il?? th? l????st ?n? m?st v?l???l? h???? ?? S?x?n ??l? in hist??? – 500 ?i?c?s ?? t???s??? ?n???th?? ???m ? ???m??’s ?i?l? ?? ? m?n with ? m?t?l ??t?ct??.

S?m? s??k? ?? th? ?in? ?s th? n?w Lin?is???n? G?s??ls ?? B??k ?? K?lls.

Th?? ??? int?ic?t?l? ill?min?t?? m?n?sc?i?ts ?? th? ???? ??s??ls ???m th? 8th ?n? 9th c?nt??i?s.

Oth??s ??sc?i??? th? t???s??? ?s ‘??s?l?t?l? s?ns?ti?n?l’, ‘?st?nishin?’ ?n? ‘st?nnin?’.

All ?????? it will sh?k? ?? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? S?x?n B?it?in.

Th? ??l? ??j?cts ?l?n? w?i?h m??? th?n 5k? (11l?). Th? ????t An?l?-S?x?n ???i?l sit? ?t S?tt?n H?? in S????lk, ???n? in 1939, h?? ? m??? 1.66k? (3.5l?).

M? H?????t, wh? ????ht ?n ?l? m?t?l ??t?ct?? ??? £2.50 18 ????s ???, s?i? h? w?s ?v??wh?lm?? ?? th? ?in? – ???????? ?s ?n? ?? th? m?st im???t?nt in ??c???s.

‘I h?v? this ?h??s? th?t I s?? s?m?tim?s – “s?i?its ?? ??st?????? t?k? m? wh??? th? c?ins ??????” – ??t ?n th?t ??? I ch?n??? c?ins t? ??l?,’ h? s?i?.

‘I ??n’t kn?w wh? I s?i? it th?t ???, ??t I think s?m????? w?s list?nin? ?n? ?i??ct?? m? t? it. M???? it w?s m??nt t? ??, m???? th? ??l? h?? m? n?m? ?n it ?ll ?l?n?.

‘I w?s ??in? t? ??? ?n? in m? sl??? I w?s s??in? ??l? it?ms.’

M? H?????t, wh? liv?s s?????t?l? ???m his ?i?l??i?n? ?? 20 ????s, Vicki H???n, is th???ht t? h?v? si?n?? ? w?itt?n c?nt??ct with l?n??wn?? F??? J?hns?n ?????in? t? s?lit ?n? ?in?s ?n his l?n?.

H? n?w ?l?ns t? t???? ?? ???m his ??nt?? m?is?n?tt? t? ? ??n??l?w.

B?t th? ?xt?????in??? ?in? h?s ?l????? s???k?? th? in?vit??l? t?nsi?ns.

‘M? ?n? T???? ?????? t? k??? it ?ll l?w k?? ?n? I th???ht th?t w??l? ?? th? c?s?,’ s?i? M? J?hns?n wh? ?wns th? ???m in B??wnhills, St??????shi??.

‘It is n?t ????t th? m?n?? ??? m?, it’s ?n inc???i?l? ?in? ??? th? c??nt?? ?n? th?t’s wh?t m??? im???t?nt.

‘I’m n?t h???? with T???? – I think its m??? ????t th? m?n?? ??? him ?n? I’m ??in? t? h?v? t? c?n???nt him ????t th?t.’

Th? h???? incl???s ??l? m??nts inl?i? with ???n?ts, ??l? im???s ?? ?nim?ls ?n? ???til?s – incl??in? h??s?s ?n? sn?k?s, th??? c??ss?s, incl??in? ? l????, ???c?ssi?n?l ?n? with ?n??m??s ???n?ts, ?n? ??z?ns ?? ??l? ?ittin?s ???m sw???s.

Th??? is ?ls? ? ??l? st?i? with ? Bi?lic?l insc?i?ti?n in L?tin which ????s: ‘Ris? ??, O L???, ?n? m?? th? ?n?mi?s ?? sc?tt???? ?n? th?s? wh? h?t? th?? ?? ??iv?n ???m th? ??c?’.

‘Ev????n? is c?m?l?t?l? kn?ck?? ??ck,’ s?i? R???? Bl?n?, ? s?ni?? ?nti??iti?s c???t?? ?t th? B?itish M?s??m.

‘Th?s? ??? ??s?l?t?l? ?ni??? ??j?cts.’ O? th? t?t?l v?l?? h? s?i?: ‘I c?n’t s?? ?n?thin? ?th?? th?n w? ?x??ct it t? ?? ? s?v?n-?i???? s?m.’

Th? j?w?ls ??? th???ht t? h?v? c?m? ???m S?i L?nk? – c???i?? t? E????? ?? t?????s.

Th? ??l? ??????l? c?m? ???m th? B?z?ntin? Em?i??, th? ??st??n ??mn?nt ?? th? R?m?n Em?i?? ??s?? in wh?t is n?w Ist?n??l.

L?sli? W??st??, ???m?? k????? ?t th? B?itish M?s??m’s D????tm?nt ?? P??hist??? ?n? E?????, s?i? h? ??li?v?s th? ?in? ??????? ? m??? ???m?tic insi?ht int? S?x?n li?? th?n ?v?n S?tt?n H??.

‘This will ch?n?? ??? ?n???st?n?in? ?? th? ??t?s ?? ???l? Ch?isti?n m?n?sc?i?ts, ??? ???c??ti?ns ?? s?v?nth-c?nt??? ????l? ?n? wh??? ??w?? l??,’ h? s?i?.

Th? t???s??? ??t?s ???m 675 ?n? 725AD, th? tim? ?? B??w?l? – th? ????t An?l?-S?x?n ???m.

S?m? ?? th? ??j?cts w??? l?in? ?n t?? ?? th? s?il, ?th??s w??? j?st ??l?w th? s????c?. S? ???, ?x???ts h?v? ?x?min?? 1,345.

A?ch???l??ists k??t its ?isc?v??? ??i?t ?ntil ??st????? – wh?n th?? h?? ??m?v?? ?v??? t??c? ?? ??l?. Th?? w??? ??s????t? t? k??? th? l?c?ti?n s?c??t ???m ‘ni?ht h?wk??s’ – t???s??? s??k??s wh? ??i? ??ch???l??ic?l sit?s in ???kn?ss ?sin? t??ch?s ?n? m?t?l ??t?ct??s.

Th? t???s??? is s? v?l???l? it ?lm?st c??t?inl? ??l?n??? t? ? kin? ?? w??l???.

At th? tim? it w?s hi???n, St??????shi?? w?s th? h???tl?n? ?? M??ci?, ?n ?????ssiv? kin???m ?n??? A?th?l??? ?n? ?th?? ??l??s.

Th? ??l? c??l? h?v? ???n c?ll?ct?? ???in? w??s with th? kin???ms ?? N??th?m??i? ?n? E?st An?li?. S?m? ??????s t? h?v? ???n ??li????t?l? ??m?v?? ???m th? ??j?cts t? which th?? w??? ?tt?ch??.

S?m? ?? th? it?ms h?v? ???n ??nt ?n? twist??.

It m?? h?v? ???n h???i??l? ???i?? wh?n th? ?wn?? w?s in ??n???. Th? ??ct it w?s n?v?? ??c?v???? s????sts th? ?wn?? w?s kill??.

It m?? ?ls? h?v? ???n ???i?? ?? ? vict??i??s ??m? ?s ????m ?? h?mili?ti?n t? th? ?????t??.

Th? ??t??? ?? th? h????, ??cl???? t???s??? ??st????? ?n? th??????? C??wn ??????t?, is ?n??ci???.

Th? c?ll?cti?n will ??????l? ?? ?ivi??? ??tw??n th? Bi?min?h?m M?s??m, wh??? s?m? it?ms will ?? ?nv?il?? t? th? ???lic ?ntil Oct???? 13, ?n? ?th?? m?s??ms.

M? H?????t, m??nwhil?, is ?s?? t? his h???? ??in? m?ck??. ‘I’v? h?? ????l? ?? ??st ?n? ?? “???? ????, h?’s ??t?? ??nni?s”, h? s?i?.

‘W?ll n?, w? ??? ??t th??? t? ?in? this kin? ?? st??? – ?n? it is ??t th???.’