Oldest prayer beads found in Britain to go on display at Lindisfarne Priory

Britain’s earliest known prayer beads will go on display at the refurbished museum at Lindisfarne Priory this weekend.

The necklace, dating from between the 8th and 9th century and made from salmon vertebrae, was recently found

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1,300-year-old necklace among treasures found buried at housing development site

A 1,300-year-old necklace, discovered on the site of a new housing development, was buried in the grave of a woman who may have been royalty or a powerful Christian leader, archaeologists have said.The centuries-old treasure was fo

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