A routine day of metal detecting became one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in British history. In this first episode, we follow detectorist Terry Herbert as a single signal in a Staffordshire field leads to the discovery of the incredible Staffordshire Hoard. Hear the story of the find, the excitement of those first recoveries, and how one detector signal changed our understanding of Anglo-Saxon England forever.

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