Anglo-Saxon Invasion of Britain in the 5th and 6th centuries was a key event in the formation of England. Following the ...

The face of a 16-year-old woman buried near Cambridge ... the pope dispatched St Augustine to England on a mission to convert the pagan Anglo-Saxon kings, a process which continued for many ...

Now, researchers have reconstructed the face of this Anglo-Saxon girl — who was unearthed south of Cambridge near the English village of Trumpington in 2012 — as they continue to unlock her ...

“It was interesting to see her face developing. Her left eye was slightly lower, about half a centimeter, than her right eye. This would have been quite noticeable in life,” Mr Morrison sai ...

It was interesting to see her face developing,' said Morrison ... the custom was likely reserved for high-status women during the early Anglo-Saxon period (7th century). The presence of the ...

It is one of only 18 so-called "bed burials"—a rare Anglo-Saxon practice ... To reconstruct the girl's face, forensic artist Hew Morrison used measurements of the skull and general tissue ...

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The face of a girl who died more than 1,300 years ... Cambridge University studies published last year revealed Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian before the Vikings settled.

Archaeologists found missing pieces of a sixth century vessel from the famed Sutton Hoo site, as well as the cremated human remains and other objects it once held.