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The Alfred Jewel

As the recent Carey Mulligan movie, , explored to great effect, part of the joy of archaeological excavations is the inherent mystery attached to the objects that are dug up. Taken individually, these tools, jewels and other relics usually offer little in the way of historical context until their back stories are pieced

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