Metal detector, anyone?

I live pretty close to where this hoard of Saxon gold was discovered. Nice to see this part of the world get some attention for a change. In general we get pretty short shrift - our accent is seen as lower class, we are all perceived to work in grubby factories and live in back-to-backs. And even in the Dark Ages, Mercia was generally considered to be somewhat uncivilised compared with Wessex, Essex, Northumbria and the rest. So let's hear it for the Midlands for a change!