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Every year more archaeological finds are made in Norfolk than anywhere else in Britain. This is because the rich farmland and coastal location made Norfolk a good place to make a living. In Anglo-Saxon times it was a relatively rich county with a large population.

This wealth meant that more people could afford to own high quality objects. There have been many spectacular finds in Norfolk, all of them helping to build our understanding of the past. These are some of the most important Anglo-Saxon finds from the county.
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The background to these pages is taken from the design on a floor mosaic found in excavations at the Roman villa at Gayton Thorpe in west Norfolk. Finds from this site are in the Norwich Castle collections.