Viking Treasure Hoard Found in Northern England

One of the biggest Viking treasures ever found has been discovered on an English farm by a father and son team of treasure hunters, according to the British Museum. The trove of more than 600 coins and dozens of other objects was buried more than 1,000 years ago, a collection of items from Ireland, France, Russia and Scandinavia that testified to the raiders' international reach. The father and son were trawling through a farmer's field near Harrogatem in northern England, on January 6, when their metal detector squealed. The pair found a silver bowl more than a foot beneath the soil. Under British law, such finds must be reported to authorities.