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# Council team praised for their work on The Staffordshire Hoard
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/council-team-praised-for-their-work-on-the-staffordshire-hoard/
- Published: 2009-09-25T09:15:43.000Z
- Updated: 2009-12-14T20:06:16.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Heritage, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:52

![Some of the items from The Staffordshire Hoard. Pic: Portable Antiquities Scheme](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/hoard-items.jpg "hoard-items")

Some of the items from The Staffordshire Hoard. Pic: Portable Antiquities Scheme

Staffordshire County Council’s Leader has praised the work of the team who helped to uncover the largest discovery of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found in the UK in a field near Lichfield.

The Historic Environment Team were part of a wide-ranging group of experts who swung into action after the [discovery](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2009/09/24/burntwood-man-uncovers-record-anglo-saxon-gold-haul/) of [The Staffordshire Hoard](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2009/09/24/website-reveals-anglo-saxon-treasures-found-by-burntwood-man/) by Burntwood metal detectorist Terry Herbert.

And Staffordshire County Council Leader Philip Atkins believes the team’s efforts have helped to put the county on the map. He said:

> “The security of the site was always of the utmost concern, but I was kept informed of progress throughout, as was the local county councillor. It has been a difficult and demanding task and required consummate professionalism working with colleagues from the Portable Antiquities Scheme.  
>  
> “This effort has been fully justified. This is an outstanding discovery and places Staffordshire in the international spotlight.”