An international student discovered a piece of 9th century gold just 90 minutes into her first archaeological excavation. The early medieval object was found by Newcastle University student Yara Souza at a recent excavation in Redesdale, Northumberland. It was buried close to the route of Dere Street, a major Roman road which ran between York and Edinburgh and which eventually became part of the modern-day A68. Ms Souza, from Florida in the US, said: "It was amazing to discover something that hadn't been seen for more than a thousand years, I was really geeking out over it." The excavation took place in July ... (full story)