Malcolm Weale was in a farmer's field with his metal detector when he unearthed a tiny and dirt-covered object.

When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field, he knew it was something special.

LONDON — When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he'd unearthed in an English field ... and a gold signet ring with an intriguing link to Queen Elizabeth I. They have been ...

LONDON – When Malcolm Weale saw the tiny, dirt-covered object he’d unearthed in an English field ... and a gold signet ring with an intriguing link to Queen Elizabeth I.

Archaeologist Helen Geake, who serves as a “finds liaison officer” for the antiquities program, said that it was likely made in England – “English ... 16th-century signet ring engraved ...