Amateur archaeologist Basil Brown famously made the discovery of a lifetime back in 1939, when he brushed away the Suffolk soil and revealed the richest intact early medieval grave in Europe. More than a grave, it was a spectacular funerary monument on an epic scale: a 27m (88.6ft) long ship with a burial chamber full of dazzling riches.

Sutton Hoo is the site of two Anglo-Saxon cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. Archaeologists have been excavating the area since 1938, when an undisturbed ship burial containing a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artifacts was discovered.

The Sutton Hoo ship burial provides remarkable insights into early Anglo-Saxon England. It reveals a place of exquisite craftsmanship and extensive international connections, spanning Europe and beyond. It also shows that the world of great halls, glittering treasures and formidable warriors described in Anglo-Saxon poetry was not a myth.

2025年1月29日 · Sutton Hoo, estate near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, that is the site of an early medieval burial ground that includes the grave or cenotaph of an Anglo-Saxon king. The burial, one of the richest Germanic burials found in Europe, contained a ship fully equipped for the afterlife (but with no body)

3 天之前 · Anglo-Saxon burial ground, home to one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time and with a 17-metre high viewing tower. Exhibition exploring the world of the Anglo-Saxons, featuring replica and original objects discovered at Sutton Hoo. Former home of Edith Pretty, built in 1910.

Sutton Hoo provides one of the richest sources of archaeological evidence for the Anglo-Saxon period of England's history. The discovery in 1939 changed our understanding of that era, and a time that had been seen as backwards was suddenly illuminated as cultured and sophisticated.

2023年5月11日 · Sutton Hoo is an archaeological site located in Suffolk, England, where a remarkable Anglo-Saxon burial was discovered in 1939. The burial is considered one of the most significant finds in English archaeology, and it has provided valuable insights into the culture, art, and social organization of the Anglo-Saxon people during the early Middle ...

Delicately carved gold buckles, jewel encrusted shoulder clasps and the famous Sutton Hoo helmet were all richly adorned with meaningful symbols and made with precision accurate to a fraction of a millimetre – quite a feat without the aid of artificial light or a magnifying glass!

2019年7月24日 · Research on the Staffordshire Hoard, another gobsmacking Anglo-Saxon discovery made in 2009, revealed that the goldsmiths responsible for Sutton Hoo's treasures could manipulate the material to enhance its qualities, using …

2024年3月19日 · 10 Discoveries from Sutton Hoo’s Anglo-Saxon Ship Burial. At the end of the 1930s, an Anglo-Saxon ship burial emerged from a mound in Suffolk. The rich assortment of medieval grave goods offered valuable insights into the Anglo-Saxon world.