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 iconic Sutton Hoo helmet was wrapped in cloth and laid near the left side of the dead person's head. It's a piece of truly breathtaking artistry, functional and beautiful, with a vaulted cap and deep cheek-pieces.

2022年5月9日 · One of the richest troves of buried artifacts ever found, the Sutton Hoo ship burial was discovered in Suffolk, England, just as World War II broke out. Over the next few years, an incredible...

2021年1月17日 · The Anglo-Saxon treasures unearthed at Sutton Hoo have been described as one of "greatest archaeological discoveries of all time". This discovery has been turned into Netflix film The Dig...

In the summer of 1939, as the Second World War loomed bleakly on the horizon, an incredible discovery was made beneath the earth in a quiet corner of Suffolk. Find out the story behind the Anglo-Saxon treasures at Sutton Hoo and why the finds were so significant.

2023年2月7日 · What treasure did they find? The first excavation in 1939 unearthed one of the major Sutton Hoo finds – the burial ship and chamber beneath it. Very little of the original timber survived, but its form was preserved almost perfectly in the sand.

Sutton Hoo is England's Valley of the Kings, and the Anglo-Saxon ship burial found in the King's Mound is the richest burial ever found in northern Europe. 1,400 years ago, a king or great warrior of East Anglia was laid to rest in a 90ft ship, surrounded by his extraordinary treasures.

Far from the honourable curiosity that later drove Edith Pretty and Basil Brown, these individuals were after treasure, of which they found a great deal. Valuable objects found would have been melted down and shared between the finder and the Crown.

2021年2月2日 · The Sutton Hoo treasure, one of the greatest hoards of treasure found in Britain. See a window into the Anglo-Saxon world after the Romans had left and before the Vikings arrived. The ship burial of a mighty warrior.

2024年5月26日 · In the annals of British archaeology, few discoveries shine as bright as the Sutton Hoo treasure. This remarkable collection of Anglo-Saxon grave goods, unearthed from a Suffolk field in 1939, transformed our understanding of early medieval England.