Everything discovered at the Sutton Hoo ship burial tells a story. Find out what these exceptional treasures tell us about the Anglo-Saxons in this @National Trust - East of England video 🎬 ▶️ Sutton Hoo Curator Sue Brunning explores what makes the discovery so significant in this blog: http://ow.ly/fWdi30pcynD #SuttonHoo80 | British Museum

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Got a taste for archaeology after watching Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes in The Dig? Dr. Janina Ramirez uncovers the fascinating true story about the exquisite treasures discovered at Sutton Hoo in Raiders of the Lost Past. Watch now on BBC iPlayer: https://bbc.in/3meehug | BBC Arts

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Check out this beautiful reconstruction of the Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo helmet. The original Sutton Hoo helmet was found during a 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. The burial was the final resting place of someone who had died in the early seventh century, during the Anglo-Saxon period – a time before 'England' existed. People think that an Anglo-Saxon king may have been buried here, and a popular candidate is Raedwald, who ruled the kingdom of East Anglia in the early seventh century