These included a chatelaine, a kidney-shaped purse-lid, a bowl, several buckles, a dress-fastener, and the hinges of a casket, all made of silver, and also a fragment of embroidered cloth.This important grave, damaged by looters, was probably the source of the many iron ship-The cemetery also contained bodies of people who had died violently, in some cases by The identification and discussion of these burials was led by Carver.In 2000, a Suffolk County Council team excavated the site intended for the The ship-burial discovered under Mound 1 in 1939 contained one of the most magnificent archaeological finds in England for its size and completeness, far-reaching connections, the quality and beauty of its contents, and for the profound interest it generated.Although practically none of the original timber survived, the form of the ship was perfectly preserved.Long afterwards, the roof collapsed violently under the weight of the mound, compressing the ship's contents into a seam of earth.As a body was not found, there was early speculation that the ship-burial was a Sutton Hoo is a cornerstone of the study of art in Britain in the 6th–9th centuries. One cemetery had an undisturbed ship burial with a wealth of Anglo-Saxon artefacts of art-historical and archaeological significance; most of these objects are now held by the British Museum in London. the head end) at the north-west corner stood a tall iron stand with a grid near the top.In the south-west corner was a group of objects which may have been hung up, but when discovered, were compressed together.
Our ship sculpture brings the ‘wow’ factor to a visit to Sutton Hoo.Mike added: ‘We want you to get excited about the discovery at Sutton Hoo from the moment you arrive. The site is in the care of the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. Where is the capital of the European Union located? A team, led by Rupert Bruce-Mitford, from the British Museum's Department of British and Medieval Antiquities, determined their nature and helped to reconstruct and replicate the sceptre and helmet.From analysing the data collected in 1938–39, Bruce-Mitford concluded that there were still unanswered questions.
Anglo-Saxon helmet found at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, Eng.This article was most recently revised and updated by And it begins with the discovery of the ghostly outline of a ship.” During the 1939 dig, the first thing the archaeological team discovered in Mound 1 was a single rivet.
Subsequent archaeological campaigns, particularly in the late 1960s and late 1980s, have explored the wider site and many other individual burials. These are external links and will open in a new windowA team aiming to build the first full-size replica of the Anglo-Saxon ship buried at Sutton Hoo has unveiled 3D computer-generated models of the vessel.They will be used by The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company to construct a replica of the ship, uncovered in 1939, near Woodbridge, Suffolk.It is thought to be the final resting place of the 7th-Century King Raedwald.The models were produced by University of Southampton maritime archaeologists.Experts are meeting this weekend in Woodbridge to discuss the three-year project to build the 27m-long (90ft) ship.Philip Leech, a director of The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company, said the meeting would help work towards the final design before work could start next spring. The £5m visitor centre was opened in March 2002 by Nobel laureate Upper body area: purse, shoulder-clasps and great buckleUpper body area: purse, shoulder-clasps and great buckleA full description of the locality and environment has been produced by Archaeological studies of this region include the East Anglian Kingdom project and, since 1974, the Ipswich Excavation Project, undertaken for The example from Eschwege, Niederhonen in the Lower Werra valley, a tributary of the River Weser, is displayed at John Jacobs described what he and Basil Brown found in a short recorded commentary which can be heard on the aural history earpieces at Sutton Hoo National Trust Exhibition Hall.Bruce-Mitford 1974, 73–113; however Kingston near Woodbridge (nearly opposite Sutton Hoo) is "another possibility" (see Scarfe 1986, 4, 30).The analysis of the bridle and mounts is presented by Angela Evans in Carver 2005, 201–281.For the original discovery and finds, and their analysis, see Bruce-Mitford 1975, 104–117, 110–111.A.C.
Sutton Hoo is now home to a full size sculpture of the ship that once held that helmet. The ship burial is one of the most magnificent archaeological finds in England because of its size, completeness, far-reaching connections, the quality and beauty of its contents, and the profound interest of the burial ritual itself.
Fenwick in Bruce-Mitford 1983 (II), 511–553.See E. Crowfoot in Bruce-Mitford 1983 (II), 409–479.ODNB, Basil John Wait Brown.