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Sutton Hoo

Duration: 50 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two England

First transmitted in 1989. An excavation project exploring Anglo-Saxon mounds in Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, unearths more information about this part of England during the 7th Century.As well as revealing some of the latest discoveries, this edition shows how more modern excavations are conducted, supported by film footage of Basil Brown's original dig at Sutton Hoo in the 1930s. As the project uncovers more about royal ship burial, an attempt at experimental archaeology has surprising consequences. Show less

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