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Chronicle: Sutton Hoo

16/08/1989

Sutton Hoo

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Excavations at Sutton Hoo cast new light on Anglo-Saxon culture. (1989)

An excavation project exploring Anglo-Saxon mounds in Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, unearths more information about this part of  England during the 7th Century.

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. 

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