Sutton Hoo Forensic Analysis: 5 Clues That Reconstructed an Anglo-Saxon King
The 1939 excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship burial in Suffolk, England, transformed the study of early medieval Europe. Beneath an unassuming earthen mound, archaeologists uncovered the ghostly imprint of a 27-meter Anglo-Saxon ship surrounding one of the richest burial assemblages ever discovered in Britain. The chamber contained magnificent gold regalia, Byzantine silverware, ornate weaponry, … Read more