2015年7月26日 星期日

Sutton Hoo treasure



The spectacular Sutton Hoo treasure was discovered ‪#‎onthisday‬ in 1939! http://ow.ly/Q5x6j
The ship buried at Sutton Hoo is the largest Anglo-Saxon ship yet unearthed. It was 27 metres long, dug deep into the yellow sand in a tight-fitting trench. Learn more about this incredible archaeological discovery in this online exhibition http://ow.ly/Q1WBz



The spectacular Sutton Hoo treasure was discovered ‪#‎onthisday‬ in 1939! http://ow.ly/Q5x6j
Mrs Edith Pretty, a landowner at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, asked archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate the largest of many Anglo-Saxon burial mounds on her property. Inside, he made one of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries of all time. Beneath the mound was the imprint of a 27-metre-long ship. At its centre was a ruined burial chamber packed with treasures: Byzantine silverware, sumptuous gold jewellery, a lavish feasting set, and most famously, an ornate iron helmet.
You can see the treasure from Sutton Hoo on display in Room 41http://ow.ly/Q5xME

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