A year before this discovery, Basil Brown, a British archaeologist, was invited by Edith Pretty, the owner of the Sutton Hoo estate, to investigate and excavate several mounds that were on her property.ĭuring this first season, Brown excavated the mound known today as Mound 2. It was only in 1939 that this burial mound, with its treasure intact, was discovered by archaeologists. Mound 1: posts mark the ends of the ship. They found nothing, however, as part of this mound was dug away during the Middle Ages, causing the looters to miss the mound’s real center. During the 16th century, would-be looters dug through the ‘center’ of a burial mound, hoping to find treasure. This archaeological site is believed to have been used during the 6th and early 7th centuries AD. Sutton Hoo is located on an escarpment overlooking the River Deben. Once complete, the ship sculpture will include a slab in the middle, representing the burial chamber, and etchings on the slab showing where the Sutton Hoo treasures were found. He said, “When you stand next to the boat you realise what a significant achievement that was.” Mike Hopwood, visitor experience project manager, hopes the sculpture will help people get a better perspective on just how large and important Sutton Hoo is. BBC News writes “The National Trust said the ghostly representation was the "wow factor"” for the revamped Anglo-Saxon site. The 27-meter (88.58 ft.) ship is so well-known and valued for its archaeological significance today that it was recreated as a large steel sculpture in April 2019. These artifacts also allow us to gain some insights into early Anglo-Saxon England, at least with regards to its elites. This is due to the exquisite grave goods that were discovered in the ship’s burial chamber. This site is best known for the Anglo-Saxon burial mounds that were discovered during the first half of the 20th century, including a magnificent ship burial, which is popularly believed to have belonged to an Anglo-Saxon king. Sutton Hoo is an archaeological site located near the town of Woodbridge, in Suffolk, East Anglia, England.
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