Sutton-Hoo Anglo-Saxon Burial Grounds
Mrs. Pretty, a landowner in Sutton-Hoo decided to investigate the sand mound in her land that she received from her ancestors.
She arranged for people to excavate one of those sand mounds and what was found was a ship with the undisturbed remains of the Anglo-Saxon king.
Reconstructed Mound after the removal of what was inside.
A so-called 'ghostly' image of the buried ship was revealed during excavations in 1939. The 'ghost' effect was the result of sand discolored by the organic matter which had rotted away
The site was at first excavated under the auspices of the landowner, but when its significance became apparent, national experts took over. During the 1960s and 1980s, the wider area was explored by archaeologists and many other individual burials were revealed.
The site is important in understanding the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia and the early Anglo-Saxon period.
The nearby visitor centre contains original artifacts, replicas of finds, and a reconstruction of the ship-burial chamber.
The site is in the care of the National Trust.
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