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The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial
Season 1 · Episode 11

The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

Ancient Civilisations

April 10, 202555m 36s

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Show Notes

The discovery at Sutton Hoo of the ship burial of an Anglo-Saxon king and his lavish treasure is one of the greatest archaeological finds on English soil.


But who was the man considered worthy of such a splendid burial? Why was there no trace of human remains? What lies beneath the other mounds on the site? And why bury a body in a ship?


A Noiser production, written by Nicola Rayner. With thanks to Gareth Williams, curator at the British Museum and author of Treasures From Sutton Hoo.


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