MUSEUMS & EVENTS
SUTTON HOO REGENERATED
England’s most famous Anglo-Saxon archaeological site has been given substantial funding for an ambitious reinterpretation project
Sutton Hoo is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries in British history. In 1938, a local landowner called Edith Pretty called in archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate a series of mysterious mounds on her estate near Woodbridge, Suffolk. The subsequent excavation uncovered a 1,300 year-old ship burial of a man believed to the 7th century Anglo-Saxon King Raedwald of East Anglia. Priceless treasures were uncovered that included his gold belt buckle, sword, shield, and – most famously
