Early Anglo-Saxon warriors. The Sutton Hoo site, which includes the ship burial and more than a dozen other graves, was discovered in 1939, just before the start of World War II.

The Sutton Hoo ship burial dates to between around AD 610 and AD 635, when the site belonged to the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia. In AD 575, the Byzantine army 'urgently' needed more troops ...

Archaeologists found missing pieces of a sixth century vessel from the famed Sutton Hoo site, as well as the cremated human remains and other objects it once held.

The objects found at Sutton Hoo reinforce this connection. For example, the silver spoons, typical of the Byzantine era, bear Greek inscriptions that could be linked to Christian rituals. A silver ...

A 1,500-year-old bucket discovered in England has been identified as an ancient cremation burial vessel, experts said. The 6th-century bucket was found at Sutton Hoo, an archaeological site near ...

Scientists solve mystery of 1,400-year-old bucket unearthed at Sutton Hoo. Analysis of the bucket has revealed the truth about its burial. Sam Russell. Tuesday 20 May 2025 00:01 BST.

Sutton Hoo is thought to be the final resting place of King Raedwald, the 7th Century ruler of East Anglia. ... Capaldi's comeback, celebrity sightings and lots of spoons.

Sutton Hoo is famous as one of the greatest archaeological finds in history — but has become infamous for its dullness as a visitor ... spoons and even tools, all beautifully-made as befitted the ...

A gold and garnet sword pyramid lost by a Sutton Hoo-era lord "careening around the countryside" on his horse has been discovered by a metal detectorist. The Anglo-Saxon object was found in the ...

The Sutton Hoo site, ... silver spoons and metal bowls that appear to have been made in the eastern Mediterranean but were not valuable enough to have been traded, Gittos said.

For nearly 100 after its discovery, the Sutton Hoo burial site in Suffolk was assumed to be the resting place for a high-ranking royals. Out of about 20 burial mounds at the site, the most famous ...