“So, Sutton Hoo’s got lots of stories still to tell.” We’re just about to do some geophysics on this site and on another Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Sutton Hoo, which hopefully will reveal even more about Sutton Hoo,” he says. “There’s still information and new techniques of archaeology which will reveal more. He’s planning to use techniques not available in the 1930s, including high-tech archaeological mapping. Wainwright believes there may be further discoveries lurking beneath Sutton Hoo’s sandy soil. Still, several areas of the burial ground have not been excavated. Another cemetery was found during construction of the exhibition centre in 2000. Sutton Hoo was excavated in 1938, in the late 1960s, and again in the 1980s. “And as people have watched the film, hopefully that will encourage more people to come and visit.” “We hope that 2021 will mean that we can open up more of the site for our visitors,” she says. Girling hopes “The Dig” may cause a spike in interest, boosting visitor numbers, once they’re allowed to return safely. Last November, the National Trust said the coronavirus pandemic was having a “crippling effect” on the charity’s finances, forcing spending cuts and redundancies. “At the moment, we’re back to estate walks only.” “It’s tough and it’s really sad to have been opening and closing so often,” says property operations manager Allison Girling. (Photo by: Universal Images Group via Getty Images)Ī scale metal sculpture of the burial ship sits outside an exhibition centre, currently closed along with all the site’s buildings, due to current UK coronavirus restrictions. Burial mound at the Anglo Saxon archaeological site of Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England.(Photo by: Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Tranmer House former home of Edith Pretty who organized archaeological excavation at Sutton Hoo Anglo Saxon ship burial site, Suffolk, England.The exhibition opens to the general public on March 27, 2014. The gallery’s centrepiece are the archelogical finds from the Sutton Hoo ship burial in Suffolk one of Britain’s most spectacular and important discoveries. The exhibition in the museum’s early medieval collections marks 75 years since the discovery of the Sutton Hoo treasure. LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 25: Historic artifacts on display from the ‘Cuerdale Hoard’ in the new gallery ‘Sutton Hoo and Europe AD 300-1100’ in the British Museum on Main London, England.LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 25: A woman views the Sutton Hoo Helmet on display in the new gallery ‘Sutton Hoo and Europe AD 300-1100’ in the British Museum on Main London, England.(Photo by: Brown Bear/Windmil Books/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) He had clothing (cloaks and leather shoes), spears and other weapons, and objects ranging from a lyre (a small harp) to a great bronze cauldron. The King was laid out ready for his journey to the next world in a seagoing clinker-built ship.
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