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1n 1939, archaeologist Basil Brown opened the largest of a number of mounds at Sutton Hoo (burial mound 1). Cutting a trench east to west, he found ship-rivets in the sand (pictured). Without removing them he carefully revealed the shape of a huge ship.

Ships rviets found buried at Sutton Hoo

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1n 1939, archaeologist Basil Brown opened the largest of a number of mounds at Sutton Hoo (burial mound 1). Cutting a trench east to west, he found ship-rivets in the sand (pictured). Without removing them he carefully revealed the shape of a huge ship.

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20th Aug 2006 by Diane Earl

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Anglo-Saxon Saxon Saxons Danes burial mound archaeology Dark-Ages bodies cremate bones skeleton Sutton Hoo ship grave goods ritual belief after-life afterlife

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