In 1939 a series of mounds at Sutton Hoo in England revealed their astounding contents: the remains of an Anglo-Saxon funerary ship and a huge cache of seventh-century royal treasure. In southern ...

A recently discovered gold pendant appears to date to a "mysterious moment" in the early 8th Century, according to an expert.

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A spokesman for the British Museum has said the Sutton Hoo treasures are still set to go to France in exchange for the Bayeux Tapestry.

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Treasure from the Sutton Hoo site on display at the British Museum - David Rose A lost 1,400-year-old temple, said to have been built by the English king buried at Sutton Hoo, may have been discovered ...

Archaeologists recently discovered the purpose of a mysterious 1,500-year-old bucket at one of England's most historic sites – and it wasn't pleasant. The National Trust released a statement about the ...

An ancient stamp unearthed by a metal detectorist suggests the Sutton Hoo was actually made in Denmark, and not Sweden as previously thought. The Anglo-Saxon helmet, dated to the 7th century, is one ...

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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 ...

Over decades, archaeologists have gradually uncovered fragments of an ornate Byzantine-era bucket on the grounds of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, the U.K. The latest piece to turn up, however, is radically ...