Visitors to Sutton Hoo, in the county of Suffolk in eastern England, are greeted by a sculpture of the ship that served as a burial vessel for a seventh century warrior king.
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The sun sets over the famous burial mounds, shrouded by mist, at Sutton Hoo.
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This replica depicts a helmet found within a burial chamber on the ship.
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Alec Newland, a volunteer with The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company charity, is seen working on the stern at a workshop in nearby Woodbridge.
The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company
This pair of gold and garnet sword pyramid fittings were the first items of gold discovered during the 1939 Sutton Hoo excavations. The sword pyramids likely attached a leather strap that secured a sword in a scabbard to a belt and kept the sword in its sheath.
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Half of a shoulder clasp found at Sutton Hoo was made with glass and garnet cloisonné and features intricate animal art like that seen in the Staffordshire Hoard.
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Researchers continue to study Sutton Hoo, like this geophysics survey that took place in the fall of 2021. A viewing tower that helps visitors see the mounds is visible in the background.
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Volunteer Simon Lamb chisels the bow underlout for the new Sutton Hoo ship.
