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Sutton Hoo : burial ground of kings? by Martin Oswald Hugh Carver is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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The Sutton Hoo ship-burial is one of the most significant archaeological finds ever made in Europe and arguably in the world. It lies in a site that contains all the elements of archaeological mystery and romance: seventeen burial mounds, buried treasure, great works of art, sacrificed horses, and evidence of human execution. In the first accessible account of the whole story to date, Martin Carver explains what we know of Sutton Hoo burial ground, in which the leaders of the Dark Age kingdom of East Anglia signaled their belief in a pagan and maritime kingdom independent of the Christian Europe of the day. Since the rediscovery of the first ship-burial in 1939, the site has been the subject of three major campaigns of excavation and research, the last of which ended in 1993. In "Sutton Hoo", Martin Carver, director of the most recent excavations, tells the story, not only of one of the most dramatic historic places in early England but of the fifty years of its exploration — a history of British archaeology. With 12 colour and 104 black and white illustrations.

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Martin Oswald Hugh Carver
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Published
1998
Language
EN
ISBN
9780812234558
Category
history
Subjects
Fiction, History, European History
Rating
3.94 / 5 (30 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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