The Sutton Hoo ship-burial is one of the most significant archaeological finds ever made in Europe. In the first account of the entire story to date, Martin Carver 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.
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This review is from: Sutton Hoo: Burial Ground of Kings (Hardcover)
Carver supervised the most recent round of digging at Sutton Hoo (the full excavation report is due out in 1999). This book seeks to present the new work plus all past work in a short book for a broad audience.At its best, this book is extremely good. It clearly summarizes the various digs, and the analyis of the archaeological evidence is clear, insightful, and often entertaining (who would have thought the archaelogists could work out so much detail of how a person was buried, down to details of how the coffin tipped when lowered, 1300 years ago?). But when Carver attempts to get into the minds of the people who built the mounds, the book often feels like bad popular history -- one example is that a comb was added to a tomb -- Carver suggests this event shows someone remembering the deceased as an unkempt youth.
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Back when I purchased my copy of this striking book in July, 1998, the story was cutting edge archaeology, don't know whether that is still true at this late date. However, the information is well packaged and striking, if the reader is similar to myself (major course of study: anthropology) then no matter the relative age involved, this book will still be of some engaging interest. The contents of the book are as follows: Preface Introducing Sutton Hoo Part I The Sutton Hoo Story Mrs Pretty digs up a Ship The British Museum's Treasure The Message of the Mounds Part II The Sutton Hoo Story Interpretations Putting down Roots Burial Ground of Kings? The Gallows and the Gentry A monument for the Millennium Open Forum Fifty questions-and a few answers Digest of Evidence-An inventory of burials and finds so far encountered at Sutton Hoo Location of Sutton Hoo Further reading Notes Index Many black and white photographs, maps, drawings, and illustrations are scattered throughout the text. The text is straight forward and easily read. It is an over sized book yet easy to handle and read. Especially if it is part of your night time, flat-on-your-back, bedtime reading. Of all similar books in my home library I still prize this one after all the years. If the book tickles your interest don't hesitate to purchase, most purchasers will surely be glad they did. Semper Fi.
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This is an extremely good book that combines archaeology and history. I was fascinated with the details of the finds and enjoyed reading about the early digs at Sutton Hoo and the later excavation. Anyone who is interested in archaeology as I have been since Kindergarten I think will thoroughly appreciate this book. Excellent!
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At Sutton Hoo in south-east Suffolk, a large white Edwardian mansion, with a wood-panelled interior, stands in a garden punctuated with rhododendrons and pine trees on a promontory overlooking the River Deben. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
copper alloy buckle, early medieval cemetery, bone gaming pieces, old ground surface, robber trench, ship burial, cremated bone, flat graves, execution burials, mound burial, head detached, bronze bowl, bone comb, burial mounds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sutton Hoo, East Anglia, British Museum, Basil Brown, Nigel Macbeth, Bronze Age, North Sea, East Angles, River Deben, Charles Phillips, Edith Pretty, Deben Valley, Annette Roe, National Trust, Victor Ambrus, Ipswich Museum, Rupert Bruce-Mitford, Top Hat Wood, Angela Evans, British Library, Gamla Uppsala, Guy Maynard, Office of Works, Spong Hill, Burgh Castle New!
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At Sutton Hoo in south-east Suffolk, a large white Edwardian mansion, with a wood-panelled interior, stands in a garden punctuated with rhododendrons and pine trees on a promontory overlooking the River Deben. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
copper alloy buckle, early medieval cemetery, bone gaming pieces, old ground surface, robber trench, ship burial, cremated bone, flat graves, execution burials, mound burial, head detached, bronze bowl, bone comb, burial mounds Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sutton Hoo, East Anglia, British Museum, Basil Brown, Nigel Macbeth, Bronze Age, North Sea, East Angles, River Deben, Charles Phillips, Edith Pretty, Deben Valley, Annette Roe, National Trust, Victor Ambrus, Ipswich Museum, Rupert Bruce-Mitford, Top Hat Wood, Angela Evans, British Library, Gamla Uppsala, Guy Maynard, Office of Works, Spong Hill, Burgh Castle New!
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