Sutton Hoo helmet may not be from Sweden after all, new discovery suggests
A discovery by a metal detectorist in Denmark has raised questions about the origins of the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet, thought ...
Why London’s British Museum Remains A Must-See Despite Controversies
Home to some of the world’s most extraordinary artifacts, from the Rosetta Stone to the Elgin Marbles, the British Museum is ...
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Discovery of Danish metal stamp challenges 7th-century power views
Archaeologists have recently revealed that a metal object discovered nearly two years ago on Denmark's Tasinge Island could potentially ...
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Sutton Hoo helmet: A gold- and jewel-encrusted relic with ties to Beowulf and a lost Anglo-Saxon king
On display at the British Museum in London, the Sutton Hoo helmet is an iconic relic of early British history. Although rusted and fragmentary, the helmet reflects the power of its owner ...
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British Museum: New Trustees To Include Claudia Winkleman and Dr Tiffany Jenkins
The British Museum has announced new trustee appointments—five well-known figures from disciplines including history, ...
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Ex-worker allegedly shuts down British Museum’s IT
The British Museum is the UK’s most popular tourist attraction, holding items including the Rosetta Stone, the Anglo-Saxon ship from Sutton Hoo and two stone moai from Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
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The ghostly treasure ship of Sutton Hoo
Photograph by British Museum/Scala, Florence The collection of ... The significance of Sutton Hoo was instantly recognized. The largest Anglo-Saxon ship burial ever discovered contained artifacts ...
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Silk Roads at the British Museum and Asian Bronze at the Rijksmuseum — rewriting art history
In Silk Roads, the British Museum’s epic journey of a show ... Gold clasps from the Anglo-Saxon ship at Sutton Hoo in east England were newly analysed; the garnets in the Byzantine-style ...
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British Museum
The British Museum is both an architectural beauty and a trove of some of the world's most noted antiquities. In fact, many travelers say it's the best museum in all of London. What's more ...