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Time Team - Season 21 Episode 19 The Sutton Hoo Dig Part 1: Searching for the Origins of Sutton Hoo

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In Part 1 of 3 parts following the first season at Sutton Hoo, Tony and the team get stuck into the first week of excavations, and delve into the history of the site. Tony reveals how the discovery of the great ship burial changed our understanding of Anglo Saxon society.. The Team begin to suspect that a cemetery under the Visitor’s Centre extends into Garden Field. And a strong metal detecting signal suggests to the team that they might have found the missing parts of a rare and beautiful Byzantine bucket partly ploughed up 30 years ago. Dr Helen Geake reveals her very personal connection with the site, which goes back to her student days, when she and other members of the team discovered some extraordinary burials under the other mounds in the Royal Burial ground. Dr. John Gater reveals the Geofizz that he and Jimmy Adcock did in 2021 and Stewart takes a wander through the landscape.

First Air Date: Jan 16, 1994

Last Air date: May 20, 2025

Season: 21 Season

Episode: 246 Episode

Runtime: 50 minutes

IMDb: 7.10/10 by 14.00 users

Popularity: 4.5994

Language: English