Who is buried at Sutton Hoo?
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Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine. The Sutton Hoo ship burial is one of the most famous discoveries. in British archaeological history. But who is actually buried there? Or perhaps a better question might be, why was the man buried with such a wealth of exotic goods?
Well Dr Helen Gittos has a fascinating new theory that may alter our understanding of this major archaeological find. David Musgrove spoke to her to find out more. Today I am joined by Helen Gittos, who's written a really interesting article entitled Susanhu and Syria, The Anglo-Saxons Who Served in the Byzantine Army, question mark, and it's being published in the English Historical Review. It's a really interesting take on a really interesting bit of history, Helen. So thank you so much for joining us.
How are you today? I'm very well, thank you. Exciting to be able to talk about this. Yeah, no, it's a it's a it's such a such a good article. So let's just get straight into it.
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