Gold crosses from the earliest dated princely Anglo-Saxon burial believed to accept been placed over the man’s eyes © MOLA
Ellie Broad, Assistant Curator of Archaeology at Southend Museums, on the Prittlewell Anglo-Saxon princely burial going on permanent display at Southend Central Museum from May eleven – for the get-go fourth dimension since their regain fifteen years ago
The Prittlewell Princely Burial is the earliest bear witness of Anglo-Saxon Christianity e'er constitute inward England. Compared alongside the princely burials at Sutton Hoo in addition to Taplow, Prittlewell has a beautiful in addition to exotic array of artefacts, alongside many of the virtually impressive objects going on permanent display from May eleven 2019.
In 2003, archaeologists from MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) began excavating state inward Prittlewell, Essex ahead of a route widening scheme. The regain of a bedroom grave came equally a bang-up surprise to the archaeologists equally they uncovered incredible objects buried nether centuries of earth.
A small, wood-lined bedroom had been buried nether a mound, which had collapsed over time, concealing its location in addition to protecting its contents from robbers.
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