Info Of Southend Burial Site 'Uk's Respond To Tutankhamun'

The Prittlewell burial site was discovered inwards 2003

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A regal burial site constitute betwixt a pub as well as Aldi supermarket has been hailed every bit the UK's answer to Tutankhamun's tomb.

Workers unearthed the grave, which contained dozens of rare artefacts, during roadworks inwards Prittlewell, nigh Southend, Essex, inwards 2003.

Tooth enamel fragments were the exclusively human remains, but experts nation their "best guess" is that they belonged to a sixth Century Anglo-Saxon prince.

It is said to live on the oldest example of a Christian Anglo-Saxon regal burial.

Now, afterwards xv years of practiced analysis simply about of the artefacts are returning to Southend to larn on permanent display for the offset fourth dimension at the Central Museum.

When a squad from the Museum of London Archaeology (Mola) excavated the site, they said they were "astounded" to detect the burial sleeping accommodation intact.

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