Martin Carver. Sutton Hoo: a seventh-century princely burial ground and its context.(Book review)

From: Antiquity | Date: September 1, 2006| Author: von Carnap-Bornheim, Claus | Copyright information

MARTIN CARVER. Sutton Hoo: a seventh-century princely burial ground and its context (Report of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London 69). x1+536 pages, 223 figures, 13 colour & 63 b&w plates, 104 tables. 2005. London: The British Museum; 0-7141-2322-6 hardback 95 [pounds sterling].

The significance of Sutton Hoo hardly requires further vindication. Since the burials were published in Rupert Bruce-Mitford's monumental publication of 1975, 1978 and...

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