Painting a picture of the seventh century bibliography and sources background reading on anglosaxon. Examine some of the beautiful objects found in this famous ship burial, and see what the excavation site looked like. The site at sutton hoo is managed by the national trust. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. The sutton hoo purselid is one of the major objects excavated from the anglosaxon royal burialground at sutton hoo in suffolk, england. Its permanent collection of some eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence, having been widely sourced during the era of the british empire. Sue brunning, a curator at the british museum, talks about their recently renovated early medieval europe gallery. Museum stories seeking inspiration 09 april 2020 read story. The wonderful collection of this app covers all the important highlights across the length and breadth of the british museum and across all its wellknown departments.
Discover the story of sutton hoo and how it came to be at the british museum. Covered with panels of tinned copper alloy sheeting. The british museum great russell street london wc1b 3dg united kingdom. I then suggest you print clue sheets for just 6 of the finds shown on the ksh powerpoint slides 7,8 and 9, in the following order. The best highlights of british museum with audio, tours, itineraries and maps is. One cemetery contained an undisturbed shipburial, including a wealth of anglosaxon artefacts of outstanding arthistorical and archaeological significance, most of which are now in the british museum in london. The goods discovered at sutton hoo are on display at the british museum in london. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id. The anglosaxon ship burial at sutton hoo british museum. Print out photos of about 15 sutton hoo objects from the british museum website.
Sign for sutton hoo anglo saxon burial site suffolk. The wonderful collection of this app covers all the important highlights across the length and breadth of the british museum and across all its well known departments. British museum statecollapsed to show the template collapsed, i. Sutton hoo, at sutton near woodbridge, suffolk, is the site of two 6th and early 7thcentury cemeteries. Besides great info on highlights, there is a range of useful tools for your visit, such as. Anglo saxons in britain, the british museum and the sutton hoo objects. Ppt introduction to beowulf powerpoint presentation. Sue brunning, curator at the british museum, tells us about the famous sutton hoo helmet, which can be found in room 41 of the museum. Bbc a history of the world about british museum 100. Apr 27, 2018 sutton hoo is the site where a saxon king was buried in a ship. Ppt beowulf and anglosaxon britain powerpoint presentation free to download id. Episode 16 the story of the discovery and subsequent restoration of the sutton hoo treasure. Today we show you around the burial site and show you the amazing treasures found within.
Clearly, trade with those areas was maintained throughout these troubled times. British museum ed content cannot be used for commercial purposes. Inside the burial mound was the imprint of a decayed ship and a central chamber filled with treasures. Ad 600 burial ground of kings ad 590 to 650 the gallows and the gentry ad 650 to 1938 now entertain conjecture of a time. Curators corner eighty years and more of sutton hoo 24 july 2019 read story. From 1961 until his death he worked at the british museum, where he became the chief conservator of ceramics and glass in 1983. Footage of objects from the sutton hoo ship burial.
Edith pretty donated the finds to the british museum in 1939, and they now form a stunning centrepiece to this gallery. Lindisfarne gospels quiz the utrecht psalter and its influence. Sutton hoo is a series of 6th7th century burial mounds found in suffolk, england. In this lesson, pupils will learn about the mystery of sutton hoo.
I cant check bruce mitford 1978 until the end of the week, although the 1975 prefatory list of figures which i have scanned refers to it as the purselid, as does angela care evans 1986, the sutton hoo ship burial. Jun 25, 2014 sue brunning, curator at the british museum, tells us about the famous sutton hoo helmet, which can be found in room 41 of the museum. The internment of a ship at sutton hoo represents the most impressive medieval grave to be discovered in europe. John meirion rea, prsalan william marr reekie, prs. The sutton hoo helmet and some of the other objects buried with it demonstrate britains contacts, direct and indirect, with europe and other parts of the world. Persian highlights oxus treasure, immortal army, cyrus cylinder. Sutton hoo is the site where a saxon king was buried in a ship. In 2017, shankars family donated the sitar to the museum, and before it went on display his daughter anoushka played one of her father.
Save your favourite colouring sheet and start getting creative the nereids also give their name to the nereid monument the largest of the. It documents the story of human culture from its beginnings to the present. Reconstruction of the sutton hoo helmet in the british museum feedback we are always pleased to hear how you use our programmes and, in particular, how your own school performance has. First steps in drama provides carefully structured language and drama activities that encourage imaginative, coop. To provide teachers with an opportunity to build student familiarity in terms of object identification and object vocabulary. Ppt introduction to beowulf powerpoint presentation free. Museum stories how to explore the british museum from home 27 march 2020 read story. The british museum refers to it as the sutton hoo purselid.
The sutton hoo helmet at the british museum youtube. Sutton hoo is the site of two anglosaxon cemeteries dating to the 6th and early 7th centuries ce that is located near woodbridge, suffolk, england. Reconstruction of the sutton hoo shield, using original gold, garnet, copper alloy and iron fittings and modern replica fittings on a modern lime wood shield board. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website.
Besides great info on highlights, there is a range of useful tools for your visit. To set this templates initial visibility, the state. Jump to navigation jump to search initial visibility. British museum full edition for android free download. The british museum considers educational and classroom use within an educational establishment or in the course of formal instruction to be noncommercial. Discovered in 1939, it is one of the largest and bestpreserved archaeological finds of the saxon period in europe. These images must have had deep significance for the anglosaxons, but it is impossible for us to interpret them. Oct 03, 2015 anglo saxons in britain, the british museum and the sutton hoo objects. One contained an undisturbed ship burial including a wealth of anglosaxon artefacts of outstanding arthistorical and archaeological significance, which are now held in the british museum in. We use cookies to make our website work more efficiently, to provide you with more personalised services or advertising to you, and to analyse traffic on our website.
The plaques include twinned images of a birdofprey swooping on a ducklike bird above, and a man standing heroically between two beasts. British museum full edition for android free download and. Give one or two to each group of students and ask them to try to work out what the objects are. Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of master sitar playe. The copper alloy sheets are stamped with various patterns including animal interlace, and warrior motifs depicted in two panels. It is very important to historians because it tells them a great deal about the wealth and traditions of early anglosaxon kings. The best highlights of british museum with audio, tours, itinerary and maps. Ppt sutton hoo powerpoint presentation free to download. Discover the most useful, informative and entertaining app to thoroughly explore and enjoy the british museum. Iron and tinned copper alloy helmet, consisting of many pieces of iron, now built into a reconstruction, forming cap, cheekpieces, mask and neckguard.
Colour in your own underwater world with ocean blues, sea greens or. To provide students with visual encounters with key objects from sutton hoo. Ship was nearly 80 feet long, laden with treasures and everyday equipment even if it is everyday equipment made of gold window into the early anglosaxon world. The sir paul and lady ruddock gallery, room 41 of the museum. Find out more about allowed educational uses of british museum ed content. But who was buried there and what did it reveal about this period in history. Teaching history with 100 objects the sutton hoo helmet. Digitizing sponsor internet archive contributor internet archive language. The sutton hoo helmet from anglesaxon ship burial in ad 600, the british museum, london, uk. The sutton hoo ship burial in suffolk, england, excavated in 1939, is one of the most signifi. Click on any link to find out more about an object, zoom in on the image and listen again or download the programme. The best way to view them is to use the british museum s slideshow helpfully provided on a powerpoint which i suggest you download first as it is a 6mb file.
One contained an undisturbed ship burial including a wealth of anglosaxon artefacts of outstanding arthistorical and archaeological significance, which are now held in the british museum in london. For more information on how we use cookies and how to manage cookies, please follow the read more link, otherwise select accept. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no. Found in 1939 at sutton hoo in eastern england, formerly the danelaw. Download this free picture about british museum history from pixabays vast library of public domain images and videos. In this case it seems clear that there was a strong norse influence in east anglia, but also ties to gaul and the mediterranean. Nigel reuben rook williams 15 july 1944 21 april 1992 was an english conservator and expert on the restoration of ceramics and glass. The first and also the largest mound, originally excavated in 1939 by basil brown, contained a 90footlong 27 m ship, and is supposedly the burial site of raedwald, the leader of the wuffing dynasty.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. It was in this mound that archaeologists discovered the elaborately decorated purselid. The british museum, in the bloomsbury area of london, united kingdom, is a public institution dedicated to human history, art and culture. The sutton hoo helmet, part of the sutton hoo treasure, british museum, london, england, uk sutton hoo suffolk, display in the sutton hoo visitor centre of a replica of the anglo saxon helmet discovered in a burial mound on site nearby, uk. Search results for sutton hoo the british museum blog. Basic powerpoint outlining the history of sutton hoo. See all the objects from the radio 4 series a history of the world in 100 objects. Sutton hoo, near woodbridge, east anglia, is the site contained an undisturbed ship burial, including a wealth of anglosaxon artefacts of outstanding arthistorical and archaeological significance. Visit the national trust page about sutton hoo to find out more. Sutton hoo helmet roman hoards of britain mildenhall treasure, hoxne pepper pots. The site contains a collection of burial mounds, of which much the most significant is the undisturbed ship burial in mound 1 containing very rich grave goods including the purselid.
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