you may well like Netflix's new offering,
called The Dig, the story is about the discovery at Sutton Hoo
near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England, it is the site of two early medieval
cemeteries dating from the 6th to 7th centuries. Archaeologists have been
excavating the area since 1939, above the The Dig
recreated the Sutton Hoo burial site, credit Netflix,
the film stars Carey
Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes and Lily James, the story is set in the
late 1930s, it focuses on the real life figure of Edith Pretty (played by
Mulligan), a widow with an interest in history living near the town of
Woodbridge in Suffolk, above Carey
Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes as Edith Pretty and Basil Brown in The Dig, credit Netflix,
the helmet is one of the most important finds at Sutton Hoo photo credit Geni CC BY-SA 4.0, it is thought
the ship was the final resting place of King Rædwald. Those hoping to see a
body were disappointed – anything organic dissolved long ago. Soil samples
revealed that even the bones had been eaten away by natural acid, BBC News
notes the dig revealed “263 finds of gold, garnet, silver, bronze, enamel,
iron, wood, bone, textile, feathers and fur.” Why was it so significant? Not
only was it a spectacular find, but it changed perceptions on Anglo Saxon
England, the
materials in the chamber came from across the globe, broadening the scope of
what was thought to be a less sophisticated civilization. As depicted in the
film and quoted by the Times, archaeologist Charles Phillips refers to an image
of “marauding barterers”, Sutton Hoo
made a big splash in archaeological circles. However the Nazi menace meant the
general public didn’t find out about the remarkable story till 1951. The
treasures were secreted in a London Underground tunnel, as experts waited for
the coast to clear, now here is an amazing thing, Pretty could have reaped the rewards, instead she donated
the items to the British Museum, I am so looking forward to watching this film, it is just my cup of tea.
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