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Sutton Hoo

American

[hoo] / hu /

noun

an archaeological site in Suffolk, England: a rowing boat, 80 feet (24 meters) long, discovered here and believed to have been buried a.d. c670 by Anglo-Saxons, possibly as a cenotaph in honor of a king.

Sutton Hoo British

/ huː /

noun

an archaeological site in Suffolk where a Saxon long boat containing rich grave goods, probably for a 7th century East Anglian king, was found in 1939

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French museums will in exchange be loaned ancient treasures mainly from the Anglo-Saxon Sutton Hoo site, one of England's most important archaeological locations.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

This means it comes from the same era as the ship burials at Sutton Hoo and Snape, both in east Suffolk, and the Prittlewell Prince, found near Southend-on-Sea in Essex.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

The coin dates back to the same era as the famous Sutton Hoo ship burial, which, as Dr Marsden explained, had a mix of Christian and pagan grave goods.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2025

The Anglo-Saxon ship burial site at Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, is widely considered to be England's "Valley of the Kings".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

The Sutton Hoo helmet foils were fragmented into countless pieces and the Danish stamp is very worn.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

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