Introduction

This project is the collaborative effort of Rebecca Cole and Denise Gotte and is our first foray into cyberspace. We chose this topic out of personal interest and to satisfy the requirements of the Database and Graphics unit offered at the Australian National University. We don't claim any expertise in computing but we've had lots of fun putting these pages together.

General Instructions

The following table indicates the main topics that we've discussed. Some of the pages are self contained while others lead on to more detailed information. Click on the blue or purple words to gain access. The icons are repeated throughout the project; for example the gold helmet will always take you back to the Homepage. Clicking on the small images throughout the project will take you to a larger JPEG version of the image.

The most important instruction, however, is to have some fun looking at this fascinating archaeological site.

Maps The Ship
Artefacts Burial Practices
Armoury and WeaponryBibliography
Other Interesting Sites

Further information on this site

Why and Who?

Since the initial excavations in 1937-38 vast amounts of scholarly text has been compiled to identify, interpret and analyse the Sutton Hoo site and its artefacts but relatively little has been published electronically. Our intention is to provide some basic information on the Web with images and links to other related Web sites for year 11 and 12 students and first year university students with an interest in Archaeology or Art History.

The Homepage Helmet

The helmet featured on our Homepage is a reworked photo of the Tower Armouries replica which was manufactured following the 1971 reconstruction of the helmet. Several technical points were clarified in the Tower replica taking note of practical considerations. It has been noted that the Tower Armouries version will fit on almost any sized head with comfort and that a firm fit can be achieved by varying the amount of padding used inside the helmet.

Acknowledgments

All of our paper resources are listed and acknowledged on the Bibliography page and we are particularly grateful to Edith Pretty who made the excavation possible, the people involved in the excavation and all those who have since contributed to the interpretation and analysis of the artefacts and their context. We have particularly relied on the work of Rupert Bruce-Mitford in his publications The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial Vol 1 and 2 published by the British Museum in 1978.