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Replica of the helmet from Benty Grange

Object glossary

Anglo-Saxon
430-1070 AD. The country was divided into a number of warring kingdoms. The richer people liked gold and silver jewellery. They buried their dead in barrows. Christianity was introduced from the continent and gradually replaced older beliefs.

Archaeologist
A person who studies evidence for our human past, usually by excavation.

Sutton Hoo
Sutton Hoo is a very famous Anglo-Saxon ship burial site in Suffolk. It contained many beautiful objects in gold, many of which are on display in the British Museum.

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