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Doorways in Time: The Great Archaeological Finds -- 1: The Sutton Hoo Treasure

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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The Inlaid Gold Sword

In the purse there was a large collection of gold coins, all of them frankish. Each coin had been struck in a different mint somewhere in the frankish empire. A sword with jewelled handle and pommel is elaborately inlaid with garnets and other precious stones. The last object to be recognized is probably the most famous and iconic. Archaeologists found scattered pieces of a helmet made of iron and tin. Other objects that were in various states of decay include shoes, pillows and cushions. There are cald ans and cooking pots of various materials, metal and seramic. Two silver baptismal spoons, labelled saul and paul in greek may have also

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