Doorways in Time: The Great Archaeological Finds -- 1: The Sutton Hoo Treasure
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The History of Archaeology and Antiquarianism
The sutton who treasure discovery has political significance for archaeology and history. The atmosphere of the lead up to war is part of why the discovery was made in the first place. In a way, it grew out of antiquarianism, especially imperial and colonial antiquarianism. But unlike that earlier antiquarianism,. the new archaeology is methodical and systematic. It often is aimed more at finding clues of dating than just splendorous, valuable objects.
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