Following the success of the Netflix film ‘The Dig’, based on the excavations at Sutton Hoo we have collated some articles here for you to enjoy.
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Following the success of the Netflix film ‘The Dig’, based on the excavations at Sutton Hoo we have collated some articles here for you to enjoy.
The ‘Real’ Dig – reading materials, real story, snippets provided by Joe Startin, Ship’s Company Director I am not aware of a dedicated ‘real account’. Every tour guide at the…
Read more The Dig – reading materials, real story and some snippets
We are building a full size version of the ship dug up by Basil Brown, Mrs Edith Pretty and Charles Phillips during the excavation celebrated in John Preston’s book and now in…
Martin Carver, Ship’s Company Director and archaeologist in charge of the Sutton Hoo burial mounds, recounts what has been discovered at the famous English site since the 1930s excavation portrayed…
Once the Netflix film was released, Simon Steel (Ship’s Compay Director) was delighted to share more about our project with Lindsay Fulcher at Minerva Magazine which led to us being featured…
In this interesting article published by the Nautical Archaeology Society, founding member Valerie Fenwick separates and explains the fact and the fiction relayed in the Netflix film, The Dig John…
Read more Another slant on the Sutton Hoo ship story, by Valerie Fenwick
Whilst on maternity leave, NAS Education Manager Peta Knott, from the Nautical Archaeology Society, is taking a break from work and enjoying the many archaeological lectures, workshops and most recently…
The Dig, released on 29 January, is a new film by Netflix exploring the story of the excavation of the Great Ship Burial at Sutton Hoo in 1939. The film…
Read more The true story behind The Dig by the National Trust
The new Netflix film “The Dig” tells the story of the excavation of the Sutton Hoo ship in England. A Norwegian professor believes that a 1500-year-old poem can explain why…
Read more Does the story of Beowolf explain the Oseberg, Gjellestad and Sutton Hoo ships?
A lovely article talking about the effect of the pandemic on the ship project, published on the 7th of February 2021. Link to article
Read more #thedig: Pandemic delays Woodbridge Sutton Hoo replica ship build
The Sutton Hoo longship, one of Britain’s greatest archaeological treasures, is being carefully brought back to life in a Suffolk shed BySimon de Bruxelles 23 January 2021 Once the replica…
The BBC has put together an interesting culture article called The buried ship found on an English estate that pieces together the archeological dig, the burial site, and the new…
In this article written by Erin Blakemore for the National Geographic, the author explores whether or not the Sutton Hoo Ship was the last of its kind… ‘Archaeologists can be…
Read more Why this famed Anglo-Saxon ship burial was likely the last of its kind
One of Britain’s most important archaeological finds of the 20th century is recounted in a new Netflix film, starring Carey Mulligan, that throws the spotlight on some of the country’s…
The success of The Dig, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, has reignited public interest in the spectacular archaeological discovery at Sutton Hoo and the people behind it. Here’s a…
Live footage of Basil Brown, amateur archeologist, and Jack Jacobs, Mrs Pretty’s gardener in 1965, talking about discovering the first rivet Courtesy of Facebook Link to film
This article written by Jeanne Dorin McDowell, on the 5th of February, pulls together more of the history behind the film and fills in some of the gaps in the…
Read more The True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo
An article by Suffolk County Council In this first article in a series of four, writer Sarah Doig talks about Basil Brown’s early life, his interests, and motivations. She also…
Read more Basil Brown: Beyond Sutton Hoo – An Archaeologist Emerges (1/4)
Esther Addley, writing for the Guardian looks at the impact of #thedig on the British Museum where the Sutton Hoo treasure hoard is on show. Here is the Link to…
Read more Out of the dark ages: Netflix film The Dig ignites ballyhoo about Sutton Hoo
Netflix’s new film The Dig explores the extraordinary discovery of Sutton Hoo – an Anglo Saxon ship burial found on the eve of the Second World War. Curator Sue Brunning looks at…
Read more Inside ‘The Dig’: how the star-studded film squares with reality of Sutton Hoo
Lots of local connections in the East Anglian Daily Times 4 Feb : WATCH: The Dig’s dialect coach teaches us how to ‘talk Suffolk’ 4 Feb: The Dig should put…