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Sutton Hoo: Burial Ground of Kings? By MARTIN CARVER. London: British Museum Press, 1998, 195 pp., 16.95 (hbk). ISBN 0 7141 0591 0
Sutton Hoo is one of the most intriguing and important archaeological sites in England. A field of unprepossessing mounds near Woodbridge in Suffolk has revealed the burial place of the Anglo-- Saxon kings of East Anglia. This book is an investigation into the history and archaeology of the site by Professor Carver, the archaeologist in charge of excavations and research from 1983 to 1998. The book is divided into three sections: the history of the site; the most recent campaign and research; and finally a question and answer section where the fifty most asked questions are given with short replies. The first section of three chapters is the most enjoyable...