Sutton Hoo, an Anglo-Saxon treasure collected across Europe and Asia

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@andrewh5457 3 жыл бұрын

The workmanship in these artifacts is outstanding.

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I learn so much with you. Your commentaries provide an extraordinary quantity of information in a very short time, and with excellent images. I usually use them even in my art history clases at the university. Thank you so much!

@EASYTIGER10 4 жыл бұрын

The metal, glass and garnet working is absolutely extraordinary and exquisitely beautiful

@Sasha0927 Жыл бұрын

Oh, the quality of this updated video is so nice, lol. Just a bit mad that I initially read Mercia as 'Merica, I'll be okay. Between the millefiori, cloisonné, gold stamping, and granulation, I'll continue holding my breath for that "how it's made" series. It's fascinating.

@andredaniel4171 3 жыл бұрын

There is a movie on Netflix called THE DIG which is based on this ,it’s a very good movie that i would highly recommend on the Sutton hoo dig and treasure

@GrammyTapDancing 3 жыл бұрын

Loved The Dig love true stories

@duncanidaho2097 3 жыл бұрын

@@diamondlil7819 -Thank you for the thoughtful comment. Most of the women I have known have little to no interest in these subjects. Probably being in the US. It seems everyone(but me) was obsessed with Game of Thrones, but I’d bet dollars (or Euros) to doughnuts that very tiny few would know Sutton Hoo or Viking York or any of the numerous and marvelous archaeological projects in the UK to unearth it’s rich history. Wnen I visited many years ago, my wife and I stopped at every small castle, standing stone and historical display we could, while touring in a rented Triumph Spitfire. It’s disheartening enough to refer to our own Revolutionary war period or the Jamestown colony and get blank stares. Most tv programs or historical movies don’t get many female eyeballs on them unless there is a human interest or romantic sub plot. Again, maybe this is a U S thing. I thank you for enlightening me with regards to the widespread interest in country for these projects. So perhaps you could further enlighten me on the subject of class stratification in your culture, particularly at the time, and how it was grossly misrepresented in the movie. The owner of the property and the government types oseemed to care little about the welfare of The amateur archaeologist or his family and just sent him on his way after. And, of course, the concern for tradesmen and other “lower class” types to use the side entrance to the house. Thank you. Edit: We visited the Viking York while in its early stages and was of great interest also.

@diamondlil7819 3 жыл бұрын

@@duncanidaho2097 Thank you for your response, Duncan. I am so pleased that you toured the UK and even came to beautiful York. Every historic site is now even better presented than when I was young and these are heavily visited by both sexes and all ages. With thousands of years of history, we have something for everyone. The Viking site at York, Jorvik, 20ft underground and involving an excellent 'ride' through the original and now recreated Viking area, is very popular, especially with families, and, at times, the queue is twice around the block. Yesterday, my three grandsons (aged 7, 5 and 5), came back from the nearby Leeds Royal Armouries Museum absolutely wide-eyed with excitement because everything had been presented in such an entertaining and involving way, including a live sword-fight, a real joust and a Western gun-fight: the exhibits are portrayed in imaginative scenarios. We know how to grab children's interest when they are young - and our national museums are free - somewhere for mum or dad to take the family on a wet afternoon. So much of our history is exciting whereas I'm afraid the American Civil War isn't, LOL, and because you only have a few hundred years of history, everything is flogged to death. Small wonder that eyes glaze over. One of the most popular shows on TV over the past 20 years or so has been 'Time Team' where a group go and dig up an interesting spot in the UK and then show what they find. Whole families sit down to watch this, even though it might be considered quite 'slow' - but the presenters are delightful and everyone knows that they can probably find something of interest in their back garden if they dig for it. You can probably find it here on YT. Metal detecting is also hugely popular because there is so much out there (unlike in the US) and the gently humorous 'Detectorists' was also a huge hit (check out YT). However, we have so much history that the name of Sutton Hoo would have probably drawn a blank with most Brits - until this film - and when I visited a couple of months ago, the site was rammed. There is an excellent museum, the mounds themselves, Mrs Pretty's house to explore and a cafe. Our class system is very, very complicated and isn't all based on snobbery. The film didn't misrepresent it but perhaps non-Brits just don't understand what the film is saying. Showing tradesmen/workmen to a side door was widespread, even in smaller houses, because they often came in muddy boots and it made sense to take them to the kitchen entrance where they could clean their boots if necessary before dirtying the carpets, especially in the days before vacuum cleaners! As for the museum men taking over, yes, that was very frustrating, but it wasn't just about class but about Basil not having a degree - bits of paper count, even today. IRL, these men and Basil got on well together and they appreciated his skill, but when something important is found here, then there is a certain procedure and those who have found the loot must step back and let the professionals take over. And Basil wasn't a professional but a skilled amateur. As for Mrs P selling her finds and sharing the money with Basil, I'm afraid that comment made me wince: such finds are not all about the money (an American might think differently?) and Mrs P and Basil would have winced too. Such finds are for the Nation and are rightly in the British Museum. I'm sure Basil (who wasn't destitute but in regular employment) would have nodded in agreement.

@L-mo 2 жыл бұрын

And a show called Game of Thrones lol

@iseiyoulaitre Жыл бұрын

@@diamondlil7819 if it were me I'd boot the 'professionals' and sink the find in a very deep part of the ocean. Its not meant for display, its a tomb. Simply put your grave robbing.

@bobwomack135 3 жыл бұрын

Just learned of this great treasure by watching a historical movie called "The Dig" , so I had to lookup this article to see what it looked liked. Amazing story !!!

@Ninjaslikelamas 5 жыл бұрын

Gasp! This is one of my favorites! Thank you for covering it!

@oltedders 4 жыл бұрын

I had heard about Sutton Hoo decades ago, but this is the first time I had seen any of the recovered artifacts. The quality of the work and variety of techniques is mind boggling. I had no idea that those skills persisted so far into the medieval period. I'm not just impressed, I'm intrigued.

@longfordboy2538 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this .very instructive without the usual twaddle. Great

@Sunshine-zm1fx 5 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video - thanks!

@elenacordoba4155 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Wonderful discovery...Thank you ⭐️

@lornawilson1564 4 жыл бұрын

all we said was WOOOOOOW

@arturocostantino623 2 жыл бұрын

This would be very hard for any jeweler today.

@corydunaway 3 жыл бұрын

Here after watching The Dig

@mad1n4h9 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much helped me with my homework and I did all of it in one night (we get a week to do it) and usually I don't because I can't find a good video but this is amazing and do helpful thank you do much :)

@oneshotme 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed and gave a Thumbs Up also

@keithlandry972 3 жыл бұрын

The Dig

@docholladay7638 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic watch

@kylejohnson8051 3 жыл бұрын

I'm here after watching The Dig. What a great movie, and to see the real artifacts is fascinating!

@faramund9865 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful commentary!

@missflooze 3 жыл бұрын

@@peterdonaldhume I've heard worse !

@ninjolav 5 жыл бұрын

Do we have proof that the garnet is indeed directly imported from Sri Lanka? Or might it perhaps have been re-used treasure like the Roman platter? Is Sri Lanka the only place where one could find these minerals in this age?

@TimSlee1 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there seem to be gaps in this information.

@smarthistory-art-history 5 жыл бұрын

It is now pretty well established that the garnets were from Sri Lanka or India. The British Museum, National Trust, and others now state this with some certainty. Recent research seems to confirm this, see for example: www.researchgate.net/publication/315809452_The_Circulaton_of_Garnets_in_the_North_Sea_Zone_ca_400-700

@joannechisholm4501 4 жыл бұрын

Even in the ancient world they did trade u know the world want shut off.

@joannechisholm4501 4 жыл бұрын

Briton was famous from its tin loads used to trade with us and for a Gem called Jet a black stone only found in Uk.

@oltedders 4 жыл бұрын

@@joannechisholm4501 The Biblical Joseph of Arimathea owned tin mines in Wales.

@gleysonlopes6339 3 жыл бұрын

Vim ver depois de ver o filme :)

@casadelvino2337 3 жыл бұрын

No Brasil a história é apagada os museus são incediados

@gajanansable7418 Жыл бұрын

Who came after watching "The Dig"

@PaulMann8666 4 жыл бұрын

Frisians also came over.

@OFP-Flashpoint 4 жыл бұрын

And the Jutes

@joannechisholm4501 4 жыл бұрын

@@OFP-Flashpoint The most people were the Angles and the Saxons they all had kingdom

@missflooze 3 жыл бұрын

@@OFP-Flashpoint Who became the Danes I believe.

@diamondlil7819 3 жыл бұрын

@@missflooze The Danes were a different group who invaded in the 9th C some hundreds of years after the Angles, Saxons and Jutes settled in Britain. They are commonly known as the Vikings from their enthusiastic desire to 'go a-viking' which was a term meaning to raid and plunder.