Anglo-Saxons Buried a Mysterious Vessel over a Millennia Ago. Archaeologists Discovered Its Contents

Archeologists unravel mystery of buried Byzantine bucket

Known as the Bromeswell bucket, the artifact found at England’s Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon site likely held the cremated remains of an important person, archaeologists say.

Mysterious sixth century vessel at Sutton Hoo site was used to bury cremated remains

Archaeologists found missing pieces of a sixth century vessel from the famed Sutton Hoo site, as well as the cremated human remains and other objects it once held.

Mystery of Sutton Hoo Bucket Solved - Archaeology Magazine

Comb found in base of Bromeswell bucket, Sutton Hoo, England SUTTON HOO, ENGLAND—The world-famous site of Sutton Hoo continues to reveal it secrets, according to a BBC News report. The Anglo-Saxon burial ground and its magnificent ship burial were first uncovered in the 1930s, but excavations at the site have continued at various times over the past several decades. During the 1980s, pieces of a magnificent copper-alloy bucket, known as the Brom…

'Bucket of Death' was stuffed with dead VIP in bombshell Sutton Hoo find

A MYSTERIOUS bucket found at Sutton Hoo in 1986 was stuffed with the remains of a dead VIP, archaeologists believe. This “bucket of death” contains the cremated remnants of both human and animal bones – solving a decades-old mystery. PAThe Bromeswell bucket is a Byzantine copper-alloy contained that was stuffed with human remains[/caption] PAThe ‘Bucket of Death’ is remarkably well preserved despite dating back 1,400 to 1,500 years[/caption] FAS…

Byzantine bucket unearthed at Sutton Hoo ‘contained remains of important person’

The entire base of the Bromeswell bucket was found intact and a comb, probably made from antler, was found unburnt.

The mystery of the famous gorillas, 1,400 years old and found at Sutton Hoo, was finally highlighted by archaeologists, written by BBC journalists. The announcement of experts comes almost four decades after they have...