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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Sutton Hoo helmet’s origin story challenged by discovery from amateur metal detectorist

An ancient stamp unearthed by a metal detectorist suggests the Sutton Hoo was actually made in Denmark, and not Sweden as previously thought.

The Anglo-Saxon helmet, dated to the 7th century, is one of the UK’s most iconic archaeological finds and often called the “British Tutankhamen”.

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