The story of an Anglo-Saxon grave hit the press on 30 April, likening the occupant to an Essex Tutankhamun. (At the time of discovery, the Sun newspaper dubbed him the Bling King!)
Why is this significant? Why were so many people needed to study what was in effect a single trench whose longest side was 15 metres? And why did it take them so long?
An excellent article in SALON, the newsletter of the Society of Antiquaries, explains ...
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