The Sutton Hoo Helmet Is Ornately Decorated Anglo-Saxon Helmet Found During A 1939 Excavation Of The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial. One Cemetery Had An Undisturbed Ship Burial With A Wealth Of Anglo-Saxon Artefacts. Most Of These Objects Are Now Held By The British Museum. Scholars Believe Rã¦Dwald Of East Anglia Is The Most Likely Person To Have Been Buried In The Ship. The Site Is Important In Establishing The History Of The Anglo-Saxon Kingdom Of East Anglia As Well As Illuminating The Early Anglo-Saxon Period Which Lacked Historical Documentation. Gold Shoulder Clasp, With Inlays Of Garnets And Glass The Site Was First Excavated By Basil Brown Under The Auspices Of The Landowner Edith Pretty, But When Its Significance Became Apparent, National Experts Took Over. During The 1960S And 1980S, The Wider Area Was Explored By Archaeologists And Many Other Individual Burials Were Revealed. The Artefacts Comprise What Is Considered The Greatest Treasure Ever Discovered In The Uk

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