The Sutton Hoo Dig S1 - Suffolk

The Sutton Hoo Dig Series 1 | Feature Length

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:00:00 GMT

By popular demand, we've compiled episode 1, 2 and 3 of Time Team's recent 2024 Sutton Hoo dig into one newly updated feature-length video for your viewing pleasure.

Hosted by Tony Robinson, Time Team’s historic dig in an Anglo Saxon cemetery at Sutton Hoo gets underway. It’s one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, famous for the Great Anglo Saxon Ship Burial. The team undertake a month-long dig in Garden Field to try to find the origins of this incredible site. If they can understand what’s happening in this field, they might be able to understand the entire site including the Royal Burial Ground. They join forces with Prof. Martin Carver and a team of archaeologists who dug the Royal Burial Ground in the 1980s.

The Sutton Hoo Dig S1 Part 4 | Bromeswell Bucket - The Inside Story

Tue, 20 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT

The Sutton Hoo Dig S1 Part 4 | Bromeswell Bucket - The Inside Story

The Sutton Hoo Dig S1 Part 3 | Lost Treasure Rescued!

Sat, 03 May 2025 17:00:00 GMT

The Sutton Hoo Dig S1 Part 3 | Lost Treasure Rescued!

The Sutton Hoo Dig S1 Part 2 | Another Buried Boat?

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT

In Part 2, the Geofizz team hunt for an anglo saxon settlement and a Hall. And they discover an extraordinary anomaly which could shed light on Sutton Hoo’s Anglo Saxon shipping history. Carenza and Dani recruit about 40 volunteers to investigate the area in a series of test pits, and Derek and Lawrence take to the water.. In Garden Field, the dig continues with more graves being identified and pieces of intriguing grave goods. The big metal detecting signal gets bigger. Derek and Helen make an exciting discovery about the fabric of the Byzantine Bucket.

The Sutton Hoo Dig S1 Part 1 | Searching for the Origins of Sutton Hoo | Time Team

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 17:00:00 GMT

In Part 1 of 3 parts following the first season at Sutton Hoo, Tony and the team get stuck into the first week of excavations, and delve into the history of the site. Tony reveals how the discovery of the great ship burial changed our understanding of Anglo Saxon society.. The Team begin to suspect that a cemetery under the Visitor’s Centre extends into Garden Field. And a strong metal detecting signal suggests to the team that they might have found the missing parts of a rare and beautiful Byzantine bucket partly ploughed up 30 years ago. Dr Helen Geake reveals her very personal connection with the site, which goes back to her student days, when she and other members of the team discovered some extraordinary burials under the other mounds in the Royal Burial ground. Dr. John Gater reveals the Geofizz that he and Jimmy Adcock did in 2021 and Stewart takes a wander through the landscape.

Time Team Live at Sutton Hoo: Final Day Series 1 with Tony Robinson | Thursday 27th June 2024

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 15:00:00 GMT

It's the final day of Time Team's historic dig at Sutton Hoo, in partnership with the National Trust. Sir Tony Robinson returns for another live show, alongside many Time Team regulars, transmitted direct from the site. Throughout June 2024, Time Team has been, investigating Garden Field, a little explored part of the site, in addition to carrying out testpitting in the wider landscape. It has been a thrilling excavation, and this time we only had four weeks to do it!

Time Team Live at Sutton Hoo with Tony Robinson (Replay) | Friday 7th June 2024

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:00:00 GMT

*** NOTE: This is a replay of an episode filmed and transmitted live, in real time, straight from the site. We have fixed a few technical issues from the live transmission. ***

Join Sir Tony Robinson for a very special live programme direct from Time Team's dig at Sutton Hoo! Tony is joined by regulars, Dr Helen Geake, Jackie McKinley and Matt Williams to share all the latest from Time Team's historic excavation - the first at this iconic site in over 30 years.

Throughout June 2024, Time Team is thrilled to be working in partnership with the National Trust, investigating Garden Field, a little explored part of the site.

The Sutton Hoo Ship: Rebuilding a Legend (Part 1) with Tony Robinson (2024)

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 17:00:00 GMT

We're delighted to present a brand new Time Team Special presented by Sir Tony Robinson!

In 1939, on the eve of war, a huge ship burial was discovered at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, laden with golden treasures, befitting Anglo-Saxon royalty. Now, a team of shipwrights and volunteers at The Longshed in Woodbridge are building a scale reconstruction, as acccurately as possible, using traditional methods.

Over the last few years, Time Team has been following the incredible building project, gradually watching the ship take shape. Catch up with the story so far...

SUPPORT THE SUTTON HOO SHIP'S COMPANY

Help the SHSC reconstruct the ship by supporting the project using the links below.

Donate: https://saxonship.org/home-page/donate-2/

Fund a fixing: https://saxonship.org/sponsor-a-fixing/

"Each oak tree that we have felled will be replaced with 20 new oak trees that can all be sponsored. Our policy is to use all of the waste wood for worthy causes and replace the timber that we have used so that future generations can share the same experience."