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Tut Tut? Why compare Prittlewell’s princely burial to King Tutankhamun’s tomb?

Sophie Jackson
14.05.2019

Sophie Jackson, our Director of Research and Engagement called the discovery of a remarkable Anglo-Saxon burial chamber in Prittlewell, Essex Britain’s "equivalent of Tutankhamun's tomb”, sparking lively debate in the press and on social media. Why compare the two?

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Prittlewell princely burial secrets revealed in new research

MOLA team
09.05.2019

Today, we’ve published two new books with research revealing previously hidden insights into the Prittlewell princely burial and the man buried.

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Explore the Prittlewell princely burial chamber online

MOLA team
09.05.2019

To accompany the brand new research published today about the Prittlewell princely burial, we’ve launched an interactive online chamber where the extraordinary stories behind the objects discovered can be explored in more detail.

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CHATmethod call for papers: practical ways to engage with the contemporary and historical past

MOLA team
17.04.2019

We’re delighted to be hosting the CHAT conference this year and are seeking proposals for papers. CHATmethod will venture beyond theory to directly address the basics of what we do and how we do it.

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Ask the Expert: Iron Age coins in Cambridgeshire

MOLA Headland team
17.04.2019

In this blog, find out from our in-house numismatist, Julian Bowsher, all about a beautiful Iron Age gold coin discovered on the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement scheme.

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