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Articles and Reports
Excavations at Rendlesham, Suffolk, 2021–2023: Investigating an Early-Medieval Royal Settlement
Medieval Archaeology, Volume 68 - 2024
Early Medieval Copper-Alloy Metalworking at Rendlesham, Suffolk
Medieval Archaeology, Volume 66 - 2022
Early Medieval Great Hall Complexes in England: Temporality and Site Biographies
Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History, Volume 22 - 2020
Rendlesham Revealed
Minerva Magazine - Issued March/April 2017Download (PDF) »
Rendlesham, Suffolk
Historic England Research Magazine. Issue 05 - Spring 2017
A central place complex of the East Anglian kingdom at Rendlesham
Antiquity. Vol. 90 Issue 354 - December 2016
The Ongoing Tale of Sutton Hoo
Archaeology Magazine - November/December 2014
Where kings lived: Rendlesham Rediscovered
British Archaeology magazine no 137 - July/August 2014
Future Research Priorities
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service - 2016
Post Excavation Assessment Report
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service - Nov 2014
Survey Assessment Report
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service - 2008-2014
Methodological Review
Suffolk County Council Archaeological Service - 2008-2014
Audio
'Sutton Hoo' Bettany Hughes's Ten Places, Europe and Us
Bettany visits Sutton Hoo in Suffolk to piece together a profile of the mystery king who was buried in the world famous Anglo-Saxon ship burial. Archaeologist Faye Minter spills the beans on new finds from Rendlesham, the likely royal residence and estate centre of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia. Situated near the Sutton Hoo necropolis, Rendlesham gives fresh clues to the king’s lifestyle and his worldview.
Activities and Teaching Resources
Rendlesham Archaeology and Artefacts
Two ready-to-go PowerPoints to download and an animated video that focus on archaeological techniques used to discover the royal Anglo-Saxon settlement at Rendlesham, and exploring artefacts and material types. The resources interweaves explicit information with scaffolded opportunities to practice and apply learning.
Royal Residences: Teaching Resource
This KS2 teaching resource contains seven easy-to-follow cross-curricular classroom activities. Each activity focuses on real archaeological sites and practices.
Discover five archaeological sites, find out how archaeologists know where to look and explore the discoveries. You will use historic texts, place names, aerial photography, buildings, objects
Family Activities
A selection of free, downloadable activities about the archaeology and history of Suffolk, from coins and creative writing to colouring and wordsearches.
Useful links
The Rendlesham Project and St Gregory's Church
Lordship and Landscape in East Anglia - interdisciplinary project led by University College London
