Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
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Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, is a famous archaeological site renowned for its early medieval burial mounds and the spectacular Anglo-Saxon ship burial discovered there.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Context triple: [Edith Pretty, residence, Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England]
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Hoxne
Hoxne is a historic village in Suffolk, England, best known as the site where the famous late Roman Hoxne Hoard was discovered.
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Sutton Hoo treasure
The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.
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C.
Durrington, Wiltshire
Durrington, Wiltshire is a large village and civil parish on Salisbury Plain in England, known for its proximity to Stonehenge and other significant prehistoric sites.
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Madingley Rise site
Madingley Rise site is a University of Cambridge campus area on the outskirts of Cambridge that hosts several academic and research facilities.
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West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is an open-air archaeological site and reconstructed early medieval settlement in Suffolk, England, illustrating daily life in Anglo-Saxon times.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Target entity description: Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, is a famous archaeological site renowned for its early medieval burial mounds and the spectacular Anglo-Saxon ship burial discovered there.
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A.
Hoxne
Hoxne is a historic village in Suffolk, England, best known as the site where the famous late Roman Hoxne Hoard was discovered.
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B.
Sutton Hoo treasure
The Sutton Hoo treasure is a renowned early medieval Anglo-Saxon burial hoard, famous for its richly furnished ship burial and iconic helmet, which has greatly illuminated our understanding of early English history and craftsmanship.
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C.
Durrington, Wiltshire
Durrington, Wiltshire is a large village and civil parish on Salisbury Plain in England, known for its proximity to Stonehenge and other significant prehistoric sites.
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D.
Madingley Rise site
Madingley Rise site is a University of Cambridge campus area on the outskirts of Cambridge that hosts several academic and research facilities.
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E.
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village
West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village is an open-air archaeological site and reconstructed early medieval settlement in Suffolk, England, illustrating daily life in Anglo-Saxon times.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon burial site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithKingdom | Kingdom of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coinAssemblageDate | c. 610–635 CE ⓘ |
| contains |
cremation burials
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grave goods ⓘ horse burial ⓘ inhumation burials ⓘ ship burial ⓘ weapon burials ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon ⓘ |
| dateRange | early 7th century ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1939 ⓘ |
| donatedTo | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| donationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| excavationDirectedBy | Charles Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredIn | The Dig (2021 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstExcavatedBy | Basil Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFind |
Sutton Hoo helmet
NERFINISHED
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cloisonné shoulder clasps ⓘ coins ⓘ drinking horns ⓘ gold and garnet jewellery ⓘ gold belt buckle ⓘ hanging bowls ⓘ lyre fragments ⓘ shield and sword ⓘ silver bowls ⓘ silver spoons ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Sutton Hoo visitor centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mound 1
NERFINISHED
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Mound 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mound 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ cemetery of burial mounds ⓘ |
| inscribedAs | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Anglo-Saxon ship burial
NERFINISHED
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early medieval burial mounds ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Suffolk ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Woodbridge, Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | River Deben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Edith Pretty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| possiblyBurialOf | Rædwald of East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key evidence for early Anglo-Saxon kingship
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major source for early medieval art ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Subject: Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Description of subject: Sutton Hoo, near Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, is a famous archaeological site renowned for its early medieval burial mounds and the spectacular Anglo-Saxon ship burial discovered there.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sutton Hoo burial mounds
this entity surface form:
Sutton Hoo
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Sutton Hoo archaeological site
this entity surface form:
Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, England
this entity surface form:
Sutton Hoo
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Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon burial site
this entity surface form:
Sutton Hoo
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Sutton Hoo (probable)
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Sutton Hoo ship burial Mound 1