According to British laws, the finds belong to the landowner. Inside the hill, they found a ship, though a completely rotten one. So, representatives of the Ipswich museum started to participate in the excavation process as well.But when excavations of the large burial hill began in 1938, the results surpassed all expectations. However, even these fragments attracted the attention of society.
Tomb raiders were the first to come there, and the archeologist found only some fragments of the artifacts. Unfortunately, these were a disappointment as well. Then, after consulting with Edith Pretty, he switched to hills two, three, and four. But then he found signs of the underground passage and decided that the burial hill contents had been stolen already. He started his excavations from the largest burial hill, which is now known as the 1st hill. Edith Pretty offered him accommodation and a wage of 30 shillings per week. She turned to Basil Brown, a self-taught archeologist, who worked in the Ipswich museum and participated in excavations of Roman (villa rustica) ruins in Suffolk. So, it is no surprise that she decided to perform excavations of these burial hills near her house. When she was young, she participated in archeological excavations, and she was interested in spiritualism. She was a quite wealthy and enthusiastic woman. She heard a lot of stories from local old-timers about the gold hidden there and decided to study the place. It happened that just 500 yards from her house, 18 burial hills were found. Great Britain has gained this treasure (like many others, by the way) due to a woman her name was Edith May Pretty. These included the Sutton Hoo helmet we are talking about. His personal belongings were buried together with him. This is considered to be the place where King Rædwald of East Anglia was buried. Among these was a ship burial that dates back to the edge of the VI and VII centuries. It was found at the end of 1930, and probably the most significant archeological finds through the whole history of Great Britain were made there. Sutton Hoo is a burial hill in the English county of Suffolk.