Lifeboat crews from Aldeburgh, including the Freddie Cooper and the Susan Scott, were called to rescue a yacht that became stuck in the surf on the Beach
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By Katy Prickett
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image captionCarey Mulligan as Sutton Hoo landowner Edith Pretty with Ralph Fiennes as archaeologist Basil Brown
The Anglo-Saxon treasures unearthed at Sutton Hoo have been described as one of greatest archaeological discoveries of all time . This discovery has been turned into Netflix film The Dig starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes. But what is the story behind the finds?
What was found?
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image captionThe remains of the Sutton Hoo warrior s helmet, with the surviving pieces mounted on a model showing its complete shape, are at the British Museum in London