Английская Википедия:Bergh Apton Anglo-Saxon cemetery

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Reconstruction of the lyre from the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. A similar instrument was excavated at Bergh Apton.

Bergh Apton Anglo-Saxon cemetery is a late-5th to late-6th century Anglo-Saxon burial site discovered at Bergh Apton, Norfolk.[1] The site was excavated in 1973 and 63 graves were found.[2] The south and west portions of the site had previously been destroyed.[3] The state of preservation of the skeletal remains was described as "very poor" due to the acidity of the soil and the sex of individuals was determined by grave goods.[2][4][5] Grave goods found at the site included weapons, shields, spears and jewellery. One grave, possibly of a minstrel-poet, was found to contain a lyre similar to that found at Sutton Hoo.[2] Twelve of the graves were those of children aged under 12 years.[4] No evidence for an Anglo-Saxon settlement adjacent to the cemetery has been found.[5][6]

The artefacts are currently held by Norwich Castle Museum.[2]

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