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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on December 03, 2016, 08:08:41 AM

Title: Sutton Hoo Burial Boat contains Syrian bitumen...
Post by: Imperial Dave on December 03, 2016, 08:08:41 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-38171657

Am sure there is more detail somewhere else but a good starter for 10 and quite the revelation
Title: Re: Sutton Hoo Burial Boat contains Syrian bitumen...
Post by: aligern on December 03, 2016, 08:22:29 AM
Heart of oak are our ships, jolly tars are our men!
Roy
Title: Re: Sutton Hoo Burial Boat contains Syrian bitumen...
Post by: Imperial Dave on December 03, 2016, 08:31:26 AM
a very fitting reply Roy! :)
Title: Re: Sutton Hoo Burial Boat contains Syrian bitumen...
Post by: Sharur on December 10, 2016, 04:36:36 PM
The link to the original PLOS One article in the BBC News piece certainly provides a lot more detail, Holly. In case you missed it, it's here (http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0166276&type=printable), available as a free download PDF.
Title: Re: Sutton Hoo Burial Boat contains Syrian bitumen...
Post by: Imperial Dave on December 10, 2016, 09:18:58 PM
another good find and a very very solid scientific paper to boot
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