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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Basil_BrownBasil Brown - Wikipedia

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   Basil John Wait Brown (22 January 1888 – 12 March 1977) was an English archaeologist and astronomer. Self-taught, he discovered and excavated a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in 1939, which has come to be called "one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time".

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3. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-suffolk-55877934The Dig: Who was Sutton Hoo archaeologist Basil Brown? - BBC

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   Archaeologist Basil Brown unearthed some of the greatest treasures ever found in the UK. The story of the Sutton Hoo discovery is being retold in the new Netflix film The Dig.

4. www.historyvshollywood.com › reelfaces › the-digThe Dig vs. the True Story of Basil Brown and the Sutton Hoo Ship

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   Jan 18, 2021 · We've unearthed The Dig movie's true story to determine if the film about the Sutton Hoo dig and ship burial is historically accurate. Meet the real Basil Brown and Edith Pretty.

5. www.britishmuseum.org › collection › death-andThe Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo - British Museum

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   Amateur archaeologist Basil Brown famously made the discovery of a lifetime back in 1939, when he brushed away the Suffolk soil and revealed the richest intact early medieval grave in Europe. More than a grave, it was a spectacular funerary monument on an epic scale: a 27m (88.6ft) long ship with a burial chamber full of dazzling riches.

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6. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › true-historyThe True History Behind Netflix’s ‘The Dig’ and Sutton Hoo

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   Feb 5, 2021 · After Pretty hired self-taught amateur archaeologist Basil Brown, the dig began the following spring. Over the next year or so, Brown, who was later joined by archaeologists from the British...

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7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-suffolk-55652661The Dig: The Sutton Hoo Anglo Saxon treasures that inspired a ...

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   Jan 17, 2021 · Widowed landowner Edith Pretty had called in local archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate a series of mysterious earth mounds on her estate on the Deben estuary, near Woodbridge in Suffolk.

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   Who was Basil Brown?

   • Basil Brown was an archaeologist who worked for Ipswich Museum Archaeologist Basil Brown unearthed some of the greatest treasures ever found in the UK. The story of the Sutton Hoo discovery is being retold in the new Netflix film The Dig. Who was Mr Brown and what was his role in revealing the Anglo-Saxon finds?

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   Was Basil Brown a professional archaeologist?

   • Like in The Dig movie, the true story confirms that Basil Brown was not considered to be a professional archaeologist. He was a local, self-taught, amateur archaeologist. However, it could be argued that in terms of experience, he was just as qualified as the professionals who would later end up taking over the Sutton Hoo dig.

   The Dig vs. the True Story of Basil Brown and the Sutton Hoo Ship

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   Who plays Basil Brown in the dig?

   • The Sutton Hoo excavations are the focus of a new film, 'The Dig'. Carey Mulligan stars as Edith Pretty, and Ralph Fiennes portrays Basil Brown. (Image by LARRY HORRICKS/NETFLIX © 2021) Who was Basil Brown, played by Ralph Fiennes? Basil Brown was a self-taught archaeologist, recommended by Ipswich Museum.

   The Dig: the real history of the remarkable Sutton Hoo excavation

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   Who was Basil Brown and what did he discover?

   • Archaeologist Basil Brown unearthed some of the greatest treasures ever found in the UK. The story of the Sutton Hoo discovery is being retold in the new Netflix film The Dig. Who was Mr Brown and what was his role in revealing the Anglo-Saxon finds? Who was Basil Brown? Born in 1888, he was the only child of farmer George and Charlotte Brown.

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9. www.historyextra.com › period › second-world-warThe Dig : the real history of the remarkable Sutton Hoo ...

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   Jan 29, 2021 · Who was Basil Brown, played by Ralph Fiennes? Basil Brown was a self-taught archaeologist, recommended by Ipswich Museum. Mrs Pretty paid him 30 shillings a week and provided two labourers to work with him.