Sutton Hoo, 1939
Shown here is one of Wagstaff’s images, with the ghostly outline of the ship, whose planks had eroded in the acidic soil, clearly visible. In the foreground, Basil Brown (wearing a hat) works in the ship.
Basil Brown
Photos of Sutton Hoo excavation digitised
‘The collection is a slice of social history in documenting an excavation taking place on the eve of the Second World War'
Archaeology and the silver screen
As far as I am aware, The Dig is a first. I mean a film where the whole thing revolves around an archaeological dig that really happened? This is the only one, right?