These highly valuable finds will probably be declared as treasure trove, on which an inquest will be held.
It will be some time before the objects are available for public inspection, as most of them require skilled attention in the British Museum laboratory. Their final destination is not yet decided upon.
The EADT on July 29, 1939, with the Sutton Hoo exclusive. The article did not feature on the front page - which at the time would have been dominated with adverts.
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An archaeological discovery which is expected to rank as one of the most important made in Great Britain - indeed in Europe - for many years has been revealed in the Sutton Hoo (near Woodbridge) excavations, to which brief reference was made in the East Anglian Daily Times earlier this week.