From across the uk. in the long shed next to the river deben, an extraordinary endeavour is taking shape. the painstaking recreation of the world famous sutton hoo burial ship. using tools anglo—saxon shipbuilders would have used. the latest recruits are three apprentice joiners, just massively appreciative of their craft and what they did and how they engineered these things to go on. on the sea. since its discovery in 1939 by the local archaeologist basil brown, the story of sutton hoo and its extraordinary treasures has enthralled the world.