It's time to come out of the dark ages this month with one of the most famous British archaeological sites: Sutton Hoo. This episode, Matilda is joined by Natasha Billson, a professional archaeologist and presenter, to chat all about the amazing Sutton Hoo helmet. Why is this object so important to our understanding of the past? What does it have to do with Sri Lankan garnets? And how can archaeologists engage with pseudoscience? Tune in to find out all this and more! Transcripts * For rough transcripts of this episode go to https://www.archpodnet.com/teabreak/22 Links * Natasha's video on Sutton Hoo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQDuJsrYsBw] * Sue Brunning Sutton Hoo Blog [https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/eighty-years-and-more-sutton-hoo] * Sue Brunning Curator's Corner [https://youtu.be/zYk0GH5iFYI?si=BfrJV_4bYEfH1tcd] * The Dig film imdb [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3661210/] * The Dig book goodreads [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3512039-the-dig] Guest Contact * Name: Natasha Billson * insta: @‌tash_archaeo * YouTube: @‌BehindtheTrowel Contact the Host * Email: [email protected] * https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com [https://www.thearchaeologiststeacup.com/] * insta: @the_archaeologists_teacup [https://www.instagram.com/the_archaeologists_teacup] * fb: /TheArchaeologistsTeacup [https://www.facebook.com/TheArchaeologistsTeacup] * twitter: @ArchaeoTeacup [https://www.twitter.com/ArchaeoTeacup] ArchPodNet * APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com [https://www.archpodnet.com/] * APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet * APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet * APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet * Tee Public Store: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/archaeology-podcast-network?ref_id=5724 Affiliates * Motion: https://www.archpodnet.com/motion * Liquid I.V. Ready to shop better hydration, use my special link https://zen.ai/thearchaeologypodnetworkfeed to save 20% off anything you order.