Charles Green, was an English archaeologist noted for his excavations in East Anglia, and his work on the Sutton Hoo, which type of burial in which a ship or boat is used either as a container for the dead and the grave goods, or as a part of the grave goods itself?
Charles Green (archaeologist) Charles Green (1901 – 1972) was an English archaeologist noted for his excavations in East Anglia, and his work on the Sutton Hoo ship-burial. His "signal achievements" were his East Anglian excavations, including four years spent by Caister-on-Sea and Burgh Castle, and several weeks in 1961 as Director of excavations at Walsingham Priory. . Green additionally brought his "long experience of boat-handling" to bear in writing his 1960 book, "Sutton Hoo: The Excavation of a Royal Ship-Burial".
Battlegore Burial Chamber Battlegore Burial Chamber is a Bronze Age burial chamber located in Williton, Somerset. It is composed of three round barrows and possibly a long, chambered barrow. The site was excavated in 1931 by George Gray. The name "Battlegore" comes from this site being attributed to the location of a Danish raid in 918 AD or 988 AD. At least as early as the 14th century, the site was referred to as "Bytelgore", a predecessor of the word "Battlegore". Along with three nearby round barrows it has been scheduled as an ancient monument.