{"id":23010,"date":"2019-05-09T09:58:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T09:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/?p=23010"},"modified":"2022-01-13T18:54:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:54:09","slug":"anglo-saxon-burial-site-found-in-southend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/media-centre\/latest-news\/anglo-saxon-burial-site-found-in-southend\/","title":{"rendered":"Anglo-Saxon burial site found in Southend"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Sovereign of Southend<\/h2>\n<p>Some unlikely news has recently come out from our beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/destinations-offers\/destination-guides\/southend\/\">Southend-on-Sea<\/a>, that a royal burial site has been discovered containing what is thought to be believed a 6th Century Anglo-Saxon Prince. Not exactly your run of the mill discovery.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/tickets.c2c-online.co.uk\/c2cweb\/index.html\">Buy train tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A group of local workmen inadvertently unearthed the grave during some roadworks in Prittlewell, a stone\u2019s throw from the local Aldi supermarket \u2013 because even royalty can\u2019t keep themselves from a bargain. The site has since been excavated and researched to find treasures and artefacts from around the world, some believed to have come from as far as Syria and Sri Lanka. Some of the artefacts include gold coins, ornaments, jewellery and even a skillfully crafted gold-plated sword.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23013\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23013\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/anglo-saxon-bowl.jpg\" alt=\"Anglo Saxon Bowl\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/anglo-saxon-bowl.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.c2c-online.co.uk\/app\/uploads\/2019\/05\/anglo-saxon-bowl-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23013\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image copyright of Southend Musuems http:\/\/www.southendmuseums.co.uk\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Archaeologists have been hard at work trying to paint the best possible picture of who this person was those long 1500 years ago, with nothing but tooth enamel fragments being the only lasting remains. But luckily the tomb has kept very much intact, giving us a strong idea that Prince Saexa was a man of nobility.<\/p>\n<p>Southend Central Museum are now opening a permanent exhibition this Saturday (11th May) in the Prince\u2019s honour, so the public and history buffs alike can visit and learn more about this amazing discovery.<\/p>\n<p>The rested royal is fast becoming known as the UK\u2019s answer to Tutankhamun (an Egyptian King from 3,000 years ago) and it\u2019s understandably creating a lot of buzz not just locally, but internationally. Well, for some that is. For others he might just be another King in a car park.<\/p>\n<h2>How to get there?<\/h2>\n<p>Take the c2c train to Southend Central, then it&#8217;s an easy 10 minute walk up Southend high Street (away from the seafront) to Southend Museum. 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