Basil Brown
British archaeologist · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Lived 1888 to 1977 · aged 89
Basil John Wait Brown was an English archaeologist and astronomer. Self-taught, he discovered and excavated a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in 1939, which has come to be called "one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time".
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![Basil Brown (front) and Lt. Cmdr. J. K. D. Hutchison excavating the 7th century burial ship at Sutton Hoo in 1939.[30]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/SHIP_MED.jpg/500px-SHIP_MED.jpg)
![Suffolk sites where Brown conducted excavations between 1935 and 1968.[14]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Basil_Brown_Excavations_1935-49.png/500px-Basil_Brown_Excavations_1935-49.png)
About this person
Although Brown was described as an amateur archaeologist, his career as a paid excavation employee for a provincial museum spanned more than thirty years.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1888 to 1977 · aged 89
