‘This is one of those conundrums that the Saxons left to puzzle archaeologists 1,400 years down the track. I asked him if he might hazard an informed guess as to whether the ship was propelled by oars, by sail or by a combination of both. It was Dr Whitewright who had the inspiration for placing a human-sized digital figure beside the ship to give people an eye-popping idea of the scale, showing just how enormous the vessel was. If we only had a traditional naval architect’s sheet of rolled-out paper, we’d all be sat around looking at something that only half of us understood.’ But seeing the digital modelling, people understand what it is. I’ve found the public sometimes struggles to understand a lines plan. ![]() ‘He played the really important role in making the Sutton Hoo Ship come out of the ground, so to speak.
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