who was this second person you mentioned?
He was a self-taught archaeologist and astronomer.
Basil Brown
Basil John Wait Brown (22 January 1888 – 12 March 1977) was a self-taught archaeologist and astronomer who in 1939 discovered and excavated a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in "one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time".
when is beowulf believed to have been written between 975 and 1025 who wrote it? The anonymous poet is referred to by scholars as the ""Beowulf" poet". so it is a poem? Yes, it is an Old English epic poem. where was its manuscript found? Sutton Hoo ship-burial what does this hoo refers to? Found near Woodbridge, in Suffolk, England, it is the site of two early medieval cemeteries that date from the 6th to 7th centuries. does it bear resemblance to any other burial ground? Yes, to Swedish burials like a series of excavations in Hjalmar Stolpe. what was its status before 1939? In medieval times the westerly end of the mound was dug away and a boundary ditch was laid out. Therefore, when looters dug into the apparent centre during the sixteenth century, they missed the real centre. was any person related to this place during 1938 to 39? Yes, Edith Pretty obtained the services of Basil Brown to excavate the mounds, and later Charles Phillips of Cambridge University was brought in to inspect the findings.
wiki:9106640
Basil Brown [SEP] Introduction
Basil John Wait Brown (22 January 1888 – 12 March 1977) was a self-taught archaeologist and astronomer who in 1939 discovered and excavated a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in "one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all time". Although described as an amateur archaeologist, Brown's career as a paid excavation employee for a provincial museum spanned more than thirty years.