We worked in groups to follow the enquiry process and used our skills to explore evidence found by archaeologists and then built our own hypotheses about what the evidence might tell us.  We were given different sources and clues about the mystery of twelve huge mounds.  Some of us thought the mounds might be covering ancient Anglo-Saxon shelters.  We then examined some more clues and discovered that they were actually Anglo-Saxon burial mounds.  The largest mound contained the imprint of a boat which contained lots of Anglo-Saxon treasures.  Some of our hypotheses included:

• “The mounds might have been where they worshipped their Gods, before they converted to Christianity.”
• “I think it looks like the shape of a wooden long boat like they used.”
• “It must have been someone rich with all those treasures.”
• “It might have been an Anglo-Saxon chief who needs the treasures with him.”
• “It’s like the Egyptians- they buried their dead with treasures too!”