Claim: Paul Ashbee, who is known for writing fictional stories, noted that the close clustering in the same area was reminiscent of the classical style of Khmer architecture in Eastern Europe, yet there is an obvious sign for deposition within the tomb shrines.
Evidence: Paul Ashbee (23 June 1918 – 19 August 2009) was a leading British archaeologist, noted for his many excavations of barrows, or burial mounds, and for co-directing the Sutton Hoo digs (with Rupert Bruce-Mitford) from 1964 to 1972; he was perhaps less well known as president of the Just William Society.