Digging Up Britain: A New History in Ten Extraordinary Discoveries

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The last hoard was 199 Roman silver denarii,” he said, noting the club also found 332 fake silver coins in Staffordshire. Jarman, Cat (1 February 2022). River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-64313-870-1 . Retrieved 19 September 2022. Digging for Britain (Documentary), 360 Production, Northern Ireland Screen, Rare-TV, 19 August 2010 , retrieved 12 January 2022

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In 2018, archaeologists in Egypt uncovered a tomb that hadn’t been touched for over 4,000 years. This beautiful documentary follows their discovery, and the journey to understand more about the individual buried there. An all-round great bit of archaeology telly. Available on: Netflix ‘Lost’ Kingdoms of Africa Lawrence von Sorgenfrei, who runs the company Go Detecting, said the goal was not to stumble upon a major find. Time Team is also available on YouTube – the later original episodes on their Classics channel, and new episodes on their Official channel. The new episodes are presented by Dr Gus Casely-Hayford, incidentally. Another LIDAR-based series of discoveries are revealed in this documentary as archaeologists uncover whole swathes of previously unknown settlements. Together with archaeological work on the ground, it’s creating an impressive new map of one of the greatest ancient civilisations of the world. Everyone involved looks slightly overwhelmed by the thrill of it all – which is not surprising given that the research is helping to transform what we thought we knew about the Maya. Available on: Google it… Archaeology-inspired films and drama The Dig One of the main characters of this family sitcom is Robin, a dead Neandertal, and we love him. It’s a spin-off from the much-loved Horrible Histories series, and follows Robin and his companions (a suite of other historical ghosts) as they try to haunt a country house. Fun for all ages. Available on: BBC iPlayer Roman Mysteries

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An ‘elegy to the seductive pleasures of archaeological fieldwork’, this film puts you right inside the trenches with the DigVentures team, and shows archaeology as it *really* is: the funny bits, the stressy bits, the magical discoveries and even the mundane moments. It’s our very own first feature-length film – and it’s highly entertaining, even if we do say so ourselves. Available on: DigVentures Nostalgia For The Light Films! Documentaries! TV shows! Whether it’s a trashy fantasy-drama, a seriously in-depth piece of factual programming, or a bit of family fun, we all love to watch a bit of archaeology on the telly. Everywhere in the country is owned by somebody even if it’s the council for your local park,” he said. Membership of the NCMD, Tamblyn added, includes insurance to protect the landowner in the event of accidental damage. Dave graduated with a degree in Archaeology from the Institute of Archaeology in London in 1999. [1] Personal life [ edit ]

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Imagine the main cast of Time Team reunited on a small island in the North Sea for one weekend. Now imagine each of them giving a talk on their favourite archaeological discoveries, and sharing their best memories of working together. That’s exactly what happened at DigNation Festival in 2018! Available on: DigVentures Animal, Vegetable, Mineral? Simon Young, BBC Commissioning Editor says: "We're incredibly proud of this series, which champions the tireless work of hundreds of archaeologists as they add new details to the rich history of Britain. If nothing else, Digging for Britain's 9th series is living proof that an almost inexhaustible collection of archaeological treasure lies hidden beneath our feet." Gravedigger to archaeologist". News and features. University of Bristol . Retrieved 19 September 2022.

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The series sees the team visit Newcastle in search of a Roman fort, as well attempting to unearth the long-lost Lenton Priory in Nottingham. In North Yorkshire, they must dig deep in the hope of locating a Viking graveyard, and they’re also on the hunt for a secret army base in South Shields.

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Cat Jarman". Jaipur Literature Festival London at the British Library. 2021 . Retrieved 19 September 2022. When five Ice Age mammoths are unearthed along with Neanderthal stone tools after 200,000 years, Sir David Attenborough joins a team of archaeologists from DigVentures to explore the latest evidence for life in Ice Age Britain. Available on: BBC One and iPlayer from 30 December 2021 The Great British Dig: History in Your Garden The first series consisted of four episodes, initially broadcast on BBC Two in August and September 2010. A second series of four episodes was broadcast in September 2011. Each episodes of first two series had covered archaeology of specific period. The programme returned as a series of three episodes on BBC Four in February 2015, covering the previous summer's investigations in specific geographical region of the United Kingdom in each episode. Each episode of this series was hosted in a regional museum. The same format as in series 3 was adopted for series 4 and 5, which first aired in March and December 2016, respectively. There was also a programme Digging for Ireland linked to the series [4] which had the same format and presenters as series 5; it was broadcast in February 2015. A sixth series of the programme began airing in November 2017, returning to the four-episode format (covering three geographical regions plus one special theme). This structure was retained for series 7 and 8, which aired in November 2018 and 2019 respectively. Four episodes titled The Greatest Discoveries aired in 2020. It returned for its 9th series in January 2022. [5] New Time Team crew members hail from Bournemouth University". Bournemouth University . Retrieved 19 September 2022. Production, Screencut join and rebrand as Rare TV - Televisual". 25 January 2019 . Retrieved 8 February 2022.

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BBC’s Digging For Britain to reveal extraordinary Roman mosaic in new series coming to BBC Two and iPlayer Large concentration of Iron Age grain storage pits in Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire dating to the 1st century BC

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Jarman, Cat. "What archaeology tells us about human migration". TEDxBath. YouTube . Retrieved 19 September 2022.

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Duffin said among her finds was a host of intriguing coins and a “ Joe 90” toy gun. “I always go ‘isn’t that great’? ‘Where did this come from’? ‘Who owned it?’,” she said.