Dr Alice Roberts visits archaeological excavations around the UK, linking together the results of digs and investigations the length and breadth of the country to build up a picture of the year in British archaeology.
Where to Watch Digging for Britain • Series 12
6 Episodes
Saxon Gold and Buried Coins
E1
Saxon Gold and Buried CoinsThe most incredible grave goods ever found on Digging for Britain, a strange Roman sarcophagus filled with plaster and an intriguing medieval coin hoard.
Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna
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Dinosaur Highway and Roman SaunaA quarryman makes the discovery of a set of very large footprints, and a chance find reveals a spectacular Roman villa with mosaics and a sauna
Island Treasures
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Island TreasuresExploring Britain’s islands: a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb, an international effort to save a WWI warship, and a Neanderthal hunting ground off Jersey’s coast.
Roman Crime and Ancient DNA
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Roman Crime and Ancient DNAGold is found at a bishop’s palace, a Roman crime is uncovered, detectorists unearth a staggering bronze age haul, and ancient DNA solves a medieval mystery
Chariots and Slaves
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Chariots and SlavesIn the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon.
Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners
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Lost Mansions and Impaled PrisonersExtraordinary digs from the south - a Romani encampment in the New Forest, a convict’s burial ground, discovery of a civil war mansion and London’s best-preserved Roman cemetery.
