Digging Up Britain: A New History in Ten Extraordinary Discoveries

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Every year, hundreds of archaeological digs from across the British Isles find clues that add to the great historical jigsaw of Britain’s story and our ancestors’ lives.

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According to data shared with the Guardian, in the past 10 years there have been 9,499 finds in 6,274 records in Warwickshire alone, including 156 records of treasure cases.Who knew you could have a Roman fort, a Viking burial ground or William the Conqueror's lost priory buried under the petunias?

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From Neolithic hand axes to World War II fighter planes, elaborate Roman keys to Saxon swords, the rich history of the UK is revealed and examined like never before. Together, we're making groundbreaking new discoveries that everyone can be part of, and creating archaeology content that we can all share, learn from and enjoy. 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. Director of Engagement at DigVentures, Maiya digs with a trowel in one hand, and a Twitter feed in the other. The show’s presenters visit ongoing archaeological digs, and discuss their discoveries with experts.Another LIDAR-based series of discoveries are revealed in this documentary as archaeologists uncover whole swathes of previously unknown settlements. Now in its 9th series, Alice is joined by a new team of experts who will help to dig deeper in a bid to reveal the story behind the finds. The first series consisted of four episodes, initially broadcast on BBC Two in August and September 2010. 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. Everywhere in the country is owned by somebody even if it’s the council for your local park,” he said.

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The find was discovered with a metal detector during a club dig and is now at the Warwickshire museum. It’s not often that you see archaeology trending on Netflix, but this slick new fantasy-drama looks set to change that with the story of a young artist who gets sucked into investigating a discovery made during a dig at Göbeklitepe – one of our all-time favourite archaeological sites. There are some "artist's conception" type stills and few if any, 3-D renderings (which might help a bit in some cases) but Roberts does an amazing job of firing the imagination without much aid from graphics. 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.

When we found [the fake coins] they were wrapped in bits of what we think was actually forged banknote paper,” said Cummins. As an archaeologist and historic interpreter myself, it is so heartening to see a public history/science program done right for a change - just the right amount of conjecture, and no sensationalized pseudo-science so common in American-produced "documentaries".