Pub Dig 3 – pints and pilgrims
Another week, another micro-dig courtesy of the Pub Dig team, and this time Rory and Paul are at the Six Bells in St Albans, Herts. Built in c.1600, this is the only pub standing within the walls of...
View ArticleMeet the Romans with Mary Beard
We’e all familiar with the ‘big names’ of the Roman Empire- the politicians, the emperors, the generals – ‘the posh ones’, as Mary Beard calls them. But it is rather less often that we meet the...
View ArticleTime Team: secrets of the Saxon gold
The discovery of the Staffordshire hoard in July 2009 was one of the most exciting archaeological finds of the last decade. Since then, a dizzying array of interdisciplinary research has taken place to...
View ArticlePub Dig 4: Cavaliers and Cock Ale
After four weeks of fun, frivolity and fascinating finds, the first series of Pub Dig series has come to an end. Their final foray took us to Banbury, today an attractive market town – but during the...
View ArticleTime Team final episode – review
So that’s it! Last night saw the screening of the final episode of Time Team, notwithstanding a few ‘specials’ next year and a new project called ‘Dig Village’ currently in development. Sunday...
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