Digging for Britain: Southeast Archaeological Treasures and Discoveries
Notes de l’épisode
This episode explores archaeological discoveries across Britain that reveal how societies, cultures, and daily life changed over thousands of years. Excavations at Bronze Age wetlands such as Must Farm have uncovered remarkably preserved evidence of fishing, boats, and settlement, while sites connected to the aftermath of Boudicca’s revolt shed light on the violence and disruption of Roman Britain.
The story also examines Anglo-Saxon cemeteries and elite settlements such as Barrow Clump and Lyminge, offering new perspectives on gender roles and social organization. Roman and post-Roman sites, including Binchester, Chedworth, and early hospitals in Winchester, reveal changing communities and traditions. Further north, the Neolithic Ness of Brodgar and Ice Age sites at Flixton Island provide extraordinary evidence of prehistoric ritual, trade, hunting, and everyday life.
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The story also examines Anglo-Saxon cemeteries and elite settlements such as Barrow Clump and Lyminge, offering new perspectives on gender roles and social organization. Roman and post-Roman sites, including Binchester, Chedworth, and early hospitals in Winchester, reveal changing communities and traditions. Further north, the Neolithic Ness of Brodgar and Ice Age sites at Flixton Island provide extraordinary evidence of prehistoric ritual, trade, hunting, and everyday life.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/Hidden_History
Get the books of the Hidden History podcast:
📚 The book series: 166 true stories, 15 books, hundreds of original painted illustrations:
https://hiddenhistory10.gumroad.com/