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Post by pandaeyes on Feb 14, 2021 10:25:54 GMT
Wednesday (17th) at 9 pm
Hugh Dennis joins archaeologists excavating back gardens around Britain. Starting at Benwell, Newcastle. There's an interview with Hugh in the Radio Times. Apparently he loves history. I will be watching, as I too love history and archaeology.
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Post by pandaeyes on Feb 18, 2021 9:39:44 GMT
That was interesting. The discovery of a Roman fort connected to Hadrian's Wall. The archaeologists dug in people's gardens near the site. I'd love to go on a dig, though nowadays I'd be cleaning the artifacts (a sitting down job) instead of digging them up. One little lad (all of six) was so proud he'd unearthed a Roman coin, in his own garden! Hugh Dennis is getting to look like David Baddiel with his beard. Next week they're in Masham, North Yorkshire, looking for a burial ground.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2021 9:51:41 GMT
Yes, it is something I'd have liked to have done. I did take an archaeology class at uni; at first, out of curiosity, but in the end, it was really fascinating.
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Post by beverley61 on Feb 18, 2021 12:32:22 GMT
They've always known the fort was there it has been thoroughly investigated. All the local children go there on trips. But was it also a small village. Was it just a place soldiers lived or were shops and houses roundabout. I think they proved a small town/large village was there and also that this town extended into the forts outer walls.
I really liked it. Nice programme.
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Post by pearl06 on Mar 1, 2021 13:04:53 GMT
The dig in Masham was interesting. I don't know what other people thought but when the facial reconstruction was revealed I immediately thought "Oh it looks like Sean Bean!".
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Post by cakewalk on Mar 1, 2021 14:14:02 GMT
Lol, exactly what I thought pearl. Either him or Viggo Mortensen.
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Post by pearl06 on Mar 1, 2021 15:52:58 GMT
So either a Yorkshireman or a Scandinavian! Or a mixture of the two?
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Post by beverley61 on Mar 1, 2021 18:25:54 GMT
Definitely a mixture of the two, most of Yorkshire is.
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Post by vicky on Mar 4, 2021 7:52:43 GMT
I found last night's dig in my home city of Nottingham interesting.
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Post by pearl06 on Mar 4, 2021 8:54:14 GMT
We used to live in Stapleford! I loved living up there.
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Post by beverley61 on Mar 4, 2021 12:45:48 GMT
It was interesting and I like the gentle friendly nature of the programme and also the lack of repeating facts over and over again, which PBS does and other channels have started copying.
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Post by vicky on Mar 4, 2021 12:46:44 GMT
We used to live in Stapleford! I loved living up there. Lol Pearl, not a million miles from where I grew up in Bilborough! |
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Post by Miranda on Jan 28, 2022 0:16:24 GMT
Series 2 has started and the first one was Falkirk. They made quite an important discovery about the Antonine Wall completely by accident!
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Post by beverley61 on Apr 8, 2022 11:35:21 GMT
I know this isn't the correct show, but I couldn't find it.
Just thought I'd let people in the Midlands know that Prof Alice Roberts is doing a series of lectures of burial practices through the ages. They are public events, the one I saw the poster for was in Chesterfield, but perhaps if you like her check them out.
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Post by Miranda on Apr 8, 2022 13:04:19 GMT
Oh cool! I do like Prof Roberts
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Anymore to come?
