The Vikings Uncovered
Dan Snow uncovers the lost Vikings in America with Dr Sarah Parcak. As Sarah searches for Vikings across the Atlantic, Dan explores their journey 500 years before Columbus.
Dan Snow uncovers the lost Vikings in America with space archaeologist Dr Sarah Parcak. Sarah uses satellites 383 miles above the earth to spot ruins as small as 30cm buried beneath the surface. As Sarah searches for Viking sites from Britain to America, Dan explores how they voyaged thousands of miles when most ships never left the shoreline. He also tracks their expansion west, first as raiders and then as settlers and traders throughout Britain and beyond to Iceland and Greenland. In North America they excavate what could be the most westerly Viking settlement ever discovered.
DEVELOPMENT:
Lisa MacHale
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Torksey Winter Camp
Duration: 03:00
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The settlement at Hvalsey
Duration: 02:38
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The Vale of York Hoard
Duration: 00:52
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What does a Viking winter Camp look like?
Duration: 00:01
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Dan Snow |
| Presenter | Sarah Parcak |
| Executive Producer | Eamon Hardy |
| Executive Producer | Cameron Balbirnie |
| Production Manager | Sophie Chapman |
| Production Coordinator | Kassi Jones |
| Production Coordinator | Bianca Marks |
| Assistant Producer | Laura Nash |
| Assistant Producer | Rebecca Palmer |
| Researcher | Tom Horne |
| Producer | Harvey Lilley |
| Director | Harvey Lilley |
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