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Digging for BritainSeries 12Episodes

    Island Treasures

    3/6Secrets of a 5,000-year-old tomb, the wreck of a WWI warship and how Neanderthals hunted.

    Saxon Gold and Buried Coins

    1/6Including an Anglo-Saxon sword, a Roman sarcophagus and an exquisite coin hoard.

    Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna

    2/6The discovery of a set of large footprints, a Roman sauna and Iron Age innovations.

    Roman Crime and Ancient DNA

    4/6A Roman crime is uncovered, and ancient DNA solves a medieval mystery.

    Chariots and Slaves

    5/6A vast Roman building, an Iron Age chariot and Devon’s transatlantic slave trade past.

    Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners

    6/6Britain’s first Romani dig, a grisly Georgian discovery and a rare Roman funeral bed.