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Scottish Schools 2nd LevelHistory under your feet, Archaeology for BeginnersHistory Under Your Feet

Archaeology for beginners - and the quest to find the site of the Battle of Bannockburn

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Boys with finds

Three of the pupils show what they've found during their excavations

  • Presenter Tony Pollard
  • Medieval ring
  • Roman brooch
  • Victorian doll artefact
  • The Bannockburn Big Dig
  • Medieval harness pendant
  • Tools of the trade
  • Briefing the class
  • Learning the techniques
  • Excavation training
  • Kneepads at the ready?
  • The excavation gets underway
  • A finds tray
  • Boys with finds
  • Neil Oliver and Tony Pollard

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  • Scottish Schools 2nd Level—History under your feet, Archaeology for Beginners

    Tony Pollard explores how objects dug up out the ground can reveal Scotland's history.

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