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School Radio,06 Mar 2014,20 mins

SeriesHistory under your feet

Archaeology for Beginners

Scottish Schools 2nd Level

Available for over a year

Do you know what an "artefact" is? What about a "trowel"? Tony Pollard explains the basics of archaeology, and reveals how objects found buried in the ground have helped historians work out what life was like in Scotland in the past.

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