Digging For Britain

In the West of Britain, archaeologists head into the lab to examine remarkable new discoveries. Unearthed are lost WWI training trenches on Salisbury Plain, Britain's first double henge near Stonehenge hinting at feasting and ritual, and luxury foreign goods from Tintagel that reveal far-reaching links at the legendary home of King Arthur.

In the North of Britain, archaeologists uncover discoveries that reshape the past: evidence of Britain's first Roman siege, including the largest cache of Roman sling bullets ever found; the lost monastery at Lindisfarne, rediscovered after its Viking sack; and remarkable ancient Scottish man-made islands rewriting what we know about Stone Age technology.

In the East of Britain, archaeologists uncover finds reshaping history: new revelations from 'Britain's Pompeii', a perfectly preserved 3,000-year-old Bronze Age village revealing home life and food stores; the theatre where Shakespeare premiered major plays; and compelling evidence identifying the long-lost battlefield of Barnet, a decisive clash of the Wars of the Roses.