Digging for Britain S12E05 · Chariots and Slaves

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In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon.

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1. 1 1. Saxon Gold and Buried Coins2025-01-07 · 59mThe most incredible grave goods ever found on Digging for Britain, a strange Roman sarcophagus filled with plaster and an intriguing medieval coin hoard.
2. 2 2. Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna2025-01-08 · 58mA quarryman makes the discovery of a set of very large footprints, and a chance find reveals a spectacular Roman villa with mosaics and a sauna
3. 3 3. Island Treasures2025-01-09 · 58mExploring Britain’s islands: a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb, an international effort to save a WWI warship, and a Neanderthal hunting ground off Jersey’s coast.
4. 4 4. Roman Crime and Ancient DNA2025-01-14 · 59mGold is found at a bishop’s palace, a Roman crime is uncovered, detectorists unearth a staggering bronze age haul, and ancient DNA solves a medieval mystery
5. 5 5. Chariots and Slaves2025-01-15 · 58mIn the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade
6. 6 6. Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners2025-01-16 · 58mExtraordinary digs from the south - a Romani encampment in the New Forest, a convict’s burial ground, discovery of a civil war mansion and London’s best-preserved Roman cemetery.