What Can Archaeologists Tell Us About Viking Britain? | Digging For Britain | Unearthed History

Join Dr. Alice Roberts in a journey through Britain's rich history as they uncover mysteries from our past. From the prehistoric monuments near Stonehenge to a stunning gold hoard revealing our ancestors' tastes, each excavation offers exciting insights. Discover the surprising lives of Vikings and their impact on Britain, challenging old beliefs about sacred landscapes. Explore the fascinating discoveries of Roman temples and settlements, rewriting history books.

00:00 Intro
02:30 Avebury Stone Circle
11:45 Viking Invasion
25:00 Unmarked Victorian Graves
33:30 Stonehenge Barrow
37:30 Ancient Burial Grounds
43:45 2,500-Year-Old Treasure
48:45 Roman Britain

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[fabiodeoliveiraribeiro]

I love shows narrated by Alice Roberts. When I lose interest in the topic being discussed, I close my eyes and focus on the sounds of her voice. Doing this calms my consciousness, frees me from everyday problems and takes me to the magical kingdom where it is possible to nap like children. There is something maternal in her melodious voice.

[AndyJarman]

When I visit the UK I will often sleep out under the stars in the company of, if not on top of a "burial" mound. The positioning of them in the landscape always imparts a sense of significance, the topography the views, the stars all see to be important and enhanced from these places.

[aliciaschultz]

First of this channel I have watched and now it is my favorite archeology. When they said flint, I looked for Phil from Time team to appear.

[robertdiehl]

Having a just single abscess in a tooth is excruciating. Having 3-4 would be simply unbearable. I suspect many people would resort to doing anything to escape that kind of misery. Very compelling video.

[SaraGiesler]

If no one has read River Kings by Dr. Cat Jarman, I HIGHLY recommend it. Beautifully researched, while also being very readable! Goes much more in depth on this dig at Repton as well.

[gerbrand]

I hope this never stops.It is a fantastic program.👍

[lisaharner]

These shows reveal such fascinating information!

[brightphoebus]

That's really neat abut long barrows being a monument to a house that was once there. A square inside Avebury circle, who'd of thought it! Things that make ya go, "Hmmm".

[dereks]

Living in Canada, I am jealous of all the history, artifacts, etc., that the UK has. It's why I love watching shows like this. In this country we don't have anything that compares — we don't even have much in the way of pre-contact native archeology such as exists in parts of the US, in Mexico or in Central and South America. We do have the Viking settlement (not even native) at L'Anse aux Meadows but that's about it.

[hughbean]

Enjoyed this Alice please keep doing these 😊

[redsword]

Rat Island is similar to the cemetery island at Port Arthur in Tasmania.

[nostromo]

New discoveries don’t re-write history. They add new understanding

[SmokeyTreats]

This was so wonderful! Deep gratitude to all involved!❤💯

[sherman]

The Hopewell culture centered in present-day Ohio, USA had buildings where various ritual items were made until the building was burned down and then a mound built over them. this was not a related parallel, but interesting.

[daviddevos]

I always think of the 'Children of the Stones' series when I see Avebury

[niallwildwoode]

A fabulous programme with my favourite osteo-archeologist, ruined by incessant adverts.

[lianefehrle]

24:44 that battle is partly why my family’s name is Addington

[Bearak_]

It would be GREAT if the History Hit ad wasn't twice the volume of the program itself. >=[

[RowanRJ]

I'm a descendant from Norwegian Vikings and have always had so much interest in them!!

[Mikkelltheimmortal]

20:00 Inland Scandinavians in the late 9th century fits with my peoples oral and written history.
This is quite existing for me because I'm learning about my own people's history which does not survive easily in Norway. We sent few people on these raids so any evidence of them being actually being there is extremely rare. I mean for every 1000 confirmed Norwegian Vikings only one will be my people.
Not that we were amazing warriors or a generally small population, we were treated as living charms. It's our own fault for making up stories that stupid people believe.