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

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

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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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@1978JonBullock Ай бұрын

Alice is a national treasure herself.

@aliciaschultz309 Ай бұрын

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.

@johngilmore697 15 күн бұрын

They sell them by the side of the road. Blueberry blackberry. Blackberry boysenberry. Boysenberry huckleberry. Huckleberry raspberry. Raspberry strawberry. Strawberry cranberry. Peach.

@kindcounselor 11 күн бұрын

Me too! I looked for Phil!

@fabiodeoliveiraribeiro1602 Ай бұрын

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.

@andyj.byrne111 Ай бұрын

Wow

@tylereaston9753 Ай бұрын

You're a weirdo

@fordprefect1130 Ай бұрын

Why would you close your eyes, Alice is gorgeous

@andrestein6022 Ай бұрын

Heh heh I close my eyes and focus on her voice at night too, for research

@fordprefect1130 Ай бұрын

@@andrestein6022 😁😁

@SaraGiesler Ай бұрын

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.

@restezlameme Ай бұрын

Thank you for the recommendation!

@AndyJarman 8 күн бұрын

Thanks.

@nostromo4269 Ай бұрын

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

@AndyJarman 8 күн бұрын

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.

@robertdiehl1281 Ай бұрын

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.

@lisaharner3720 Ай бұрын

These shows reveal such fascinating information!

@gerbrand8132 Ай бұрын

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

@dereks1264 Ай бұрын

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.

@nedthemumbler9942 Ай бұрын

There’s sites in Canada that’s 30k + year old sites. It’s just not in the mainstream

@stevegledhill8418 Ай бұрын

Sadly we in western Canada tend to allow the distraction of sites, both pre-contact and the artifacts of early contact. Even the skills and artifacts of the earliest settlers.

@tylereaston9753 Ай бұрын

Sucks to suck doesn't it

@dstnurquhart Ай бұрын

@@tylereaston9753- Says the biggest sucker of them all!

@dereks1264 Ай бұрын

@@stevegledhill8418 That's the other thing I like about the UK - how they protect not only ancient sites but also "Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty", listed buildings, etc. They value their history and, in some cases, their environments which is something we are very bad at.

@TravisBrady-wn8fr Ай бұрын

Yay something interesting to watch!

@gerbrand8132 Ай бұрын

Indeed

@brightphoebus Ай бұрын

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".

@redsword1659 Ай бұрын

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

@hughbean6785 Ай бұрын

Enjoyed this Alice please keep doing these 😊

@markg454 Ай бұрын

One of the best episodes yet!

@Bearak_ Ай бұрын

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

@kristinfrostlazerbeams Ай бұрын

MOST DEFINITELY WOULD BE!

@karphin1 Ай бұрын

YES!!

@kristinfrostlazerbeams Ай бұрын

@@karphin1 WHY ARE WE BEING SO LOUD...I mean, why are we being so loud when the volume of everything else is reasonable? Cough, HISTORY Hit...

@pollyb.4648 16 күн бұрын

That's why I don't watch History Hit! That channel SHOUTS even more frequently. And ad-free? Baloney!

@ttgb1gtuna332 Ай бұрын

LOVING THESE

@SmokeyTreats Ай бұрын

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

@niallwildwoode7373 Ай бұрын

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

@SmokeyTreats Ай бұрын

Ad-free premium...

@RickL_was_here 26 күн бұрын

Brave browser. Haven't seen an ad in years

@daviddevos3518 Ай бұрын

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

@lianefehrle9921 Ай бұрын

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

@kevinlawler3252 Ай бұрын

Love Alice Roberts.

@michaelmalone9062 Ай бұрын

Outstanding!

@jfredknobloch Ай бұрын

Fascinating stuff!

@davewilson9738 Ай бұрын

Wonderful as always!

@j23TVOfficial Ай бұрын

i always finish your videos, very educational and awesome

@RowanRJ73 21 күн бұрын

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

@rayg4360 Ай бұрын

21 00 = clink ! 😁 Overlapping boards on a boat = clinker built = clinker nails

@Mikkelltheimmortal Ай бұрын

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.

@killeresk 27 күн бұрын

History is interesting, learning about our past and distant ancestors.

@trevorlewry9650 Ай бұрын

Used to go fishing on rat island trying to get back at night with torch before tide came in..😂

@Mikkelltheimmortal Ай бұрын

I absolutely love this series. I have enjoyed every episode so far. And I admittedly am quite jealous. I live in British Columbia, Canada, am first generation and have absolutely no vested interest in the area I live in. What's left of my people are not from here, however they often visited and traded with Britannians so every so often you dig up a little piece of my people's past. Artifact from my people are extremely scarce and it's quite likely that the museums who have these items in their catalog are unaware of where the item originated. Yes it's one thing to say "Scandinavian" or "Norse" or "Sweed", but it's another to be able to tie it to a specific time, Tribe/Clan, Race or even one of the very very few Homo Sapien sub species that still quietly exist.

@RickL_was_here 26 күн бұрын

I live in BC now too. Dad and his family moved from Holland near the end of WW2. Turns out we have Viking heritage as well, originally from Friesland. This is all pretty fascinating to me.

@Mikkelltheimmortal 26 күн бұрын

@@RickL_was_here wow Friesland is a name I have not heard in nearly 30 years. It's so easy to see why Scandinavians love BC isn't it. It's like home but much warmer 😄

@JuanCarlosTabao-xj9eq Ай бұрын

Nice vid

@paulkendra5504 17 күн бұрын

It's funny watching those two square circle nerds in the beginning , passive aggressively attack each other, like either of them even had a chance!... Lol,

@jameshodgetts5594 Ай бұрын

I doubt that everyone has the same point of view about history, we need to take a middle ground view ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@rachelkoiks 5 күн бұрын

Those statues with the heads broken sounds awfully familiar to those skeletons found with their heads removed and placed farther down by their feet. There’s obviously something there we’re clearly missing.

@user-dp4rj6xn7i Ай бұрын

Quite nice!🇺🇲

@AndyJarman 8 күн бұрын

Hexagonal buildings are unusual. The Romans respected the Greeks and would most commonly used an octagonal layout to conjoin a square and a dome in their architecture.

@AndyJarman 8 күн бұрын

In the middle of Milton Keynes is an earthen mound under an ancient oak. It's believed to be the site of the gathering of the Witten 1,000 ago.

@144sherman Ай бұрын

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.

@eileentambasco3294 Ай бұрын

It leaves my mind boggled that young children ( 8 y.o.) were on those ships. But back then humankind may not have been as protective of so young children as we are today.

@phuckpootube6231 Ай бұрын

Or you live in a better part of the world perhaps?

@hiddentruth1982 Ай бұрын

2 people thousands of years ago said lets stand these stone up to confuse people in the future.

@engste678 Ай бұрын

It's pretty obvious that people lived around these stone monuments. Why on earth wouldn't they ?

@jfc213 Ай бұрын

more please

@bastrous9121 Ай бұрын

Shocking sound while reporting on bones. Pre Vikings

@lmb888 16 күн бұрын

💚

@JuanCarlosTabao-xj9eq Ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@ginnygin7141 Ай бұрын

So they "didn't like" the date they got for the bones the first time around, so now we are diregarding the carbon dating in order to get one we like better? Do we need to redo every single radio carbon date ever done? Wont they all be subject to false dates? Im so confused

@michelecox5241 Ай бұрын

I would argue that the Vikings were not blood thirsty as much as land hungry. I also find how society still has issues with warriors being women. No matter how much evidence is found, it is still so unbelievable. 😢

@kickking5660 Ай бұрын

Early af on this one

@John-qb8vd Ай бұрын

Wow

@jmanj3917 27 күн бұрын

36:36 ...Scratching Posts?.. ...For all of the cats, I mean. 🤣😎

@sforza209 29 күн бұрын

5:54 bro what in the hell is up with that finger! Hahahaha

@richardmarshall159 Ай бұрын

Very bright,well spoken ,very attractive

@kathleenmartin7498 Ай бұрын

Were rounded pebbles perhaps used as ammunition for slingshots?

@merryhunt9153 Ай бұрын

A Viking is defined as a pirate. When you talk about the society, you are talking about the Norse people.

@mattskustomkreations 9 күн бұрын

That dumped gold was probably an insurance job.

@davidlloyd150 Ай бұрын

😊

@jimclarke1108 Ай бұрын

🥰

@MrDaiseymay 18 күн бұрын

ONE QUESTION, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO ASK ALICE IS----WHY WERE THE ANCIENT'S, SO CARELESS WITH THEIR MONEY ,AND VALUABLES ? SEEING AS MOST PEOPLE WERE POOR, THERE SEEMS TO BE MONEY ECT, FOUND ON EVERY DIG ??

@kathleenmartin7498 Ай бұрын

What type of accent is Alice's called??

@alanatolstad4824 Ай бұрын

Look at the beautiful teeth of the person who had the craniotomy done.

@stuartroyle1402 22 күн бұрын

a funny thing,,,.when you go onto google maps the area near avebury that they have been digging is fogged out!! why this secrecy?,,what is there to hide.,,i find more stuff just looking around when walking over the surrounding area....and NO i dont use a metal detector,,my eyes are my toolbox.

@leannevandekew1996 Ай бұрын

An advertisement for a 'heated poultry waterer' began this video for me. Cheers from Seattle.

@1972tommyc Ай бұрын

I’m down near Olympia. Sorry to have missed that ad!🐓😉

@leannevandekew1996 Ай бұрын

@@1972tommyc Had to watch half of it to find out what a 'heated poultry waterer' is.

@FlamingBasketballClub Ай бұрын

Alice Roberts definitely looks better in blonde.

@karennewberry4694 Ай бұрын

You sound very shallow to give such a comment .

@kathleenmartin7498 Ай бұрын

I'm curious, does Italian ancestry show up frequently in DNA tests done in Britain??

@ezzovonachalm9815 Ай бұрын

@kathleenmartin7498 This italian DNA could be ligurian ! The Ligurians, a non indoeuropean stamp, survived the last glaciation in the climatic refuges of Liguria.As fearless navigators they commerced elaborated AMBER with Minoans, Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, the near Indus civilisation since 3000 BC ( this explains why they were called "Ambrones" (Plutarcos,Vita G Marii) and why Britain has been called Albion. They are the historical founders of Roma and Alba Longa where Romulus and Remus were born from Unkown and a daughter of the Ligurian King of Alba Longa according with the legend. A DNA of " italian" remnants in Britain could confirm / infirm this troubling affirmation.

@kathleenmartin7498 Ай бұрын

@@ezzovonachalm9815 thank you for this perfect explanation. I actually was wondering something much more simplistic. Since Romans occupied Britain for so long, I would assume that many residents today would show Italian ancestry on DNA tests..

@ezzovonachalm9815 Ай бұрын

@@kathleenmartin7498 Your explanation is the right one. I am simply obsessed by the Ligurian stamp and see them overall !

@johngrantham8024 Ай бұрын

50% death rate in the prison hulks! So, not much reoffending then.

@mickvonbornemann3824 Ай бұрын

One thing that all the historians seemed to have missed is that there were no Viking raids till Charlemagne started persecuting their fellow Pagan Saxon neighbours, forcing Wittekind to take refuge in Denmark

@techfixr2012 Ай бұрын

That is an interesting hypothesis

@si4632 Ай бұрын

Rrrr bless do you still follow the obsolete religions🤣

@si4632 Ай бұрын

If wasn't the Muslims attacking Christian Europe it was the vikings 🤣

@rebeccagrant1834 Ай бұрын

They didn't only raid in Britain...so....elaborate... after you check your dates and info. Really want to hear from you...curious.

@thomasbell7033 Ай бұрын

So if I read this correctly, Alice is fascinating even when she's dull.

@mwblackbelt Ай бұрын

Dang, who is that gorgeous redhead narrator?

@antrayner3721 17 күн бұрын

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Roberts

@stuartroyle1402 22 күн бұрын

so the radio carbon dating that was a benchmark in the eighties was inaccurate!!!,,,so is the carbon dating of the 2020s going to be found inaccurate in the future?,,

@PyrotechnicsNL Ай бұрын

Acient square circle technology

@cordellseitz7741 Ай бұрын

Only the highest ranked we’re ever to wear the horn helmet is what I think

@antonpressing 29 күн бұрын

The title is Vikings - and the video is mixed archaeologic salad ! Give the funds to Time Team !

@zapre2284 Ай бұрын

2 years of living among forced diversity, and looking at the countryside full of English people makes me feel nostalgic

@mrvn000 Ай бұрын

Poor vikings¡¡¡ Their corpses are being disturbed.

@jamesruscheinski8602 Ай бұрын

Christ / divine central authority unity ordering substantive human rights choice is emperor

@IronicallyVague Ай бұрын

They were mostly peaceful

@si4632 Ай бұрын

😂

@swampfox1776. Ай бұрын

60% of this has NOTHING to do with vikings!!

@skydivingcomrade1648 Ай бұрын

C14 is not accurate at all

@user-hk6mt4uo4p Ай бұрын

Grave robbing...

@AndyJarman 8 күн бұрын

I would love those black Americans who like to claim they were treated particularly harshly by the Atlantic slavers. In those days we were doing it to our own. That's if we weren't press ganged into the navy first. We have no idea how much things have improved.

@coffeeunit5217 Ай бұрын

they alwase lied about history and teaching bullshiiet xD

@Invading-Specious Ай бұрын

👎👎

@terrancetexan5805 Ай бұрын

You know nothing.

@katharinecarmichael7759 13 күн бұрын

Grave Robbing is what it is!! It is Wrong & Against the Law to Dig up People! Doesn't matter how long or Where! Anyone, Who had a Heart or Soul. Would know better! Leave them ALONE! Leave them in PEACE! Stop Stealing & Grave Robbing! Where is Respect? I am quite sure, If someone did this to Any Member of Her Family. She would Not be Happy!! Leave them Alone!!! Period! & Don't go around STEALING things that are THIERS, NOT Urs.. Stealing is a Crime as Well! Facts are Facts, Truth is truth. & They should KNOW better!