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Prof Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs.

A small island with a big history. Professor Alice Roberts reveals the fascinating world hidden beneath our feet, showcasing the latest finds of dedicated archaeologists.

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Digging for Britain: Series 1

Alice Roberts

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Digging for Britain: Series 1: Episode 2: Prehistory

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In Orkney an early farm yields glimpses of our ancestors' earliest religious beliefs.

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology. In Orkney an early farm yields glimpses of Britons' ancestors' earliest religious beliefs and customs.

Dr Alice Roberts continues her journey through this season's most important archaeology, with an amazing array of finds from prehistory.

Her journey takes her from Orkney to Devon by land, sea and air.

In Norfolk, flint tools unearthed this year push the earliest human occupation back by 200,000 years, to around one million years ago.

In Orkney an early farm yields glimpses of our ancestors' earliest religious beliefs and customs - cattle skulls buried within building walls, and tiny household goddesses.

In Devon, we find one of the oldest known shipwrecks. And a bronze age burial holds a mystery, and touching evidence of grief echoing down over 2000 years.

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Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up digs and investigations

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country

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