About Hidden Dark Age Burial Ground Uncovered by Archaeologists
While working on the HS2 high speed railway project in the UK, archaeologists made discoveries of national significance, uncovering a large Anglo-Saxon burial site in Wendover, Buckinghamshire. Almost three quarters of the graves found contain high quality grave goods, suggesting the site was the final resting place of a wealthy Anglo-Saxon community. History Hit has been at the heart of this discovery, with an exclusive documentary exploring the magnificent finds. Intriguingly, the items uncovered are dated to the 5th and 6th century, a period with significant gaps in the historical and archaeological record. The site contained 138 graves, with 141 inhumation burials and 5 cremation burials – one of the largest Anglo-Saxon burial grounds ever uncovered in Britain. The discoveries made by HS2 archaeologists will contribute a significant amount to understanding how people in Anglo-Saxon Britain lived their lives, and what culture and society was like at that time. Join Dan Snow as he explores this stunning set of discoveries in our brand new documentary ‘Digging Up the Dark Ages’.
Hidden Dark Age Burial Ground Uncovered by Archaeologists is presented by History Hit. Its listed runtime is 38 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.
As a history documentary, Hidden Dark Age Burial Ground Uncovered by Archaeologists uses hidden, burial, ground as its central frame. Historical documentaries interpret surviving evidence rather than simply replaying the past. Watch how archives, archaeology, expert interpretation and first-hand records are used, and note where uncertainty or competing explanations remain.
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- Title
- Hidden Dark Age Burial Ground Uncovered by Archaeologists
- Category
- History
- Runtime
- 38 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- History Hit
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