Enormous Roman Excavation Reveals New Secrets About Ancient Life

In this episode of Digging for Britain, archaeologists uncover remarkable Roman history across the UK. From Hadrian's Wall to Vindolanda Fort, they explore ancient military roads, forts, and a well-preserved Roman village. Notable finds include a rare glass bead, a Roman soldier's helmet, and a silver coin dating back to 222 AD. At Uden Villa, a grim discovery of 97 infant burials suggests a dark past, possibly linked to a brothel. The episode also explores the construction of a new highway, offering a final glimpse at Iron Age settlements before they are covered forever.
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[@bajanspx]

When reposting these videos should really add the original air date. Video title makes it seem like some new discovery has been made when in fact this video originally aired in 2010

[@edwardharlem9588]

That's unfortunately a big problem on 'professional seeming' yt chanels in general

[@BlaBla-pf8mf]

This is the first episode ever of Digging for Britain, the start of season 1, first aired in August 2010.

[@simonjohnson1585]

Thank you Alice, the best narrator and presenter for any history program 👍🏻👍🏻💯❤️

[@SuperCJmax]

Love these

[@indrekkpringi]

Archeologists will NEVER tell you that infanticide was a common practice throughout the Mediterranean during the Copper Age and into the Bronze Age all the way into the iron Age. The archeological proof can be found all around the Mediterranean where ancient religious temples once stood. Hundreds of thousands of stone coffins 1ft. by 2ft. litter these sites like garbage litters shanty towns where there is no garbage pickup... What archeologists will NOT tell you is that this temple complex copper-bronze-iron age had as a religious worship of their gods was the sacrifice of first born babies to their gods... Don't believe me? The entire basis of the Troy war by the Greeks was because Agamemnon; the King of all the kings of Greece invited all the other kings of Greece to his palace to witness the ritual sacrifice of his eldest daughter Helen to the gods... He was publicly humiliated when Paris of Troy kidnapped Helen; thus preventing the ritual murder of his daughter to be held. This outraged him so much he declared war on Troy and all the other kings of Greece joined in because they were also outraged at this disrespect to their gods... Don't believe me? On their way to Troy the Greek fleet was becalmed for two weeks with no wind. A soothsayer on the ship told Agamemnon if he sacrificed his youngest daughter; the winds would return; which he promptly did and the winds came back as predicted by the soothsayer... In other words: Ancient kings (not common folk) had no qualms about murdering their own children whenever they chose in order to please the gods, while common folk did not have this luxury of choosing when to kill their first born but were required to kill their first born babies to appease the gods. If this does not make you want to puke all over the worship of antiquity and the mindless worship of ancient civilizations; then you are a sick, demented filthy inhuman scumbag.

[@hughbean6785]

Thanks Alice enjoyed this one great history ⛏️❤️

[@stephen_g]

I love me some Roman history!

[@indrekkpringi]

Archeologists will NEVER tell you that infanticide was a common practice throughout the Mediterranean during the Copper Age and into the Bronze Age all the way into the iron Age. The archeological proof can be found all around the Mediterranean where ancient religious temples once stood. Hundreds of thousands of stone coffins 1ft. by 2ft. litter these sites like garbage litters shanty towns where there is no garbage pickup... What archeologists will NOT tell you is that this temple complex copper-bronze-iron age had as a religious worship of their gods was the sacrifice of first born babies to their gods... Don't believe me? The entire basis of the Troy war by the Greeks was because Agamemnon; the King of all the kings of Greece invited all the other kings of Greece to his palace to witness the ritual sacrifice of his eldest daughter Helen to the gods... He was publicly humiliated when Paris of Troy kidnapped Helen; thus preventing the ritual murder of his daughter to be held. This outraged him so much he declared war on Troy and all the other kings of Greece joined in because they were also outraged at this disrespect to their gods... Don't believe me? On their way to Troy the Greek fleet was becalmed for two weeks with no wind. A soothsayer on the ship told Agamemnon if he sacrificed his youngest daughter; the winds would return; which he promptly did and the winds came back as predicted by the soothsayer... In other words: Ancient kings (not common folk) had no qualms about murdering their own children whenever they chose in order to please the gods, while common folk did not have this luxury of choosing when to kill their first born but were required to kill their first born babies to appease the gods. If this does not make you want to puke all over the worship of antiquity and the mindless worship of ancient civilizations; then you are a sick, demented filthy inhuman scumbag.

[@michaelpjeffries1521]

He understood the need for cataloguing. Digging in the past is placing future discoveries at risk. Felt responsible to leave findings for others to follow his map.

[@ZainaDancer]

I love the guy who got excited about finding a horde of coins like he just found John Dillinger's stash of hidden money!

[@franciscowashington2155]

Vestígio sobre o império romano.

[@MarianneKat]

Ancient romans absolutely 'rejected' babies if not wanted, or any suspicion of deformity.

[@maksphoto78]

All 97 of them in a small village?

[@Peg__]

​@@maksphoto78I'm sure that there are premie babies, those who died from Sids, stillbirth, etc. Included in that number.

[@politicaldonkeygaming6336]

​@@Peg__ yeah the way they were talking about it seemed like they just straight up murdered just to murder

[@Alejojojo6]

@@maksphoto78 Its from a brothel, like the lady said. That makes all the sense. Most of them died in a period of 40 years. Its not crazy to think, they were discarded.

[@mikeskelly2356]

Neat how people label everyone else's religion 'Superstition', 'They believed animals and objects could keep them from harm... kind of like a "Saint"...'

[@maksphoto78]

I agree, that's very condescending. The Welsh flag has a dragon, are all the Welsh superstitious?

[@helgahaa]

I was just thinking about the roman empire

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

.Thank you.

[@aroberts3213]

gg cameraman!! 29:06

[@robnewman6101]

Wow.

[@icrissa]

I wonder if the next civilization will find our mundane stuff and go "must be part of a ritual". I feel like I hear this about most archeological discoveries, not everything has to be part of a ritual 😂

[@Pew.Pew.poor.you.123]

Dig deeper and you may find Hoffa

[@bigc8018]

Prof Alice Roberts can teach me anything she wants.

[@indrekkpringi]

Archeologists will NEVER tell you that infanticide was a common practice throughout the Mediterranean during the Copper Age and into the Bronze Age all the way into the iron Age. The archeological proof can be found all around the Mediterranean where ancient religious temples once stood. Hundreds of thousands of stone coffins 1ft. by 2ft. litter these sites like garbage litters shanty towns where there is no garbage pickup... What archeologists will NOT tell you is that this temple complex copper-bronze-iron age had as a religious worship of their gods was the sacrifice of first born babies to their gods... Don't believe me? The entire basis of the Troy war by the Greeks was because Agamemnon; the King of all the kings of Greece invited all the other kings of Greece to his palace to witness the ritual sacrifice of his eldest daughter Helen to the gods... He was publicly humiliated when Paris of Troy kidnapped Helen; thus preventing the ritual murder of his daughter to be held. This outraged him so much he declared war on Troy and all the other kings of Greece joined in because they were also outraged at this disrespect to their gods... Don't believe me? On their way to Troy the Greek fleet was becalmed for two weeks with no wind. A soothsayer on the ship told Agamemnon if he sacrificed his youngest daughter; the winds would return; which he promptly did and the winds came back as predicted by the soothsayer... In other words: Ancient kings (not common folk) had no qualms about murdering their own children whenever they chose in order to please the gods, while common folk did not have this luxury of choosing when to kill their first born but were required to kill their first born babies to appease the gods. If this does not make you want to puke all over the worship of antiquity and the mindless worship of ancient civilizations; then you are a sick, demented filthy inhuman scumbag.

[@jetsons101]

Hmmmmm Why does this video remind me of Tony Roberson, Mick Aston, Francis Pryor and John Gater???????

[@JuleyC]

Alice was on TT too!

[@lov34lif31]

Don't forget Phil!

[@jetsons101]

@@JuleyC Correct, I haven't watch T.T. for a long time -- I was going from memory. Thanks for correction.

[@jetsons101]

@@lov34lif31 Correct, I haven't watch T.T. for a long time -- I was going from memory. Thanks for correction.

[@JuleyC]

@@lov34lif31 Yes can't forget Phil

[@RatDog84]

You will never rest in peace

[@nayokaldou6251]

Only in China.

[@tdtdtd1826]

Incredible all kind of speculation,guessing those so called experts archaeologists come up with. They just have no clues 😂😂😂

[@nunya___]

10:53 That's 35 FEET, not inches. So this guy is a researcher and doesn't know basic notations?

[@wazzazone]

Dr Alice Roberts what a wonderful and beautiful lady. So much the intellectual archeologist just a fabulous person.

[@Gufhcdg8576]

You Are The Cools People

[@Tiberiotertio]

Another rerun disguised as something new.....

[@Alejojojo6]

The theory of the pot being an offering to the gods seems stupid. I mean, why would the gods want money? They are gods. And if its a tradition, most likely from Neolithic, the use of money was non-existent really or very basic. Those are roman coins. So why use those "foreign coins" for an offering? Weird theory I dont believe at all. Makes no sense.

[@christmasina]

It puzzles me that we find bones, and have this driving need to find out who they were, how they lived, why they died. Using only the science we have now. So much emotion and pity, elation and heartbreak, trying to figure out why so much brutality and indifference to life. All the things we fight so hard to ignore, erase, or justify now. Don’t you dare define another’s sex by science, or judge another’s life choices. Religious practices should never be shamed or questioned, and we fight eachother for the right to control how and when we get to kill our unborn and viable babies. And the ones with disabilities that survive the attempted killing. It’s all the same thing isn’t it. Someday in the future, they will make videos of us, and question our life choices, our thinking, our belief systems.

[@awjaaa]

Nice trick using a host who is so pretty and mesmerizing that I cannot pay attention and have to rewind often.

[@jencira1837]

Cringe

[@awjaaa]

@@jencira1837 don't be jelly

[@jencira1837]

@@awjaaa not jealousy, it’s just goofy when people say shit like that as if the narrator is gonna read this and wanna fuck ya. Lmfao Nobody’s jealous that you have the social awareness of a pinecone, that’s never been a win.

[@TayWoode]

@@jencira1837 and if it was a hot guy you wouldn’t be thinking the same?

[@Greenpower-t9y]

Why are they stood outsidein a field with nothing above them no buildings and no trees or anything but they have hard hats and eye protection? they are having a conversation, what possible harm could they come to, Heatlh and safty gone crazy in this ever controlling world.........

[@Pew.Pew.poor.you.123]

Because of Roman land mines😂

[@helenmonahan240]

People from Britain need to learn how to talk normally

[@libbyc1799]

😂

[@Pew.Pew.poor.you.123]

Speak English not british😂

[@plato7771]

Boring video featuring a bunch of old crap that nobody cares about. Well done!! LOL

[@Alejojojo6]

I care. You certainly are the only boring one here.

[@litlit87]

There's quite a few Historical Recreation sites throughout the world, where are the Roman Era recreations?