Why We Dig | S1 Episode 3 | Archaeology docuseries

[@northernskys]

Loving this series of Why We Dig videos. Seeing and hearing the enthusiasm, patience, and care, displayed by everyone, DigVentures Team and the volunteers, towards the dig, and the graves, is truly inspiring, and heart warming. And so loved the poem. So well written, and spoken, and so very relevant to then and now. Great stuff. Keep it coming!

[@Digventures]

Thank you Pete. Your review means the world to our little team, who have been working so hard on these digs, and on these videos. We're so pleased we can share it all with you. You guys are the ones that inspire us to keep on going!

[@theinquisitiveginger5864]

Archaeology and poetry, amazing! great poetry. great episode!

[@Digventures]

I think I've got something in my eye 🥲

[@dougmackey448]

Pastronaut Doug here! Absolutely love these videos. The poetry was particularly moving. Is more of her work available online? Thank you!

[@Digventures]

Thanks Doug. We'll ask Jodie if we can make the full poem available to read online. It is goosebump-inducingly good.

[@ambertalks3135]

I loved that poem!!

[@Digventures]

it's really moving isn't it! We'll have to see if Jodie will let us publish the whole thing.

[@mch12311969]

I love the "Why we dig" series; I just wish I was young enough and healthy enough to take part in something like this as I have always been interested in archeology. Also, thank you the note at the end about reburying the remains, I was wondering.

[@Digventures]

Hi Matthew. We have people of all ages taking part from 8 to 80+! If you don't feel comfortable digging, we usually have a Finds Room option. Hopefully one day we may see you on a dig in some capacity. In the meantime, we're glad that we can share our discoveries with you online :)

[@neilfleming2787]

I miss being able to go on a site as a volunteer...too many places now want you to pay to be a volunteer.

[@bosse641]

Awesome!

[@Digventures]

Cheers John

[@rambler241]

What's the connstant music for - is this a serious documnetary, or a musical film?

[@neilfleming2787]

I'd say the best way to get that stone out of the trench would have been to put straps underneath and then over a strong pole and then four people if needed could lift it out and carry it

[@littleboydesign]

high-5 to Art from Sonoma County

[@jkilmon]

I have mixed feelings over the removal of the bones. One of those skeletons is Saint Cuthbert. Another is Bishop Eadfrith who scribed the Lindesfarne Gospels and Bishop Eathilwald who bound and covered it and Anchorite Billfrith who ornamented it. The most beautiful New Testament in the world made by these three for the Saint in 700 CE.

[@doncook2054]

really?

[@jkilmon]

@@doncook2054 That's not a really cogent reply. You do know the history of that site?

[@doncook2054]

@@jkilmon And; You can magically say that one of those skeletons is this person, and one of them is that person...magical think9ng....

[@jkilmon]

@@doncook2054 Nothing "magic" about it. Apparently you don't know anything about that site and the people I mentioned so you reply silliness again. I just want to know what will become of those remains. Have you even seen the Lindesfarne Gospels?

[@doncook2054]

@@jkilmon i don't read fairy tales ... a compendium of magical thinking... any truths from them are halved, at best. Please point out the skeleton of "Saint" Cuthbert.

[@littleboydesign]

can you dig it😁

[@Digventures]

yes we can!! 😆💪