21 Season
239 Episode
Time Team - Season 10 Episode 4 The Giant's Grave - Fetlar, Shetland
Time Team investigates a Shetland back garden for remains of Viking occupation after the discovery of a number of soapstone objects there. They also open a mound feature nearby called The Giant's Grave to see whether or not in fact it may be a Scandinavian boat burial. In the garden they find more soapstone objects, slabs with crossmarks, small souterrains, and wall lines, indicating the presence of a Viking Age farmstead. Phil tries to carve a soapstone lamp as the experimental part of the program. The mound turns indeed out to be a looted Scandinavian boat burial, as the team finds patterns of iron rivets showing the imprint of the vessel and a small piece of its keel – and by excavating carefully, the archaeologists also locate a Viking tortoise brooch not taken by the looters.
- Year: 2024
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Documentary, Mystery
- Studio: More4, Channel 4, YouTube
- Keyword: investigation, educational, british history, archeological dig, archeology
- Director: Tim Taylor
- Cast: Gus Casely-Hayford, Natalie Haynes, Carenza Lewis, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth, Helen Geake
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