Alice travels through the west of Britain, exploring the region's most exciting archaeological digs.
A previously unknown Roman villa complex is unearthed west of Oxford, including the well-preserved foundations of a villa.
On the island of Anglesey, at a World War II airbase that was the site of the most significant iron age discovery ever made in Wales, MOD metal detectorists discover a fully-articulated horse bridle and small part of a chariot.
Alice travels to Llantwit Major, where she joins archaeologists searching for a long-lost monastery founded by the venerated Celtic Saint, St Illtud, which would have once been at the centre of Christianity in Britain.
In Illfracombe, a picturesque seaside town on the north coast of Devon, archaeologists digging ahead of a new housing development have discovered the sturdy remains of a 17th century farmhouse, with finds that help show the role Devonshire merchants played in the transatlantic slave trade.
At a massive road infrastructure project on the edge of the Cotswolds, archaeologists have stripped back 60 hectares and have discovered the foundations of a mysterious, isolated, building that would have been situated on the Roman road-side of Ermine Way.
Finally, Alice heads to her hometown of Bristol, where investigations on the plot of a proposed shopping centre in the densely populated area of Bedminster have uncovered the site of an 18th-century water mill.
Written by StevenJDickie on Dec 28, 2024