Digging for Britain, featuring the Hull excavation, can be viewed on BBC Two at 20:00 GMT and on BBC iPlayer.

“This large piece of a hull is so well preserved ... Anthony Firth and Alice Roberts at the “Digging for Britain” studio. Picture: Wessex Archaeology Ms Hamel said: “To find a late ...

Archaeologists discovering one of the most unusual burial finds in the last year will be featured in the new series of BBC’s Digging for Britain. The television series focuses on archaeological ...