Prescot Street Dig

About this original series

This series presents the archaeological excavations at Prescot Street. This site is an ongoing archaeological excavation in central London. Each film contains a diary element and a themed element which picks out one particular aspect of the work we are doing on site. Read more about our dig on the project website: Prescot Dig

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    13 episodes

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Episodes of Prescot Street Dig

    • Play Prescot Street Episode 13: Roman Pots and Human Bones - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Prescot Street Episode 13: Roman Pots and Human ...

      In this episode we hear from some specialists who tell us some of what ceramic pots and human bones can tell us about the lives of the people at Prescot Street.

      • Release date
        Jul 30, 2010
      • Runtime
        06:25
    • Play Prescot Street Episode 12: Archaeology and Treasure? - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Prescot Street Episode 12: Archaeology and Treas...

      In this episode we see some of the finds from Presoct Street on display at the Museum of London Docklands and hear from the conservator and Guy.

      • Release date
        Jul 30, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:47
    • Play Episode 11: Post Excavation and the Office - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Episode 11: Post Excavation and the Office

      It's been over six months since work on site finished and in this episode we take a look at some of the work that takes place in the office. We hear from Chaz and Andy who tell us a little bit about what they do to make sense of all the data that is collected during the excavation.

      • Release date
        Jun 29, 2009
      • Runtime
        04:57
    • Play Episode 8: Archaeology, Computers and Skeletons - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Episode 8: Archaeology, Computers and Skeletons

      In episode 8 we find out more about the digital recording methods in use at Prescot Street and follow the excavation of 2 burials on site.

      • Release date
        Jan 11, 2009
      • Runtime
        06:39
    • Play Episode 7: Burials and the Record - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Episode 7: Burials and the Record

      In episode 7 we follow the excavation of 2 burials on site as well as taking a look at how we dig and how we record archaeological features.

      • Release date
        Jan 11, 2009
      • Runtime
        09:45
    • Play Episode 5: Zone 2 One Step Beyond - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Episode 5: Zone 2 One Step Beyond

      Episode 5 of the videography series follows the process of finds from the site to being washed and dried ready for analysis. we also catch up with progress in Zone 2 of the site.

      • Release date
        Jan 11, 2009
      • Runtime
        09:21
    • Play Episode 10: The Last Six Months - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Episode 10: The Last Six Months

      In this episode we look back over the 6 months of fieldwork, look forward to the post-excavation work and say a fond farewell to our digging team.

      • Release date
        Oct 12, 2008
      • Runtime
        12:37
    • Play Episode 9: Into the Cemetery - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Episode 9: Into the Cemetery

      See the latest discoveries from the Eastern cemetery. In this episode we see some really special finds from Prescot Street and catch up on progress on site.

      • Release date
        Sep 24, 2008
      • Runtime
        07:39
    • Play Episode 6: Samples - From Site To Lab - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Episode 6: Samples - From Site To Lab

      In this episode we follow Fergal as he takes environmental samples and then what happens to them once they have left the site, to the lab. There is also more footage as work in "Zone 2" continues.

      • Release date
        Jul 24, 2008
      • Runtime
        07:33
    • Play Episode 3: Excavating Burials - Prescot Street Dig on Blip Prescot Street Dig episodes on Blip

      Episode 3: Excavating Burials

      Episode 3 of the videography project follows the excavation of 2 burials as well as further exciting footage from site. Episode 3 has been released after episode 4 while Anies learned how to use more advanced video editing software.

      • Release date
        Jun 24, 2008
      • Runtime
        07:50
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