Time Team Season 10 The Giant's Grave - Fetlar, Shetland 2003
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.
- Released: 2003-01-26
- Runtime: 50 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, Mystery
- Stars: Gus Casely-Hayford, Natalie Haynes, Carenza Lewis, John Gater, Stewart Ainsworth
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4. The Giant's Grave - Fetlar, Shetland 2003-01-26
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5. Joust Dig It - Greenwich, London 2003-02-02
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6. Digging Liberty - Merton, London 2003-02-09
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7. Death in a Crescent - Bath, Somerset 2003-02-16
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8. Back to Our Roots - Athelney, Somerset 2003-02-23
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10. Rescuing the Dead - Leven, Fife 2003-03-02
