Archaeologists Unearth What Viking Britain Was Really Like | Digging For Britain | Unearthed History

Alice Roberts' melodious tone of voice and gentle smiles are as efficient as Viking hatchets and swords. Once we are won over by her communication weapons, we simply can't stop watching documentaries presented by her. Her success is deadly, it kills boredom and ignorance and makes anyone like science.

These British archeology documentaries and TV shows are so damn interesting and engrossing that I would much rather watch them than any movie. Fiction be damned. There's nothing more interesting than real life.

when it comes to archaeology videos, its hard to beat Dr. Roberts as the presenter. Thank you for the great information you have provided.

As an American I find this fascinating mainly because I’ve discovered that my genetics are Scottish and English along with a little Irish, Welsh, and Norwegian. I feel like you’re talking about my ancestors.

A beautiful and intelligent woman fires the imagination . . . especially when she reveals mysteries and stories from the past.

This is why I quit cable TV and thrive on YouTube. The game pieces blew me away, @ 12:04, the bishop piece is so detailed, he has his blessing fingers extended on his right hand. That 1000 year old + attention to detail is amazing.

The people who have carved those chess pieces obviously have some excellent carving skills to be admired for all of history to enjoy.

She’s a 10 on scale of 10. Professional. Delightful & seriously interested in her work. Simply a wise & credit to this episode. D.R, Capt ;(ret)

Love Alices' info and the way she delivers it. We are transported back to a lifestyle long forgotten, without bias as to who was more worthy to occupy these lands. The only comment I would make when they were studying the injuries to the fallen, would be that the small square holes in the bones were impacts from arrows, not spears. Arrows probably brought the victim down, then they were attacked with swords etc. I believe spears would have made a larger, and wider hole in their bones, not small square holes. Just an observation.

Dr Alice is an incredible presenter.

Hello ❤ Boston here. Truly a wonderful show, and so very informative! Thank you.

I'm pretty sure that the Lewis Chess Pieces were made from Walrus Ivory from Greenland--I believe I read about this from the account of the ultimately unsuccessful Norse effort to colonize Greenland, which was based on the abundance of walrus ivory as an export material used to create Ecclesiastic artwork during that period. Please correct me if I've gotten this linkage wrong--but it just sparked up this connection in my mind.

History & archaeology fascinate us. We seem to peel back the history by layers. Alice Roberts adds a gentle and very informed narration to all of this. She has a lovely and sweet demeanor, and that helps a lot. Well done ❤❤😊

Prof Alice makes this interesting history even more interesting...

Love this show and love Alice Roberts presenting it. Cheers!

Prof. Alice Roberts wears her multiple hats well. Academic, osteoarcheologist,, historian, writer and presenter. With a careful, thoughtfully aware approach to each subject presented in this series, she invites us in to explore each fascinating artifact, which are also beautifully filmed in exquisite detail. A superior episode, and a pleasure to watch :)

I have always loved the Lewis chess set, especially the Berserker biting their shield. The amazing, tiny little details. The teeny tiny teeth 😬 Just amazing. I love it. 🙂🐿🌈❤️

Brilliantly presented by a very talented orator. Kudos ❤

I can feel the spear points jabbing into my hip. Thanks for the imagery. And those were misses. They were probably trying to disembowel him.

Great series, good to see a Time steamer again.