Digging for Britain

An insight into the Viking Age

Alice Roberts explores archaeological digs at sites dating back to the Viking age, offering an insight into how the seafaring warriors from Scandinavia lived across Britain. In the Outer Hebrides, she examines signs of the earliest Norse settlers, before inspecting a collection of silver and gold pieces discovered in York. There is also a look at some of the most treasured Viking finds, including 12th-century ivory chess figures the Lewis Chessmen