'Thumbnails, or A Digital Wild Goose Chase'

Curator Sue Brunning gets up close with the iconic Sutton Hoo helmet as it comes out of its case for the first time in a decade 📽 To celebrate the release of #TheDig on Netflix Film, Sue has written a new blog that breaks down eight scenes from the film and compares them with real photos from the 1939 archaeological excavations at Sutton Hoo. Read here: http://ow.ly/xcZd30ruGSQ Excite inquisitive minds with our digital learning resources for ages 7–11 – examine some of the beautiful objects fou

'Varendra Research Museum Training Programme' at University of Rajshahi, delivered by Durham University's UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage and Department of Archaeology at Durham University. This initiative is supported through our Cultural Protection Fund; the UK's response to international heritage protection, a partnership between British Council and the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Find this video on our official YouTube channel: https://

A couple of archaeologist stumbled upon a vast undiscovered earthwork that they believed to be prehistoric. But it wasn't until they found an aerial photo that they got most excited. Could this be the biggest Iron Age monument in Britain? | Odyssey - Ancient History