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Review: What We Learn From Watching 10,000 BC

You learn a lot about maggots, the modern human condition and how we view the people of the past today. Unfortunately, you don’t learn very much about 10,000 BC. In case you missed it,…
Review: BBC Four’s ‘Detectorists’

Review: BBC Four’s ‘Detectorists’

BBC Four has delivered a treat with the first episode of its comedy about metal detecting that has left us chomping at the bit to watch more! When it was announced that Mackenzie Crook (of The…

Ming Bling at the British Museum

  If you think of Ming vases as quintessentially Chinese, there’s a surprise for you in store at the British Museum’s latest blockbuster exhibition. DigVentures duo Kezia and Maiya went to take a look….

An archaeologist visits… The Tower of London

The tickets may be over-priced, but there’s something for everyone and, from the traditionally dressed guards to medieval graffiti in the dungeons, a visit to the Tower is like stepping back in time. ★★★★☆…
Best Viking Artefacts British Museum

The 15 Best Viking Artefacts…

…you can see at the new British Museum exhibition. As reviews go, the latest write-ups on the British Museum’s blockbuster exhibition haven’t been great. Mark Hudson in the Daily Telegraph described the ‘baffling absences’…
Vikings-Life-Legend British Museum

Vikings – Life and Legend

The British Museum has opened its first major exhibition on Vikings in over 30 years, tailor-made to showcase the brand-spanking new Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery. DigVentures were invited along to the opening, and we sent…

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