Trench 3 is tucked away into the wettest and wildest corners of Lindisfarne, and over the last few days it's really started coming into its own. The Venturers have been quietly revealing a mass of stone buildings, scattered among which are some very curious artefacts. In our fourth Venturer Update, Siân introduces us to a trench that's well worth getting familiar with...
Raided by the Vikings, and birthplace of the Lindisfarne gospels, the Anglo-Saxon monastery on Lindisfarne is one of the most iconic sites in early medieval history. And yet, archaeologists are still in the dark about its location. After a few tantalising clues emerged, Dr David Petts joined up with DigVentures to assemble a mixed team of professionals and non-professionals alike to investigate. Finding Anglo-Saxon remains at these locations will provide archaeologists with a wealth of evidence to better understand this transformative period.
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