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The Best Episodes of Digging for Britain Season 12

Every episode of Digging for Britain Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Digging for Britain Season 12!

The Best Episodes of Digging for Britain Season 12

Dr Alice Roberts follows a year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country.
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    7.9/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna

    S12:E2

    A quarryman makes the discovery of a set of very large footprints, and a chance find reveals a spectacular Roman villa with mosaics and a sauna

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  2. Background image for Saxon Gold and Buried Coins
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Saxon Gold and Buried Coins

    S12:E1

    The most incredible grave goods ever found on Digging for Britain, a strange Roman sarcophagus filled with plaster and an intriguing medieval coin hoard.

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    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Island Treasures

    S12:E3

    Exploring Britain’s islands: a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb, an international effort to save a WWI warship, and a Neanderthal hunting ground off Jersey’s coast.

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    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Chariots and Slaves

    S12:E5

    In the west of Britain, there's one of the largest Roman buildings ever discovered in Britain, an Iron Age chariot is saved, and evidence is found of the transatlantic slave trade in Devon.

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  5. Background image for Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Lost Mansions and Impaled Prisoners

    S12:E6

    Extraordinary digs from the south - a Romani encampment in the New Forest, a convict’s burial ground, discovery of a civil war mansion and London’s best-preserved Roman cemetery.

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  6. Background image for Roman Crime and Ancient DNA
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Roman Crime and Ancient DNA

    S12:E4

    Gold is found at a bishop’s palace, a Roman crime is uncovered, detectorists unearth a staggering bronze age haul, and ancient DNA solves a medieval mystery

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Dinosaur Highway and Roman Sauna" is the best rated episode of "Digging for Britain" season 12. It scored 7.9/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/8/2025. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Saxon Gold and Buried Coins".