Hadrian's Wall: Life on the Frontier
Ben Robinson flies over Hadrian's Wall to reveal a landscape of hundreds of sites of human occupation suggesting the area was richly populated.
Archaeologist Ben Robinson flies over Hadrian's Wall to reveal a new view of its history. The first full aerial survey of Hadrian's Wall has helped uncover new evidence about the people who once lived there. Carried out over the last few years by English Heritage, it is allowing archaeologists to reinterpret the wall. Across the whole landscape hundreds of sites of human occupation have been discovered, showing that people were living here in considerable numbers. Their discoveries are suggesting that far from being a barren military landscape, the whole area was richly populated before during and after the wall was built. There is also exciting new evidence that the Romans were here earlier than previously thought.
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First full aerial survey allows archaeologists to reinterpret Hadrian's Wall history.
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Discovery of sites, based on aerial photography, are rewriting an era of Roman history.
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Discovery of sites, based on aerial photography, are rewriting an era of Roman history.
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The Flying Archaeologist - Life on the Frontier
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Hadrian's Wall - life on the frontier
Ben Robinson and the TV team were rewarded with some stunning views of Hadrian鈥檚 Wall, its forts and the surrounding landscape from the air.
Their Cessna plane had been being grounded by storms for several days but a break in the weather enabled them to take off and capture some fascinating views of the area.
Native settlements, field systems, temporary Roman camps, add richness and time-depth to an area which is often thought of as Hadrian鈥檚 alone.
Many of these ancient sites have been levelled and cannot be seen on the ground at all so an aerial perspective gave the team were able to get a much clearer view from the air.
The area around Hadrian鈥檚 Wall has been carefully mapped from the air by English Heritage, but private research is also adding much to the compelling story of the Roman Empire鈥檚 northern frontier.
New technology is also playing its role in discovering new archaeological sites which shed fresh light on the wider area around Hadrian鈥檚 Wall.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Ben Robinson |
| Series Editor | Diana Hare |
| Producer | Andy Smythe |
Broadcasts
Fri 19 Apr 2013 19:30麻豆社 One North East & Cumbria- Mon 13 May 2013 20:00
- Tue 14 May 2013 01:30
- Wed 9 Jul 2014 19:30
- Mon 27 Apr 2015 19:30
- Wed 13 Apr 2016 19:30
- Mon 9 Oct 2017 19:30
- Sun 11 Nov 2018 22:00
- Tue 29 Jan 2019 19:00
- Tue 22 Oct 2019 19:00
- Wed 25 May 2022 19:30
- Thu 26 May 2022 00:50
- Wed 22 Mar 2023 19:30
- Thu 23 Mar 2023 01:30
- Wed 25 Sep 2024 19:30
- Thu 26 Sep 2024 01:00
Presenter's blog post: "Our knowledge is being transformed by the aerial view"
Read Ben Robinson's post on the 麻豆社 Love TV Blog.
