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We still had energy but not the time to do so. Instead, I took him to Sutton Hoo by car. Although it was a warm day, Basil wore his jacket, tie, waistcoat and cap as usual. Not smelly at all. He remembered that in the first season, the summer of 1938, he explored three quite small mounds, finding that all had been robbed. He found little other than pottery, minor forerunners of what he brought to light in 1939. In the main mound it became clear to him that the grave had been undisturbed (if only by a few inches) and that he was tackling almost single-handedly a find of national even internati...

These unearthed Dark Ages artifacts changed history CNN 1/22/2021 Jacqui Palumbo, CNN © Larry Horricks/Netflix THE DIG. CAREY MULLIGAN as EDITH PRETTY, in THE DIG: Cr. LARRY HORRICKS/NETFLIX © 2021 Caches of unopened sarcophagi found in Egypt. Eight miles of Ice Age rock paintings discovered in the Amazon rainforest. An intricate Roman mosaic floor excavated in northern Italy. These are just some of the major archaeological finds of the past year. If you are endlessly fascinated by these discoveries, Netflix's new movie "The Dig," a historical drama starring Carey Mulli...

A fictionalized version of this intriguing story is told in the aptly titled film "The Dig" (Netflix). Inspired by the 2007 novel by John Preston, "The Dig" focuses on Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes), a local excavator and amateur archaeologist who oversaw the project. He was scorned by museum experts for his lack of formal education, lowly social status and unorthodox methods. His contribution to the discovery was hidden from the public eye for decades. Basil's champion is Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan), a wealthy widow who hires him to investigate the mysterious earthen mounds on her vast estate...

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Recreating an Archaeological Discovery From the Ground Down “The Dig,” on Netflix, revisits the astonishing find made by two amateurs in Britain as World War II was dawning. Carey Mulligan as a landowner and Ralph Fiennes as a laborer in a scene from “The Dig.”Credit...Larry Horricks/Netflix Published Jan. 22, 2021Updated Jan. 26, 2021 GODALMING, England — Entirely covered by earth, only his face visible, Ralph Fiennes lay patiently in the ground. Simon Stone, the director of the new Netflix drama, “The Dig,” peered at a monitor, then nodded. “Let’s go,” he said. Fiennes s...