With unique access to the Museum’s dedicated team of archaeologists, curators, conservators, and scientists, the discoveries are filmed from soil to gallery, revealing more history from the objects at each stage. It's every detectorist’s dream to one day find “treasure” that ends up on display in the British Museum or a museum local to where they live. Whether metal detectorists, mudlarks or amateur archaeologists, they all have a passion for finding the missing pieces that help tell the story of our past. This series will tell warm characterful stories about ordinary people that are out-and-about all over the country making extraordinary discoveries every day.

Channel 4 has commissioned a new series Great British History Hunters for More 4 from Tuesday’s Child following the real-life detectorists and the journey their fascinating finds make through the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme and Treasure processes.īritain is a land of rich history hidden beneath our feet, where millions of artefacts are yet to be found that can reveal the secrets of our past.

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