He was a self-educated archaeologist and astronomer, who spent much of his income as a tenant farmer and insurance agent on that education. However, it was very nearly missed – and Brown wasn’t always acknowledged for his efforts. It is now considered one of the most important finds in Britain, the majesty of its 27-metre burial ship and 7th-century Anglo-Saxon treasures reframing historians’ view of the so-called Dark Ages. The Poulton Research Project is a multi-period site with a significant medieval cemetery that archaeology students and volunteers help excavate every spring/summer.BASIL BROWN, played in The Dig by Ralph Fiennes, was the principal archaeologist behind the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England. As the archaeologist Ralph Fiennes has previous form having actually helped establish an archaeological field school based in Cheshire with his brother. The films had a lengthy history with Cate Blanchett originally attached to play Edith Pretty back in 2013 and then Nicole Kidman came onboard but scheduling problems led to her dropping out and Carey Mulligan taking over. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain’s past are illuminated in the face of its uncertain future………it is a bit of a clue to say that what was found during this ground breaking dig is now exhibited in the British Museum and probably every school boy, school girl and history scholar (and pub quiz enthusiast) will know exactly what was found buried in the English countryside The film is directed by Simon Stone an actor turned director whose last film The Daughter was inspired by Ibsen’s ‘The Wild Duck’.īased on a novel by John Preston The Dig trailer is set in 1938 as WWII looms, a wealthy widow (CAREY MULLIGAN) hires an amateur archaeologist (RALPH FIENNES) to excavate the burial mounds on her estate.

Anyway based on a true story, THE DIG trailer stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James and Johnny Flynn who we will shortly see as an early seventies David Bowie in Stardust.

Landing in our inbox is the The Dig trailer with the tagline ‘Nothing stays lost forever’ ….except odd socks.

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