Episode 86 - Mortimer Wheeler and the excavation of Stanwick Iron Age Fort

Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 8 a.m.

This week, we\u2019re joined by Senior Properties Historian Dr Susan Greaney and Properties Curator Mark Douglas to reveal the story of a prehistoric site \u2013 and the man who unearthed it.\n\nDecades before Time Team turned its experts into much-loved celebrities, one archaeologist was making a name for himself through the new medium of television. That man was Sir Mortimer Wheeler. Discover the story of his dig at Stanwick Iron Age Fort in North Yorkshire which he carried out as part of the Festival of Britain in 1951.\n\nTo learn more about Stanwick Iron Age Fort or plan a visit, go to www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/stanwick-iron-age-fortifications.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices