Professor Alice Roberts examines archaeological finds. In the Cotswolds, a hidden site, believed to be an Anglo-Saxon burial ground of considerable importance, yields a remarkably delicate and valuable artifact.

The remnants of a house believed to be the childhood dwelling of Lady Jane Grey yield a richness of detail exceeding expectations. Similarly, the Victorian workhouse graveyard offers fresh insight into the Great Famine of 1845.

A curious lobster guided archaeologists to the unearthing of an 8,000-year-old Neolithic settlement. Meanwhile, Naoise Mac Sweeney explores a construction site, where the earth yields glimpses into its Elizabethan history.

The team is engaged in an archaeological quest, tracing the remnants of World War II through the discovery of artifacts from that era.