An Adventure in Archaeology in the Cairngorms Unearthing 10,000 Years of Human Activity in the Mountains

Scotland Outdoors

BBC

Nature, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Helen Needham meets Graeme Warren and others during a dig in Glen Dee

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0:00.0	He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.
0:09.3	I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.
0:17.6	What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.
0:22.0	Tales of deception, an incredible acts of resistance and courage.
0:26.3	She was a born soldier.
0:27.4	She's a freedom fighter in its widest sense.
0:29.9	The brand new series of History's secret heroes.
0:32.8	Listen first on BBC Sounds.
0:35.6	This Scotland Outdoors podcast from BBC Radio Scotland
0:40.3	It's just one of those beautiful September mornings.
0:53.3	Just come onto the track just past the
0:59.0	Lunar D. I'm on my bike and peddling over the dappled shadows of the pines on
1:08.0	the track here and I'm heading on a bit of a journey into the
1:13.2	unknown because I'm on my way to see if I can find an archaeological dig close to the upper
1:22.4	reaches of the D. I can cycle some of the way and then walk the rest and hopefully find some people who are happy to talk to me.
1:35.3	Woo! Goodness me!
1:45.0	Right above my head!
1:47.0	Wow!
1:49.0	Some kind of aeroplane.
1:52.0	Goodness!
1:54.0	Snaking its way down the Glen.
1:57.0	Wow, that was a bit of a surprise. Felt like I could nearly touch it.
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