@alanflint7732
Peat bogs may be tricky to navigate safely. I think the stones are way markers. Something to go by in bad weather. I got a bit lost on top of Wild Boar Fell in the dales once. The cloud came down, hiding the holes and bogs. I was relieved to find the top wall and follow it off the Fell.
@user-McGiver
I can think of many reasons why people want to live away from other people... ''other people'' are always something to avoid... unless you command an army!... as for the ''conditions'' modern people are not able to understand, living in today's comfort... back then life was hard everywhere... so the safety and isolation the island offered was godsent!...
@DerPatientHatSenkrecht
Keeping sheep was a good busines in former times. Doing this where the climate is cold leads to more whool in a better quality. this could be the answer, why people startet to settle so far in the north. Another answer may be fishing, you habve more fish, where it is colder.
@lisawilson2912
That rectangular hearth was amazing 👏
@margomoore4527
The stones are so bright and shiny, could they be reflectors? If you put a fire in front, it could be seen a long way, from out on the water. They could guide boats into harbor to avoid rocks….even a torch held in front of them would work, without an actual fire.
@dcmackc01
Dr. Alice Roberts seems to be the only member of the team with the depth of knowledge to understand the site.
@longtabsigo
I love the accents (to my ear) when they say Burgi.
@myriamverstappen3311
Oh, Val has a Mick sweater on 😊
@barryansell5981
Full Kudos to the team for a very difficult dig.If indeed that was a "post" they uncovered where did it come from? Pottery pieces that were found, presumably warmth came from the burning of the peat, plus the firing of clay? or perhaps the pottery came with the then settlers. Did the "stone built buildings have peat roofing? how did they make the roofing to accept the peat as both insulator/covering
@haroldgardiner1966
Could the use of lidar give a picture of what is under the overburden of peat?
@brondavis1601
I recognize Alice Roberts from Digging For Britain!
@margarettaft2944
That group probably moved to the remote island to avoid attacks and raids by other Iron Age tribes
@margomoore4527
If they can find some lower areas that used to be marshes, I would want to look for bog mummies in that 10’ of peat.
@HollyMoore-wo2mh
It’s not that they’ll be lost it’s that we’ll know MORE about … well US. Where we came from and how we survived.
@BRUSHYSURFING
should have dug where you camped...much more likely as a spot to live...up there on that exposed place was a duty or a ritual or a time to spend in good weather... not a place to live...
@barryansell5981
😁how could these excited archaeologists ever explain themselves with their hands tied behind their backs
@margomoore4527
What crops? Barley, rye, oats. Especially if the climate was just a little warmer. It would have also supported the sheep flocks—not like you could import hay! Grow your own fodder and dry it for winter. And you can eat it, too.
@dennisfaulkner5470
Quartz...are there any metals present in it.?? Looks like they were burning quartz in kilns.. using the north winds for natural flumes of oxygen..
@lisawilson2912
Could the fires be beacons to boats coming and going?
@lorenwilson8128