Career in Ruins

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Archaeology? That’s like dinosaurs and stuff isn’t it? Nope. Learn about what archaeology is really all about and how people work within it.

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Career in Ruins

Episodes (78)

Feb 21st S8 Ep10: A day in a roundhouse
Feb 5th S8 Ep9: A Career in South Asia
Dec 12, 2025 S8 Ep8: A Career in Stone

Career in Ruins

Feb 21, 2026
17½ minutes
23 MB

Join Derek as he takes Career in Ruins to Hengistbury Head, Dorset to meet curator and archaeologist Dr Hayden Scott-Pratt. In this on-location interview inside a reconstructed Iron Age roundhouse, Hayden shares his journey from undergraduate experiments in copper smelting to curating one of Britain’s most important archaeological sites. Discover why Hengistbury Head was once a major Iron Age international trading port, connecting Britain with continental Europe and the Mediterranean. Learn about imported amphorae, cross-Channel communities, ancient industries, and the evidence for large-scale trade in goods like pottery, iron, and livestock. Hayden also explains the creation of the si...

Career in Ruins

S8 Ep10: A day in a roundhouse

careerinruins

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