St Michael's Mount Tin Isles: Bronze Age Ore Processing Revealed

A tidal island, a legendary tin market, and a fingerprint from the Bronze Age. This episode follows the hunt for Ictis at St Michael's Mount and a discovery that changes the story. Join the team on Cornwall’s coast as crushing stones deliver sky-high tin readings and a decorated pot rim bears a Bronze Age maker’s touch. See an axe-casting trial where the perfect 10% tin mix sings while the “chocolate” blades shatter, then head to Wales where lab work at Haverfordwest reveals healed battle trauma and surprising origins. In the Cotswolds, two Roman spatha emerge from a field, one pattern welded and likely higher status. And in London, CT scans and 3D printing unlock the secrets of fragile Roman surgical tools you can’t safely touch. Finally, a windswept Pembrokeshire promontory fort yields over a hundred Roman coins and pottery, hinting at offerings on the very edge of the known world. Watch to see how science, craft, and landscape rethink Britain’s deep past and the West’s role in ancient trade and belief. #Archaeology #BronzeAge #StMichaelsMount #Cornwall #RomanBritain #History #DiggingForBritain