Roman Found, authors of the “enchanting and visceral” (Dr Madeline Pelling) Things We Found in the Ground, have just had a lovely interview with the British History podcast published on YouTube:

“Their passion for uncovering the past has captured imaginations far beyond the fields that they search.”

In the interview, Roman Found discuss what drew them to metal detecting, the excitement that comes with each find and “how their discoveries connect us all to the lives and stories of those who came before”.

Watch the full interview and learn a little more about British history here.

In this guide-that’s-not-a-guide, metal detectorist cousins Ellie and Lucie explore their local landscape, getting to grips with the hobby, history and themselves along the way.

Beginning with their first meeting in over 20 years at their grandfather’s home in Lincolnshire, the two cousins – Eleanor and Lucilla – quickly learn that each has a fascination with unearthing historic artifacts, which will set them off on their metal detecting journey…

Over many weeks and months spent digging countless holes, the pair make startling discoveries: about the objects they find and what they tell us about our ancestors, about themselves and who they are as people, and about the power of community, as they forge connections with local villagers, detectorists and history lovers along the way.

This charming tale of (self-)discovery will capture the hearts and minds of those seeking escapism through the buried history that we walk over every day.

Things We Found in the Ground is out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookstore and bookshop.org.

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