I've got a great podcast recommendation for you, as a history fan I reckon you'll love

Echoes of History, the podcast from Ubisoft, the people behind the famous video game series

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Welcome to this episode of Gone Medieval from History Hit. I'm Matt Lewis and for me,

archaeologists are all like Indiana Jones. They live this glamorous, dangerous lifestyle

of constant excitement. I don't believe them when they say it's cold-weak ditches.

So my guest today is Sam Wilson, a specialist in battlefield archaeology, who I'm quietly

convinced as a battered old hat and a whip next to him right now. Welcome to Sam and thank

you very much for joining us. Hi Matt, thanks so much for having me on. I do have a battered

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