Let's Discuss... 'The Dig' and the Sutton Hoo Excavation
POST CONTAINS SPOILERS BELOW I recently watched ‘The Dig’ – starring Lily James, Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes. The film itself was based on the 2007 book written by John Preston, his aunt Margaret Preston was one of the archaeologists who participated in the dig. Whilst watching a historical film, you must take it with a pinch of salt as most historical films are not entirely factually correct. In this instance, the cousin of Edith Pretty known as Rory Lomax who was in a romantic relationship with Peggy Piggott was not entirely correct, you can find more comparisons of the film vs real life here . Overall, it was a feel-good film. I personally sympathised with archaeologist Basil Brown, who in the film was constantly undermined by Charles Phillips, a British archaeologist known for ‘leading’ the 1939 excavation. At the end of the film, it mentioned that Basil's work was not recognised until recently. The dig itself saw the excavation ...