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Simon Stone, director, Moira Buffini, screenplay, based on a novel by John Preston. The Dig (Producers: Gabrielle Tana, Ellie Wood, Carolyn Marks Blackwood, and Murray Ferguson; Cinematographer: Mike Eley; Editor: Jon Harris; Music: Stefan Gregory; Production Company: Magnolia Mae Films in association with Clerkenwell Films; Distributed by Netflix; 2021, 112 minutes)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 September 2021

Mike Pitts
Mike Pitts*
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Archaeologist and writer Editor of British Archaeology, UK
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European Journal of Archaeology , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , August 2021 , pp. 448 - 452
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Copyright © European Association of Archaeologists 2021

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