It’s Day Three, and the finds are coming thick and fast – we’ve unearthed our first musket balls of the season! Check out our latest video and dig diary to learn more…
Day Two: Meet the Welfare Team
As we progress to Day Two of our 2022 excavation, check out our latest video recap and dig diary! Read on to learn more about our latest finds and our welfare team, including how archaeology can be used to support veterans’ wellbeing.
Day One: Breaking Ground
WE’RE BACK! After two years of being unable to travel to Belgium due to the pandemic, we have finally been able to return to Waterloo with a new cohort of 20 international veterans and serving personnel.
Modern Day Veterans Return to Waterloo
In July, the veteran support charity Waterloo Uncovered will return to the Waterloo battlefield in Belgium to conduct their first archaeological excavation since 2019.
August Dig Diary
Find out what we’ve been up to this summer, including an updates on our programmes and summer events, and a highly successful 1815 Challenge!
June Dig Diary
In this month’s Dig Diary, we mark the bicentenary of Napoleon’s death, observe Mental Health Awareness Week, and fill you in on how the British Museum team got involved in our Virtual Programme!
Spring Dig Diary
In this month’s Dig Diary, we fill you in on the loss of one of the last surviving witnesses of Waterloo, shine a spotlight on our 2021 programmes including Battlefields Uncovered; and recap our successful fundraising event, An Evening Uncovered.
New Year’s Dig Diary
In the first Dig Diary of 2021, we learn how one of our veteran participants has been helping in the fight against COVID as a tester; how
Waterloo Uncovered has inspired an archaeology degree; and we meet a participant of our Virtual Support Programme which kept veterans going through lockdown.
December Dig Diary
In the last Dig Diary of 2020, we review a challenging but successful year, and look ahead to the future of Waterloo Uncovered.
November Dig Diary
In this special fundraising edition of Waterloo Uncovered’s Dig Diary, we bring you news of a brave skydiving challenge, our plans for a word record breaking relay on the Rock of Gibraltar, and a very special request from our own Phil Harding!