Excavation 2022
Dig Diaries: 2022

Were the bones of the Waterloo dead used to refine sugar?

UPDATE: Excavation of the Skeleton Discovered at Mont-Saint-Jean

Day Ten: Saying Goodbye

Day Nine: Regiments at Waterloo

Day Eight: Plancenoit and Beyond

The Face of War: Warriors of Waterloo Brought to Light by Military Veterans

Day Seven: Breaking News, Not Just Ground

Day Six: Welcoming our Supporters

Weekend in Waterloo

Day Five: Unearthed Discoveries

Day Four: A Day with Liam and Ash

Day Three: Site Spotlight on Mont-Saint-Jean

Day Two: Meet the Welfare Team

Day One: Breaking Ground

Modern Day Veterans Return to Waterloo

Waterloo Battlefield Virtual Tour with Phil Harding
#WU22: Overview
This summer, we were given exclusive access to dig in the village of Plancenoit for the first time!
We explored this site looking for evidence of the bloody, back-and-forth fighting between Prussian and French troops that took place here, as the village continuously changed hands. The Prussian victory served as a major turning point in the battle, but has often been overlooked in historical accounts of the battle.
We also returned to Mont-Saint-Jean, which served as the Allies main field hospital during the Battle of Waterloo. Over the course of the Bbttle, it's estimated that some 6000 men were treated at Mont-Saint-Jean, and a gruesome 500 limb amputations were carried out.
When we first began excavating at Mont-Saint-Jean in 2019, we discovered a pit of amputated limbs, alongside evidence of the brutal nearby battle including an unexploded howitzer shell, a 6lb cannon ball, and hundreds of musket balls.