It's also a fact that archaeological digging around the Temple Mount has religious and political hazards. Where Dig deviates from these facts is that these people are quite peaceful and content to wait for the Messiah to come (return) rather than take an active art in destroying the current occupants of the Temple Mount.

Another fact is that there are evangelical Christians who support the Jewish Temple Society and also look for the Temple to be rebuilt. After all, who doesn't like conspiracy theories that have a veneer of fact? It is a fact that there is a Temple Society that is actively searching for the ashes of the Red Heifer and training students in ancient Temple ritual to resume sacrifices when the Third Temple is rebuild. He was the one who revealed the character of the ship’s burial, who sensitively revealed the fossil of the ship.Overall, I like Dig. Laura Howarth, archaeology manager for the National Trust, which runs the Sutton Hoo site, said: “Basil started this project. The British Museum, which houses the Sutton Hoo treasures, says the tension between the two men has been overplayed for the sake of entertainment. The National Trust has warned against “over-romanticising” the role of Brown, a self-taught, working class man who was first to uncover the Anglo-Saxon burial ship on the Suffolk estate near his home. They have defended Phillips’ reputation, saying he was nothing like the pompous figure played in the film by Ken Stott.

When watching The Dig, the new Netflix drama about the discoveries at Sutton Hoo, viewers can be in little doubt as to the villain of the tale.Ĭharles Phillips is a Cambridge academic who commandeers the site on behalf of the British Museum and steals the glory from local man Basil Brown.īut the portrayal is unfair, according to experts and those who knew Phillips personally.

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