Unearthing the Viking world beneath a modern city. Beneath the streets of York lay one of the richest archaeological sites in Europe. In The Viking Dig, Richard Hall tells the story of the extraordinary excavations at Coppergate, where layers of soil preserved timber buildings, tools, textiles, and even everyday objects from the Viking Age. With vivid detail and photographs, Hall reveals how these discoveries transformed our understanding of Viking life—not just as raiders, but as craftsmen, traders, and settlers. This is the definitive account of how a dig in the heart of an English city opened a window onto a thousand-year-old world.