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I'm running some A/B Testing on a couple of criminally underviewed videos and when I asked my VidIQ plugin and YT Studio for some suggestions on how to revamp the thumbnails they gave me some eyebrow raising results (which I did/will not use). Thought I'd share some of the cringiest:
1. Got the 'Mr. Beast' treatment
2. Emma looks good but I look creepy AF
3. Oh my god the uncanny valley smile and overfiltered face!
4. I actually think this was the best of the lot even though I HAVE NO THUMBNAIL, I might copy this pose for my personal thumbnail stock.

Which one is your favourite? Let me know in the comments!

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3 days ago (edited) | [YT] | 165

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Hi All, just a quick note to say I need to cancel tonight's stream. We've had to transition the toddler from a crib to a bed and as a result bedtime has become very difficult with the introduction of the freedom to get out of bed, walk to the door and cry for 'Mummy!'. So can't guarantee I'll be available on time to play. Hoping we'll be back on schedule soon (both for my sanity's sake and your entertainment)

1 week ago | [YT] | 437

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Tomorrow we dig into the latest claims that the tomb (and possibly mummy and treasures) of Queen Nefertiti is hidden behind the north wall of the burial chamber of King Tutankhamun's tomb. Join me as I break down the theory, who it might belong to, and the latest geophysical data that has blown the dust off one of archaeology's greatest modern debates. See you in the live chat or the gaming stream after!

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 56

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Latest archaeology discoveries is out tomorrow at 7:30PM UK time followed by the Assassin's Creed Origins stream afterward. Features this month include:
- The Ice Age origins of one of humanity's oldest drug habits
- An Iron Age wall near Notre-Dame in Paris that may link to the very first settlement of the city
- A pristine elite burial platform at Chan Chan in Peru
- The largest ever Viking Age silver hoards in Denmark AND Finland
- A monumental Tomb that might belong to a legendary Chinese Empress underneath an airport
- The Tomb of the Keeper of Royal Secrets at Saqqara in Egypt
- The first two intact burials ever found in over 30 years of digging at Göbeklitepe in Turkey
- Roman-era mosaic in Turkey featuring a named cat and dog
- And a giant record-setting prehistoric pottery kiln in Romania
Plus a few Emma cameows now that I'm back at home. See you in the live chat!

1 month ago | [YT] | 57

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Hi All. Just a quick note to say there's no Assassins Creed stream tonight. Everything is fine but the toddler was up in the middle of the night and I am, as the Brits say, knackered. Next stream will be the premiere this upcoming weekend. Have a good week and see you then!

1 month ago | [YT] | 207

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After 10 years of making videos my Silver Play Button has arrived! Tomorrow I'm going to unbox it on stream and it's your chance to ask me your burning questions about archaeology, content creation, or what my favourite book on my bookshelf is. Pop by in the live chat to say hello or leave your questions here for me to answer. See you tomorrow!

1 month ago | [YT] | 43

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Had some fun at Rossett filming this 'Real Archaeologists of Rossett' clip with ‪@Digventures‬ . Don't forget to watch the full video on my 5 days digging up their Roman Villa (linked in comments).
youtube.com/shorts/JpfI7xQF8K...

1 month ago | [YT] | 41

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Last month I spent 5 days digging on an archaeological site in Wales and you better believe I brought the camera with me! My latest video out tomorrow details my time at Rossett Roman Villa with DigVentures and the University of Chester, followed by the Assassin's Creed Stream. Come along to see what it's REALLY like on a dig, do you find anything? What about if the weather is bad? The answers to these and more are in the video! See you in the chat!

1 month ago | [YT] | 87

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I'm back from my field adventures! I got to record my Latest archaeology discoveries in August on the site of an actual ROMAN VILLA. That video is out tomorrow at 7:30PM UK time followed by a new gaming stream cavorting through Cleopatra's Egypt in Assassin's Creed Origins. Features this month include:
- Ancient ruins surfacing during record breaking droughts
- A unique statue from Karahantepe in Turkey - 11,000 years old
- Roman amphorae shipwreck in Italy - 2,100 years old
- Update on the Mass Roman War Grave in Vienna - 2,000 years old
- A Unique Christian Liturgical Vessel in Turkey - 1,500 years old
- Gold grave shoes in Kazakhstan - 1,500 years old
- Native Americans drank chocolate in Georgia - 1,000 years old
- The first ever trebuchet victim identified in Scotland - 700 years old
- Rare Nazi-Era Warship Found Nearly Intact Off Greece - 83 years old

See you in the chat or stream!

2 months ago | [YT] | 80

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Yesterday this channel hit the 100K subscribers mark. Wow, you guys, this was my goal for the END of 2026, to hit it 3 months early is amazing! I think it's rather fitting that next week I will be going on my first dig in a wee while with ‪@Digventures‬ , a social enterprise organising crowdfunded archaeological excavation experiences. I'm going to be filming my time there digging and (weather and site depending) potentially filming my August discoveries video IN THE FIELD, how cool will that be? When I'm back I'll set up a 100K celebration stream so keep your eyes peeled for that. What kind of field content you would be interested in: a vlog? Interviews? Timelapses? Trowel shots? Let me know your ideas in the comments. Bonus pic of me as a baby archaeologist on a mock dig at undergrad unaware of where this career would take me!

2 months ago | [YT] | 1,312