Waterloo archaeologists search 'killing zone'

As Europe prepares to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, one corner of the battlefield will soon give up its secrets.

An international team has begun the first major excavation at Hougoumont Farm, near Waterloo, Belgium, where Napoleon's army was thwarted by determined defenders.

Robert Hall has seen the archaeologists in action.

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