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@abQUINTON1 Thanks for the extra info on audio. I almost turned Neil off, due to that... I'm a true TT fan from California (in the Redwoods) & just heard about Time Signs & found this from another TT admirer who put this all on YT. A great spot is Reijer Zaaijer's channel and he has all 20 seasons, plus the failed US attempt, the TT Extra by Robin Bush, Tony's shows, Mud Men...etc. Love intelligent shows like this. Wish I could do a new life & have a career in Archaeology & Paleontology. I'm a rockhound & love digging in the dirt...lol. Cheers !

Great to hear you found it interesting!

Hi Edward, great question! The huge mound that Clare Castle stands on was built to take the castle in the late 11th century. It is particularly tall but typical of the early motte and bailey castles of the time, where soon after settling themselves in England the Barons built large mounds with wooden keeps on top, as a symbol of power and to maintain control. There is an image of a motte and wooden keep just having been constructed on the Bayeux Tapestry. It is quite possible that it is built on older remains, but we don’t as yet have any evidence that the earthworks themselves are anything other than Norman. The possibility that the pre-Norman, late Saxon town had some defensive earthworks cannot be ruled out…but whether they were any of these is unknown. There are other notable sites, e.g. Thetford Castle, that was built on an Iron Age defended site, but as yet no evidence for that at Clare.

Can't argue with her! 😊 Megan - you're in the draw! 🎄🎁🎅

Hi Joseph! Corn is just a generic UK term for cereal grains (wheat, oats, barley etc), as opposed to the American direct meaning of corn. The main species in this corn dryer was spelt wheat (the predominant species of wheat in this part of Britain during the Roman period). Wheat was cultivated as a crop in Britain from the early Neolithic and the earliest dated spelt wheat in Britain is likely from Thanet, where it was dated to the end of the Early Bronze Age (Barclay et al. 2011; Martin et al. 2012). Hope that helps explain! :)

@@CotswoldArchaeology very helpful thank you Kama because I was reading some literature on Roman cooking and it was talking about salad corn and corn dryers, so I looked into it and couldn't find anything.

Pleased you enjoyed it Pete 😊👍

It's making so much difference at the moment, in particular. Being able to share models like this at least in some way makes up for not being able to get people onto site! If you like this sort of thing, you may enjoy our SketchFab page: sketchfab.com/cotswoldarchaeology - Rosanna

Thanks, Paul - great to hear you enjoyed it!

Thank you! :D

Hi David! Because hypocausts were underground (the floor was on top), once they fell out of use they quickly got buried - either deliberately filled in with rubbish or just filled up with natural products like earth, decayed plants etc. So could be quite well preserved when found by archaeologists. - Rosanna

Thanks Laurance, pleased to hear that! We're intending to post more lectures in the future, so keep an eye out :) - Rosanna