I cannot quite wrap my head around the fact that so many roads in rural England are still following, or nearly following, the paths of roads laid down and used by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago.
Because Roman engineering was extremely good, and the roads were well drained on a heavy base. Roadbuilding never caught up to Roman levels for over a thousand years.
I wish you would give the original publication date for these old films. I mean, Tony Robinson can actually jog and has not developed his distinctive enormous belly yet. This film itself is archeological gold.
A: Are you excited? B: I think I probably am! There you've heard it! Ladies and gentlemen, he is PROBABLY excited. Absolutely electric atmosphere here as this bearded man extemporaneously contemplates his previously unconsidered feelings. Back to you.
My ancestors castle in England was called Shipbrook. He fought in the battle of Hastings with William the Conqueror. The Norman castle isn't there anymore. His name was Sir Richard DeVernon, was DeReviers.
English Heratage have forgotten the whole idea of a scheduled monument. They were not intended to forbid Archaeological Inspection. They were supposed to stop unscrupulous owners and developers destroying them. Not allowing Archaeologists to work on the sites defeats the whole point of protecting them.
You can see the English Heritage thoughts change though the years watching this show from not hardly digging Scheduled sites in the early seasons to allowing quite a lot of digging in the later seasons
Part of the reason they don’t allow for entire sites to be dug, or the same site to be dug multiple times in frequent intervals, is to allow for time to pass such that technology can develop. The “geophys” stuff, for example, lets them find stuff without even needing to dig it up - leaving more in the ground when technology develops even further.
A not so new *TIME TEAM* Woooooooooo. Let's go! I don't think I have seen this one yet. Can't wait for some Unlce Phil and Ms Raksha. Sadly no Raksha...this is my edit.
If you have Prime Video they have all of the episodes. They used to anyway. It's been a couple of years since I watched but there used to be 20 seasons I believe.
Even tho nobody ever came out and said so, I realize now that England was a pretty turbulent, violent and unsettled country save for the last 300 years.
John Gator seems to be as he is in most Time Team digs always telling everybody that this site will be a 'Nightmare' for him to Geophys, this episode it is all the tree roots that will spoil things for him.
After the Battle of Hastings, the Normans took over the land. As a result, did the Saxon aristocracy slip down the social scale into the "lower class"? Did they still retain gradually smaller and smaller amounts of land or were they automatically displaced? Obviously, some of the Saxon knights might have gone abroad to offer their services to foreign lords and some Saxon nobles went into the church, what happened to the general Saxon nobility? How many generations did it take to go from Saxon nobleman to working man?
ive always wounder way the soldier thats on the ground just dont drop to one knee cover them self with the shield and take out the horses front legs. Maybe its easier said then done.
I'm conflicted about the Normans. On the one hand, they were excellent warriors and were efficient at establishing law and order and on the other hand they were often quite bloodthirsty and cruel. A lot of Norman blood flows through my veins and I don't know what to do.
Biden for sure...probably even was in the battle of hastings, fought with the Roman's, sailed with the Egyptians, and traded spices in the middle east. Just ask him...😅
Always ask the military why. Both the British and American military have a lot of experience as occupying forces and we put priorities on rebuilding roads, communications then civilian hospitals, schools and providing food. I believe in the past a monastery or a place for nuns might have been the equivalent to a hospital? Regardless of access to roads or rivers, if you are an occupying force you MUST have a presence every so much distance in order to "keep the peace" (prevent simple mayhem and banditry) and prevent uprisings without you detecting it. No castles or troop barracks, then you have no means to detect or break up massing of local militias. If you, even an occupying force, do NOT perform the basic functions of government by keeping the peace, keeping roadways and rivers (another means of transportation) freely usable and safe you will have uprisings. If you are successful you will have loyalty although maybe not expressed quite that way. Robin Hood will either be considered by the citizenry as an outlaw who preys upon them or their savior depending on how the government meets their needs or preys on the citizens (think Taliban). Taxes therefore need to be seen as maintaining infrastructure citizens use and keeping the peace or it will be seen as predatory. The USA has reached that tipping point and especially with the corruption in the White House and its cronies in the larger administration. Which is why in desperation rather than give up their bribes and do the right governing thing suddenly they want to provide free lunches to all students in schools across the nation even for families who do not need free food. The present can tell you a lot about the past, successes and failures.
What is the point of promoting these videos with clickbait?,. Time Team have their own official YT channels, at this point this is just stupid. I did pay for a subscription for History Hit but it's not worth it, 20 minutes podcasts with Dan Snow and shorts that are cut down from other series.
whats with these heritage types ! ours here are old biddy fops that just like power. considering there not doing any digging says there not experts so they should be told where the experts are going to dig (because its all buried again after.) and be thankfull they`ve got jobs.
My understanding is that the “three days” was the hook for the series: see how much history can be discovered even in just three short days. It also enabled experts with jobs at universities, English Heritage, or wherever to become much loved regulars on the show, because it was an additional job they could do on the weekend. The digs were proper archaeological digs following the usual protocol, though, with having a plan and permits for what they were digging and why, and the information they gained was written up and made available to other groups who might then plan a longer, more in depth dig at a site. It is perhaps best to think of the Time Team digs as exploratory digs assessing an archaeological site; and us viewers get to come along for the fascinating, educational, and entertaining ride!😁
i wonder why they bother with geophysics as it must be the most useless science in existence. i have been watching for years and mever found geophics evem remotely useful. in fact it always wastes everyone's time
Not true. Geophys is a crucial part of the show. And I’ve seen all the episodes on TH-cam, some episodes more than once. On the Roman villa sites, and many other sites, Geophys came through with important data. Over and over John and his team put the dig teams on countless targets that paid off. You should probably watch some more episodes.
I love the fact that they always involved the locals and especially the children of the locals to further the love of their heritage.
I cannot quite wrap my head around the fact that so many roads in rural England are still following, or nearly following, the paths of roads laid down and used by the Romans nearly 2000 years ago.
Because Roman engineering was extremely good, and the roads were well drained on a heavy base.
Roadbuilding never caught up to Roman levels for over a thousand years.
I wish you would give the original publication date for these old films. I mean, Tony Robinson can actually jog and has not developed his distinctive enormous belly yet. This film itself is archeological gold.
Google search tells me it aired January 14, 2001
@@cleverusername9369that sounds about right
A: Are you excited?
B: I think I probably am!
There you've heard it! Ladies and gentlemen, he is PROBABLY excited. Absolutely electric atmosphere here as this bearded man extemporaneously contemplates his previously unconsidered feelings. Back to you.
This right here is a prime example of why I go through comment sections…for comedic gold like this… 7:36…for context on what we are on about…😂😂
One of the better episodes. Thank you.
"Oooo, that chainmail feels so good against the face," says Sir What Ever's steed. You witnessed a horses reenactment from the Middle Ages.
I've been friends with Norman for many years. He distinctly remembers leaving his motte here back during a uni binger. He's wishing you luck!
I hear his old mate Bailey had a fair bit to drink at the time.
Please put the year of the dig in the description - as each dig informs future digs and research, it's helpful to know what year we are in
Look at the lower left side of the screen in the last few seconds : "Channel 4 television corporation MMI " . MMI is roman numbers for 2001 ;-) .
@@AAO342 That explains those computers! Haven't seen CRT monitors quite like that in a long time.
In Wikipedia there is a list of each time team episode and its date
Pulling that key out of the dirt would have made me do inordinately happy!
7:43 the poor fellow is beside himself with excitement
The food bus is slick!
Sometimes it seems like English Heritage gets in the way of proper, meaningful archeology and discoveries
My ancestors castle in England was called Shipbrook. He fought in the battle of Hastings with William the Conqueror. The Norman castle isn't there anymore. His name was Sir Richard DeVernon, was DeReviers.
Pp
Wow! It must be great to know that much about your ancestry. Only thing I know about my last name is that it's from 17th century.
Love the Norman content
This might’ve been the most Jenni ever spoke in an episode of Time Team. I wish they had included her more often.
20:26 Now that is some craftsmanship! A very pretty key.
psychopathic tendencies 😍 that’s a good one, mate
English Heratage have forgotten the whole idea of a scheduled monument.
They were not intended to forbid Archaeological Inspection. They were supposed to stop unscrupulous owners and developers destroying them.
Not allowing Archaeologists to work on the sites defeats the whole point of protecting them.
You can see the English Heritage thoughts change though the years watching this show from not hardly digging Scheduled sites in the early seasons to allowing quite a lot of digging in the later seasons
Part of the reason they don’t allow for entire sites to be dug, or the same site to be dug multiple times in frequent intervals, is to allow for time to pass such that technology can develop. The “geophys” stuff, for example, lets them find stuff without even needing to dig it up - leaving more in the ground when technology develops even further.
@@RikkSpenceriirc, Richard II was found in the first try due to geophys.
It was ridiculous for them to know a dig was on, but not be available.
Look at Tony, solving boundary disputes between landlowners. He has the makings of a great king!
One of your more interesting digs!
The way that blonde girl at 13:10 gets up and scampers off is funny. She is like oh crap im in their shot, i got to get out of here now.
A not so new *TIME TEAM* Woooooooooo. Let's go! I don't think I have seen this one yet. Can't wait for some Unlce Phil and Ms Raksha.
Sadly no Raksha...this is my edit.
If you have Prime Video they have all of the episodes. They used to anyway. It's been a couple of years since I watched but there used to be 20 seasons I believe.
Fascinating. I lived in england 3 years... Love the history there...
Even tho nobody ever came out and said so, I realize now that England was a pretty turbulent, violent and unsettled country save for the last 300 years.
And from then on they took most of their violence overseas!
One can guess the age of this video by the amount of hair left on Tony's head.
Brilliant!!
It’s not a motte and Bailey, castle. It’s a ring work. They even state it in the opening of the episode.
It's more it's just addressed in the episode! Tony asks if it's a Mott and Bailey, and Mick tell him that it's a ringwork.
@michaelmccaffery6798 Getting one's terms right is not pedantry. Archeology is as much science as art and should be communicated properly.
Geez, the lunchtime tucker looks good 🍲
Defended this quite a few times on mount and blade: Warband multiplayer
John Gator seems to be as he is in most Time Team digs always telling everybody that this site will be a 'Nightmare' for him to Geophys, this episode it is all the tree roots that will spoil things for him.
Great video
@3:22 - That's not a digger - that's a hydraulic teaspoon.
After the Battle of Hastings, the Normans took over the land. As a result, did the Saxon aristocracy slip down the social scale into the "lower class"? Did they still retain gradually smaller and smaller amounts of land or were they automatically displaced? Obviously, some of the Saxon knights might have gone abroad to offer their services to foreign lords and some Saxon nobles went into the church, what happened to the general Saxon nobility? How many generations did it take to go from Saxon nobleman to working man?
Why you only get 3 days to muck around the castle
The Time Team format is 3 days only for digs which is the charm, and the challenge, of the series.
Anyone else just sound, black screen when day two starts?
29:25 Phil has (as it is known in the industry) his Saxon *ss handed to him...
These has to be the 90's after seeing the computers they working with 😂
ive always wounder way the soldier thats on the ground just dont drop to one knee cover them self with the shield and take out the horses front legs. Maybe its easier said then done.
They'd ride the horse right over you.
The only solution was long spears and pikes.
I'm conflicted about the Normans. On the one hand, they were excellent warriors and were efficient at establishing law and order and on the other hand they were often quite bloodthirsty and cruel. A lot of Norman blood flows through my veins and I don't know what to do.
Become a chef!
@@Mad_Possum 🤣 I already work in a kitchen!
@@69Jackjones69 cool! I used to enjoy being a line cook at one point, stressful sometimes but I have always enjoyed cooking.
Oi! What if we get the boys together and invade England?
Live on, u are u
Why is Huge Lorrie in a helmet on the front pic lmao
Did you ever think to just ask someone who was around back then? They could tell you what the castle looked like.
Unfortunately Betty White died earlier this year
@@BastiatC True, but she was pretty young when that was built anyway.
Keith Richards?
@@mortsirk Lol.
Biden for sure...probably even was in the battle of hastings, fought with the Roman's, sailed with the Egyptians, and traded spices in the middle east. Just ask him...😅
Valkyria saknar dig min varg min vikingarman jag slåss mot både båge och man. Min älskade jag längtar efter din famn kom kom och håll av min hand 😇
❤
why was it abandoned.
Cannons.
@@charlesharper2357 you mean the clerick took it away lol.
Always ask the military why. Both the British and American military have a lot of experience as occupying forces and we put priorities on rebuilding roads, communications then civilian hospitals, schools and providing food. I believe in the past a monastery or a place for nuns might have been the equivalent to a hospital? Regardless of access to roads or rivers, if you are an occupying force you MUST have a presence every so much distance in order to "keep the peace" (prevent simple mayhem and banditry) and prevent uprisings without you detecting it. No castles or troop barracks, then you have no means to detect or break up massing of local militias. If you, even an occupying force, do NOT perform the basic functions of government by keeping the peace, keeping roadways and rivers (another means of transportation) freely usable and safe you will have uprisings. If you are successful you will have loyalty although maybe not expressed quite that way. Robin Hood will either be considered by the citizenry as an outlaw who preys upon them or their savior depending on how the government meets their needs or preys on the citizens (think Taliban). Taxes therefore need to be seen as maintaining infrastructure citizens use and keeping the peace or it will be seen as predatory. The USA has reached that tipping point and especially with the corruption in the White House and its cronies in the larger administration. Which is why in desperation rather than give up their bribes and do the right governing thing suddenly they want to provide free lunches to all students in schools across the nation even for families who do not need free food. The present can tell you a lot about the past, successes and failures.
You made a good and valid point, however, you lost me in the final stretch.
What was that?
What is the point of promoting these videos with clickbait?,.
Time Team have their own official YT channels, at this point this is just stupid.
I did pay for a subscription for History Hit but it's not worth it, 20 minutes podcasts with Dan Snow and shorts that are cut down from other series.
The overprotective attitudes inhibit discovery. As long as qualified professionals are doing the work, let them dig to their hearts content.
Norman=Vikings with French accent and horses
"I blow wy nose in your direction, you English dogs." Quest for the Holy Grail.
Norman Fell=Mr. Roper
Thumbnail looks like Ben Affleck.
whats with these heritage types ! ours here are old biddy fops that just like power. considering there not doing any digging says there not experts so they should be told where the experts are going to dig (because its all buried again after.) and be thankfull they`ve got jobs.
The eagle looks Polish.
Imagine how little we will ever know due to the unwanted disturbance of dirt....totally dip shit thinking.
18:33 Cute girls
I love history. It’s better when presented by someone NOT doing their day’s jogging.
😂How would they know? They are all dead!
Wtf...so if you buy a property in Britain you don't actually own it.... no thanks
why always "Three days"? please explain it or stop saying it.
My understanding is that the “three days” was the hook for the series: see how much history can be discovered even in just three short days. It also enabled experts with jobs at universities, English Heritage, or wherever to become much loved regulars on the show, because it was an additional job they could do on the weekend. The digs were proper archaeological digs following the usual protocol, though, with having a plan and permits for what they were digging and why, and the information they gained was written up and made available to other groups who might then plan a longer, more in depth dig at a site. It is perhaps best to think of the Time Team digs as exploratory digs assessing an archaeological site; and us viewers get to come along for the fascinating, educational, and entertaining ride!😁
i wonder why they bother with geophysics as it must be the most useless science in existence. i have been watching for years and mever found geophics evem remotely useful. in fact it always wastes everyone's time
Not true. Geophys is a crucial part of the show. And I’ve seen all the episodes on TH-cam, some episodes more than once. On the Roman villa sites, and many other sites, Geophys came through with important data. Over and over John and his team put the dig teams on countless targets that paid off. You should probably watch some more episodes.