@@PatrickMHoey :. I couldn't agree with you more. Nothing better than a person with a positive outlook. Love how giving him a piece of flint to tool and he is in seventh heaven.
I really enjoy this program, the best part is the dialog does not seem rehearsed. It's refreshing to see real people on television instead of plastic people.
I enjoy this program as well. I have any that are available on you tube on my watch later folder. I will say however that some of Tony's questions or comments seem set up. Don't know, maybe after all these years he's become quite the amateur archaeologist!
If you take a close look (and I do since am going through the series the second time around) you will notice that every dialog on camera is either completely scripted or directed and rehearsed. There are so many examples where you can see they messed up with the staging of a scene. And there is a Time Team Special called "Behind The Scenes" where you can see Tony reading and memorizing his lines or waiting for the signal to rush somewhere and and engage some archaeologist in a dialog.
Yes there is some “organization” but that’s fine because all ‘non-improvised dialog’ is archaeologically driven by ‘what they imagined before’ and ‘what they are actually finding’. It’s not like a script is written, sure Tony gets some fixed dialog and set questions for the boffins, but there is no doubt a ‘Continuity’ person who keeps track of what shots they have and what they might need to add. But with that said, much of what they say is improvised as trenches yield objects. And the personal elements are natural.
I get a little verklemptf every time Mick does his thing. Sad ! I'm sure he is very much missed by his peers and the archeological world. Love this series, though, and GB. You can't plow a field without turning over archeology. So cool .
Thank you so very much for all your Time Team episodes. I live in Phoenix Arizona, USA and haven't seen Time Team for over ten years. I'm lost in pure happiness with each and every episode. Again, thank you so much. Christa
Christa Simonsen I like that that everything is explained for the archeology novice.. It's actually educational which has contributed to its success..Thank you Time Team..
Tony has the outlook on these places like a normal Londoner. "Two stones are just two stones" where Phil looks at each place like each one is Westminster. Simple but oh so elligent. Each person on Time Team component one another.
NO ONE does history better than the british... l've watched this series several times over the years and it never gets old. Just.wondering if owner will protect the stair well. or bury it again also enjoyed seeing Phillippa Gregory her novels are wonderful.... cheers from BC Canada..
I was thinking the same thing... Do any of the property owners allow continued excavation or do they fill it all in! Cheers, from Vancouver Island BC :)
Perhaps not every dig, but certainly this is one for the books and one I'd have completely loved being a part of. Where are my boots and my trowel? Cheers!
I love watching this show, and i am just now getting to watch this episode, I think it so awesome that thanks to family research and FaceBook pages on royals , we now know who these shows are talking about and what is even more awesome is that we are related to these people, Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of my 3rd cousin 16x removed, Lady Jane Grey was my 7th cousin 12x removed !!!!!
I always think it's sad that all this is covered again so people can't come and see it. I guess it's because I love history and wish I was able to go and look at all these digs both in GB, Sweden and Denmark. I do understand they want to preserve it, but I'm thinking it may all be forgotten in time and covered in more layers of dirt.
I always wondered why medieval and early-modern currency had chronic problems with severely debased coins in circulation. The "clipping" makes perfect sense.
If that piece of pottery was found at the BOTTOM of the filled in archway, it could have predated the filling in. It's likely to be around the same time (otherwise it might have been cleared away), but all we know is it was there before the stuff on top.
I had no idea being a fireman paid so well. That said I once knew a humble policeman, who on becoming a detective, and getting wed bought a huge pile, in the Essex countryside!
I notice in a lot of these Time Team episodes that there are a lot of modern buildings, highways, etc surrounding sites that were once in rural areas. England seems to be rather crowded these days!
The silver coin was an interesting find in the interest of dating the buildings. Clipped coin-milling the coin edges to keep the coin material from being stolen is a process invented by Sir Isaac Newton.
So what happens at the end of the dig? I am unclear. Do they just cover it up and go on their way? With so many interesting finds on this site, did they continue looking after the "3 days " were done? It seems a shame to just leave things half unearthed. Is there a follow up?
+NolaGal2601 They connect rods that pass all the way through the tower and stabilize the bricks. On Street View (here: 52.663047, -1.226655) you can catch a glimpse of both sides of the tower.
As Stannous Floride says, they connect iron rods going all the way through the building to prevent the walls moving outwards by the weight of the building. In Denmark they are called wall anchors and on churchtowers the often are formed as crosses but can take any decorative form such as numbers forming the building year or initial letters for sponsors.
Why didn't they continue the digs when they found some of the buildings? I would have liked to see the finished products of all the digs they started and never finished for all of us to see the finished digs.
I love this show, but this episode really puzzles me. The inference is that "The Greys" lived on this site since the Norman Conquest, and that is patently false. Hugh de Grandmesnil was not a Grey, nor were any of the de Ferrers lords. The Greys didn't show up at Groby Old Hall until the 15th century, and only then by marriage (they only assumed the title of Baron because women could not sit in Parliament). If anything, the only contribution The Greys made to the archaeology in this episode is that they destroyed it, and built the surviving brick house (which Time Team didn't even go inside). I feel like the "expert historian" featured in this episode wasn't really an expert of anything, and gave the production staff some bad information. She may have devoted "years of research" to The White Queen and the Greys, but the family tree at 12:10 clearly shows that Groby Castle/Old Hall was NOT built by "one extraordinary family", but rather by three. Otherwise, this is a terrific episode with some incredible archaeology, but I've often wondered if this was an example of what Professor Aston was referring to when asked why he left the show.
You've zeroed in on exactly what was going wrong at this point. Mistakes/lack of thorough research in many episodes, along with more time spent in artificial arguments and/or Phil waxing lyrical about one thing and another (they figured out Phil was popular but I think they over-played his role and under-played other diggers). Once in a while in earlier seasons they used Philippa Gregory as an "expert" and pretty much always let her dominate the conversations, but she's clearly lopsided in her data here.
filigree - I'm humbled that anyone wants my opinion! I read Raksha Dave's blog about the show's demise: they moved the studio to Wales to save expenses, and in so doing lost a large part of the production crew. They also tried to "spice up" things by bringing in new young hosts who did ridiculous antics, and if one watches closely one can see the lack of research as well. Apparently the air time was changed over and over as well, which confused fans and resulted in lower ratings. The show retained a lot of its magic but as viewership declined I suspect it stopped being profitable enough. It had to be hugely expensive!
Hugh de Grandmesnil was referred to in an ancestral status and as being the first to build on this spot. The video then goes on to examine the different structures and the family history related to it. The episode was not titled “The Grey Family”.
@@lisakilmer2667 I get so tired of people using Philippa Gregory as an expert on the Wars of the Roses. She may be a professor, but she's first and foremost a novelist and she always slants her interpretations to suit her fiction.
If they have photos of a trench found in the 1960's showing a found wall, where is it? I assume they covered it back up? I'm not familiar with the laws of archaeology , but do they have to cover back up an important find once completed?
It depends. Most excavation today is carried out to record sites before they are destroyed by development, and while that can be a bit depressing, it's better than them not being adequately recorded, as happened before c1990. Big research excavations, however, especially ones that are on sites that do not produce thumping great stone buildings, could not be conserved, and if left uncovered, would be destroyed by weather and vandalism within a very short time. Even stone foundations etc are very expensive to conserve and maintain, as the National Trust (a large landowner of historic properties and sites) finds to its cost every year.
Guy de la Bédoyère, the Roman specialist on the show, explained what happened at the end of each show. Tony would do the final wrap up to the camera with the team usually gathered behind him in the background. As soon as Tony finished and the cameras stopped recording everybody would literally turn and walk to their cars and drive off. He said a couple of people would stay behind to finish documenting the trenches then fill them in. Guy seemed a little put off that everybody was so eager to leave.
Shannon Miller Most of the pisspot cleaners died of the plague. William the Conquerer is an ancestor of fully 25% of the Englishmen now alive. I am one of the Americans who can also claim him.
@@RickyMaveety Excellent points! Been doing my genealogy for decades and learned early not to discuss the particulars because most people get snitty and complain that most of us are peasants falsely claiming noble ancestry. What they fail to realize is that royals have a huge numerical advantage on descendants and many can correctly claim royal ancestry. It's not that uncommon. William the Conqueror was an ancestor in at least 12 of my family lines. Do the footwork and the math starts to be clear and it isn't so unusual.
@@evesage7231 Yeah. The people who complain about other people's royal ancestry don't understand that they likely have royal ancestors too. They also fail to understand that a royal ancestor going back 50 generations leaves you with exactly 2 to the 50th power of that individual's DNA. That's a teensy amount. It's fun to track, but those of us who really get into it fully understand that it doesn't make us any better than anyone else. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon was a cousin, but that doesn't get me invited to Balmoral. Hell, my uncle was knighted, and still no invites.
Has there been any excavations at Chittlehampton, Devon? That's where my Snow ancestors came from before coming to Canada in 1816. I would like to know more about old Chittlehampton.
good to see another desert rat. i too enjoy this show. i live about a hour from pehonix. snowbirds are starting to show up. get ready for the crazy drivers. peace.
I still don't get it... Most of the Stuff in the Show is Private Property with a functional house connected to the Site.. WHY won't the Owners dig everything there is up and integreat the Runes in a beautiful garden?! Even the remaning tower under the mot would look awesome if you dig it up and use it somehow.
even though it is private owned it is still historical. Also, they start at certain points to give the story. They Cannot just dig the whole property. It is slow and tedious. Layer by layer. They do not want to destroy anything.
There are fairly strict laws about what you can & cannot dig. You have to get approval from the relevant authorities. Architecture being underneath the ground is seen as the safest place for it. Harder for people to damage it there.
@@InkyPages Not in German Laws through. It's still true that you have to get a Archaeological excavation from Professionals to secure and document the fundings... But afterwords you are free todo what you want with it, because its your property. So if someone want's to dig up anything afterwords and wants to integrate that into his garden ... All the better, after all, everything will still be preserved for posterit. And i think the same Laws apply to GB to.. otherwise you could not build new houses
@12:30 I think I take issue with 5' 8" being "amazingly tall for the time". I am well aware that people were smaller and shorter. However, this is not "amazingly tall" by any stretch of the imagination for the time, esp. for a "knight of the (soon to be) king".
Diana Spencer was the 14th great-grand of Sir Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorcet; son of Elizabeth Woodvile, future Queen. Which means the 2 princes of England would be related to the Grey's. ~I think I got that right. It's the middle of the night and my brain's fuzzy.
I was trying to hear the last name of Hugo the first person to build here. Can anyone tell me? As I heard it Phillipa said they had excavated him and I would love to find anything about that. Can anyone help?? Thank you!!
And to compare, the average height of a Norwegian viking was 176 cm with some as tall as 181 cm based on skeletons found. So to say that 172 is immensely tall sounds plain wrong.
Not particularly, "vikings" are not just from a region where the tallest people in the world live, are also from less decenly populated areas the more built up the area back then, the shorter the average. Also it depends what class they were from. If a peasant they would be around 2-3 inches shorter than a lord or someone from that class.
+MrShnazer They were used mostly as defensive structures. This would be harder for the enemy to attack since you're on a hill and presumably you would have archers or something on the roof that could attack oncoming invaders.
The US is the only country in the world that doesn't use that "metric crap." Correction, there are two other countries in the world but they're too small to even mention, one is in Africa and the other is in Asia.
I like the show my ancestor came from there Henry the 8th very interesting we go ba co to the 12th im glad I'm American tho socialist country lousy health care history I like
lousy healthcare? that's a bit fucking cheeky, given that anyone and everyone can and does get treated without having to pay for it, unlike the USA where you let poor people suffer and seem to be happy to line the pockets of the insurance and pharmaceutical companies. our healthcare is so much better than yours, in just about every way possible. and we are far from socialist. in fact, you are rude and ignorant - a perfect example of why so many people dislike Americans.
That's right! but he uses his British ways of poking and prodding with humour that cuts sometimes, pushing it and this is how my mum was. "Silly Bugger," felt harsher than she intended but when your a Canadian kid you don't get it and take it personal. Watching Coronation street you learn how it is. That said, he did a great job at keeping us stimulated, informed, never guessing and always nicely surprised or curious; and the shared laughs with the TTeam.
Cable,,, I don't even have a T.V, not had one for many many years?Bliss, choose what I want to watch or not, and NO adverts, or Richard Heads yakking on about fartball!!
I think Phil should have his own brand of dig tools. They should have his favorite phrases, "We have to extend the trench again to get at the archeology" or "Yes, I'll drink another pint."
The property is sandwiched between a very busy, noisy highway, and some urban sprawl. So even though that little patch is green with lawn and bush, it's not very desirable. And the English Heritage people would want it to go to someone who has given them a plan of use. What is he going to do with all the very important historical bits? Well, have them properly investigated by Time Team and the local uni. Also, the last standing "habitable" structure would be CAREFULLY renovated, preserving as much of the original structure as possible. The fireman would have had to GROVEL for the right to restore the house. He would have had to give EH a plan of what would be repaired, AND THE MATERIALS HE WOULD USE to do the repairs. Is it going to be a private home, or a business? What sort of wear and tear could be expected? If the fireman's answers please the EH people, they would have been only too happy to give him a VERY good price. Because the fireman would be doing the government a favor; taking an extremely important money pit off of their hands. The fireman is going to have to foot the bill for the renovations. It is to be hoped that he will have a network of friends in construction, who would be willing to provide free skilled labor.
Ha, 2022 and I'm still watch all these old shows!
I like Phil because when he finds new things. He acts like a kid in a candy store.
I love the look on the digger operator's face at 9:50 as Phil is explaining that he HAS to get to the bottom of the dig!
There's something magical about Time Team, a bit like listening to relaxing music
Totally! I put it on for background pondering while I glaze my pottery. Love how thought - provoking it can be.
Time Team does wonders for mental health - especially now!
I often listen to old episodes I've already seen while falling asleep. So pleasant and relaxing.
@@ziizification ha so do i if i'm sleepy in the afternoon
Nothing puts me in a restful peace like the sound of Phil joyfully scraping clay off a Bronze Age artifact with his spade.
Phil tickles me. His enthusiasm is catching and his "pie in the sky" optimism is refreshing.
We should all try to be more like Phil 👍
@@PatrickMHoey :. I couldn't agree with you more. Nothing better than a person with a positive outlook. Love how giving him a piece of flint to tool and he is in seventh heaven.
Catching? Or catchy?
@@CNSninjaboth like captive and captivating
I really enjoy this program, the best part is the dialog does not seem rehearsed. It's refreshing to see real people on television instead of plastic people.
I enjoy this program as well. I have any that are available on you tube on my watch later folder. I will say however that some of Tony's questions or comments seem set up. Don't know, maybe after all these years he's become quite the amateur archaeologist!
Some of it is "directed", yes.
If you take a close look (and I do since am going through the series the second time around) you will notice that every dialog on camera is either completely scripted or directed and rehearsed. There are so many examples where you can see they messed up with the staging of a scene. And there is a Time Team Special called "Behind The Scenes" where you can see Tony reading and memorizing his lines or waiting for the signal to rush somewhere and and engage some archaeologist in a dialog.
Because it’s not shitty ass American tv. There’s nothing real about anything they do.
Yes there is some “organization” but that’s fine because all ‘non-improvised dialog’ is archaeologically driven by ‘what they imagined before’ and ‘what they are actually finding’.
It’s not like a script is written, sure Tony gets some fixed dialog and set questions for the boffins, but there is no doubt a ‘Continuity’ person who keeps track of what shots they have and what they might need to add.
But with that said, much of what they say is improvised as trenches yield objects. And the personal elements are natural.
Once Phil gets a whiff of archaeology he makes the Energizer Bunny look lethargic.
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I get a little verklemptf every time Mick does his thing. Sad ! I'm sure he is very much missed by his peers and the archeological world. Love this series, though, and GB. You can't plow a field without turning over archeology. So cool .
Canuckmom1958 I know the feeling. Miss him too. Also; the word “verklempft” really sums it up.🤓
Thank you so very much for all your Time Team episodes. I live in Phoenix Arizona, USA and haven't seen Time Team for over ten years. I'm lost in pure happiness with each and every episode. Again, thank you so much. Christa
Christa Simonsen I like that that everything is explained for the archeology novice.. It's actually educational which has contributed to its success..Thank you Time Team..
Phil’s a fun character, love this guys
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Elizabeth Woodville was my 13th GGrandmother, and Edward IV my 13th GGrandfather. It is interesting to hear the history like this.
Wow that's awesome
Tony has the outlook on these places like a normal Londoner. "Two stones are just two stones" where Phil looks at each place like each one is Westminster. Simple but oh so elligent. Each person on Time Team component one another.
These shows are fantastic....thank you for the pleasure of intelligent presentations!!
And for the compliment: clearly not everybody thinks the rest of us are morons.
LOVE Philippa Gregory! Love her books. Especially her fictional take on Elizabeth Woodville ❤️❤️
Good old Phil....... he gets so excited bless him. :D
NO ONE does history better than the british... l've watched this series several times over the years and it never gets old. Just.wondering if owner will protect the stair well. or bury it again also enjoyed seeing Phillippa Gregory her novels are wonderful.... cheers from BC Canada..
Her history is awful. The Greys were not the original residents of Groby.
Ricky Maveety ok, I'll bite. Who was then, in your expert opinion?
I was thinking the same thing... Do any of the property owners allow continued excavation or do they fill it all in! Cheers, from Vancouver Island BC :)
Why can't we have more shows like this, instead of reality show trash
And more like the talk show trash nowadays
Me-I am not a Brit but I love this show it is so interesting. Makes me think I should have been an archaeologist
Mr. Robinson you are a really Gripping Lecturer, I have totally enjoyed 12 hours of the time team.
What a fine show this is!
I adore Phil Harding.
"Ohh, eh!"
Some say his hat has magical powers !
Me too
Perhaps not every dig, but certainly this is one for the books and one I'd have completely loved being a part of. Where are my boots and my trowel? Cheers!
Thanks so much for posting.
Amazing show. This was a fascinating episode.
I love watching this show, and i am just now getting to watch this episode, I think it so awesome that thanks to family research and FaceBook pages on royals , we now know who these shows are talking about and what is even more awesome is that we are related to these people, Elizabeth Woodville was the wife of my 3rd cousin 16x removed, Lady Jane Grey was my 7th cousin 12x removed !!!!!
What a show !!! Love it…
Can you imagine having THAT in your backyard? I would love it and try and unearth it all.
Amazing how much they can do in 3 days!
Hard to swing a dead cat without landing on some archaeological dig in that country😳
Very interesting ,thanks for making this historical documentary ..
Absolutely LOVE this show. So sad its not on any more. Thankfully we have TH-cam. R.I.P. Mick Aston
I always think it's sad that all this is covered again so people can't come and see it. I guess it's because I love history and wish I was able to go and look at all these digs both in GB, Sweden and Denmark. I do understand they want to preserve it, but I'm thinking it may all be forgotten in time and covered in more layers of dirt.
Phil's two favorite words: "Really, really, ____!"
In fact Phil's two favourites words are "A pint"
So, we're all agreed that Phil is *definitely* on something... and that, whatever it is, we *all* want some of it?
Love of his job is the best!!
English history is fascinating
I always wondered why medieval and early-modern currency had chronic problems with severely debased coins in circulation. The "clipping" makes perfect sense.
Doddle-a-dood-dah, feeling Groby.
Love the series. We certainly don't have trouble hearing Tony. He sure is loud.!
If that piece of pottery was found at the BOTTOM of the filled in archway, it could have predated the filling in. It's likely to be around the same time (otherwise it might have been cleared away), but all we know is it was there before the stuff on top.
Phil sounds like the owner of pie shop.
around 15:50, it suddenly looked like two elderly gentlemen waxing poetic. Phil looks positively ancient from that angle
And Mick was 4 years older than Phil.
alison webster It was filmed in 2013, so he would have been 63. It’s now 2020 and he just turned 70.
Thanks for sharing! !
I had no idea being a fireman paid so well. That said I once knew a humble policeman, who on becoming a detective, and getting wed bought a huge pile, in the Essex countryside!
He could have inherited monies.
I notice in a lot of these Time Team episodes that there are a lot of modern buildings, highways, etc surrounding sites that were once in rural areas. England seems to be rather crowded these days!
@alison webster aye, but no mention of the mass migration of asians? Methinks that is far more detrimental than anyone from the US.
The silver coin was an interesting find in the interest of dating the buildings. Clipped coin-milling the coin edges to keep the coin material from being stolen is a process invented by Sir Isaac Newton.
Archaeological terminology.. little sticky out bit. Only the Brits.
But I'm still wondering; is Phil going to try to get to the bottom of the wall?
So what happens at the end of the dig? I am unclear. Do they just cover it up and go on their way? With so many interesting finds on this site, did they continue looking after the "3 days " were done? It seems a shame to just leave things half unearthed. Is there a follow up?
I'm curious to know what the giant S figures are for on the tower. Was hoping they'd discuss that.
+NolaGal2601 They connect rods that pass all the way through the tower and stabilize the bricks.
On Street View (here: 52.663047, -1.226655) you can catch a glimpse of both sides of the tower.
As Stannous Floride says, they connect iron rods going all the way through the building to prevent the walls moving outwards by the weight of the building. In Denmark they are called wall anchors and on churchtowers the often are formed as crosses but can take any decorative form such as numbers forming the building year or initial letters for sponsors.
wonderful
Firefighters must get paid well in the UK!
Edward IV is in my family tree, so this is fascinating!
21th century boy : My dad die during COVID19 pandemic
some 15th century boy : My dad die leading a cavalry charge
Why didn't they continue the digs when they found some of the buildings? I would have liked to see the finished products of all the digs they started and never finished for all of us to see the finished digs.
He's talking about 2 stones, as in 2 rocks, not the stone used as a weight. :-)
I love this show, but this episode really puzzles me. The inference is that "The Greys" lived on this site since the Norman Conquest, and that is patently false. Hugh de Grandmesnil was not a Grey, nor were any of the de Ferrers lords. The Greys didn't show up at Groby Old Hall until the 15th century, and only then by marriage (they only assumed the title of Baron because women could not sit in Parliament). If anything, the only contribution The Greys made to the archaeology in this episode is that they destroyed it, and built the surviving brick house (which Time Team didn't even go inside). I feel like the "expert historian" featured in this episode wasn't really an expert of anything, and gave the production staff some bad information. She may have devoted "years of research" to The White Queen and the Greys, but the family tree at 12:10 clearly shows that Groby Castle/Old Hall was NOT built by "one extraordinary family", but rather by three. Otherwise, this is a terrific episode with some incredible archaeology, but I've often wondered if this was an example of what Professor Aston was referring to when asked why he left the show.
You've zeroed in on exactly what was going wrong at this point. Mistakes/lack of thorough research in many episodes, along with more time spent in artificial arguments and/or Phil waxing lyrical about one thing and another (they figured out Phil was popular but I think they over-played his role and under-played other diggers). Once in a while in earlier seasons they used Philippa Gregory as an "expert" and pretty much always let her dominate the conversations, but she's clearly lopsided in her data here.
Lisa Kilmer do you think that's what led to the show being canceled?
filigree - I'm humbled that anyone wants my opinion! I read Raksha Dave's blog about the show's demise: they moved the studio to Wales to save expenses, and in so doing lost a large part of the production crew. They also tried to "spice up" things by bringing in new young hosts who did ridiculous antics, and if one watches closely one can see the lack of research as well. Apparently the air time was changed over and over as well, which confused fans and resulted in lower ratings. The show retained a lot of its magic but as viewership declined I suspect it stopped being profitable enough. It had to be hugely expensive!
Hugh de Grandmesnil was referred to in an ancestral status and as being the first to build on this spot. The video then goes on to examine the different structures and the family history related to it. The episode was not titled “The Grey Family”.
@@lisakilmer2667 I get so tired of people using Philippa Gregory as an expert on the Wars of the Roses. She may be a professor, but she's first and foremost a novelist and she always slants her interpretations to suit her fiction.
I imagine after being amongst 1000s of men hacking each other to pieces at the battle of Hastings and surviving it,that guy wasn't afraid of much 😂
confused the grey family's ancestral seat is howick hall northumberland since the early 14 century :/
Did time team go on to look at bradgate park?
I wonder if the Grey family mentioned is that of Earl Grey tea?
Umm .. I not sure why .. but I think we need to get the .. ahm .. bottom of it. ;o)
How can she say that 5 foot 8 is immensely tall ?? average height in the early middle ages was appr 173 cm and he was a little less than that.
that's right
If they have photos of a trench found in the 1960's showing a found wall, where is it? I assume they covered it back up? I'm not familiar with the laws of archaeology , but do they have to cover back up an important find once completed?
It depends. Most excavation today is carried out to record sites before they are destroyed by development, and while that can be a bit depressing, it's better than them not being adequately recorded, as happened before c1990. Big research excavations, however, especially ones that are on sites that do not produce thumping great stone buildings, could not be conserved, and if left uncovered, would be destroyed by weather and vandalism within a very short time. Even stone foundations etc are very expensive to conserve and maintain, as the National Trust (a large landowner of historic properties and sites) finds to its cost every year.
are these the "Earl Grey" tea people?
"Its such a thrill to get in to a seriously deep hole Tony!"
when the episode is over, does the team always fill the holes they've dug up with the dirt or does the landowner request it left as it is?
if there is proper archaeology it would be covered up again, to preserve it.
Guy de la Bédoyère, the Roman specialist on the show, explained what happened at the end of each show. Tony would do the final wrap up to the camera with the team usually gathered behind him in the background. As soon as Tony finished and the cameras stopped recording everybody would literally turn and walk to their cars and drive off. He said a couple of people would stay behind to finish documenting the trenches then fill them in. Guy seemed a little put off that everybody was so eager to leave.
Three days is just long enough to make a big mess.
This was a great e[isode
does anyone knows how long this series ran for? and how or where can I get a Time Team Logo?
20 years. www.imdb.com/title/tt0108961/
And here I thought a couple of stones was about 35 pounds.
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why was this series canceled?
My family from Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset.
Well go live in your castle haha
Queen Elizabeth Woodville York is my 14th Great grandmother and her son Thomas Grey is my 13th Great grandfather
wow, have you always known or did you trace your ancestry?
It's amazing how people are always descended from someone royal and not the person who cleaned the kings pisspots
Shannon Miller Most of the pisspot cleaners died of the plague. William the Conquerer is an ancestor of fully 25% of the Englishmen now alive. I am one of the Americans who can also claim him.
@@RickyMaveety Excellent points! Been doing my genealogy for decades and learned early not to discuss the particulars because most people get snitty and complain that most of us are peasants falsely claiming noble ancestry. What they fail to realize is that royals have a huge numerical advantage on descendants and many can correctly claim royal ancestry. It's not that uncommon. William the Conqueror was an ancestor in at least 12 of my family lines. Do the footwork and the math starts to be clear and it isn't so unusual.
@@evesage7231 Yeah. The people who complain about other people's royal ancestry don't understand that they likely have royal ancestors too. They also fail to understand that a royal ancestor going back 50 generations leaves you with exactly 2 to the 50th power of that individual's DNA. That's a teensy amount. It's fun to track, but those of us who really get into it fully understand that it doesn't make us any better than anyone else. Elizabeth Bowes Lyon was a cousin, but that doesn't get me invited to Balmoral. Hell, my uncle was knighted, and still no invites.
Has there been any excavations at Chittlehampton, Devon? That's where my Snow ancestors came from before coming to Canada in 1816. I would like to know more about old Chittlehampton.
good to see another desert rat. i too enjoy this show. i live about a hour from pehonix. snowbirds are starting to show up. get ready for the crazy drivers. peace.
I still don't get it... Most of the Stuff in the Show is Private Property with a functional house connected to the Site.. WHY won't the Owners dig everything there is up and integreat the Runes in a beautiful garden?! Even the remaning tower under the mot would look awesome if you dig it up and use it somehow.
even though it is private owned it is still historical. Also, they start at certain points to give the story. They Cannot just dig the whole property. It is slow and tedious. Layer by layer. They do not want to destroy anything.
There are fairly strict laws about what you can & cannot dig. You have to get approval from the relevant authorities. Architecture being underneath the ground is seen as the safest place for it. Harder for people to damage it there.
@@InkyPages Not in German Laws through. It's still true that you have to get a Archaeological excavation from Professionals to secure and document the fundings... But afterwords you are free todo what you want with it, because its your property. So if someone want's to dig up anything afterwords and wants to integrate that into his garden ... All the better, after all, everything will still be preserved for posterit.
And i think the same Laws apply to GB to.. otherwise you could not build new houses
How come all the digger operators are called Ian?
Cloning
@12:30 I think I take issue with 5' 8" being "amazingly tall for the time". I am well aware that people were smaller and shorter. However, this is not "amazingly tall" by any stretch of the imagination for the time, esp. for a "knight of the (soon to be) king".
'Mott'...surpresses childish giggles !
Is this a private joke or can the rest of us join in?
Used as a term for 'lady part' when I was a sprog. Although the rock band 'Mott The Hoople' had theh same effect. Happy days.
My issue with MTH was this:
1- what the fuck's a hoople?
2- how do you mott(e) it?
Actually, motte... not Mott.
Who else had to see this as part of an Anthropology class assignment?
are there any Grey's still around? no descendants?
Yeah I heard one of em is a sick fuck. He wrote a book about n even made a movie about it.
Diana Spencer was the 14th great-grand of Sir Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorcet; son of Elizabeth Woodvile, future Queen. Which means the 2 princes of England would be related to the Grey's. ~I think I got that right. It's the middle of the night and my brain's fuzzy.
Did fireman Sam win the lottery?? Did he marry a very rich woman?? that's what i want to uncover here..LOL..
I was trying to hear the last name of Hugo the first person to build here. Can anyone tell me? As I heard it Phillipa said they had excavated him and I would love to find anything about that. Can anyone help?? Thank you!!
MissWitchiepoo Tony says his full name at 44:45. Not sure of the correct French spelling though.
MissWitchiepoo Hugh de Grandmesnil
And to compare, the average height of a Norwegian viking was 176 cm with some as tall as 181 cm based on skeletons found. So to say that 172 is immensely tall sounds plain wrong.
Not particularly, "vikings" are not just from a region where the tallest people in the world live, are also from less decenly populated areas the more built up the area back then, the shorter the average. Also it depends what class they were from. If a peasant they would be around 2-3 inches shorter than a lord or someone from that class.
My ancestor Hugo
Not if you are part of the Grey family. They got that bit wrong.
Pity to limit this to 3 days. It's not as if developers are eager to build over the site.
What's a mot?
+MrShnazer They were used mostly as defensive structures. This would be harder for the enemy to attack since you're on a hill and presumably you would have archers or something on the roof that could attack oncoming invaders.
It’s because in Britain our average IQ is approximately 10 points higher than the USA. Take from that what you will 👍
explain tories and brexit yeah?
Archaeology is all in the details, but the quality of this individuals videos have no details!
AVERAGE
Do wish they would use feet and inches instead of that metric crap
Britain works on 'that metric crap'. They have to measure it in 'that metric crap'.
Jonny Lumberjack, Edwin is the poster child for the “ Ugly American”.
The US is the only country in the world that doesn't use that "metric crap." Correction, there are two other countries in the world but they're too small to even mention, one is in Africa and the other is in Asia.
Oh dear seemed to upset a few coloniser s here
says the guy literally living on someone else's land. if we are colonisers, you are our descendant. arse,
Phil: get a haircut.
Get over it. It's HIS hair, he wears it the way HE Chooses. Sheesh!!!
Too hyper and fast for me, when i went on digs in Leicestershire it was more stable and relaxing, this program makes me either nervous or tired...
I like the show my ancestor came from there Henry the 8th very interesting we go ba co to the 12th im glad I'm American tho socialist country lousy health care history I like
lousy healthcare? that's a bit fucking cheeky, given that anyone and everyone can and does get treated without having to pay for it, unlike the USA where you let poor people suffer and seem to be happy to line the pockets of the insurance and pharmaceutical companies. our healthcare is so much better than yours, in just about every way possible. and we are far from socialist. in fact, you are rude and ignorant - a perfect example of why so many people dislike Americans.
I think she's drunk folks.
@@laurie4275 The result of 40 years of starving public education in my country. Embarrassing.
Best tv show ever. That "fireman" has got one of the coolest pieces of property...
any relation to Lady Jane Grey?
@@sassytbc7923 yes... great grand daughter of thomas gray, elizabeth woodville's son.
So happy I discovered this series. Now I'm hooked :)
Tony would definitely be the child in the back seat, constantly asking "Are we there yet?" I love it!
Well, that's his function. He is there to ask the silly questions for us.
That's right! but he uses his British ways of poking and prodding with humour that cuts sometimes, pushing it and this is how my mum was. "Silly Bugger," felt harsher than she intended but when your a Canadian kid you don't get it and take it personal. Watching Coronation street you learn how it is. That said, he did a great job at keeping us stimulated, informed, never guessing and always nicely surprised or curious; and the shared laughs with the TTeam.
@@elizabethmcglothlin5406 , And he seems to know exactly what I, with no archaeological knowledge, would have asked, could I have!
Cable who needs cable when there is programming like this!
Cable,,, I don't even have a T.V, not had one for many many years?Bliss, choose what I want to watch or not, and NO adverts, or Richard Heads yakking on about fartball!!
I just stream from wifi, so I get a lot of free watching, no ads and buy streaming from Acorn or BritBox if I want more.
Phil is my hero!! he is epic awesome
I think Phil should have his own brand of dig tools. They should have his favorite phrases, "We have to extend the trench again to get at the archeology" or "Yes, I'll drink another pint."
What wonderful archaeological finds & history! I'm curious as to how a fireman was able to acquire the property.
The property is sandwiched between a very busy, noisy highway, and some urban sprawl. So even though that little patch is green with lawn and bush, it's not very desirable. And the English Heritage people would want it to go to someone who has given them a plan of use. What is he going to do with all the very important historical bits? Well, have them properly investigated by Time Team and the local uni. Also, the last standing "habitable" structure would be CAREFULLY renovated, preserving as much of the original structure as possible. The fireman would have had to GROVEL for the right to restore the house. He would have had to give EH a plan of what would be repaired, AND THE MATERIALS HE WOULD USE to do the repairs. Is it going to be a private home, or a business? What sort of wear and tear could be expected?
If the fireman's answers please the EH people, they would have been only too happy to give him a VERY good price. Because the fireman would be doing the government a favor; taking an extremely important money pit off of their hands. The fireman is going to have to foot the bill for the renovations. It is to be hoped that he will have a network of friends in construction, who would be willing to provide free skilled labor.
@@SandraNelson063 Thank you!