Can I just record my appreciation for the late, great Victor Ambrus. His illustrations always brought the dig sites to life for me. Rest in peace Victor.
Finding the plaited hair and Ogham script on a 3-day dig is amazing. I've worked with both Phil Harding and Mick Aston and can confirm they are as great guys as this episode suggests. I only wish Mick was still with us...
What a wonderful experience for you. I only just learned of Mick's passing, as I just discovered these videos in February 2021. I'm in US and wish I'd been able to watch over the span of the show. At only 66, Mick passed much too young.
@@theoriginalalanna7796 Mick was a fabulous person. I got to know him two years before his untimely death and we worked together on several churches in Somerset. He taught me a lot. And I worked with Phil on two Somerset churches in 2013 and 2015. Both of them were what you see in the episodes - great guys and super knowledgable. I attended Mick's funeral in 2013 and there was much love for him. I miss him and our conversations...
@@neilrushton7169 You were truly blessed to have those experiences. Just from watching these episodes I imagine what it would be like to sit around and listen to them share their wisdom.
@@neilrushton7169 What happens with these digs once the three days are over? Do others come in and continue to discover or does it get covered back up? Seems there is so much more at this spot
It really struck me when Helen, discussing the Ogham writing, called it "the find of Matt's life." Of course, all of the older archaeologists are excited, too, but I really hope that Matt's name is included in the list of people responsible for the discovery. One of the very best episodes. Tony's opening line also cracked me up when he said, "We'll bring all our modern archaeological techniques - and Phil Harding - to bear..." Hilarious!
@@LoneKharnivore Actually am very glad to know that. I have so often felt badly for the people whose bones were being removed from their repose, only to end up in a cardboard box somewhere. Perhaps those bones end up being useful, but many times, I understand, they're left alone, never to see the light of day again - but far from where the person was laid to rest.
@@LoneKharnivore I like when Dr. Jackie McKinley is on _Time Team._ First, she always shows up wearing something -- a T-shirt, socks, earrings -- depicting bones. Second, and more importantly, as she excavates burials, she _talks_ to the person. She treats them as individuals, deserving respect. "Up you come, sweetheart. We're going to learn about you, then see you're cared for." Edit: Whup! at 7:33, I see a skull-printed bandana. Is it Dr. McKinley? 21:28 -- I think it was Brigid Gallagher under the bandana. The hair length and color were right. But maybe Dr. McK. lent it to her, because here she is, saying, "Come on, sweetheart," as she gently lifts the skull fragment. I believe she truly does care for every individual she gently exhumes.
i think with these types of digs theyre only given permission on certain times. probably lost the golf course/country club some money on the good weather days and we all know how wealthy people feel about money
any episode with Jackie involved is like pure magic to me!! She always remembers that these burials were people, and it always makes me tear up, but this episode especially. Spectacular.
Our eldest child recent passed away. When my wife heard "Come on, sweetheart" the tears started to roll down. As @Andy wrote, "a moment of compassion and humanity".
This may be my favorite episode. The woman's hair is beautifully haunting. 21:23 where Jackie his pulling gently at the skull to remove it and coaxes "C'mon sweetheart." always tugs at my heart.
Sorry mate, it was New Zealand's fav Bridgett/ Bridg, coaxing it off. She went on to host shows down under & have more munchkins with Raysan, the computer designer.
@@maeve4686 Bridg lifted the hair yes but Jackie gave the c'mon sweetheart line at the Timestamp (which was a different grave). Matthews comment mentions both pieces.
Jackie always treats the skeletons with reverence and respect for the people they once were. I believe I have watched nearly every episode and after all those years on the show I never get the feeling that Jackie looks at them as just another skeleton
Thank you for having Time Team old and new on TH-cam. I am a 79 year old American woman who is addicted to Time Team old and new. I miss the old team but gradually getting use to the new. GO TIME TEAM!
I'm 63 and my wife got me hooked on it. The more episodes I watch, the better I get of the big picture of the history of Britain and arguably the history of that part of the West. My favorites are this one (for the hair and the ogham) and "In The Halls of the Saxon King" in Sutton Courtney for more great Time Team antics and the Saxon Hall reconstruction effort.
Thank you so much for putting these episodes online. I am from the US and never knew about Time Team until just a couple months ago. I am quite envious of the people who got to grow up watching this! On the good side, I have about 20 years of episodes to go through!
I spent my Sunday evenings watching it on TV with my dad, I loved it and wanted to be an archaeologist for years. I'm doing my masters in ancient history at the moment
I’m going to class myself as a very luck lad. Not only did I grow up with Time Team on the TV. I have had the opportunity when driving home from a holiday with my son in the Lake District to shout hello to Tony Robinson (while he was filming a scene for Time Team) I do recall someone shouting expletives back at me but I was so happy I couldn’t help it. I have holidayed many times on the wonderful Isle of Man for the Tourist Trophy. And I have even been lucky enough to have lived there for a few years. To top it off and by no means least because I have my beautiful daughter from it and considering you are from the USA. I also lived in Omaha Nebraska for a few years and visit Iowa often...until or strange times being unable to travel lately. Along with this I have lived or traveled in many other places / around the world. Lots of exploring in all of these places have opened my eyes to the history of or somewhat changing but beautiful world and our ancestors. Hello from Northumberland
Likewise I am in the northeast usa and in my late 50s and never had much interest in archaeology but this series has me transfixed. The one site I hope to visit soon near me is the Meadowcroft Rock Shelter which may re-define the dates of the first humans in north america.
Mick was really in his element. Tony was right, give Mick a chapel and he wouldn't care if it was blizzard. This episode and the one on Mull you can really see the enthusiasm written all over his face.
My husband Steve and I were avid watchers of Time Team. So glad I accidentally found your online episodes. Quite a few years ago I was driving to a country town to do some judging at their annual show. On the way I saw a gaggle of folk all on their knees digging with garden trowels. No time stop as working to a schedule. They were still there on the way back, so I stopped to investigate. They were looking for the site of a very early hotel/pub in the district. I asked if I could come back the next day and take my husband after telling them of our love of Time Team. Answer, yes with much enthusiasm. Next day got husband ready with no explaination but much grumbling. Drove there telling him once almost there to close his eyes and not to open them till I stopped the car. Well you should have seen the look on his face. It was all I could do to stop him jumping into a trench. Tuned out to be an archeological class from our State University. What a day we had. Nothing has ever topped it.
At 29:30 - I love the friendship and banter that Mick and Phil have here. You can tell they are from different walks of life but great friends and have a lot of mutual respect.
I can't tell you how much I love this show! I always wanted to be an archeologist, but was always discouraged. So I went into other less satisfying careers. This at least let's me live vicariously through you all. Thank you, wonderful series!
I have watched Time Team for years and I think this is one of my favourite episodes. They were a fabulous team and I loved the enthusiasm and excitement of Tony Robinson bringing everything to us watching on TV asking the questions we can’t and seeking explanations for us when we haven’t a clue. ❤
Whilst I've enjoyed the new series, you can't beat the original TT with Tony, Mick and Phil. I guess I'm just a little stuck in my ways... What a fantastic episode, so many incredible finds.
A wonderful programme. We always followed Time Team back in the day when we used to have a telly. This is one episode we missed and what a winner it is. Our family has modern day links to the island ( not golf links - before anyone says) our Mother was lucky enough to retire to this island back in the 70's and she is still there now. She let us know a long time ago that she found her peace there and will never return to the mainland. It must be her Viking blood.
I don't want to spoil this for anyone so I will just say I have never forgotten this very special episode because of the hair. So wonderful to see this again!
When you found the stone with the writing. I got the chills, just fantastic!! Then the hair in a braid, well that blew me away too!!! I love your videos!!!
A magical episode and one of my favourites. I especially love this period when we can really see the deep respect and camaraderie between the cast members. Tony, Mick and Phil in particular. ♥
This is my favourite episode, and I remember when it first aired on TV. I loved the fact they found plaited hair like that and just how much history was in one place.
This was an incredible and exciting episode. One I had not seen before, which made it all the more special. The quality of finds on this site is phenomenal. It was lovely to see so many of our old friends here, together. Thank you Time Team. RIP to those special people we have lost.
I think this is our favourite episode. The shows are a constant inspiration and fascination, and this is gem. Insights into the treasured Mick, Matt's best find, the hair!?! and just so much wonderful history in one dig. Adored every second and i can't wait to see the new episodes when they air. Probably the most important TV show in history. :)
The white quartz pebbles in the graves are very interesting. I've read that they are found in many graves around the island, from the Bronze Age up to the 17th century. I can only assume that it's because the coast line, especially in the southern part, is covered in white quartz pebbles and people have always loved their pure white colour and smooth shapes. I love this tiny piece of information because as a kid I collected so many of these pebbles on the island, apparently continuing a very old tradition and fascination with the white pebbles.
@@johndillon8051 yes, it was that episode were they dig at the site of a celtic christian church up in the hebrides. i don't the remember the episode number, but it's also uploaded on this channel.
This episode really shows Mick’s love of archaeology, and his belief that his chosen field could be exciting to the average person. The enthusiasm of all the diggers is palpable, definitely one of my favorite episodes!
Victors drawing of the young lady brought tears to my eyes and her message was one of warriors. Mick and the team came up trumps on this long forgotten cille, once again proving their knowledge on such sites. Mull timeteam was awesome and this one equally amazing.Makes me proud to be a Mackalister. Well done Timeteam.
I've seen so many TT over the decades but this one I seem to have missed. :) had to stop cleaning my rooms, to watch it. There are more important things in life. Agree, miss Mick and the whole team for that matter. Sign. We all grow older.
Like fine wine time team just gets better and better with time, I watched them all fresh when made, I was made curious about our history and improved my small understanding re seeing the repeats in the dribs and drabs in which they were offered and now all back together again in one place and the promise of a new series, it will be impossible to find those wonderful personalities that made it so brilliant and perfect. Rock on Phil and Mick!
20 odd years ago,when my children were little, TT was on tv and we used to watch it here in New Zealand. It was a great way for them to to see the UK ( where I’m from) and often see the terrible weather! They always loved the episodes and learned so much. They also used to ask for “translations” of some of the accents…
Some years ago I was trained by a colleague of Phil's at Wessex archaeology - and he told us two little stories about Phil that make me love him all the more. The first is - if asked how to knap flint (at which he was an acknowledged expert) he would answer: (you need to imagine the accent for these) "If I told you, then you'd know". Which meant "No, I am keeping this skill for myself". And - if a wide eyed young digger approached him with a find and asked what he thought it was he would invariably answer "If you don't know what it is ... put it back!" Apparently this was so frequent it was practically his catchphrase at work.
@@graceygrumble It sounds like rubbish. He used to lecture on knapping and do demonstrations - he came to my uni. If he said it I think it actually meant "you can't just be told, you need to gain the experience for yourself."
After watching him in action through a hundred episodes or so, I'd say an extraordinary genius at work. His ability to anticipate and interpret are exceptional!
The carved stone was later reinterpreted to be earlier in date and a slightly different linguistic form, and is now thought to be a grave commemoration contemporary to the cist burial it was found near.
@@InsideInterpreting www.babelstone.co.uk/Blog/2011/06/ogham-stones-of-isle-of-man.html After making this comment I watched the "commentary" video from the channel and they note this in that. The translation made during the show was understandably very rushed.
Amazing to see not only an actual pice of 1400 year old hair in an incredibly preserved grave, but a pice of actual writing. I am also really fascinated as to how people figured out roughly what the words are
Got to be the most amazing and special time team episodes ever. This is the best. The first ever discovery of early writing in the British Isles and the intact human hair. Incredible!
Wow, that was an interesting dig! A very busy site, indeed. As much as I love the Time Team series, I haven't seen every episode, so this was extra exciting.👍 Thank you TT!
I love this show so much. I remember as a kid, there was hardly anything on tv that interested me. I’ve never watch soaps or any long running tv shows (apart from some great British comedy of course) Then time team started. And I was totally hooked. It was so interesting and amazing and gave me an appreciation of history I had never had before. Just hearing the theme music gives me a thrill. 😊
Love watching Time Team! My little grandson used to watch the team at night before bed he loved to listen to Phil talk and got upset when he wasn't digging 😄
The mixture and intermingling of religion and culture and lifestyles is absolutely fascinating. I’m especially intrigued by the enfolding of pagan beliefs and practices to make Christianity more acceptable to them. I’m definitely rewatching this one again.
"Only mad dogs and Englishmen, go out in the midday sun?" But look at at them! Out there in a hurricane and torrential rain, getting about like kids building sandcastles by the seaside. Madness! LOL. I love this show!
I reckon this is one of the most important digs time team has ever dug. So surprised the hair remained intact. I would like to see these bodys move to a special place and the kissed they were in taken with them and reburied in a spot where they cant be disturbed. Its ashame that they get ploughed over or destroyed buy other means. When time team find a grave i always pray for the body they found and i ask its spirit to live in peace. Great show and well done Time Team. I also love Phil Hardings accent. ❤
I love that I learn something everytime I watch these .!?.like keel...!? I thought meant a ship's hull..!? I didn't know it could be an old Chappel.. as well.. I thought with all the keel and Celtic Viking talk they were uncovering a buried Viking ship like the old mound burials really like this one ...
Can I just record my appreciation for the late, great Victor Ambrus. His illustrations always brought the dig sites to life for me. Rest in peace Victor.
He illustrated a huge number of books over the years - and there's two paperback volumes with text by Mick. They're very nice.
here, here!
Not only was his artwork fantastic, but he seemed such a lovely gentleman too.❤️
Amen!
And MICK and IAN the digger driver RIP..
Finding the plaited hair and Ogham script on a 3-day dig is amazing. I've worked with both Phil Harding and Mick Aston and can confirm they are as great guys as this episode suggests. I only wish Mick was still with us...
What a wonderful experience for you. I only just learned of Mick's passing, as I just discovered these videos in February 2021. I'm in US and wish I'd been able to watch over the span of the show. At only 66, Mick passed much too young.
@@theoriginalalanna7796 Mick was a fabulous person. I got to know him two years before his untimely death and we worked together on several churches in Somerset. He taught me a lot. And I worked with Phil on two Somerset churches in 2013 and 2015. Both of them were what you see in the episodes - great guys and super knowledgable. I attended Mick's funeral in 2013 and there was much love for him. I miss him and our conversations...
@@neilrushton7169 You were truly blessed to have those experiences. Just from watching these episodes I imagine what it would be like to sit around and listen to them share their wisdom.
@@neilrushton7169 What happens with these digs once the three days are over? Do others come in and continue to discover or does it get covered back up? Seems there is so much more at this spot
god rest his soul....Rip Mick, Robin and Victor
It really struck me when Helen, discussing the Ogham writing, called it "the find of Matt's life." Of course, all of the older archaeologists are excited, too, but I really hope that Matt's name is included in the list of people responsible for the discovery. One of the very best episodes. Tony's opening line also cracked me up when he said, "We'll bring all our modern archaeological techniques - and Phil Harding - to bear..." Hilarious!
Give Tony some credit too, he was right there with water bottle
@ Johan Small 😂
I just wish America hd a time team. Love all of these and keep my eyes out for them. This was one of the most touching, though.
"All our modern archaeological techniques - and Phil Harding" Brilliant line.
Throwing Phil into a trench is the pinnacle of modern archaeological techniques.
I caught that too lol
😂
I laugh every time!
And it sounds that Britain has allwways been a cultuary diverse island? But for some reason not taught this in schools.
"The bones are a dead body, but the hair is a person".
Very nicely put.
Spoken by a non-archaeologist though. I excavated a few burials and you always think of them as a person, who had a life.
@@LoneKharnivore Actually am very glad to know that. I have so often felt badly for the people whose bones were being removed from their repose, only to end up in a cardboard box somewhere. Perhaps those bones end up being useful, but many times, I understand, they're left alone, never to see the light of day again - but far from where the person was laid to rest.
@@LoneKharnivore I like when Dr. Jackie McKinley is on _Time Team._ First, she always shows up wearing something -- a T-shirt, socks, earrings -- depicting bones. Second, and more importantly, as she excavates burials, she _talks_ to the person. She treats them as individuals, deserving respect. "Up you come, sweetheart. We're going to learn about you, then see you're cared for."
Edit: Whup! at 7:33, I see a skull-printed bandana. Is it Dr. McKinley?
21:28 -- I think it was Brigid Gallagher under the bandana. The hair length and color were right. But maybe Dr. McK. lent it to her, because here she is, saying, "Come on, sweetheart," as she gently lifts the skull fragment. I believe she truly does care for every individual she gently exhumes.
Well done to the sound engineers on here, God knows how they did it with the very heavy wind and rain
i think with these types of digs theyre only given permission on certain times. probably lost the golf course/country club some money on the good weather days and we all know how wealthy people feel about money
They must’ve used VERRY fuzzy microphones.
21:24 "Come on sweetheart". What a lovely moment of compassion and humanity. It's not a find, he or a she was someone.
Jackie often talks to her bones, Brigid does too, and it makes it more real that the bones were a person
any episode with Jackie involved is like pure magic to me!! She always remembers that these burials were people, and it always makes me tear up, but this episode especially. Spectacular.
Our eldest child recent passed away. When my wife heard "Come on, sweetheart" the tears started to roll down. As @Andy wrote, "a moment of compassion and humanity".
@@fxiansen1469 I'm so sorry for your family's loss. 😔💔
@@fxiansen1469 ✨🌹✨
The ego-less archeological passion of Mick and Phil amazes me!
This may be my favorite episode. The woman's hair is beautifully haunting. 21:23 where Jackie his pulling gently at the skull to remove it and coaxes "C'mon sweetheart." always tugs at my heart.
Sorry mate, it was New Zealand's fav Bridgett/ Bridg, coaxing it off. She went on to host shows down under & have more munchkins with Raysan, the computer designer.
@@maeve4686 Bridg lifted the hair yes but Jackie gave the c'mon sweetheart line at the Timestamp (which was a different grave). Matthews comment mentions both pieces.
Jackie always treats the skeletons with reverence and respect for the people they once were. I believe I have watched nearly every episode and after all those years on the show I never get the feeling that Jackie looks at them as just another skeleton
Thank you for having Time Team old and new on TH-cam. I am a 79 year old American woman who is addicted to Time Team old and new. I miss the old team but gradually getting use to the new. GO TIME TEAM!
I, too, am a 79 year old woman, in Texas, USA, and hooked on both TimeTeams.
I'm 63 and my wife got me hooked on it. The more episodes I watch, the better I get of the big picture of the history of Britain and arguably the history of that part of the West. My favorites are this one (for the hair and the ogham) and "In The Halls of the Saxon King" in Sutton Courtney for more great Time Team antics and the Saxon Hall reconstruction effort.
Thank you so much for putting these episodes online. I am from the US and never knew about Time Team until just a couple months ago. I am quite envious of the people who got to grow up watching this! On the good side, I have about 20 years of episodes to go through!
Some of it should be taken with a pinch of salt
I spent my Sunday evenings watching it on TV with my dad, I loved it and wanted to be an archaeologist for years. I'm doing my masters in ancient history at the moment
I’m going to class myself as a very luck lad.
Not only did I grow up with Time Team on the TV.
I have had the opportunity when driving home from a holiday with my son in the Lake District to shout hello to Tony Robinson (while he was filming a scene for Time Team) I do recall someone shouting expletives back at me but I was so happy I couldn’t help it.
I have holidayed many times on the wonderful Isle of Man for the Tourist Trophy.
And I have even been lucky enough to have lived there for a few years.
To top it off and by no means least because I have my beautiful daughter from it and considering you are from the USA. I also lived in Omaha Nebraska for a few years and visit Iowa often...until or strange times being unable to travel lately.
Along with this I have lived or traveled in many other places / around the world.
Lots of exploring in all of these places have opened my eyes to the history of or somewhat changing but beautiful world and our ancestors.
Hello from Northumberland
Likewise I am in the northeast usa and in my late 50s and never had much interest in archaeology but this series has me transfixed.
The one site I hope to visit soon near me is the Meadowcroft Rock Shelter which may re-define the dates of the first humans in north america.
Also try looking at "Sifinds" on TH-cam x
Mick was really in his element. Tony was right, give Mick a chapel and he wouldn't care if it was blizzard. This episode and the one on Mull you can really see the enthusiasm written all over his face.
This is in my opinion the best episode of Time Team, it's fantastic.
Well said, I agree!
My favorite is when they finally find the temple complex.
@@lilykatmoon4508 These two episodes are tied as 1A and 1B.
@@lilykatmoon4508 That is my favorite too. I would really like to know if anything was done with that site after they left.
Here's a 2020 commentary segment about this episode:
th-cam.com/video/S_LVoZqwOoM/w-d-xo.html
21:23 -- That "Come on, sweetheart" will never fail to make me smile. It's so nice that they are gentle with the remains.
My husband Steve and I were avid watchers of Time Team. So glad I accidentally found your online episodes. Quite a few years ago I was driving to a country town to do some judging at their annual show. On the way I saw a gaggle of folk all on their knees digging with garden trowels. No time stop as working to a schedule. They were still there on the way back, so I stopped to investigate. They were looking for the site of a very early hotel/pub in the district. I asked if I could come back the next day and take my husband after telling them of our love of Time Team. Answer, yes with much enthusiasm. Next day got husband ready with no explaination but much grumbling. Drove there telling him once almost there to close his eyes and not to open them till I stopped the car. Well you should have seen the look on his face. It was all I could do to stop him jumping into a trench. Tuned out to be an archeological class from our State University. What a day we had. Nothing has ever topped it.
This was when we had real educational and informative TV. How I miss those days. Thank you so much for uploading these classics of British television.
As much as I am looking forward to the new Time Team, I will miss Phil and Tony. They were the comic relief in these shows.
Professor Mick Aston...the Gandalf of Time Team.
@James Stockdale and Tony a hobbit?
Best comment ever 😂
I reckon more of a Radagast 😜
Mick of the many coloured hat.
Does that mean Stuart is Strider the ranger?
the interview with mick at 6:30 just makes me miss him more
At 29:30 - I love the friendship and banter that Mick and Phil have here. You can tell they are from different walks of life but great friends and have a lot of mutual respect.
I can't tell you how much I love this show! I always wanted to be an archeologist, but was always discouraged. So I went into other less satisfying careers. This at least let's me live vicariously through you all. Thank you, wonderful series!
Same here.
Yeah, I could have easily written this.
I have watched Time Team for years and I think this is one of my favourite episodes. They were a fabulous team and I loved the enthusiasm and excitement of Tony Robinson bringing everything to us watching on TV asking the questions we can’t and seeking explanations for us when we haven’t a clue. ❤
Whilst I've enjoyed the new series, you can't beat the original TT with Tony, Mick and Phil. I guess I'm just a little stuck in my ways... What a fantastic episode, so many incredible finds.
Its the characters. They need to populate the current series with archeologists and presenters as interesting as Phil, Mick, Tony, Helen and crew.
Blooming heck! As an old ex soldier and lifelong sceptic, I found Brigid's removal of the plait extremely moving😔 What a wonderful episode👏👍
As an American, I just discovered TT on YT . I love the show and I think this is my favorite episode! British TV at it's finest!👏👏
A wonderful programme. We always followed Time Team back in the day when we used to have a telly.
This is one episode we missed and what a winner it is. Our family has modern day links to the island ( not golf links - before anyone says) our Mother was lucky enough to retire to this island back in the 70's and she is still there now. She let us know a long time ago that she found her peace there and will never return to the mainland. It must be her Viking blood.
This is my ALL TIME favorite episode. Changed the direction of my life.
That's really cool, may I ask in what way? :)
How???
Well done Matt, the discovery of a life time
I don't want to spoil this for anyone so I will just say I have never forgotten this very special episode because of the hair. So wonderful to see this again!
When you found the stone with the writing. I got the chills, just fantastic!! Then the hair in a braid, well that blew me away too!!! I love your videos!!!
A magical episode and one of my favourites. I especially love this period when we can really see the deep respect and camaraderie between the cast members. Tony, Mick and Phil in particular. ♥
Time Team has to be one of the best non fiction TV programs ever. I've been watching it for years. Great to be able to watch it on TH-cam.
This is my favourite episode, and I remember when it first aired on TV. I loved the fact they found plaited hair like that and just how much history was in one place.
I can watch this episode over and over again, absolutely mesmerising
I agree completely, a remarkable showing...
This was an incredible and exciting episode. One I had not seen before, which made it all the more special. The quality of finds on this site is phenomenal.
It was lovely to see so many of our old friends here, together. Thank you Time Team.
RIP to those special people we have lost.
That was, for me, the best discoveries on Time Team ever. Extremely exciting history, artifacts, people, burial rituals. Wow. Wow. Wow! Thank you.
I think this is our favourite episode. The shows are a constant inspiration and fascination, and this is gem. Insights into the treasured Mick, Matt's best find, the hair!?! and just so much wonderful history in one dig. Adored every second and i can't wait to see the new episodes when they air. Probably the most important TV show in history. :)
Phil just cracks me up.
"After 14 years, I should think it's blatantly obvious!!" 😂
The white quartz pebbles in the graves are very interesting. I've read that they are found in many graves around the island, from the Bronze Age up to the 17th century. I can only assume that it's because the coast line, especially in the southern part, is covered in white quartz pebbles and people have always loved their pure white colour and smooth shapes. I love this tiny piece of information because as a kid I collected so many of these pebbles on the island, apparently continuing a very old tradition and fascination with the white pebbles.
My 6 year old daughter still innocently continues this tradition on the island.
Humans will be humans will be humans. Some traditions seem to be written into the human psyche
We have seen these pebbles in at least one other episode, if I remember correctly it was in a early chapel on another island, off Scotland?
@@johndillon8051 yes, it was that episode were they dig at the site of a celtic christian church up in the hebrides. i don't the remember the episode number, but it's also uploaded on this channel.
Kids love gems and cool looking stones ❤
A really breath taking moment the final stone is removed from the cist to reveal the lock of hair.
That was incredible after all those years , I’ve never forgotten that moment since it was first broadcast.
And the camera panning up to Rakshar's plait wow!
I would love to know where that lock of hair is now....
@@julias-shed Well spotted.
@@julias-shed Funny, I had assumed he was panning down her tee-shirt...wouldn't be the first time. I should think more poetically!
I can't stop watching these it's so interesting its human history unearthed before your eyes
This episode really shows Mick’s love of archaeology, and his belief that his chosen field could be exciting to the average person. The enthusiasm of all the diggers is palpable, definitely one of my favorite episodes!
Time team is the best show on tv right all today
I absolutely love learning about the history of England
Victors drawing of the young lady brought tears to my eyes and her message was one of warriors. Mick and the team came up trumps on this long forgotten cille, once again proving their knowledge on such sites. Mull timeteam was awesome and this one equally amazing.Makes me proud to be a Mackalister. Well done Timeteam.
up there with the best. the hair and the ogham
So happy i can watch these in HD Thank you
Thanks
I've seen so many TT over the decades but this one I seem to have missed. :) had to stop cleaning my rooms, to watch it. There are more important things in life. Agree, miss Mick and the whole team for that matter. Sign. We all grow older.
Like fine wine time team just gets better and better with time, I watched them all fresh when made, I was made curious about our history and improved my small understanding re seeing the repeats in the dribs and drabs in which they were offered and now all back together again in one place and the promise of a new series, it will be impossible to find those wonderful personalities that made it so brilliant and perfect. Rock on Phil and Mick!
Amazing finds. Can’t get enough of these episodes. Ohio Across the pond.
Great to hear and see the late, great Prof Mick Aston.
20 odd years ago,when my children were little, TT was on tv and we used to watch it here in New Zealand. It was a great way for them to to see the UK ( where I’m from) and often see the terrible weather! They always loved the episodes and learned so much. They also used to ask for “translations” of some of the accents…
Some years ago I was trained by a colleague of Phil's at Wessex archaeology - and he told us two little stories about Phil that make me love him all the more. The first is - if asked how to knap flint (at which he was an acknowledged expert) he would answer: (you need to imagine the accent for these) "If I told you, then you'd know". Which meant "No, I am keeping this skill for myself". And - if a wide eyed young digger approached him with a find and asked what he thought it was he would invariably answer "If you don't know what it is ... put it back!" Apparently this was so frequent it was practically his catchphrase at work.
This makes him sound like a selfish, arrogant git. I hope it's not true.
I don't need to "imagine" the accent. I absolutely read the words in his voice.
And great stories. That's the wisdom of a master. Thanks.
@@graceygrumble It sounds like rubbish. He used to lecture on knapping and do demonstrations - he came to my uni. If he said it I think it actually meant "you can't just be told, you need to gain the experience for yourself."
We'll bring all our modern archeological things . .. . . and Phil Harding !
He's neither modern nor posh. Just an ordinary working man . Thanks Phil.
After watching him in action through a hundred episodes or so, I'd say an extraordinary genius at work. His ability to anticipate and interpret are exceptional!
@@magster6022 Thank you. A very astute observation.
The carved stone was later reinterpreted to be earlier in date and a slightly different linguistic form, and is now thought to be a grave commemoration contemporary to the cist burial it was found near.
Thank you for the update. Do you have a source I can read?
@@InsideInterpreting www.babelstone.co.uk/Blog/2011/06/ogham-stones-of-isle-of-man.html After making this comment I watched the "commentary" video from the channel and they note this in that. The translation made during the show was understandably very rushed.
Great. Thank you.
it apparantly reads...son of the tribe of Catiallus. ...see link from George Marchant
How came ye by this info ???
*Matt's Premium Find of a Lifetime!* What a day for him and I know he still treasure the expierence. 🏆 One of my top 3 Fav *"Time Team's".*
Amazing to see not only an actual pice of 1400 year old hair in an incredibly preserved grave, but a pice of actual writing. I am also really fascinated as to how people figured out roughly what the words are
What was written? Did they actually tell us what it was ?
THEY DID@@lizeggar2421
@@lizeggar2421 It was something like "Gang of 50 Corner" or "50 Warriors Corner".
Stewart is such an interesting and insightful man....I love listening to him...
Thankyou so much to everyone involved in making these programmes & those who helped to make them available here. All the best to everyone.
That episode gave me the chills between surviving human hair and the writing on the rock
Wow! This was an amazing episode. I absolutely loved it.
"Our first bone-a-fide burial...", Tony's not lost his comic talent has he!
This is one of my favorite episodes!👍. ✌️and ❤️ to everyone.
Mine too 💗
@@annazaman9657 when they found the ogham writing on that stone, 🤯
@@Brian_S74 oh yes. Chills
Got to be the most amazing and special time team episodes ever. This is the best. The first ever discovery of early writing in the British Isles and the intact human hair. Incredible!
Hands down my favourite too. The hair! The Ogham! And my family has roots in the Isle of Man, so it feels even more personal.
Astonishing dig and a testament to the knowledge and skills of Time Team.
Wow, that was an interesting dig!
A very busy site, indeed.
As much as I love the Time Team series, I haven't seen every episode, so this was extra exciting.👍
Thank you TT!
I remember watching time team first time round,never missed a episode, even got the box set DVD,,loved this series ...
This is one of the best episodes of Time Team.
I love this show so much. I remember as a kid, there was hardly anything on tv that interested me. I’ve never watch soaps or any long running tv shows (apart from some great British comedy of course) Then time team started. And I was totally hooked. It was so interesting and amazing and gave me an appreciation of history I had never had before.
Just hearing the theme music gives me a thrill. 😊
Mick is much missed by us poor souls with a love of history
This is one of my all time favorite TT episodes! Thank you for sharing it with us.
One of my FAVORITE TIME TEAMS!!!!
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6:42 priceless the answer ! Mick Aston was such a wonderfull person maybe it was his person which led me become a conservationist !
Colleagues....I can't hold to see at what you do at each issue! Amazing job! Cheers from an italian archaologist!
Love watching Time Team! My little grandson used to watch the team at night before bed he loved to listen to Phil talk and got upset when he wasn't digging 😄
I just LOVE Phil's "the crucial question...."
Every e!ement of time team is perfect . I just love people that search for truth with so much respect and dedication.
The mixture and intermingling of religion and culture and lifestyles is absolutely fascinating. I’m especially intrigued by the enfolding of pagan beliefs and practices to make Christianity more acceptable to them. I’m definitely rewatching this one again.
The Isle of Man is one of my favourite places in the world, so many cultures in such a small place.
I was told my ancestors originated there. At least my were me ancestors loved before immigrating to the USA.
Hello from the Isle of Man! 🇮🇲
@@dnr2089 You live in a beautiful place.
Mind blowing!! Hair 1000 years old, just wow
This is one of my all time favourite episodes. That hair and the Ogm . Just a wonderful dig
What an absolutely amazing find, and story. It just shows you what’s underneath our feet.
Anyone else laugh out loud when Phil said 'I know that Mick but I didn't build it' at 29:50 such a character
Phil has usually managed to make me laugh at least once in each episode!
This really is my favorite episode so far. Thanks Time Team
great episode. I've suddenly become hooked on these....watched like 3 already and now I must watch them all...
"Only mad dogs and Englishmen, go out in the midday sun?" But look at at them! Out there in a hurricane and torrential rain, getting about like kids building sandcastles by the seaside. Madness! LOL. I love this show!
"So basically you spend your whole life studying something you don't understand."
Tony teasing Dr. Aston.
Sounds perfect to me.
Why am I getting emotional watching a video on archeology. Such an amazing site with amazing finds.
I'm just sitting here grinning because I'm so happy for all of them
Such an absolutely great series!!
Gotta love their enthusiasm and dedication.
A very enjoyable episode, great and very interesting finds too.
I reckon this is one of the most important digs time team has ever dug. So surprised the hair remained intact. I would like to see these bodys move to a special place and the kissed they were in taken with them and reburied in a spot where they cant be disturbed. Its ashame that they get ploughed over or destroyed buy other means. When time team find a grave i always pray for the body they found and i ask its spirit to live in peace. Great show and well done Time Team. I also love Phil Hardings accent. ❤
Great show TT! That will be hard to beat. Now we expect exciting digs like this every time. Thank you!
Apparently Time Team is coming back with a new series. Wonderful.
So awesome. Thank you for sharing. God 🙏 bless all.
One of the most enjoyable Time Teams yet!
Dr Helen's enthusiasm is so infectious...
Totally cool! I love this show! WTG on finding the Ogam script! Now for the next adventure.
Cracking episode - it’s astonishing how a landscape is recycled over the passage of time.
I love that I learn something everytime I watch these .!?.like keel...!? I thought meant a ship's hull..!? I didn't know it could be an old Chappel.. as well.. I thought with all the keel and Celtic Viking talk they were uncovering a buried Viking ship like the old mound burials really like this one ...
I think this is one of my favorite episodes so far! Really amazing finds!