Just for fun, it's time again for our new weekly caption competition.
Every Wednesday, we're dipping into the archives to share a photo of the team in action. This week, we've burrowed back further into the past.
Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, as always, keeping it clean and appropriate! Extra marks if you can name the dig this was from.
COMING SOON
We have lots of exciting Patreon exclusives on the way, including a very special follow-up on the dog tag discover...
2024-10-23 15:35:33 +0000 UTC
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As Time Team's biggest supporters, we're thrilled to share early and confidential news of an upcoming announcement, embargoed to the wider media until 23rd October...
National Trust Sutton Hoo confirms Time Team dig dates for 2025
Dates for the second phase of Time Team’s dig at Sutton Hoo have been announced (19 May until 13 June 2025).
Further excavations of Garden Field are due to take place, where Time Team uncovered the missing fragments of a 6th century Byzantine bucket and several new...
2024-10-22 13:51:22 +0000 UTC
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Join us now for another Classic from Series 19: 'A Village Affair' (Episode 2), in which the residents of Bitterley, Shropshire, search for a lost village that, according to local lore, lies beneath a field near the church.
Will we find it? We've got just three days to find out.
The episode begins shortly at 7pm (BST), so please join us for the YouTube premiere and live chat.
Get ready to watch the episode HERE.
2024-10-20 17:41:24 +0000 UTC
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Just for fun, it's time again for our new weekly caption competition.
Every Wednesday, we're dipping into the archives to share a photo of the team in action.
We had an incredible response last week, thanks to all your suggestions, ranging from "Heigh-Ho!" to Abbey Road.
Today, we're travelling a little further back in time to June's excavation at Sutton Hoo.
Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, as always, keeping it clean and appropriate!
Image: © Harvey Mills
2024-10-16 13:50:09 +0000 UTC
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Listen to the latest episode of the Time Team Podcast HERE!
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams bring you a special episode from our recent dig at Norton Disney in Lincolnshire, the ancestral home of the famous Disney family.
This episode explores what it's like to be at a Time Team dig, as Helen and Martyn record the podcast from the very heart of the excavation. You'll hear from plenty of archaeologists...
2024-10-15 07:17:28 +0000 UTC
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Thank you for all your comments on the Digging Band of Brothers 2024 episode on the weekend. If you haven't seen it yet, you can catch up HERE.
Time now for some 3D photogrammetry models of some the featured finds, which you can explore in detail on Sketchfab.
View the water bottle HERE.
View the dog ...
2024-10-14 19:38:09 +0000 UTC
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A year on from Time Team's 'Digging Band of Brothers' Special, Matt Williams returns to Aldbourne in Wiltshire, to join Operation Nightingale for another season in the trenches.
Veterans and serving personnel from the US and UK are investigating the UK home of the US 101st Airborne Division, during World War II, in the 80th anniversary year of D-Day.
Join us for the new episode premiere and live chat tonight at 7pm (BST) HERE.
2024-10-12 14:13:11 +0000 UTC
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Those who enjoyed our item on bog bodies in the last episode of Time Team News are in for a treat!
Here's Dani's full and unabridged interview with Henry Chapman, going into greater detail about his ongoing research. Don't forget to watch the main episode and leave your comments and ideas of what you'd like us to cover next.
Look out for further insights from Norton Disney and other projects coming soon.
2024-10-11 12:30:03 +0000 UTC
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Just for fun, to get over that mid-week slump, we're launching a weekly caption competition, right here on Patreon.
Every Wednesday, we'll be dipping into the archives to share a photo of the team in action. Our first selection takes us back to last weekend at Norton Disney.
Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, of course, keeping it clean and appropriate!
Image: © Harvey Mills
2024-10-09 11:30:41 +0000 UTC
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Wow, what a weekend that has been! Our Norton Disney dig is officially over, and we're now packing up the tents at the end of a successful three days.
We would also like to extend a huge thank you to Richard Parker, the Norton Disney History and Archaeology Group, and all the local residents, test-pit and manor house hosts, and volunteers who have made us feel so welcome. And, of course, YOU - our Patreon members! Without all of you, none of this would have been possible.
Thanks for joining us, here's Day Three!
Don'...
2024-10-07 09:26:54 +0000 UTC
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It's Day Two in Lincolnshire, and again the village of Norton Disney is abuzz with activity!
With Derek and Lawrence pulled in different directions, Meg Russell gives us the lowdown from the trenches and test pits, with lots more finds being unearthed. Let's take a look...
2024-10-06 15:11:13 +0000 UTC
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Without further ado, here's Derek and Lawrence with highlights from our first day here at Norton Disney in Lincolnshire.
As you can see, it's been a hive of activity for the local community with many test pits getting underway across the village.
Join us again tomorrow evening for Day Two.
Don't forget: Dig Watch is your exclusive all access pass, behind the scences during the filming of a new episode. The full story and conclusions will be revealed following post-excavation analysis in the completed episode, to be r...
2024-10-05 16:55:47 +0000 UTC
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Over the next few days, we'll be catching up with members of the team for more Spoil Heap Q&A sessions. What's more, we'll be asking them your questions! So, what would you like to know?
Please share your questions in the comments section below, including a few general questions that we can put to all the team.
2024-10-04 15:40:07 +0000 UTC
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As our next dig gets underway, we're thrilled to introduce archaeologist Meg Russell, who'll be sharing extra posts across social media platforms. You may have seen Meg in some of our recent digs, and we look forward to sharing her perspective as a Time Team digger!
Meg's social media posts will complement the usual and more extensive Dig Watch coverage right here on Patreon, and we'll be catching up with Meg for a longer chat over the weekend, so keep a look out for that.
2024-10-04 10:22:13 +0000 UTC
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We're back in the field!
This weekend, Time Team is visiting the village of Norton Disney in Lincolnshire to investigate the Medieval manor of the Disney family! And to catch all the behind-the-scenes action, join us right here on Patreon for Dig Watch coverage, direct from the field.
We'll be sharing daily trench tours, interviews and Q&As with the team and experts for all members (Digger tier and above). We'll also be posting some shorter clips across social media platforms, so please keep a look out for that.
Are you...
2024-10-04 10:15:21 +0000 UTC
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Listen to Episode 3 of the Time Team Podcast HERE!
In this episode of the Time Team podcast, Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams hear about the latest discoveries at a site dubbed England's Pompeii. You'll find out how the Bronze Age settlement, home to around 60 people, burned down in 850BC but has been almost-perfectly preserved, giving a snapshot of what life in Cambridgeshire was like around 3,000 years ago. ...
2024-10-01 07:19:00 +0000 UTC
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Explore this 3D reconstruction model of the ancient naval battering ram featured in the latest Time Team News episode.
View the model on Sketchfab HERE.
(Artist's impression created by Andy Woodhead)
TIP
To view all of the 3D models we've released, click on the '3D model' tag ...
2024-09-29 10:12:25 +0000 UTC
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In this month's Time Team News, we featured the mysterious dodecahedron discovered at Norton Disney in Lincolnshire. These extremely rare objects only crop up in very localised parts of the Roman Empire, and their specific function has perplexed archaeologists for centuries.
In this short video, Richard Parker of the Norton Disney History and Archaeology Society shares an update on recent excavations and sheds further light on the dodecahedron.
Co...
2024-09-26 19:43:30 +0000 UTC
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The latest episode of Time Team News is available now on YouTube in our new midweek slot. Catch up with all the action RIGHT HERE.
This month, Dani catches up with Prof Henry Chapman to hear about his research on mysterious bog bodies in Denmark and the UK.
We experience a day in the life of a field archaeologist at an Iron Age quarry site. In Book of the Month, flint-knapper, Bob Turner shares details of his new release, the Flint Tools Field Guide.&n...
2024-09-25 19:45:40 +0000 UTC
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Thank you to everyone who has listened to Episode 1 of the brand new Time Team Podcast, presented by Helen Geake and Martyn Williams. We've had a great response and appreciate all your comments and questions!
You can now listen to Episode 2 RIGHT HERE.
In the second episode, Helen and Martyn speak to Francesca Giarelli from Red River Archaeology about a Roman villa hidden under a new housing develop...
2024-09-17 06:37:48 +0000 UTC
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Don't forget to check out our brand new episode investigating the archaeology of Operation Cobra in Normandy, featuring Time Team's conflict archaeologist, Sam Wilson.
It's your support that makes these episodes possible, so if you've enjoyed it, please do leave a comment and thumbs-up on the video HERE.
Here's a 3D reconstruction model of one of the finds featured in the episode, created ...
2024-09-16 13:06:59 +0000 UTC
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In the final Classic Special for Patreon in the current run, we shine a spotlight on 2008's European Capital of Culture: Liverpool.
In preparation for this major event, the city undertook a huge redevelopment around the historic docks, affording the opportunity for incredible new archaeological discoveries.
We discover how the city rose from a provincial backwater to a global port at the heart of the British Empire.
It's a bittersweet story of great engineering innovations and maritime triumphs, mixed with the darker aspect...
2024-09-12 12:28:10 +0000 UTC
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Time Team's Dr Lawrence Shaw and Harry Manley of Bournemouth University have been on their bikes, pedalling for a good cause.
They've just taken part in the epic 250-mile Waterloo to Waterloo Cycle in support of Waterloo Uncovered. What's more, they've been filming their adventure for an upcoming Time Team release!
We'll have more details on that soon. In the meantime, there's still time to sponsor their journey RIGHT HERE.
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2024-09-10 15:21:45 +0000 UTC
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With the release of the feature-length edit of our Modbury dig, we've unearthed another 3D model featured in the episode.
This wonderfully detailed photogrammetry model of the effigy of Sir John Champernowne was produced by Bear and the Shadow Tor team (supported by the University of Plymouth).
View the model on Sketchfab
2024-09-09 09:44:57 +0000 UTC
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Join us tonight at 7pm (BST) – coming up shortly – for a mammoth watch-along of our recent dig at Modbury, Devon.
Get ready for the premiere and live chat right HERE.
By popular demand, we've collated Days 1, 2 and 3 into a newly updated back-to-back feature-length edit. It's a big one, so get some drinks and snacks at the ready for a cosy night in with Time Team!
Extras on Patreon
For more action behind the scenes, don't ...
2024-09-07 17:27:56 +0000 UTC
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During our recent visit to Minety, Wiltshire, for the latest Time Team News episode, we caught up with Cotswold Archaeology CEO and old friend, Neil Holbrook. In this exclusive 'Spoil Heap' Q&A, Neil shares some of his most memorable Time Team moments, and reveals his initial spark of interest in archaeology.
You can watch Neil's most memorable Time Team episode on the Classics channel HERE.
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2024-09-06 16:38:11 +0000 UTC
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We're very excited to be launching the brand new Time Team Podcast on Tuesday 3rd September 2024, co-hosted by Martyn Williams and Time Team's own Dr Helen Geake!
No doubt, you'll be very familiar with Helen already, and we're thrilled to introduce Martyn, who brings a wealth of podcasting and broadcasting experience with him, plus a thirst to discover more about archaeology.
Previously, we've used our podcast platforms to showcase audio-only versions of Time Team's video content, including Time Team News and other interviews. H...
2024-09-02 07:37:13 +0000 UTC
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Starting in the next 10 minutes...
Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe... and space!
CLICK HERE FOR PREMIERE AND LIVE CHAT
Please join us for the watchalong, hit that like button and leave a comment.
This month, old friend Neil Holbrook investigates a Roman tile kiln in Wiltshire. Meanwhile, we're joined on the spoil heap by Mark Edmonds, to discuss ...
2024-08-31 17:49:53 +0000 UTC
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Join us tonight at 7pm (BST) on the Time Team Official YouTube channel for a watchalong of another Classic Special: 'Boudica's Lost Tribe'.
Get ready to watch HERE.
Tony Robinson joins a team of archaeologists from the University of Nottingham, to investigate Venta Icenorum, at modern-day Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk. This Roman town was set-up in the heartland of the long-lost Iceni tribe, renowned for the warrior queen Boudica, who led a revolt against Ro...
2024-08-25 16:29:03 +0000 UTC
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It's just over one year on from announcing our last goals and target of 10,000 active members, which – thanks to you – we achieved in just 9 months!
It's been a phenomenal year, that has seen Time Team expand in many exciting ways, culminating in June's epic month-long dig at Sutton Hoo.
But never ones to rest on our laurels, we're already onto the next leg of the journey. Although it's only possible with you by our side...
So, we are about to announce our new goal of 15,000 active members by the end of 2025
2024-08-16 15:26:02 +0000 UTC
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