Dig Watch: BoB Operation Nightingale (Wiltshire): Day 7

Oh yes, I watched that and it was excellent and a bit intriguing. Dr. Tony Pollard & company are doing fascinating digs. More great revelations to come from Belgium, I’m sure. 💂‍♀️

Eggs Ackley

Never say never Eggs! we had History Hits join us last summer over at Waterloo when we recovered an almost complete articulated skeleton behind what was the field hospital at Mont St Jean farm. Only the second to ever be recovered.

David Ulke

Hi, no glassworks nearby or potteries in that era, puzzling to have had three identity ones getting repurposed

Hi David, thanks for the on-site insight! It's great to hear from you, and I do hope the token makes it into the show. Thanks for writing, and hopefully you find a bunch of weird and fun stuff at your next archeological dig.

James D Speckart

Most signals we had on the detectors came up no deeper that 8" or so. many were much shallower than that. I recovered a copper alloy farthing token from 1665 (it was minted locally in Marlborough for a John Smith) during the dig last week. Its provenance just needs to be confirmed but hoping that TT will include it at some point. You never know!

David Ulke

O M G!! I have to do a double-take!!

I'm a late latecomer in the USA to TT but watched them all, and this Dig Watch feels the most like the old series in their heyday - Helps to have old members - overall FANTASTIC!!!

Luke T Jacobs

I thing the large areal container with the squarish opening in it may haven been a heater for burning wood or coal to keep folks warm or for cooking with

Larry Besel, Jr.

I love the bit about the weather. British weather is a near match for the PNW, except in our case the mountains hold the drizzle in place!🤣

Vickie Bligh

Really enjoyed this whole dig with again joining up with Operation Nightingale. I sure hope there are more of these digs, and this colabarations in future, and then there's TONY!!!

Donna Oglesby

An excellent day and the best is at the end when Carenza says 'I'm off, you can finish up Matt.' Classic Time Team, one day left to explore the unexpected trench.

Jude Edling

I have thoroughly enjoyed Matt as presenter!! Kudos on this move!

Tanis Sugden

Great to see you Carenza . Well Done Matt and the whole crew. Really enjoying this dig .Thank you Time team

PHILIP MAY

The series has been great. Well done!

Mark & Jill Jefson

This series of daily reports has knocked spots off the usual Dig Watch type programmes. More immediacy, well presented and far more informative. Also have to agree with the comments about Matt he is a natural.

Richard Lowe-Jackson

A really powerful element of this series has been the immediacy that comes from real time daily updates. Great behind the scenes work to get the footage edited and out there by the evening of each day's dig! The pay off is a very real sense of being there for those of us out here waiting for each day episode.

Anne

Just watched episodes 2-7 this morning - wonderful stuff. Roll on no 8.

Derek Thom

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Cheryl Kurucz

Are there any glassworks near Aldbourne? Or something like that? Clay pits were mentioned, perhaps a pottery? The iron mystery object Cassie dug reminds me of one half of a bottle mold. Perhaps repurposed as bricks for holding a camp stove off the ground or up higher to make it easier to fire? The longer dig is really enjoyable.

Kathy Shelton

Yes, and to me, that looks suspiciously like a field stove for keeping large tents warm inside. Could have been used for many of these huts I suppose too. I used stoves like this in the more modern U.S. Army. It could have had a cover and a stove pipe off the top. The rectangle would have been a small door to stoke the fire. It could have sat directly on soil, or had a small metal stand. I’m not sure why they haven’t spoken about this possibility. That is what it looks like to me!

Jon Colcord

I noticed the metal detecting gentleman was wearing a Waterloo Uncovered hat. Time Team’s next collaboration maybe⁉️

Eggs Ackley

This has been delightful, and I'm sorry that tomorrow is the end of the dig. But I do love that it's been 8 days instead of 3!

choklityum

You have created a monster in the best possible way. Matt is a wonderful host. No offense to anyone else, I would love to see him in this role in at least some of the ongoing 3 day digs. Speaking of 3 day digs, it would be great to see longer digs in future. This longer dig was so successful. I appreciate that dig length is subject to funding and personel availability, but sometimes it may be possible. For example, some setup and post-dig costs are one-time, which coud make a longer dig financially viable.

Ian Smith

That metal barrel seemed to have a square hole cut into the side of it.

David Alan Jones

They are not going deep enough and the area was already cleared for that playing field.

Michael O'Connor

Doesn't John Dymond remind you of Mick for a second when he comes into the picture?

Michael O'Connor

I wonder whether the guide booklet for American troops is the same one quoted in https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dv4JdXSUTZQ

Wolfgang Zenker

Greatly looking forward to tomorrow's finale...

Steve Mikre

Simple frame construction tar paper-covered barracks satisfied miliary needs but were not for family living. Ask any Japanese American who lived in a WWII relocation camp...

JanD

I keep hoping that each new video will reveal some finds from all the other periods of history that must be kicking around that field. As an American, it's always a bit mystical to see something Roman/Iron Age/etc. pop up out of nowhere. Maybe tomorrow...

James D Speckart

Bet the tarpaper huts smelled lovely…

Mark Freestone