To thank you for your support we're giving you an exclusive preview of our 2024 Sutton Hoo Dig a week before its official release! Join us 12th April at 7pm BST for Part 1 right here on Patreon!
Hosted by Tony Robinson, Time Team’s historic dig in an Anglo Saxon cemetery at Sutton Hoo gets underway. It’s one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, famous for the Great Anglo Saxon Ship Burial. The team undertake a month-long dig in Garden Field to try to find the ori...
2025-04-11 12:00:59 +0000 UTC
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Dear Members,
All successful volunteers for our Sutton Hoo dig have now been contacted, but we are still waiting for acknowledgement from 11 of you.
The deadline for acceptance is midday tomorrow Friday 11th April (BST), otherwise we will have to offer the position to another member.
We don't want anyone to miss out on this amazing opportunity, so please double check your inboxes just in case! :)
To anyone who has not been successful this time, please keep your eyes open for o...
2025-04-10 19:29:40 +0000 UTC
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Join us for this extended scene from our latest X-Crew adventure, where environmental archaeologist Naomi Sewpaul gives a hands-on mini masterclass in building and using her DIY flotation tank. Watch as she walks us through the process, step-by-step, and shows how archaeology and a bit of ingenuity go hand-in-hand!
Watch our latest X-Crew dig following the link below:
https://youtu.be/RtCM4b3k4ak
2025-04-10 18:00:10 +0000 UTC
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Recognise this guy? We maybe seeing a bit more of him in the coming weeks... stay tuned!
Just for fun, it's time again for our weekly caption competition.
Every Wednesday, we're digging into the archives to share a photo of the team in action.
You know the deal... Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, as always, keeping it clean and appropriate!
2025-04-09 11:58:39 +0000 UTC
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This Saturday 5th April, we’re bringing you a new Dig Diary-style episode, following University of Leicester archaeology students as they tackle their very first excavation! 🏺
Under the expert guidance of ULAS and Time Team, these students got hands-on with the remains of a Roman villa—learning the skills of excavation, handling finds, and experiencing first hand the thrill (and challenges!) of fieldwork. Th...
2025-04-04 11:00:15 +0000 UTC
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We have an incredible opportunity for our Patreon members—your chance to join Time Team on site at Sutton Hoo this June!
As a valued supporter, you’re eligible to put your name forward to volunteer on our upcoming dig at this world famous site. This is an exclusive reward for our Patreon community, and we expect huge interest!
🔹 How to Apply
If you’d like to be considered, simply fill out the form linked b...
2025-04-03 12:32:00 +0000 UTC
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Just for fun, it's time again for our weekly caption competition.
Every Wednesday, we're digging into the archives to share a photo of the team in action.
You know the deal... Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, as always, keeping it clean and appropriate!
2025-04-02 10:37:52 +0000 UTC
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The latest episode of the Time Team podcast is available to watch on YouTube or listen to here.
Stewart Ainsworth visits Bodbury Ring where he's made an exciting discovery. Patreon members get exclusive access to this chat alongside podcast presenter Martyn Williams where Stewart explains how LiDAR and old fashioned landscape archaeology enabled him to make a remarkable discovery about the true extent of a hill fort...
2025-04-01 05:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Exciting news for our Podcast lovers...
The Time Team podcast is now WEEKLY!
That means even more archaeology, exclusive insights, and fascinating questions —every single Tuesday!
And don’t forget—as our valued Patreon subscribers, you have the exclusive chance to submit your questions to the team. We’ll be picking some to discuss and answer during the episodes, so if there’s something you’re itching...
2025-03-29 13:27:51 +0000 UTC
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Just for fun, it's time again for our weekly caption competition.
Every Wednesday, we're digging into the archives to share a photo of the team in action.
You know the deal... Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, as always, keeping it clean and appropriate!
2025-03-26 13:06:00 +0000 UTC
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In yesterday's new episode, the Time Team Expedition Crew embarked on an incredible journey to unravel the mysteries of the ancient standing stones at Farley Moor!
Join us exclusively on Patreon as Martyn Williams sits down with Dr. Lawrence Shaw and Naomi Sewpaul for an in-depth debrief after their action-packed three day dig. Get ready to dive deep into the archaeology, as they uncover the fascinating significance of the carbon dating results and share the unforgettable highs and chal...
2025-03-22 20:00:00 +0000 UTC
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You’ve already had a sneak peek at our new dig at Farley Moor, but now it’s time to see the full story unfold! Join us tonight for the complete episode as the Expedition Crew digs deeper into the mystery of this enigmatic standing stone.
You’ll follow Lawrence, Naomi, Derek, and Hilde as they investigate this rugged Peak District site, piecing together clues and uncovering the secrets hidden in the landscape. Could this solitary stone be a remnant of a lost Bronze Age monument, or...
2025-03-22 09:00:13 +0000 UTC
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It's that time again... Get your name on site at our upcoming digs including Sutton Hoo, alongside Sir Tony Robinson and the team!
We're offering the exclusive opportunity for all Members from Digger Crew tier and above the opportunity to have your name included on the official 2025 Time Team Flag of Fame.
The flags are showcased during our digs – a fitting homage to those who made it possible! What better way to join us in spirit than with your chosen...
2025-03-20 20:08:01 +0000 UTC
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Just for fun, it's time again for our weekly caption competition.
Every Wednesday, we're digging into the archives to share a photo of the team in action.
You know the deal... Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, as always, keeping it clean and appropriate!
2025-03-19 20:40:54 +0000 UTC
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You can listen to the latest episode of the Time Team podcast by clicking here.
Patreon members can also watch this extended interview with Professor Joyce Tyldesley OBE. There's nothing she doesn't know about Ancient Egypt so Helen Geake and Martyn Williams took the opportunity to ask her to delve deeper into Egyptian society.
Also on this week's podcast; Lawrence Shaw previe...
2025-03-18 06:30:00 +0000 UTC
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We really excited about our new upcoming X-Crew episode and wanted to give you an exclusive preview. We hope you enjoy Day 1 of this new dig and hope you join us for the premiere of the whole episode on Saturday 22nd March 7pm GMT on our Time Team Official Youtube Channel.
In this episode, the Time Team Expedition Crew—Lawrence, Naomi, Derek, Hilde, and a small group of volunteers—head to Farley Moor, Derbyshire, just outside the Peak District National Park. This rugged landsc...
2025-03-16 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Join us tonight at 7pm (GMT), as we bring you another iconic episode from Season 19!
Originally aired in 2012, The Only Earl is Essex takes us to the stunning grounds of a stately home in Essex, once owned by the illustrious De Vere family.
Tony and the team set out to uncover centuries of history, from a 12th-century priory to a later manor house, and explore the intriguing theory that Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford—rumoured by some to be the true author ...
2025-03-16 09:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Caption this! We found this gem in the archives, what do you think Phil is so happy about?
Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, of course, keeping it clean and appropriate!
We'll be back to the usual Wednesday post next week!
2025-03-13 12:34:03 +0000 UTC
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In this episode Time Team’s geophys wizz Jimmy Adcock travels across the Atlantic to join a team of archeologists investigating these mysterious subterranean features. Could the origin of these mounds provide the answer to why Poverty Point’s prehistoric inhabitants chose this location for their ancient city? The team has just three days to find out and all thanks to the support we get from you!
Let us know what you thought of this episode in the comments!
2025-03-06 13:07:26 +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!
2025-03-05 18:40:40 +0000 UTC
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Click here to listen to the latest Time Team podcast. You can also watch the episode in full on YouTube.
As Patreon members we're giving you the chance to watch the full extended interview with Dr Duncan Wright from Newcastle University. He's been telling Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams how an 11th century royal toilet helped reveal the location of King Harold's residence, as featured on the Bayeux Tapestry....
2025-03-04 06:30:02 +0000 UTC
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Following on from last week's Time Team podcast, here's your chance to watch the full, extended conversation with Dr Rachel Pope, reader in European Prehistory at The University of Liverpool.
She's telling Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams about new research looking at how DNA's being used to shed more light on the lives of women in Iron Age Britain.
You can still listen to last week's podcast, as well as previous edpisodes, using this link:
2025-02-25 08:00:03 +0000 UTC
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The latest edition of the Time Team podcast is out! Listen to 'The forgotten women of Iron Age Britain' here:
https://podfollow.com/time-team
Your Patreon membership gives you exclusive access to the full-length extended interview with Brigid Gallagher and Raysan al-Kubaisi. Brigid was Principal Conservation Expert in our Channel 4 days, whilst Raysan was a 3D graphic artist. They spoke to us from New Zealand ...
2025-02-18 06:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Here we go again... This time we've grabbed a frame from the re-release of our S19 episode ' The Drowned Town'. Make sure you tune in this Sunday 16th at 7pm GMT as series creator, Tim Taylor will be in the premiere live chat answering all your questions!
The episode will be released on the Time Team Classics Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@TimeTeamClassics
Every Wednesday, we're di...
2025-02-12 16:25:07 +0000 UTC
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Welcome to Time Team's 2025 membership survey - a chance for you to give us feedback on how we've been doing over the last couple of years, as well as help shape our future offering on Patreon and beyond. This should take approx 5 minutes to complete.
Thank you for watching Time Team’s new episodes and your continued support to help make them...
2025-02-11 18:00:11 +0000 UTC
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Not so way back this week and somewhere we're very much looking to go back this summer!
Just for fun, it's time again for our weekly caption competition.
Every Wednesday, we're digging into the archives to share a photo of the team in action.
You know the deal... Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, as always, keeping it clean and appropriate!
2025-02-05 16:37:32 +0000 UTC
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The next episode of the Time Team podcast is here! Click to listen:
https://pod.fo/e/2a83c8
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams discover Pompeii like you've never seen it before. New excavations at the site have been unearthing perfectly-preserved bathhouses, skeletons and jewellery which allow us to learn even more about life in the ancient city before it was destroyed by a volcano. Dr Sophie Hay was heavily in...
2025-02-04 06:30:01 +0000 UTC
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It's been a busy start to the year here at TTHQ, with some exciting plans afoot!
We're delighted to announce an exciting collaboration with the Faculty of Media & Communication at Bournemouth University, to produce a special programme looking ahead at our plans for 2025.
Please join us for the premiere and live chat of the show (which includes this month's Time Team News) this Friday 31st January at 7pm (GMT) on the Time Team Official YouTube channel.
UP...
2025-01-29 13:34:15 +0000 UTC
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Just for fun, it's time again for our weekly caption competition.
Every Wednesday, we're digging into the archives to share a photo of the team in action.
You know the deal... Please share your most creative captions in the comments below, as always, keeping it clean and appropriate!
2025-01-22 16:35:40 +0000 UTC
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We hope you enjoy this brand new Patreon exclusive, extended interview in which we we find out more about a new theory! Put forward by Dr Helen Gittos from the University of Oxford this theory casts doubt on the current understanding of how opulent Byzantine treasures, found in some of the burial mounds, came to be there. Could it be that Anglo-Saxons were fighting in the Byzantine army? Let us know what you think!
Plus you can listen to the latest podcast here: 2025-01-21 12:03:56 +0000 UTC
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