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Gearing up for 2022...

Hi everyone,

We hope you're keeping well. 

We're thrilled to let you know that we've been working away on our 'long-list' of potential sites for 2022 and will be sharing details of the current contenders over the next week - right here on Patreon.

We have some intriguing possibilities that we're sure you'll love and, as always, we'll be asking you for your feedback along the way.

We'll also be announcing a new process for you to put forward your own site suggestio...

Masterclass: What's Cooking? Lipid Analysis of Pottery

It's amazing what can be learnt from a small pottery sherd. The type of pot, the fabric it was made from and even where and when it was made.

But thanks to the wonders of lipid analysis, we can often tell whether it was used to cook foods, the type of foods cooked – and even if it was boiled or fried!

How does it work? Dani Wootton caught up recently with Dr Julie Dunne of the University of Bristol to find out.

As Julie explains in this fascinating interview, she was intri...

How to get involved in Archaeology...

One of the most regular questions we get asked how to get involved in archaeology. Obviously, you're already ahead of game by being a member on Time Team here on Patreon, and if you haven't done so already, do subscribe to Time Team's YouTube channels for additional wider content from our team of experts!

But there are many other steps you can take to get more actively involved, so we've put...

S21 | Broughton: Guess the Find!

We've just received this amazing 3D model of a find, discovered during our dig at the Broughton Roman villa, Oxfordshire (courtesy of 3D maestro, Matt Clark).

But we need YOUR help in identifying it!

What era is it from? What is it made of? And what does it actually do? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

On first impression it may resemble a Bronze Age spacehopper, but it's actually much smaller and will easily fit in the palm of your hand.

Our resident ...

Patreon Exclusive Shop Offer

We are pleased to have some great new additions to our Time Team Official shop. If you are interested you can check out all our latest arrivals in the shop here.

As a special thanks to all our members for your support we are offering an exclusive 20% OFF our entire jewellery collection for 1 week only!

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Word of the Day: The Gaterbomb (Friday Fun)

There are many logistical challenges we must face when putting together Time Team, some quite unexpected – for example, John Gater's propensity for muscling his way into every scene.

If you don't believe us, take a look at this selection of clips from both our recent digs and the Time Team archives.

And so this brings us to our latest Word of the Day: The 'Gaterbomb'. We know, it's not big, it's certainly not clever, but it's just a bit of silly Friday fun to get us through to t...

Word of the Day: Spoliate

Every now and then, our activities bring up an interesting piece of archaeological terminology – perfect for casually dropping into conversation when you wish to impress others with your vast knowledge.

During our recent excavation of the Oxfordshire Roman villa, Derek and Lawrence treated us to the term 'spoliated' when they stumbled upon a derelict farm building, hidden by foliage, just a stone's throw from the main site.

Although this building is evidently a much more recent ...

2022: Happy New Year!

Wherever you are in the world, we hope you are well and would like to wish you a very happy New Year from all of the team.

It's certainly been an interesting and challenging few years for everyone, but with a few real highlights too – here's a photo of one of ours: the team reunited again for our first 2021 dig in Cornwall.

But what does 2022 hold in store? We have the new episodes to look forward to in Spring, news from Sutton Hoo, and lots more exciting content on the way, rig...

🎄❄️🎄 FESTIVE COMPETITION 🎄❄️🎄

Win a copy of John Preston's ’The Dig’, plus a bundle of Time Team Official goodies autographed by the team at our latest Oxfordshire Dig, including a Limited Edition Archaeology Trowel!

To enter - LIKE and COMMENT on this post nominating two friends who you think would also love this prize! Don't forget to share this competition from the post on our social pages.

'The Dig' is a brilliantly realised account of one of the most famous archaeological dig in British history at Sut...

Yuletide Time Team: Dig the Halls

Firstly, apologies for the awful Christmas pun (maybe 'Dig the Holes' would have made more sense). But if you think you can do better with your Christmassy archaeological quips – and it shouldn't be too hard! – then please share your suggestions in the comments below.

In this relaxed and wide-ranging chat, Dani Wootton and Naomi Sewpaul get festive, covering everything from reindeer archaeology and Neolithic mince pies to the Ancient Roman winter festival of Saturnalia.

Specia...

Time Team LIVE: REPLAY

Hi everyone,

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first live stream – and apologies to those who were unable to access it in realtime.

For anyone unable to view the video, we're thrilled to share it in the standard video format via Patreon. We hope you enjoy this totally unedited replay of tonight's session.

As the very first time using Crowdcast and our first live stream since joining Patreon, we're seeing what works, what doesn't, and how we can make it even better n...

Time Team Christmas: LIVE Session

We have an incredible Christmas treat coming your way!

We are offering all supporters on Patreon exclusive access to join some of the original Time Team members for a LIVE online panel event.

*** MONDAY 20TH DECEMBER @ 7PM (GMT) ***

REGISTER NOW for the chance to hear the team discussing their highlights of the last year and what they are most looking forward to in 2022.

Plus, throughout the event, you will get the chance to submit your best questions to the panel of T...

The Middle Ages with Dr Eleanor Janega

What's the difference between Medieval and the Middle Ages? What was so dark about the Dark Ages? And was the Great Famine really that great? Dr Eleanor Janega answers these questions and much more, in her concise yet comprehensive guide to the Middle Ages that packs a punch.

'The Middle Ages: A Graphic Guide' is a razor-sharp introduction to a fascinating period, proving that history need not be stuffy, ably illustrated by Time Team's own graphic artist, Neil Emmanuel, with nods to bot...

Searching for Saxons

This weekend, we're delighted to be joined by Professor Helena Hamerow for our feature interview on the Time Team Official YouTube channel.

Helena is an authority on Anglo-Saxon archaeology and you might remember her from our Sutton Courtenay episode, when we identified a colossal Saxon great hall.

Join us on Saturday at 7pm (GMT) for the full interview. But as an exclusive preview for our lovely Patrons, here's a clip of Helena suggesting the site that she would like Time Team to...

Time Team: Sutton Hoo, digs update and more

In case you've missed it, here's our latest YouTube announcement video outlining our exciting plans with the National Trust at Sutton Hoo, an update on the recent digs and wider developments.

We will be sharing early details of our initial 'longlist' of potential sites for next year soon exclusively here on Patreon. We've already had some very exciting suggestions from our friends and family, that we look forward to sharing and hearing your feedback on.

But we want to hear your id...

Birthday perks – celebrating a year on Patreon!

We can't believe it's been a whole year since we launched on Patreon. It really has been an incredible 12 months and we have all our wonderful Patrons to thank for making it a success!

As we mentioned in our Big News video, we're celebrating our one year anniversary with some special treats to thank our existing Patrons and welcome new ones.

Firstly, our Wall and Flags of Fame will be returning again for 2022. So, for those who missed the chance to have your name (or dedication to...

Sutton Hoo: Jimmy's GPR Diary

As you may have heard, our geophysics team, led by Dr John Gater, have paid a visit to the Royal Burial Ground at Sutton Hoo in recent weeks. We will be sharing much more on this landmark project over time. But for now, our resident GPR guru, Jimmy Adcock, has put together this short video diary for us.

Jimmy was a key member of Time Team for around ten years, bringing his ground penetrating radar expertise to the range of geophysical techniques on offer – and plenty of pranks too! 2021-12-07 15:17:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Time Team and National Trust partnership to shed light on Sutton Hoo!

We're delighted to announce that Time Team and the National Trust are working together on a landmark project to shed new light on Sutton Hoo, one of the UK's most iconic and significant archaeological sites.

Using state-of-the-art surveying techniques including our full suite of geophysics and drone-mounted photogrammetry, we are mapping the site – above and below ground – in a definition never seen before. It is hoped this will bring to light previously unidentified features for po...

S21 | Post-Production Q&A with Emily Boulting

Thank you for all your questions following our recent post-production update with Director, Emily Boulting. As always, you've provided excellent food for thought, and now Emily has got together with Lawrence Shaw to answer them. So, what is the key to successful editing? Fish eyes apparently!

Thanks Emily and Lawrence for providing some fascinating insights into the complexities of the post production process. The new episodes are due to be released in Spring 2022, and we have some very...

Let the weekend begin – have a good one!

Time to put your feet up and enjoy the weekend. We have loads of exciting interviews and updates coming your way very soon, including our post-production Q&A with Director Emily Boulting and news from the lab.

Plus we have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT that we are very excited to share with you first so keep an eye out... More details soon!

Thanks to Adam Stanford from Aerial Cam, for the wonderful drone footage!

Time Team Official Shop - Christmas 2021 Delivery Dates

Don't miss the LAST ORDER DATES FOR CHRISTMAS for the Time Team Official Shop!

International Deliveries - order by 6th December 2021

UK deliveries - order by 19th December 2021

Shop now and support Time Team too: https://shop.timeteamdigital.com

We're currently busier than usual, but we will do our best to process and dispatch orders placed by these dates for delivery by Christmas. We cannot guara...

S21 | Cornwall - Back in the field...

Throwback to Time Team's first dig back together in beautiful Cornwall!

Post-Excavation: Environmental Archaeology

Dani Wootton catches up with environmental archaeologist, Naomi Sewpaul to discover more about the 'ecofacts' and other evidence hidden in soil, that can reveal fascinating details about past environments.

You may have spotted Naomi at our recent digs with her flotation tank. Here she tells us more about the process and how this helps to further our understanding of a site.

But how did the catering team help Naomi during our 2021 digs? Let's find out!

Announcement: Time Team Filming of Reconstruction - Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company

Time Team is delighted to be working with the Sutton Hoo Ship’s Company, to film the amazing reconstruction of the iconic Sutton Hoo ship. This partnership is the first of several exciting developments on the horizon for Time Team, which we can’t wait to share with you. Look out for further announcements soon.

S21 | Thank you from Time Team!

As you know, Time Team is very much a team effort, including you - our Patrons! However our first two digs would not have been possible without the brilliant local teams and key individuals on the ground who invited the Time Team on site.

We are very grateful to Chris Hosken, James Gossip and the local Meneage Archaeology Group volunteers for inviting us to be part of their incredible discovery in South West Cornwall and providing the ideal site to get our trowels back in the ground. 2021-11-09 21:55:20 +0000 UTC View Post

S21 | Dig 2: Box Flue Tile – 3D Model

It gets colder at this time of year here in the UK and many of us are now starting to put the central heating on. Back in Roman Britain, only the grandest buildings had that option!

One clear indication of a relatively high-status Roman building is the presence of box flue tile fragments from a hypocaust system used to heat rooms. We have a wonderful example to share from this September's dig at the Roman villa in Broughton, Oxfordshire.

As well as an incredible 3D model, we're jo...

Poll: Get your own Time Team 'Wall of Fame'

Following many requests to be able to order a physical version of the 'Wall of Fame' or 'Flag of Fame', as featured at our latest digs, we wanted to know if you could order your own copy what would you prefer it as?

Vote for your choice below...

Please note - we cannot guarantee any of the below, but we'll see what we can do for you!

Post-Production Update and Q&A Call

The new episodes are taking shape in the edit suite, and it's currently looking like each dig will be separated into three parts – one for each day, around 30 to 40 minutes each.

Here's our Director, Emily Boulting, in the Mann Bros studio in London with an update on progress.

Q&A: Ask Emily

What would you like to know about the post-production process? Ask away in the comments below and we'll put a selection to Emily to answer in a future u...

Dig One: Samian Ware – 3D Model

Some of you may remember a large and very interesting sherd of high status Samian ware previously discovered at the Iron Age Settlement in Cornwall. (We shared some low resolution images and video of this very early on in the process.)

We're now pleased to showcase that very same sherd as a 3D model in all its high definition glory. Check out the model on Sketchfab here:

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Time Team: Update – 2021 digs, next year and more!

Hi everyone,

We hope you are keeping safe and well.

The two three-day shoots may be over but we’re busier than ever working on a range of developments.

The episodes are in post-production and our Director Emily will provide a video update on progress over the next week, talking us through the key steps from finishing a shoot to delivering the final episodes.

Reviewing, analysing, processing and collating all the content and findings to present them in their full cont...