Join us for a quick drive around the Cornish site featured in this year's digs in the Time Team Land Rover.
As you'll see, the Land Rover was kitted out with 2021's 'Flags of Fame', adorned with the names of our Patrons. Your name could be on there somewhere!
2021-10-21 13:05:32 +0000 UTC View Post
As Dr John Gater frequently likes to remind us (without a hint of bias), "the best thing about Time Team is the geophys!"
In fairness, from the very first episode of Time Team onwards, geophysics has been critical in identifying targets for the team to investigate.
John and his team have employed a range of techniques on both our 2021 sites, mapping out the hidden world beneath our feet with pinpoint accuracy.
We are busy pulling together and analysing the various layers of ...
2021-10-20 12:22:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Just for fun (and as a bit of an experiment), we produced a 3D laser scan model of the Time Team 2021 'Wall of Fame' banner that showcased many of your names on site at our new digs. We quite like the slight weathered artefact look and feel it has! You can view the interactive model here: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/tt-friends-bde47b185bcc449f94cc96659bf8b313
Best seen...
2021-10-14 12:08:39 +0000 UTC View Post
To celebrate the release of Robert Harris's The Cicero Trilogy in hardback, we've teamed up with Penguin Random House to offer a copy of the book, a Time Team hoodie and travel cup to one lucky winner!
Derek Pitman caught up with the bestselling author of historical thrillers including Fatherland and the Netflix smash, Munich, for a fascinating chat about recreating the past, and the parallels between archaeology and writing fiction.
Robert transports us...
2021-10-10 09:21:57 +0000 UTC View Post
For several members of the team, the end of the dig is when the work really gets started!
In this brief and slightly shaky clip from the end of Day Three, we hear from Dani Wootton and Naomi Sewpaul in the finds processing area, to find out what happens next...
2021-10-07 13:01:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Introducing 'Trench Cam' – a fixed position 'surveillance' camera, offering a unique perspective into an archaeological excavation through 'Big Brother' livestream style, fly-on-the-wall footage.
Archaeology can involve flurries of activity and moments of great excitement. Yet these are often separated by slower-paced periods of reflection and the meticulous undertaking of a repetitive task over time.
In this case, we are witnessing the careful precision of the mechanical digger...
2021-10-06 12:35:14 +0000 UTC View Post
We've had a fun week, looking through the countless clips recorded over last weekend's dig. We have plenty more behind the scenes moments still to share, starting with this one from the afternoon of Day One as Hilde discusses the progress of an exciting trench.
Get your votes in please and make them count!
2021-10-01 12:36:16 +0000 UTC View Post
As the old expression goes, 'Call a spade, a spade'.
But being the good sport that he is, Matt Williams has kindly offered our Patrons the chance to name his trusty grandfather's spade, and we've narrowed it down to three options.
We know: it's not big and it's not clever, but it's just a small bit of Friday fun, so please make your vote count in the upcoming poll and we can settle this matter once and for all.
Matt has just made the following confession to us: "I'm ki...
2021-10-01 12:26:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Win a bundle of Official Merchandise!
As many of you are aware Time Team is a truly global operation and we've been having regular link-ups with team regulars, archaeologist Brigid Gallagher and 3D reconstructor, Raysan al-Kubaisi from their base in New Zealand whilst we have been on site at our recent digs. We have more to share from them coming soon.
In celebration of this international link, and as a big thank you to all our supporters that have been tuni...
2021-09-30 20:22:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Just to give a sense of the genuine group effort it takes to make Time Team, here's a team shot from the end of Day Three on the villa site in Oxfordshire.
2021-09-30 12:25:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Our second site in Oxfordshire has two distinct strands, with the Roman villa located on the estate of an equally grand building that dominates the landscape: Broughton Castle.
Derek and Lawrence spent much of Day Two at the castle, carrying out some high-tech archaeology and catching up with historian Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. We'll be sharing more of their adventures around this stunning building in due course. Until then, here's a Spoil Heap session in the grounds with Suzannah. 2021-09-29 08:32:18 +0000 UTC View Post
As you've seen over the last two digs, there are many crucial roles on Time Team – but one of the key roles that we rarely get to see is the Director of the episodes. So, without further ado, let us introduce Emily Boulting.
Emily is no stranger to Time Team and has been involved with the show for many years as both a Director and Producer. She directed several fan favourites featured on Time Team Classics, including 'Gold in the Moat' at Codnor Castle and our Cornish adventure on Loo...
2021-09-28 13:29:36 +0000 UTC View Post
We may have downed trowels, turned off the cameras, and packed up on site for now, but we're only just getting started with all the extra coverage and content from our latest two digs that we have to share with you.
Thank you all so much for supporting Time Team and enabling our first 2 digs back in the field to happen. It's been a real team effort!
We will be sharing lots of exclusive updates with our members on Patreon very soon and of course you will be the first to hear any an...
2021-09-28 11:44:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you everyone for joining us for an amazing weekend and the second of two truly incredible digs!
We now have the fun task of reviewing all the footage shot over the weekend, completing the trench recording and post-excavation analysis.
While Day Three is complete, we have a lot more to come here on Dig Watch, from the villa site and also our first dig in Cornwall.
Upcoming highlights include on-site interviews with Natalie Haynes, John Gater, Prof Suzannah Lipscomb, Nei...
2021-09-27 09:18:17 +0000 UTC View Post
What an adventure the last few weeks have been! We may all be feeling a bit weary as we draw towards the end of the 3rd day on site of our 2nd dig, but the atmosphere is electric amongst the crew making the final push to answer so many questions of our Roman Villa Site in Oxfordshire.
We can't wait to share the final shows with you all in more detail (details and dates TBC). In the meantime we hope you are all enjoying an exclusive glimpse behind-the-scenes as we follow the journey of T...
2021-09-26 14:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
It's Day Three of Dig Two and (finally) Derek and Lawrence have been coerced into actual digging!
So, we've gone for a little Site Walkabout without them. Here's whats happening in some of the trenches today.
Rewinding just a little, here's a Q&A session filmed earlier on in the dig with Carenza Lewis answering your questions.
Please keep your questions coming, we'll be filming more interviews later in the day.
2021-09-26 08:08:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning everyone! It's Day 3, and let's kick off with another model of the castle, this time a wider view showing the moat.
View model here: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/broughton-castle-moat-txt-0926fbb581b142abbd6767b098eed44d
Lots more to come soon from the trenches, activity around the site, more interviews and our scribing session with gra...
2021-09-26 07:58:54 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been another busy day in Oxfordshire for Time Team. Derek and Lawrence have been off filming at the castle, but there's been plenty going on at the villa site too, with many trenches now opened up, and finds cropping up all over the place. In fact, when they returned for our Site Walkabout, we discovered a rather special find of our own!
2021-09-25 19:47:56 +0000 UTC View Post
It's a truly global operation and we've been having daily link-ups with Time Team regulars, archaeologist Brigid Gallagher and 3D reconstructor, Raysan al-Kubaisi from their base in New Zealand.
We'll be showing more of Brig and Raysan in the weeks ahead, but here they are with a quick update.
2021-09-25 12:35:53 +0000 UTC View Post
We're joined by Prof Suzannah Lipscomb on set today who will be exploring the history of Broughton Castle & Estate, a stone's throw from the main dig site, and sharing this as part of the final shows. More from her and the Time Team Castle crew very soon!
In the mean time, here are a few photos from behind-the-scenes at this incredible location today!
2021-09-25 12:30:40 +0000 UTC View Post
We're excited to be exploring and filming at the beautiful Broughton Castle today! Keep an eye out for more updates on Patreon very soon, including our next poll, Site Walkabouts and opportunities to get your questions answered in our 'Spoil Heap' Q&A sessions with team members on site!
Plus we have a couple of competitions coming soon as a special thank you for tuning in! Watch this space…
2021-09-25 11:14:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Our resident graphic artist is going to help us visualise a feature related to the Roman villa through the art of scribing. But which feature will he visualise? You decide!
Let us know your choices in the poll below. Get voting!
2021-09-25 11:07:32 +0000 UTC View Post
On site, we have our graphic artist supremo, Neil Emmanuel, and here he is in action!
Over the weekend, Neil is going to use scribing to help us to visualise one of three features related the Roman villa site: a sarcophagus, a mosaic or a hypocaust. You get to decide which one!
Take part in our poll to let us know which feature you would like Neil to scribe. We'll even grab one of the experts to explain how it works and guide us through the process.
2021-09-25 11:03:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Our Roman villa is a site on a grand scale and it sits within a vast landscape. Thankfully the team at Cycling Sports Group UK have lent us a couple of e-bikes to help us get around the site!
Stewart can often be seen exploring the countryside on two wheels, so keep a look out for members of the team meandering across the landscape during the dig.
Find out more about our pedal power using the links below.
Cannondale: 2021-09-25 10:05:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Definitely not a Roman villa this one! Here's a 3D model of the beautiful and grand building that occupies the estate today.
Explore the model here: https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bc-house-text-d232523d63a448acbd77468a080afdeb
2021-09-25 09:18:14 +0000 UTC View Post
It's the end of Day One and our hosts Natalie Haynes and Gus Casely-Hayford OBE join Derek and Lawrence by the Mickmobile to reflect on the Time Team experience.
Natalie has a very interesting theory about the site... it's out of this world!
See you tomorrow for more Site Walkabouts, Q&A sessions and 3D models.
2021-09-24 20:58:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Shall we go for a little walk around the site?
2021-09-24 16:48:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Of course it's not all work at a Time Team dig. When the team come together, there's plenty of time spent discussing plans, comparing tech, catching up with old and new friends, and of course rivalry fuelled banter in the end of day 'de-brief' at the pub...
2021-09-24 16:48:29 +0000 UTC View Post