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Way Back Wednesday: Caption This! (23rd October 24)

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, includin...

Advance preview of upcoming announcement...

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...

COMING UP: Another Classic Episode from the Archives

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 HER...

Way Back Wednesday: Caption This! (16th October 24)

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!<...

It's new Podcast time!

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 exc...

Digging Band of Brothers 2024: Photogrammetry - 3D models

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.

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TONIGHT Digging Band of Brothers 2024

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) 2024-10-12 14:13:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Bog Bodies: A Landscape Perspective (extended interview)

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.

Way Back Wednesday: Caption This! (9th October 24)

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

Dig Watch | Norton Disney: Day Three

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 f...

Dig Watch | Norton Disney: Day Two

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...

Dig Watch | Norton Disney: Day One

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-exc...

Dig Watch | Norton Disney: Q&A - Ask away!

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.

Dig Watch | Norton Disney: Meet Meg!

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.

Dig Watch | Norton Disney: Time Team Dig Coming Up This Weekend!

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,...

Episode 3 of the Time Team Podcast has arrived!

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 i...

Rostrum (Ancient Naval Battering Ram) - 3D Model

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 m...

The Norton Disney Dodecahedron

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 ...

Time Team News has landed!

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 ne...

Episode 2 of the Time Team Podcast has dropped!

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 abou...

Operation Cobra: Marksmanship Badge - 3D Model

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 ...

Time Team Special: Lost Dock of Liverpool (2008) - FULL EPISODE

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 a...

Pedal power! Lawrence and Harry's Waterloo to Waterloo challenge

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 2024-09-10 15:21:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Modbury Community Dig: Champernowne Effigy - 3D Model

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 View Post

TONIGHT Watch-along of Modbury feature-length edit

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!

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