Dig Watch: Iron Age Site (Purbeck, Dorset) - Day 2
Join us for Day 2 of our Iron Age Dig Watch on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset.
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Dig Watch: Iron Age Site (Purbeck, Dorset) - Day 1
Good evening,
The wait is over! We're delighted to share our first instalment of Dig Watch, direct from the field on the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset. We've had a fantastic first day, so sit back and enjoy the show.
We're now busy putting together Day 2, so please keep a look out for the next update very soon.
2023-09-16 18:58:45 +0000 UTC View PostDig Watch: Iron Age Site - Day 1 Photos
Good morning, it's the start of Day 2 on site in Dorset after a fantastic opening day. We're busy putting the final touches on our first daily update video - as you'll soon see, we've had a lot of fun and a successful start. Look out for the video later this evening,
In the meantime, here are a few photos from Day 1.
Please keep your questions coming, we'll be putting these to the team over the weekend.
We're also delighted to have exceeded 9,000 Patreon members yesterday, s...
2023-09-16 08:19:04 +0000 UTC View PostDig Watch: Iron Age Site - Q&A: Send your questions!
The team are arriving on site in Dorset, preparing for another busy weekend ahead, excavating an intriguing Iron Age site.
One of our favourite features of Dig Watch is the 'Spoil Heap' Q&A sessions, when we put your questions to the team. So, what would you like to know?
Please share your questions in the comments section, either keeping it general or directing them at a specific team member. We'll try to get through as many as possible during the dig.
In particular, we...
2023-09-14 18:34:26 +0000 UTC View PostSite Intro: Details of Time Team's next dig!
It's almost time to get started on our next 3-day dig. Over the following weekend, we're thrilled to announce we'll be investigating... (drum roll, please)
...an Iron Age complex in Dorset. And what an incredible site it is!
We've used the term 'complex' here, as there's a range of different activities apparently going on at the site across different phases, hinting at life, work and death. A key task over the three days will be to unpick these elements and how each rel...
2023-09-13 12:56:43 +0000 UTC View PostTime Team Update: Coming Up...
Hi,
A very warm welcome to all our recent members and a big thank you to those who have been with us for a while.
It's a hive of activity here, with many exciting developments underway. Here's an exclusive update on a few of them...
More Dig Watch: Next 3-Day Dig
We're thrilled to announce the team are preparing to head back out in the field next weekend for another 3-day dig! Once again, it's a site with personal resonan...
2023-09-10 20:47:34 +0000 UTC View PostFlash floods in Central Greece
We are shocked and saddened by the devastating flash floods that have swept through central Greece this week.
Dr Derek Pitman writes: “Over the last 8 years while working in Thessaly, as part of a multinational archaeological project, we have been warmly welcomed by the communities of Vlochos, Metamorfosi, Markos, Astritsa and Palamas. It’s thanks to the help and kind...
2023-09-09 09:31:01 +0000 UTC View PostTime Team News: Episode #2 Display - 3D Model
Thanks to everyone who has watched, liked, shared and commented on the latest instalment of Time Team news.
Catch up on the episode HERE.
View the 3D model on Sketchfab HERE.
3D models created by Andy Woodhead.
Don't forget to keep your suggestions for n...
2023-09-03 22:17:29 +0000 UTC View PostJust For Fun: The Answer is Blowin' in the Wind
It's not quite Friday yet, but it feels like it should be! So, just for fun, here's a little teaser clip of something coming up in the pipelines.
Over the summer, members of the team have been dropping in on various sites across the UK, and we'll be sharing updates from the field.
One particular site has been unearthing some incredible finds, as Lawrence discovered. Sometimes, when we turn the cameras on the magic just happens!
We're putting the finishing touches on the next...
2023-08-24 12:23:35 +0000 UTC View PostTime Team Special: Steel City (2004) - FULL EPISODE
It's time to release the first of ten additional Classic Time Team Specials - we'll be posting one episode every month on Patreon for an initial duration.
(Note: these are extra to the monthly Classic Specials posted publicly on YouTube - in other words, our Patreon members get to enjoy two Classic Specials per month!)
In this episode, Tony and the team explore Britain's more recent industrial history in Sheffield, Yorkshire. During the Industrial Revolution, 'Steel City' rose fro...
2023-08-19 20:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostSpoil Heap Q&A: Sir Tony Robinson
You asked... and Tony answered!
Recently, we caught up with Sir Tony Robinson, armed with stacks of questions from our lovely Patreon members. Let's see what he had to say!
THANK YOU
A big thank you to all our members, old and new, for your ongoing support. Thanks to your efforts, we are well on our way to reaching our new goal of 10,000 members.
Your membership directly supports more digs and more new episodes. We're thrilled to report we w...
2023-08-16 19:12:12 +0000 UTC View PostTime Team Update: Classic Specials and more!
Happy Friday!
We hope you're well, wherever you are in the world. As always, there's lots happening here at TT HQ. Here are a few upcoming highlights:
Classic Special: 'Journey to Stonehenge' (YouTube) - Our monthly release of Classic Specials begins this weekend, starting with one of Britain's most iconic sites. Join us for the official online premiere this Saturday 12th August at 7pm BST. GET READY...
2023-08-11 12:35:39 +0000 UTC View PostTime Team News: July 2023 - 3D Models
It's been fun putting together our first Time Team News feature. We particularly enjoyed catching up wtih Miles Russell again. Wouldn't be great to see him on a future dig? If only we had something planned...
We'd like to extend our special thanks to Andy Woodhead, who created the amazing 3D reconstruction models featured this month.
Check them out on Sketchfab 2023-08-05 20:21:52 +0000 UTC View Post
SATURDAY: Launch of Time Team News on YouTube!
We're excited to share the very first instalment of our new monthly feature: Time Team News!
We hope you can join us for the YouTube premiere this weekend.
Saturday 5th August @ 7pm BST
CLICK HERE TO GET READY TO WATCH
We've introduced our new programming schedule, in and around the main dig episodes.
This new feature is an opportunity to share some of our favourite archaeology discoveries from ...
2023-08-04 19:09:52 +0000 UTC View PostTonight: NEW Time Team Vision announcement video on YouTube
Following our exclusive update yesterday, we're getting ready to share a public video outlining our plans and new goals on YouTube - TONIGHT at 7pm BST.
Get ready to watch the video: HERE
If you can, please do join us for the premiere, to take part in the live chat, and don't forget to LIKE, COMMENT and SHARE on that video.
Your public support on YouTube makes such a huge difference in ...
2023-07-28 16:16:38 +0000 UTC View PostMembership: Annual Subscription Offer
For a limited time only, we are offering 16% off the standard monthly subscription when you sign up for an annual subscription - the equivalent of 2 months free! (Offer ends 7th August 2023.)
Whichever option you choose to subscribe (including all those already on an annual membership), we thank you for your ongoing membership and helping us to investigate more sites!
HELP US REACH OUR NEW GOAL OF 10,000 ONGOING PATREON MEMBERS!
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Special update from Time Team!
Hello from TT HQ,
We're preparing to make some exciting announcements and wanted you to be the first to know...
New Goals
With your incredible support across the globe we brought Time Team back - and now we're preparing to take it to the next level! We have ambitious plans over the next few years and beyond to investigate more sites and produce more episodes.
So, we have set ourselves a new goal of 10,000 ongoing Patreon members. Th...
2023-07-27 21:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostAnglo-Saxon Cemetery: Winfarthing Coin Pendants - 3D Model
The lady of Winfarthing was richly adorned with stunning gold jewellery. Alongside the mesmerising gold and garnet pendant, there were several smaller examples, including two pendants refashioned out of coins.
Views the model on Sketchfab:
S22 | Dig Watch - Spoil Heap Q&A: Jackie McKinley
During our Winfarthing dig, we caught up with bone expert, Jackie McKinley to answer your questions.
In another wide ranging chat, we covered everything from Jackie's favourite track by New Model Army (the band) to the value of DNA and isotope analysis in Anglo-Saxon archaeology.
Speaking of which, the isotope analysis from the teeth discovered at Winfarthing is still ongoing, and we'll give you the full results once they're available.
Jackie, Tony and Tim...
2023-07-12 13:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostAnglo-Saxon Cemetery: After Show Live Session (unedited replay)
Thanks to everyone who joined us for our live session last night. It was great to have so many of you with us, taking part in the live chat, entering the poll and asking your questions.
For those who couldn't make it, the next best thing is our totally unedited, as-live action replay!
Thanks to Helen and John, we also have some recommended reading:
- Penelope Walton Rogers, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon England
- Coatsworth and Pinder, The A... 2023-07-06 19:48:33 +0000 UTC View Post
S22 | TIME TEAM AFTER SHOW LIVE SESSION: Anglo-Saxon Cemetery Dig (Patreon Exclusive)
We are inviting all our members on Patreon* to enjoy an exclusive Time Team Live Session this Wednesday 5th July 2023, 19:00pm BST (London).
Following the premiere of our latest new episode, join some of the team for a post-show catch up and live review of our Norfolk dig!
Hosted by Dr Derek Pitman and Dr Lawrence Shaw, other confirmed attendees include Prof Stewart Ainsworth, Dr Helen Geake, Prof Carenza Lewis, Dr John Gater and Producer/Director, Emily Boulting....
2023-07-03 15:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostCompetition: Join Time Team on a Dig!
To celebrate the release of Time Team's Anglo-Saxon cemetery episode, we have an incredible competition lined up!
Enter for a chance to win an exclusive guest pass to visit a Time Team dig, meet some of the team, watch the action, and receive a mini masterclass on site from a team expert!
Visit our website for all the details: HERE 2023-07-02 19:17:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Winfarthing Pendant 2 - 3D Model
Wow, the plot thickens! So, what did you make of Day 2? Let us know in the comments below.
Here's another piece of jewellery from the original discovery of the Winfarthing lady. It's not quite as sumptuous as the garnet-encrusted centrepiece, but it contains some impressive and intricate metalwork nonetheless.
This is the piece that features signs of repairwork on the back. Look out for the square shape on the top centre.
2023-07-01 19:42:30 +0000 UTC
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Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Winfarthing Pendant - 3D Model
Who was impressed by the 3D model of the Winfarthing pendant? We certainly were! Thanks to Matt Bear and the Shadow Tor team for creating this incredible model.
In this short video, Bear captured the story of how it was digitised for us, tracing his journey from the far west of Cornwall to the far east of Norfolk!
To explore the model in all its glory, view it on Sketchfab 2023-06-30 20:32:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Dig Watch | Modbury: Spoil Heap Q&A - Dr Sophie Kay
It's a big weekend ahead but, for now, we're rewinding back to our community dig at Modbury, where we introduced geneaological researcher, Dr Sophie Kay.
This was the perfect site to showcase Sophie's ancestry experience, both as an archival researcher and a scientist who has specialised in DNA.
We caught up with Sophie to answer your questions.
(We've previewed a bit of this already in the daily updates. Now, here's the extended interview.)
2023-06-29 12:22:34 +0000 UTC View PostAnglo-Saxon Cemetery: Official Trailer
We've just released the official public trailer for this weekend's 3-part episode premiere. If you haven't watched it yet, please CHECK IT OUT HERE.
If you get a moment, please do LIKE, SHARE and leave a COMMENT on that video.
It really helps us spread the message and get those mysterious algorithms buzzing when you interact on the public posts, so we thank you again for all your support and please make sure you ...
2023-06-27 19:47:22 +0000 UTC View PostAnglo-Saxon Cemetery: Episode Preview (Patreon Exclusive)
Is that roast potatoes we can smell? Somebody, stir the gravy and check the Yorkshire puddings because it's Sunday evening (in the UK) and that can only mean one thing... a new Time Team episode!
Time Team have been called in by Helen Geake to investigate the site of an ancient burial in Norfolk laden with incredible finds. But can we relocate the burial and is it part of a larger cemetery? We've got just three days to find out!
We hope you enjoy our exclusive Day 1 preview of thi...
2023-06-25 18:00:47 +0000 UTC View PostAnglo-Saxon Cemetery: Episode Preview this Sunday!
Happy Friday,
We're getting just a little bit excited... It's almost time for the premiere of our recent Anglo-Saxon cemetery dig in Norfolk! Look out for the full release details and official trailer very soon (hint: we suggest you keep next weekend free).
To start getting into the mood, why not catch up with our earlier Dig Watch coverage HERE.
This Sunday 25th June at 7pm (BST), we'll be sharing a Patreo...
2023-06-23 17:51:45 +0000 UTC View PostDig Watch | Modbury: Test Pit 4 - 3D model
Here's another one of our test pits from last weekend, this time including the scale and arrow pointing to the north!
View the model on Sketchfab HERE.
In this test pit, we were lucky to be joined by one of our Patreon members and local resident, Kieran, who jumped ...
2023-06-21 15:49:33 +0000 UTC View PostDig Watch | Modbury: Day 3
It has been an intense but exhilarating weekend in Devon working with the community of Modbury. We would like to thank everybody who has made this incredible dig possible, from all our volunteers to our members on Patreon.
Here's our Day 3 update!
Remember, what we can share directly from the site as it happens is just a small fraction of a bigger story that will unfold over time. The full picture will emerge as the post-excavation analysis gets underway, to be revealed in the com...
2023-06-19 21:12:23 +0000 UTC View Post