3 Hours Of Digging For Britain’s Greatest Ever Finds

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

Phil Harding is the man. So glad he got to dig that double hinge. He's a gentleman and a scholar. His passion for British heritage is second to none.

[@kimberlypatton205]

Henge..

[@75YBA]

He’s a gem!

[@stevec-b6214]

@@kimberlypatton205 It was properly the vault of spall chick!

[@detective29]

Wow... Alice Roberts, Raksha, and Phil Harding!!! Doesn't get any better. Greatly enjoyed these.

[@Tawadeb]

Great to see more of Phil Harding digging

[@lindahughes2289]

RAKSHA ! SO GOOD TO SEE YOU, WISHING YOU WELL !!!

[@lnbjr7]

Great to see Phil again on a dig! When was this dig recorded?

[@JackSteel1965]

I could listen to Alice for days

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Yeah, well. Hmmm.

[@kathyjaneburke2798]

I adore Phil, had a huge crush on him for years. Keep digging!

[@GailBrenner-vt9ou]

LOVE PHIL. HOPE HE WELL.

[@westcountrymudlarks]

love these programmes cant wait

[@philippemonnier1596]

Thank you so much for this document. We dont have such interresting series in France... Philippe (France)

[@AncyllaWijkstra]

Ange from new Zealand. I like learning about history and archeology.

[@austinmiller1427]

I love British documentaries.

[@argosz8046]

Brilliant catch up of the latest. Each segment was well covered and gives us more to follow up on.

[@hughbean6785]

Thanks Alice enjoyed this

[@dstnurquhart]

3 hrs of Digging For Britain, Oh my!!

[@ChristianThomas-wf5dl]

I love Phil Hardìng..would like to see more of him. He has a way of explaining things like no other. He's also very funny. Regarding the lack of training of the WW1 soldiers, I say it was the poor leadership of the General staff that cost the lives of so many of the soldiers.

[@Tawadeb]

Time Team channel

[@2charliep]

He’s a genuine enthusiast with the ability to translate that enthusiasm to his listeners/viewers.

[@markjawitz6363]

Big fan of him here in the USA as well. Most folk here are completely unaware of the fabulous archeology shows in the UK, and the gems who dig into present on them.

[@suzanned6226]

Waterloo uncovered for more Phil

[@Tawadeb]

@@suzanned6226 thx

[@Westmansouth]

If I could find a Lady who looks at me like Alice Roberts looks at an archeological find , I would be a very happy man.

[@robroy5352]

my 1st wife was better than bethany hughes,,,

[@robroy5352]

wen she was younger,,,,,,,

[@tedpreston4155]

At 55:45, the white pebbles were likely placed over the grave in order to discourage scavengers from digging into the grave. I use that method to protect the graves of pets when I bury them here. A grave gets filled with dirt, then covered in several layers of small stones, and then a layer of larger ones. The larger stones get moved off the top and re-used when the next pet dies, and the risk of digging is reduced. I wonder if the Neolithic children's graves were protected that way too.

[@elizabethtowers3321]

So good to see Raksha, and Phil Harding again. When was this filmed? It was my understanding that Phil had passed away.

[@tonitouchberry6257]

Wow! He was so wrong about carving ivory! It is one of the most beautiful and easily carved substances on this planet! That's why artisans loved working with it but it almost completely wiped out the worlds elephant population. I know this because, as a jeweler, I bought some back in the 1960's.... before it was banded in this country! I am now 79 and realized, way back then that, morally, I would never make a profit by selling it. I carved a few pieces as gifts and still have the rest!

[@simonfraser3332]

good to see Phill still has his hat! xD

[@jimdavidsmith4374]

Key information would be the length of the training. I would think two months to be the minimum required, for a company, and possibly more for a battalion. The training would have to include info on latest method used by the enemy. A couple of weeks would not be enough.

[@Peter-ReneDiekmann]

really great excavations....i really liked that video as a stranger....coming from Germany and interested in History anywhere

[@wajunawild785]

Congratulations on your find

[@WayfaringDay]

Love Phil's enthusiasm. And I thought maybe those balls were used as sling shots.

[@emcarver8983]

It's a pity that bad, greedy, corrupt and jealous people would take this history away from us. We should protect it at all costs.

[@GeraldEgnier]

I would love to meet Alice in person

[@wyvrennemacdaniels6813]

5:20 i heard it phil you cheeky genius. "an axe. axecelent!"

[@johncoates3005]

I visited Stonehenge in 1964 and also a place nearby called woodhenge where a circle of post holes had been found.

[@alaricengelen295]

Nice

[@gregedmand9939]

Great Britain seems an archeological paradise. Is this due to a national obsession with history, and so unique a handling of the land? Surely France, for example, must have an equal or greater story beneath the ground? Is it because there's so many periods of time, preserved in a relatively small geographic area? What is it that makes the UK so special?

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

We were invaded so many times, and the norm was to dig a hole and Bury your valuables in time of conflict. Also, valuables buried with the dead.

[@douglaswhite9777]

I wish to comment on the piece you have that has little holes in. It looks like it’s a modern piece but it is from prehistoric times. This was part of a bagpipe probably a one drone type Nobody knows how long ago bagpipes were made this may have been a prehistoric bag pipe with the leather bag, which would’ve been made of animal skin long ago the only thing missing is the bag the drones, or one drone which probably rotted way back for some reason this was preserved in that mud may be something connected to the mud might have Pete in the mud and it is a black wood, but this is definitely part of a bagpipe of that prehistoric. And I would say probably a one type of drone pipe and the mouthpiece is probably missing right of the way long ago I’m surprised that this survived as long as a did

[@christiandobson1162]

Missing my firstborn brothers already😢

[@colette6984]

It was not just the young men of/in Britain. Many young men in Newfoundland volunteered for the WW1. To tell them apart, the Newfoundlanders had targets placed on their backs. Truly men to the slaughter! Many died, among them those who would have been the next leaders of Newfoundland. I truly believe that we wouldn't have joined Canada if those men were alive. The vote was 51 to 49 as it was. This is all in the past, and so it can not be changed. As a Newfie who was raised on the West Coast (BC), I can't say I'm not happy to have been raised here. It's helped shape me into who I've become. But I do wonder what could have been... Newfoundland: a strong independent country.

[@robost8040]

The Danes did their share of brutality to Swedes for hundreds of years long ago. As a Swede, I feel little sympathy for those probable Danish Vikings who were killed.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

Get over it!!! 😂

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

​@@samuelgarrod8327that doesn't make sense, you need to clarify

[@27thstreet3]

Swede AND Dane militaries were responsible for brutality against local populations. But you go ahead and get twisted up about violence that had nothing to do with YOU personally.

[@uswjmc22]

Visby

[@teresaly278]

I love time team so much, Dr. Alice Roberts can you please tell me what brand of red hair dye and color do you use to get that night red Budica hair

[@lundworks9901]

I theorized that the ring ditches and banjos enclosures were Auroch deterrent. Maybe the unexpected terrain broke their legs, and that's why archeologists find their bones in the ring ditches, not ceremonial.

[@peterwhitejr.9374]

I know I'll never have the opportunity but I think it would be amazing to have a pint with Phil and just listen to him tell his life experiences

[@syfieldsjr1576]

Omg just vomited!

[@morpheus2573]

It's pretty clear that the small chalk balls are the first golf balls. The pit represents the 18th hole positioned close to the clubhouse. ☝️

[@matty-jams]

Alice Roberts reminds me of Elena from Uncharted 5. The British version I suppose. lol

[@alanwilkinson9487]

I'm right behind you..

[@lianefehrle9921]

9:52 these chalk balls could be markers for the hides to make clothing.

[@GailBrenner-vt9ou]

Love phil. I am an old lady. Is Phil and his fam well.

[@David___84h]

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[@doncook2054]

I love how these shows insist on looking at the archaeology, not just going on what Victorians lies......this is reality.

[@comitatus5337]

Really heart breaking to think that when the Caliphate take over Britain that henge will be destroyed as it has a religious conotation.

[@johncarmon9528]

is it me or do those stab wounds on the viking pelvis and skull look like pitch fork tines and maybe not a spear tip not all the men would have had a sword or spear just an observation

[@lukepollard2202]

Those pits look like a weapons store

[@alaricengelen295]

And I'm from England 🇬🇧

[@kimberlypatton205]

Maybe it’s just my pareidolia, but the view from below the cave make it almost appear to me as 2 skull eye sockets… possibly the burials etc are related on a superstitious or traditional level? Looking up at the cave that’s what ai can imagine…

[@whathappenedtomyYThandle]

35:50 Skeletons buried with what was inside the cave. They were probably grave robbers, thieves, a traveling family. Killed and buried with what they tried to take.

[@paddybrennan3644]

Is that a chess set? From 1200 ad ?

[@peterwhitejr.9374]

I know I will never have the opportunity but I'd love to have a pint with Phil and listen to his stories

[@suemount6042]

Me too such an evocative story teller of history and a master flint napper.

[@Jazzersize]

1:19:17 forbidden cherry lifesaver

[@MericaF1rst]

Why do they keep it from the public? Their tax dollars fund the digs .

[@martinrooms3084]

How about telling us some dates and info?

[@islandwoodsie4519]

Could those Chalk balls be ammuntion for their Slings?

[@islandwoodsie4519]

Please forgive me, love the show BUT. I mean, this Spitfire search , is SOOooo hugely important, right? But, WE ONLY HAVE THREE DAYS to get all this stuff found????? I am not to the end of that segment yet, but it's Not been mentioned yet, WHY.

[@Rebecca_English]

Time Team filmed 3 day archeological digs. They were 3 days because all of the experts had day jobs.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

It's not correct to called the period "The dark age" when it was far from dark.

[@no-oneinparticular7264]

Dark ages is called so, because not so much is known about this time. Its the period of history which is the most difficult to find a lot of information as opposed to other times in history.

[@CharityGal]

It's known as the Dark Age because the Roman Catholic Church would not allow people to read the Bible for themselves, and many were illiterate, could not read or write. But in Britain and Ireland, knowledge was growing and scholars went to Ireland to study.

[@jacquelinewillems981]

When will I hear about severe climate changes that coincidenced with the "Dark Ages?"

[@clydethecat6028]

The balls were possibly used from a catapult or sling shot device long since rotted away. Just a thought

[@scrubsrc4084]

So.... Raiding and murdering vikings counts as being enriched.

[@MarkRoy-e2b]

As usual on these shows, this one gets it wrong. The people who built Stonehenge were not ancestors to the modern UK population. Those people, the neolithic farmers, were replaced almost entirely by the later incoming Bell Beaker people. They, and not the Stonehenge folk, are the ancestors of the modern British people. Tony did the same thing on Time Team, seeking to sell archaeology to the television audience by making it about 'our ancestors.' They were no more ancestors to today's UK residents than the American Indians were the ancestors of the British colonists in Virginia and Massachusetts.

[@smoari3761]

well if you're going to be like that, Mongolian history should be touted as our ancestors. or the Romans in Italy... or perhaps the first modern humans in Africa? aDNA is the only way to prove who modern Brits ancestors were and it's so completely changing the opinions on how ancient humans moved around that we can't say for sure the beaker people did replace the previous culture, instead of changing fashions migrating through trade

[@martinrooms3084]

Shouldnt these bones be left in situ as a mark of respect?

[@LuciusSeptamus]

Finds prefect balls to be used as slinger ammo.."Must have been a memento"

[@knightabraxas]

Where is his accent from?

[@janetalison8384]

Could they do DNA to see or find relatives today???

[@justinmorgan2126]

I'm sorry but finding a spitfire from 80 years ago hardly counts as archaeology especially when you have originals still flying today. Nice that they found it for sure but it has no place on/in a programme like this.

[@stevehunt4660]

😂

[@alaricengelen295]

My name is ALARIC king of viking s

[@SmallLeaflet]

Ye

[@aaron6178]

Phil Harding needs to work on those fingernails lol. Good Lord man.

[@Tawadeb]

Maybe they wanted to give the Merlin's cave people a Christian burial?

[@joshshirk5356]

Could those balls be throwing stones?

[@ezzovonachalm9815]

The balls were n't but golf balls !

[@Cigarsmokin_woodworker]

A

[@markosborn5713]

White signifying untainted and pure

[@robynterrey7767]

So sorry guys. I'm going to have to unsubscribe. I hope your life on the island goes well and that you do end up enjoying it.

[@fenixfp40]

What a load of bs Phil comes out with, sad.

[@gra8078]

In 2016 she says, stop replaying 8 yr old episodes as if they’re new

[@GailBrenner-vt9ou]

Its 2024.. Oct. Is he still alive? Please answer. FK.

[@GailBrenner-vt9ou]

FL.

[@charlesstewart9246]

Everything is ritual to phil? It's high status axes but it's the refuse? How is it both. Plus wouldn't e ever person over 3yrs would have been very able to produce an axe. Not my words,these are the words of the man himself on many a knapping show. "The flint knob was basically the Swiss army knife of the stone age."! Sound familiar Phil? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛏️🤔🇬🇧

[@mikomiko993]

Don't forget India, it was ur greatest haul.

[@최다미-o7w]

A wonderful attempt to whitewash our unfortunate military past. What a shame you failed.

[@auxiliary4023]

Black dress and orange hair = ....🤔

[@johncarter1150]

Equal, you need a real girlfriend

[@lynnloww]

I just noticed the hand signaling (thumb, index and middle finger up with ring and pinky down) is similar to the Salvador Mundi painting!!! Same hand held up as well! @ 1:10:11

[@robroy5352]

why was ,,,is,,, infant mortality always been a problem?????? i thought with,, time it would get better

[@robroy5352]

they always ask why did they leave no fkn trees left,

[@robroy5352]

seems the white pebble thing even made it 2 scotland

[@robroy5352]

i always said it had f all 2 do with religeos shit giving cash 2 the gods

[@stephennmullins3989]

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