Archaeologists Find An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery In Someone's Backyard | Time Team | Chronicle

Time Team meets Morris and Pat Jones who, when digging a small pond in their Northamptonshire garden, unearthed a skeleton - laid out with a knife, ceremonial pottery, and a valuable buckle.
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[@missumbrella3135]

48:55 "It's been the best three days of my life." Oh my goodness, this was a special one. Very touching when they gave her the illustration of Henry and read the poem.

[@davidtaylor5606]

How cool that one grave could lead to a small town becoming so important to pre Christian Saxon Archaeology. It was very nice that they provided Pat a picture of her Henry.

[@MB-nn3jw]

I grew up in Raunds, when they were excavating the initial Anglo-Saxon cemetery unearthed during construction of a housing estate. It was colloquially known by everyone as “the dig”. Us kids would wander around and explore what the archaeologists were doing, not really knowing or understanding what was going on, other than digging holes and finding old skeletons. Still, it was exciting and then sad when it all came to an end and they built over it with awful little houses.

[@barryandjackypowell8239]

It gives significantly more meaning to my older brother's comment " the answer lies in the soil" uttered nearly 65 years ago when I was gardening in Tanzania, East Africa.

[@rhijulbec1]

Best TT EVER! So touching. So real. They brought the people to life again. How wonderful. And the couple, especially the woman, was so invested in "Henry" and wept for him. I wept too. Lovely. 💖 💖 💖

[@aleta5873]

Me too.

[@momcat2223]

Well, wouldn't you know it - when Tony announced the young lady had been laid to rest with a pup at her feet, somebody snuck in here and started chopping onions...! Such a lovely installment and heartwarming to see the reconstruction portrait done for Pat of her "Henry." Nicely done, one and all!

[@valeriataylor8337]

the respect and consideration these people have for history and culture is beautiful

[@mzansime]

One of my favourite TT episodes ever! 🧡 Pat's appreciation for and application of all she learned from Phil and the Team; her labour of love so amply rewarded. Dear Henry, found to be such a special man; his very essence captured by the incomparable Victor's sensitive drawing. 🩵 And the young woman, buried with her dog at her feet.. 🩷 Such a rewarding dig, and not only scientific but emotionally invested and enriching for viewers. Thank you. 🙏

[@aleta5873]

That got to me.

[@franhunne8929]

It was like TimeTeam started - viewers writing to the production company that they have found something extraordinary. But this was already several years after the start - judged by Tony's looks and that Pat already was a fan of TimeTeam, so there must have been several episodes been aired.

[@RianShafer]

Wow! This might just be my favorite find yet! I loved the recreation of Henry to gift his finder. The young woman & her dog was sadly sweet. I'd liked to have heard more about the child found too but the rest was pretty amazing!

[@KCCardCo]

It would be interesting if Henry had any descendants within a 10 mile radius still in the area.

[@jodiknight2820]

Great question and certainly one which could be answered by DNA testing.

[@madisonmullen2028]

this was an abnormally moving episode. loved it so much

[@daneaxe6465]

Wonderful episode with a great story of discovery. I think its great that a fan of the show paid attention to how the team operates, with care and conservation. She applied what she learned and the care allowed so much more to be learned about "Henry". Finding other graves was a bonus. I'd like to see that medieval plow that dug so deep, and the oxen that pulled the thing. Plowing soil is the hardest function in the field for stress on the equipment involved. 5 Stars

[@paulapridy6804]

So I'm not the only Time Team fan who would drag my trowel sideways because Phil Harding does. Love this❤

[@MrWompz]

Pat’s passion for archaeology is incredible. This show has touched so many.

[@BillyJ244]

Amazing! I was deeply moved. It was almost like a time machine going way back into our past. I feel like we were able to see what life was like 1500 years ago.

[@apriljohnson1514]

This is episode 1 from series 10 titled Garden Secrets and aired on 5 January 2003.

[@KCCardCo]

2003??????????

[@annazaman9657]

​@@KCCardCoyup

[@markgriffin9818]

What a great episode, very touching & personal the way that the property owner was all in on the history and the actual dig. One of the best ! Well done! ❤

[@GaryYork-tk2ow]

Very interesting. I hope they restored that lady's garden!

[@acuteteacher]

This was a great episode. The woman's attachment to her Henry was touching.

[@timefoolery]

Very fruitful dig! Love the living history bits.

[@kevinmathis1278]

Awesome. Thanks for another great history lesson.

[@ncpa1152]

When they gave her the sketch and read the poem, I got chills

[@victrola2007]

Touching and respectful ❤ They adopted Harry. To add a bit of levity, I'll closely quote 'Pirates of Penzance" General - "I do not know whose ancestors they WERE, but (now) know whose ancestors they they ARE!" Loved this episode 🥴🙊.

[@missy2244]

WHAT??? Buried with a small dog!!! Fantastic work ! ❤😊❤

[@anthonyanderson2880]

This must be my favourite episode, Pats enthusiasm made it.

[@andrewmaloney837]

Cool one. There's an interesting series about Anglo-Saxon history and warfare worth checking out

[@melanie19961000]

What it called

[@user-ru3ql6ji4p]

You can't dig a hole in Britain without finding someone's skull. LOL!

[@hartless76]

This managed to be both informative and entertaining at the same time. I really enjoyed it! 😊

[@Harry-Hartmann]

Me Too 😄

[@tonegrail650]

I'd be interested to see if the DNA indicates assimilated native Briton, continental Saxon or a mixture.

[@TravisBrady-wn8fr]

I can't get enough of Anglo Saxon and Norman lore. Their construction methods and lifestyles just floor me. I would love to live over there and see everything but I'm poor

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting.

[@nancyhammons3594]

i wonder how many of the other people living here in this small are thinking they might have someone buried in their garden. This was a pretty good episode.

[@blippityblop2767]

I’ve never seen this one before. Great treat.

[@D.H.-mg2cz]

Great episode! Like the reenactors participating too!

[@Kel_Rod]

Unbelievable that people would think this is not an important part of our history. I would build a complete museum around Henry!

[@tobyeperkins5301]

I love this episode of TT. So humanizing of these ancestors.

[@christinamadden3038]

I loved this episode. Thank you.

[@davyrando1203]

This was the first episode of TimeTeam I ever saw. I was hooked ever since!

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

The humor in each episode is priceless!!

[@helenetrstrup4817]

Oh I would be all for having my garden dug up to see what interesting things may lie beneath my feet... The only problem is, I do not have a garden and I don't think my landlord would be pleased if I started to dig up the green area that is associated with our apartment complex. 🤣 But if I do get a garden one day, which I do plan on, I would still be all for it.

[@mondomacabromajor5731]

great episode....

[@blippityblop2767]

What a sweet woman.

[@jdlangleyMPEG]

This is one of my all time favorite episodes. Love the finds on this one.

[@timothyaschauer1993]

Awesome dig, yet again. This history should be presented in schools.

[@jwnagy]

A girl and her puppy. 😊

[@bkscollections2491]

Glad I found this series from over the pond!

[@NataliaCh93]

How haunted their backyard and house have to be😅 they should've use a spiritbox to learn more from the dead persons they've found

[@jesterboykins2899]

Love Time Team!

[@Harry-Hartmann]

A Very interesting Video 👌🏻👍🏻

[@charlest1984]

What year did they say the guy was buried? They're saying something about Pre-Christian, when did England become totally Christian? This was a great episode !!!!

[@maralonent6257]

Very fascinating, to be living in and around and above so much rich history.

[@jrjubach]

Imagine living in a town that’s been populated since the Anglo-Saxons walked there. Wow.

[@lecolintube]

Wow, just wow. Thank you

[@garymclean4692]

As usual - a brilliant video - but why was it sped up !!?? Made it quite hard to listen to

[@detlefschnepel2237]

I think I’m going to divide Time Team shows into three categories : Rainy Overcast Sunny (sometimes)

[@angelas4681]

Love this episode!

[@christopherharris6145]

Excellent, an episode I have never seen.

[@WillowEverlight]

That's so sweet dog was buried with the girl.

[@tonytrott6318]

35 years ago they built a new road and roundabout in Bidford upon avon warwickshire. They dug up and destroyed an anglo saxon burial ground and no effort was made to investigate it or protect it by stratford district council

[@mariyamwaniki]

Good show, thanks

[@alexmendoza4261]

I don't see a garden, I see a back yard.

[@70stunes71]

Impressive!!! Thank you...💯👍

[@hyperboreanforeskin]

if youre northwestern/central European, these are our Ancestors. your history is the most important thing to your future. please stop letting your Countries be overrun with anyone other than people who share our Ancestry.

[@weerwolfproductions]

You mean our ancestors who migrated out of Africa? Feck off with your gaslighted racism. History is nothing more than migration wave after migration wave after migration wave. Stop pretending that migration is suddenly 'bad' because you personally are prejuidiced against people with a different skin colour or culture.

[@MetalDetectingWithBart]

Errrr…. Didn’t they actually find the other grave exactly where the dowsing old man said it would be…. 😮

[@lisasmith7854]

This was very good

[@seanmcnally6658]

Finally a Saxon. Dig that wasn’t just vague shadows of pole holes. ImGin knowing was in your yard.

[@wknight5595]

Are these archaeologist going to reimburse this woman for tearing apart her yard and landscaping?

[@RainTheUpriser]

Yes they always do

[@weerwolfproductions]

They put everything back as it was, although it will take a season or two for the grass to grow back in evenly over the places where they dug the trenches, even if they place the sods back in. In some episodes property owners have let them tear down garden sheds etc because they were in the way, basically providing the property owners with a free demolition that was going to happen anyway.

[@robroy6804]

so wat about the hole in the guys skull???

[@KCCardCo]

I wouldn't have a problem leaving the skeleton there on the grounds. I'd fence it off and make it known its there.

[@tomroberts7221]

Many of my ancestors came from the Saxon area of England. The skeleton might be a Grandfather, Uncle or Cousin of mine.

[@ronnie2.803]

Where finally the old can be reunited with all of the present…hopefully.ついに昔の人々が現在のすべての人々と再会できる場所…願わくば。

[@SittingDuc]

Series 10 Episode 1 from 2003

[@zpxlng]

Do you think the woman died first and they killed the pup to bury with her, or vice versa?

[@pycoca1pycoca197]

WIll they do a DNA test on Henry? That would indeed be interesting.

[@sheckyfeinstein]

Hence the phrase “pushing up daisies”.

[@jrpipik]

The reason the average age of someone in the ancient or medieval world was around 30 was because of the large number of people who died in infancy or childhood and the large number of women who died in childbirth. Someone who lived to adulthood would stand a good chance of living to 60 or 70. Even the Bible records the time of a man's life as three score and ten (70), which we've improved on very little. So Henry reaching 60 is not all that remarkable.

[@sno4439]

Henrietta the dog Slayer😂😂😂

[@bsaxton6400]

RIP air bud users.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

a lot of comments about dna. I really wish time team had the resources to refer teeth for (hopefully) dna recovery and testing. THAT would really blow me away.

[@bunyipdragon9499]

Can you imagine 500 yrs from now when the forgotten bag of bones was rediscovered how the future archeologists would be trying to solve the puzzle of a pre-christian culture having the technology to make that type of bag and why only "Henry" was buried that way 😅😅

[@janicehill5605]

Be certain to stay off the grass now 😂

[@rohiggpress8740]

I have been watching this show and this cast for it seems like decades... As soon as I hear the words "geophys".... I turn the channel... It's really quite ridiculous at this point.... It needs a South Park episode...enough !!!

[@heidichalfant5643]

I think it would have been better if they did DNA testing as part of the history of the area. It would be interesting to see if people in the area are related to them.

[@robertdemming4753]

I think Helen is a really cute woman.

[@pppl6664]

Another documentary presented by Pee Wee Herman.

[@battery781]

A little upsetting they are assuming gender

[@maralonent6257]

They’re not.

[@battery781]

@@maralonent6257 I’m just joking

[@trojanpussy]

Great one💝🕯🙏

[@robroy5352]

wat about the pickaxe hole in the guys head??????????