Can Archaeologists Find The Lost 11th-Century Malton Castle? | Time Team | Chronicle

The intrepid archaeological treasure hunters, led by Tony Robinson, head for Malton in North Yorkshire where a swathe of nettle-infested jungle conceals 2,000 years of English history including a medieval castle, a Jacobian mansion, and a Roman fort. The team discovers a large mound suggesting a medieval castle and a trench is planned to investigate it further. There are specific terms and conditions for the excavation due to the site being a scheduled ancient monument. The team finds evidence of a medieval castle, a Jacobian mansion, and other artifacts, but the exact location of the castle remains uncertain due to the presence of gardens.
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[@pathirtle]

Love the story of the High Sheriff who got sick of the squabbling cousins and their 20-year litigation, tore down the house, and divided the rubble between them!

[@joshschneider9766]

Those sheriffs had literally ultimate authority on behalf of the king you definitely did not want to upset them lol

[@lazygardens]

The dilemma of having to dig THROUGH the Norman keep to get to the Roman fort which is on top of the Bronze Age settlement ... over the dinosaur fossils.

[@larryoffranklin2634]

I saw a documentary about tectonic plates, earthquakes & volcanoes. It demonstrated the history of One land mass then divided to form separate continents. They were proving that Scotland used to be part of North America, but England was part of Europe. It was mind blowing, but the geology, etc of the highlands are totally different.

[@JInuOneSix]

​@@larryoffranklin2634 My favourite fun fact is the stories of the North American Appalachian mountains, which are part of the same mountains in Ireland and the Highlands, sounding very fey. "If you heard someone call your name, no you didn't. Don't whistle in the woods. Don't look in the trees at night." It's fascinating!

[@suemoenius5619]

What a treat! Most of my ancestors came from what became the UK, and Time Team has helped me deep dive into British history. They are like extended family...and I think of all, through the years, with love and appreciation.

[@lornahuddleston1453]

Ditto that! Though I was born and raised in Northern California, I have to call Yorkshire Home Sweet Home!💟🤍💟

[@jimplummer4879]

Mine also.

[@suemoenius5619]

We seem to have come from Kent. Left around the late 1600s as I recall. At least, one thread of the family.

[@FinkNZRat]

It always amuses me to hear Americans describe themselves as Irish, Italian, etc because their great great grandfather came from there. But show them a piece of cloth with stars and stripes on it and suddenly they're patriotic Americans. 😂

[@bertvosburg558]

@@FinkNZRat I would think one reasonable and rational would find it commendable for one to claim their heritage AND their allegiance to their country where everyone is, of the people, for the people and by the people.

[@ajj9694]

Ooh an episode I had not seen before! What a treat!

[@larryoffranklin2634]

It would be amazing to recreate the Jacobean mansion's gardens in it's original location. What a wonderful local attraction. They could also have these recreation games and feasts. What a nice location for wedding & party venues also. Maybe the locals would be generous if they knew of some future income stream to offset costs. Got to be practical these days.

[@gregb6469]

If I was the lodge-owner I'd be thrilled that all those weeds were being removed for free!

[@nicoleroth3127]

My thoughts exactly! 😂

[@joshschneider9766]

Time team became very well regarded for clearing or repairing basically to the site owners or governments order after a handful of years doing episodes.

[@c.s.7266]

Heck yeah 😊

[@tygrahof9268]

Especially if the area was weeds and thistles! Now he can plant something nice!

[@EffectPlaceboThe]

It'll grow right back.

[@ilovemesomechickenbutimave7052]

Thank you very much for making this show for the archaeologist who couldn’t go out and be archaeologists they had to stay home with family. Thank you very much give me inspiration.

[@lecolintube]

Wonderful! Thank you for posting this - and really cool that it follows on from the last one!

[@-TheRealChris]

Really really love these earlier series, such a great feel to them, and this was a wonderful episode, thank you so much for the upload.

[@pedenmk]

Thanks. You anglish blokes just made me incredibly hungry. At 3:30 am I'm likely going to stay that way till morning. Great episode gentlemen.

[@davidkettlewell7937]

Excellent work guys, especially Tony, for the terrific presentation of history.

[@deborahvretis3195]

Tony didn't do any of the work, he just talked about it. The crew was amazing, as usual.

[@debrah7548]

If you think presenting this program is a lark, I suggest you try it. Tony does a job of it. Talent and experience, but plenty of work too.

[@varonadee6980]

Well, after all, they do call themselves, appositely, "Time TEAM", and not "Time DIVAS".

[@maggieekane7845]

What a great interest in finding this sort of historical building, foundation and medieval, Jacobean edifice in this ancient era. Fascinating! 👍👍

[@LindsayWilson-vj1wc]

I would like to see a date for each episode so I can place each one in context.

[@susandickerso7675]

You have to date it by how much hair Tony has,& of course if Mick is still with us!

[@urbanurchin5930]

@LindsayWilson-vj1wc.......not really that difficult. Time Team has a Wikipedia page where you can find all the episodes from all 20 seasons. If that is something that is important to you - a little research on your own, shouldn't be very hard.

[@deborahvretis3195]

Tony Robinson is the presenter, not the leader. Fascinating dig, to be sure.

[@OUigot]

Yes, Tony is just the presenter. Mick he is the leader, Carenza thinks she is the leader. Everyone knows their roles.

[@user-wq1pb4nb2g]

Not to take anything away from thos story, but I love, Love. LOVE to hear Phil when he's speaking ! If he gets excited, EVEN more so ! 36:58

[@Jamarkus_Delvonte]

Rip Mick... you will be missed

[@valeriekaye3354]

Has anyone noticed that the face of the man on this advertisement/presentation drawing resembles an older Tony?

[@jamesweichinger1792]

I have really enjoyed this episode. My mothers side of the family came to the states in the early 1900 s from that community.

[@elloco6544]

Looks like a well grown plantation of weed at the beginning. Poor Tony Robinson...

[@s1nb4d59]

Thats a very young Tony Robinson 8)

[@lornahuddleston1453]

It's ever so gorgeous in that area.💖💘💚

[@butterflyladeda1080]

From Series 4, recorded in July 1996.

[@TheSuzberry]

Watching the local archaeological watchdog veto the landowner on where and how to dig - this is likely a foreshadowing of problems with the renovations.

[@simoncordingley3122]

Start at 3:34 and go for a minute or so. I know it’s a long time ago, but how rude and dismissive were Mick and Phil to Carenza? She didn’t even exist as far as they were concerned.

[@OUigot]

Watch other episodes where Carenza is rude and dismissive of others, talks over people, talks down to some of the diggers, takes credit for the finds of other diggers, pushes people out of the camera so she can be the center of attention. There's one episode in season one I believe, where she back stabbed Mick, went to English Heritage behind his back or something like that. She's a snake. He never forgave her for that. In the video time you refer to here, it;s simple, Mick wants a trench, Phil has to dig that trench, and Carenza is just interfering so to be on camera, she doesn't really know what she's talking about half the time, they know the games she plays.

[@ledacedar6253]

How lovely to see everyone on TT looking much younger! How it makes a difference though never deters.

[@eugeniastravels8954]

How does so much dirt cover ancient ruins? Wind, rain? How can it all be buried so deep?

[@user-ru3ql6ji4p]

Anywhere in Britain you dig a hole and find some archaeological site or other.

[@joshschneider9766]

Except medieval ridge and furrow farm fields. Then you just find random confusing garbage from four thousand years of history lol

[@flitsertheo]

In most of Europe I think. We've got plenty of Roman villa's and dinosaurs here and of course the very particular archeology of WWI .

[@bunyipdragon9499]

How wonderful finding out your back wall is part of a 12th century castle - - $$ on resale 😅

[@aukebij3193]

In Friesland we have many keeps, these were usually built by local leaders in a village. One of the most famous is the Skyrstins. It is a tower on a hill with space underneath for cattle and on the other three top floors for people. The Skyrstins is dated around the year nine hundred and was used as defensive work until around fifteen hundred. and he is still standing

[@qazrat]

Lodge owner looking like they gonna find the bodies he's got back there.

[@danehardinge8801]

will you add the year of the programme's production to the titles please.

[@jeffnichols7834]

I hope you weren't referring to his hair

[@PhilippaBeale]

All my family come from Old Malton in Yorkshire.

[@rgwholt]

my God you can see the little jobsworth from English Heritage revelling in the power he has . Just for the record , English heritage have ruined more archeological sites than anyone since the reformation . Stonehenge for example , and my particular sore point Goodrich castle.

[@varonadee6980]

@rgwholt : I empathize with your experience of painful irony. My mother and father, poor, shy, humble, and kindhearted, lived in a secluded, termite-riddled, one bedroom frame house on a small plot of original Florida jungle, next to a narrow canal by a state park. Every day for them was filled with marvels of nature, which was all they asked for out of life, in their seclusion. But one time something so extraordinary happened that my mom felt obligated to share with outsiders: a flock of roseate spoonbills had camped out in their front yard, sitting in the tall pines, and fishing in the canal. My parents were ecstatic with wonder, so mom called the local branch of the Audubon Society. On a followup phone call, she sadly told me what an awful mistake that had been. What she imagined would be expert birdwatchers, were merely a group of heavily-equipped, attention-seeking, wealthy know-it-alls, who only got to see the birds fly away upon their arrival. And adding insult to injury, they treated my parents with condescension, saying my mother should have called them sooner, as though that would have made a difference. Thanks for reading, and for adding a new word to my vocabulary: "jobsworth"! Now I will do an internet search to read about Goodrich castle.

[@joshschneider9766]

Yeah you do realize carenza worked for English heritage the entire time she was on this show right 😂

[@davepowell4216]

"treasure hunters"? The Time Team? This isn't Indiana Jones

[@makinitsch9113]

Why is the sound on this channel so low?

[@garyslingsby1]

20 plus years later you wonder what results geophysics and lidar would bring

[@BBQAndButter]

I can't imagine anyone was upset to have the nettles ripped out.

[@flitsertheo]

Those who like nettle soup.

[@dawnarobertson9577]

I would hate to be the blacksmith, not wearing ear plugs for auditory protection . . .

[@nancyhammons3594]

Why does the Time Team only get three days?

[@RKHageman]

That’s the series concept. All the archaeologists were doing it on the odd weekend. They all have academic jobs (in different cities) during the week. Also, Channel 4 was funding the digs.

[@devilsadvocate2656]

I've watched a number of these Time Team episodes now. I'm not an Archaeologist and I've never understood why the number of trenches is limited in number. Although there would be limitations, I can't see why they wouldn't simply strip large surface areas of the site under investigation. Obviously, it's not practical (nor even desirable) to strip the entire area in order to determine what's below the surface. However, in this case, large portions of the site are impassable scrub. Clearing these areas would be beneficial to future development and would be subject to reinstatement following investigation.

[@joshschneider9766]

Basically preservation allowing for future study techniques and technologies that don't exist yet is balanced against learning at all. It's definitely not that simple but that's the core of it.

[@interneteditor5258]

It's often a combination of factors, for example in this instance an official body, Historic England, limited the scope so known archaeology wasn't disturbed again. Most often it's a simple funding matter. The dig is just the tip of the iceberg, the amount of work that goes into the project afterwards is huge. I'm not an archaeologist either, but have a friend who is. Every one of these Time Team digs has an associated archaeology report (by Wessex Archaeology, they are available online). They're eye-opening for the massive amount of work that is encapsulated into these 3 "days" of an episode. Every trench, at every level, has to be sketched and photographed, every find is mapped to its location, every find is cleaned, identified, sometimes dating or other testing is carried out, and everything has to be compiled in a report. Very often, Time Team was especially brought in to time sensitive projects because they had this great system (and access to experts in situ) of digging in 3 days. Usually that happens when unexpected archaeology is turned up on a building site, and every day's delay is costing people money etc.

[@carolfranklin758]

This is very well explained! Thank you!

[@johnholmes6897]

You guys have union's there? It's very similar to the USA. 1 guy working and every manager is standing around in a circle pointing at the worker and telling him just how wrong he is.

[@jamesmoore9511]

What you didn't make nettle soup or hot relish?

[@IvanDoherty1]

The English Heritage guy did his best to maximise his TV exposure, all about him. What an utter self-absorbed pr(ck. Thankfully TT did their best to restrict exposure of these people in all future episodes.

[@michellekemp3104]

We’re the gardens ever recreated??

[@bblades1228]

Cadenza with short hair😊

[@annaholiday3881]

this seems to be a copy of a time team episode. very poor film cutting, sound is off when they speak.

[@annaholiday3881]

no Time Team logo

[@RKHageman]

The Chronicle series has contracted to show the TT episodes, I believe

[@jefffranklin2779]

❤where have they been hiding the beautiful women that are apart of research on this broadcast?❤❤❤

[@HumbleTrekker]

English heritage guy was plum. Who would wear white trousers to an archeological dig? He ruined it

[@tygrahof9268]

Such a waste. Sad the home was destroyed, but that is English history. Everything changes for the modern.

[@BartimaeusCarbulo]

The English Heritage guy was a pain in the ass. No one cares about jackabean mansions we care about the castle.

[@wendymortimer6862]

I care about Jacobean mansions.

[@urbanurchin5930]

At 26:40, Tony announces "Mick the Dig".....this was to distinguish him from "Mick the Twig" who appeared in later episodes as the guy dating various pieces of lumber by tree rings.

[@debrah7548]

Turns out it’s the same fellow in different capacities.