Did Time Team Discover An Ancient Roman Pub? | Time Team | Odyssey

Time Team investigate a pitstop along one of Roman Britain's most important roads, Watling Street. What they uncover gives a tantalizing look into what life must have been like for normal Romans travelling in Britain.
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[@leecarlson9713]

Okay, TimeTeam has only three days for a very specific reason. Once upon a time, an archaeologist named Mick Aston had a dream that archaeology could be made interesting to the regular English person. He told a lot of people, and eventually it was decided that a three day dig, over the weekend would be a viable format. Three days, because most of the team have day jobs in various universities in England that bring in an income. This was presented to a television station, and it was picked up, lasted for twenty years, and now archaeology is now available to the entire world, in a wonderfully interesting format, with a cast that has become household names, and celebrities!

[@Budehgong]

Thank you for this interesting bit of trivia.

[@raeperonneau4941]

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[@mottthehoople693]

Wow Thank you for the interesting backstory...

[@mcd6249]

I have seen most of the shows three times. Will continue to watch the old shows for the presenters of new are just not interesting.

[@lauramatilda3279]

That moment at 28:50 when Phil gets startled and then expertly covers his suprise was gold to me, watched it 3 times it was so funny. 😂

[@coreyjudd4676]

And it was indeed great news!! After all, the only thing better than Roman Pot is BC Pot!

[@LWalker-ce7hv]

48:58 48:58 😮 48:58 JJMIIIJB

[@elymac5684]

"There was just meself left to say something, so I thought I would" 👏👏👏🥰🥰🥰

[@icarusairways6139]

Time Team you got me through a long illness, thank you!

[@markmuller7962]

A freaking pub? Count me in!

[@mikasa_s_sukasa1537]

A Roman pub.. Is that one of those places where you make a V with your fingers and get five beers?

[@restezlameme]

Romans drank wine, mostly. Beer was looked down on by the snobs of the time (they used some pretty nasty words for Belgian ale), but I'm sure locals would've enjoyed something like it.

[@zonabrown9241]

Stewart will crack it

[@josephkarl2061]

I thought I'd watched every new episode of Time Team, and still there's more! Bring it on!

[@joeessig6955]

Sadly this isn’t new. Just re released

[@leecarlson9713]

This is from Season 9, episode 6. I haven’t found it in the usual TimeTeam replays, this one was in my catalogue as from History Hits.

[@MooPotPie]

This episode was filmed in 2002. Jean Mullinger passed away in january, 2019.

[@LordPubeck]

Once again, I tumble into an episode I've never seen before. Magic!!

[@nickychimes4719]

The amazing talents of the commentators here, truly super human... ...one person states the ability of knowing the presenters age and season details, just by glancing at the fellas hair quantity! I'm lost for words, that's utterly remarkable 😅😢😂😂🎉

[@lynnblack6493]

Such fun! Hard, hard work.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

thanks for posting.

[@seosamh7486]

Makes my day when they start running 😂

[@nisse6952]

Beautiful place to walk. It looks so peaceful. Ghost hunting channels and such remind me of carnival people and traveling entertainers of old. They may be entertaining but it's all for show. And if they can find a way to monetize it or exploit people's gullibility, they will. I love seeing your beautiful country. :) thanks for the video

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

THank you.

[@LotsofStuffYT]

RIP Peter Reynolds

[@Kamamura2]

It all boils down to the dramatic music. Otherwise, it would be just an empty plain...

[@thesteelrodent1796]

41:23 there's also a perfectly circular pipe right in Phil's road surface, which definitely does not look Roman

[@TheAlchaemist]

LOL, yeah, I also noticed that, but I don't think it is a pipe, but instead a rounded stone from the gravel that fell and left the hole. The side of the trench has lots of those protruding.

[@inisipisTV]

Ye Olde Romanae Publicus Hausus!

[@IratePuffin]

Could they have a more adorable home??

[@richardirvine1435]

Love the hat!

[@mottthehoople693]

Why were so many Big old houses demolished back in the day? Bit of a shame really

[@rhondajhunter9091]

I have been watching this program for years, and now rewatching it I realise that I am older than the original main characters! Love to all of you, past and present, and especially those no longer with us! Keep up the good work of making Archaeology enjoyable and understandable, even for senior citizens!

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

I can’t think of a part of the world in which people didn’t have the equivalent of a drinking hole, lol, even if well hidden from currently prohibitive authorities!

[@Nobilangelo]

Too late! 'Time' was called 2000 years ago.

[@dawngriffin3550]

❤️

[@wewenang5167]

BLOODY HELL DR HENRY LOOK VERY YOUNG AND CUTE IN THIS EARLY EPISODE! HIS WIFE IS LUCKY TO GET THAT SWEET LITTLE CHAP AS A HUSBAND XD.

[@yepheth]

Geez, i can figure some drunk roman legionaries singing Mush-Mush-Mush Tural-i-addy under the funny glance of an irish brewer. 😊

[@yewenyi]

You could rebuild it and call it the olde Roman pub.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

i've always wondered why spectacular archaeology on private property hasn't been completely excavated, surrounding land reduced in grade, and the remnants not incorporated into newer buildings and re-used. Think Windsor Castle... The tourist trade alone would be large.

[@Ubique2927]

Some developer would come along and buy it, thrna "mysterious" fire would happen and demolition started before the smoke blows away.

[@johannpienaar2646]

or the drunken ceasar😂

[@williscopeland7114]

29:33 “I don’t really give a damn how old it is!” What kind of declaration this is from a professional archaeologist?

[@dietrichess9997]

What was the word they used for the Roman beer? 46.17 Xiphos? I thought that was a short sword. Couldn't find anything similar online relating to beverages.

[@John.Flower.Productions]

I am not to the point in this video where the word is used but I am almost certain that this will answer your question. The word xiphos (ξίφος) is a short sword. The word zythos (ζυθος) is beer.

[@dietrichess9997]

@@John.Flower.Productions Thank you sir!

[@John.Flower.Productions]

@@dietrichess9997 No problem. What was the 46.17 in your comment?

[@dietrichess9997]

@@John.Flower.Productions Near to the closing credits, 46 minutes, 17. That was the last time I heard Tony say the word. I suppose I should have tried turning on the subtitles, but thanks again. 🍻

[@John.Flower.Productions]

@@dietrichess9997 That is what I thought it was but no one is talking at that point in the video that I watched. How long is your version of the video? (If you use : rather than . it will create a time stamp.)

[@thomashernandez8700]

Ermine Street, NOT Watling Street.

[@cherylkurucz8852]

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[@206stonner]

i can tell how old or new an episode is by how much hair Tony has the older ones Tony had a full head of hair those days are long gone

[@hannahbrown2728]

​@@KingNoTailYa know a neat rule of thumb, you can guess how old an episode of Time Team is by now much hair Tony has!

[@nickychimes4719]

Full head? Time team? Even in Blackadder days it was thinning!

[@Allannah_Of_Rome]

Nah, their pot bellies give them away... 😂🤪

[@zarinaromanets7290]

Another way to tell is by the stage of wrinkles, I swear the man has never heard of moisturizer or sun screen even though he spent so much time on screen. For those wondering, even on a cloudy day UV makes it through!

[@leecarlson9713]

Tony also has earrings in the older show, this one aired in 2003.

[@steveclark5357]

I love time team

[@lisaward7519]

I am finding this episode confusing. They started out showing diagrams from the previous digs. Then they spent a lot of time looking for roads. Maybe it will all make sense at the end.

[@TheAlchaemist]

Because in general digging into previously dug places is a waste of time, and the recording of the previous dig, despite being amateur, was really good. It already provided much info, which was interpreted by the current archeologists. Knowing that they really needed to confirm the context, and look for the stores front. there they hit the jackpot, the tessellated floor.

[@williamharris8367]

If the authorities requested that the existence of the site not be publicized, how did it get chosen by Time Team? That seems the least discrete way to investigate a site.

[@verro9153]

Sounds like when it was originally discovered by the amateur archaeologists they were asked to keep it a secret

[@catofthecastle1681]

Or discreet? Two different words

[@jameskeelan1276]

Why are these being uploaded just now when they were filmed like 20 years ago?

[@ASH-vz4ue]

Wut

[@thesteelrodent1796]

because Odyssey doesn't do original content. Everything on here is at least 20 years old

[@rachelharper9592]

Uploaded to odyssey maybe. Been on youtube for years.

[@deborahparham3783]

Better late than never.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

Believe or not there are adults younger than ourselves who would enjoy seeing this! Life did not stop while we aged, lol.

[@Bueller68]

I don't care what you say, Phil is actually David Gilmore

[@MossyMozart]

Ms Mullinger was such a sweety.

[@tolkienfan1972]

This show should be called "Holes" 😁

[@thomashernandez8700]

Why is it "impossible" to do geophysics here?

[@thesteelrodent1796]

because of all the roots and plants. The only form of geophysics they did at this time was electro-resistance, and it doesn't work when you have dense vegetation because the plants show up bright and make it impossible to see if there's anything else

[@jaynesegman7847]

LOVE ALL HIS STUFF BUT I FIND HIS VOUCE VERY SHRILL!

[@stevenkarner6872]

I find your use of all caps rude!

[@markschultz7232]

We drank their beer and stole their women.

[@paulprice1705]

Sounds like New Zealander's visiting the UK today!

[@a.azazagoth5413]

I like her husband who has unfortunately passed. He thought about the Roman Empire more than most men.

[@ohgiesel]

Phil sounds like he came out of tge fable video game

[@leecarlson9713]

Phil is from Wessex, and his is a definitely not usual accent in England!

[@ngaourapahoe]

I do hope that you are not going to cut trees down.

[@wewenang5167]

WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED FOR THEM TO DO? THIS IS AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SHOW NOT A GARDENING OR NATURE LOVERS HIPPY SHOW. PEOPLE CUT TREES ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, THAT'S HOW HUMAN CIVILIZATION SURVIVE....THAT'S ALSO WHAT MADE YOUR HOUSE AND FURNITURE. IF YOU DONT WANT TO CUT ANY TREES DONT LIVE IN A HOUSE GO LIVE IN A CAVE.

[@emily.toombs]

British Museum: “keep quiet about it. It might be really important.” Translation: “don’t tell anybody because we want to steal it first.” 😂

[@ngaourapahoe]

Do you check for wildlife habitat before tearing up the ground and destroying the vegetation ? I would like to know. That bush seemed quite thick and there were probably lots of animals in there.

[@wewenang5167]

WHAT ANIMAL? THIS IS NOT A WOOD IN THE COUNTRYSIDE...ITS JUST OUTSIDE LONDON...NOT FAR FROM THE CITY. THE ONLY ANIMAL THERE PROBABLY RATS AND BIRDS.

[@ngaourapahoe]

yes, rats and birds ... animals...@@wewenang5167

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[@tompayton6778]

Did Time Team Discover An Ancient Roman Pub? .........no the romans did not have pubs , or at least that's not what they called them

[@galesal1109]

Call it whatever you want. Pub, bar, ale house, etc

[@shagwellington]

Why do they always have such a short time to work? Why can't they take six weeks if they need it? Are they just trying to create artificial suspense.

[@southeastcoastalphotography]

It’s a tv show with a budget you can do one dig for six weeks a year or you can do a bunch of really great 3 day digs each season

[@John.Flower.Productions]

Mick, Phil and John had _real_ jobs/careers to attend to during the week. Beyond that, it would have been quite challenging to cram six weeks worth of work into an hour program.

[@beohel]

It was meant to be a form of investigative dig. They try to obtain as much evidence as possible in 3 days to see if there is any need for a more extensive dig later. Digs take some funding and it is cheaper to do short digs to get evidences before approval for more funding than to gamble loads of funding and achieve nothing.

[@sueparras6028]

​@@beohel you answered the question perfectly! It was a one hour show so if they had done a six week dig the amount of information they could cram into wouldn't be alot. Plus it would have cost an arm and a leg to film. ✌🇨🇦👍💯

[@MICHAEL-ys3pu]

Yep it’s a TV show, everything has to happen quickly. Have you ever watched the show called Oak Island, been going forever and nothing happens, probably never will. Keep them coming Tony.

[@karlkarlos3545]

Can you stop it with this boring roman archeology all the time and bring us more from the other fascinating time periods? I want see more Iron Age, Bronze Age, Dark Age, Vikings...

[@johnmoss6631]

Perhaps they will or would if you financed it.

[@karlkarlos3545]

@@johnmoss6631I would, but they stopped making this show a long time ago. I just request some variety in what is uploaded on YT.

[@johnmoss6631]

@@karlkarlos3545 Those episodes are out there. You have to “ dig” them up.

[@wewenang5167]

THE ROMAN WERE FASCINATING ENOUGH FOR ME, AS A MATTER OF FACT MORE FASCINATING THAN THE VIKINGS OR DARK AGES. DIGGING THE ROMAN ARE MUCH EASIER THAN DIGGING THE DARK AGES BECAUSE THE ANGLO SAXON AND VIKINGS ARE KNOWN TO BE NOT VERY CIVILIZED AND JUST BUILD WITH WOOD AND MUD AND ALL THEIR STRUCTURES ROTTEN AWAY BY TIMES, THEY DIDN'T EVEN MADE A LOT OF POTS BUT USED WOODEN UTENSIL AND BOW, INSTEAD. THE ONLY THINGS THEY ARE KNOWN FOR WERE MAKING WEAPONS AND JEWELRY...SOMETHING NEVER CHANGED EVEN TODAY ANGLO SAXON DESCENDANTS ONLY MAKE WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION AND LOVE BLING BLING AND MONEY. WHILE THE ROMANS BUILD MANSIONS, ROADS AND MANY AMAZING TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES. THAT IS WHY THE AGES WHEN THE ANGLO SAXON CAME WAS CALLED DARK AGES BECAUSE HUMAN IN BRITAIN BECAME BACKWARDS AGAIN AFTER THE ROMAN LEFT. FROM HEATED FLOOR AND TOILET WITH PLUMBING AND RUNNING WATER IN ROMAN TIMES BACK TO A SMALL HOLE IN YOUR BACKYARDS AND USING DRIED LEAVES TO WIPE YOUR BUM. LOL

[@dagmarbubolz7999]

@@karlkarlos3545 they are doing new stuff, look it up.