Going Upmarket With The Romans (Standish) | Series 12 Episode 7 | Time Team

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For years, a field near Standish in Gloucestershire has yielded Roman broaches, mosaic tiles and coins. The finds point to a sizeable villa somewhere nearby, but so far none has been found.
Series 12, Episode 7
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[@caroljensen1647]

As a young girl I was enthralled with archeology. I was told it was not suitable. I became a teacher, raised a family had a second career as a very Successful Realtor. I’m retired and started painting at 70 and now have found time team and I am enjoying a completely unsuitable profession vicariously!

[@Liz-sc5dg]

I live vicariously too! I watch so much Time Team that when I'm digging in my garden I imagine that I'm digging something really important instead of weeds. I love it when I actually find something like my arrowhead shaped stone. It really does look like an arrowhead.

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

I'm thankful for all these old episodes of time team. When I can't bear to watch the news or other stupidity on social media I always come back to good ol uncle Phil and the crew. Love this show. Wish the American version of this would have took off. But these will do. England is my heritage anyway.

[@ranonampangom2185]

*had taken off

[@StephanieElizabethMann]

I couldn't agree more with you. I rewatch episodes through the day. They're good company at morning tea lunch.

[@seraphale]

Time Team is love, Time Team is life!

[@chrisberry9017]

I’m absolutely with you! I don’t watch much mainstream tv, haven’t watched the news in a couple of years, and have long given up on social media. I find that if I really need to know anything then the information finds me. Watching Time Team feels incredibly wholesome!

[@allistairmitchell3845]

I happened to catch one of TT’s American spin-offs. I didn’t watch it for long. The galvanizing energy of the classic shows wasn’t there. Tony didn’t walk when he could run. Phil went exuberant & curmudgeonly by turns. Robin’s voice and bow tie were sublime. No offense to the American cast but UK characters simply can’t be replaced. Monty Python has no American equivalent. The fact the classic shows can dredge up a Roman, or prehistoric, dig site doesn’t hurt. I listen to the TT classics on my iPhone while I transmogrify my Far West TX yard into Stonehenge. I don’t want Americans with me - I want Celts!

[@jasonbecker4974]

I just love Victor's drawings. He was such a brilliant illustrator.

[@marks6928]

He is a genius.

[@JPS-hd8qz]

Indeed - and how many times did he depict a dog in his drawings? It would be great if one day Victor would be honored with a exposition.

[@JoshSchneider727]

he wrote several instructional books on how to do it, as well as other stuff, you should look up his name you will be pleasantly surprised.

[@Cre80s]

Agreed. They nearly look like concept art for a movie early in production. Great stuff.

[@lesgrossman9385]

One of the best shows ever.

[@Veni_Vidi_Vortice]

I'm going to dig a pit in my back garden and throw all my rubbish into it from now on. Future generations will thank me for it.

[@spejic1]

I'm sure they will think the Cheetos wrapping was used in some kind of religious ceremony.

[@jacquelinevanderkooij4301]

😂🤣😂👍

[@annazaman9657]

Everything in the modern age is well recorded. Future generations will not be surprised by anything

[@DS9TREK]

​@@annazaman9657you never know, you never know.

[@gailhowes9398]

I think Victor’s drawings and interpretations are beautiful ! He is an amazing member of the team.

[@nellinightshade3358]

in particular, i love victor's noses.

[@JoshSchneider727]

was. since you wrote this he passed away.

[@englishmaninfrance661]

So educational , but such fun . The humour of TT was one of it's strong point's

[@mattsmith-ri3lp]

Archaeology is pretty boring actually. It was the team that bought it to life

[@biologychic7292]

Phil shaking his fist at the sun and telling it to “go away!” Is one of my favorite Time Team moments. 😆

[@schoolingdiana9086]

I do that a lot lately. We’ve had people literally dying from too much sun/heat here in the PNW. No homes have AC and it’s a lease/HOA violation.

[@st0rmforce]

"Grumpy again"

[@douglasgraebner1831]

You should look into if HOAs should be allowed to do that

[@douglasgraebner1831]

@Celto Loco Alas, in the US they (sometimes, consult a lawyer if needed) can. Basically in the US HOAs requirements can still be *legally binding* as a covenant (essentially a quasi-contractual agreement regarding use of the property). Not all covenants are legally enforceable (for example, a covenant not to sell to a protected minority is unenforceable under anti-discrimination law) but many are, such as covenants banning certain commercial uses of land or covenants not to modify a house certain ways. The interesting legal question to me is "assuming that A/C is necessary in a specific locality for making a house safely habitable, under what circumstances would a covenant banning installing one be unenforceable"

[@douglasgraebner1831]

To use kind of a clear-cut case: if a jurisdiction passed a law saying all new construction or for sale houses must have A/C, a covenant not to install A/C on a house being sold would be unenforceable because it requires doing something illegal.

[@maggiebrinkley4760]

Tony's beard - he was making 'Maid Marian and Her Merry Men' at the time for BBC Children's tv, an absolute classic!

[@DS9TREK]

Maid Marian and Merry Men ended in 1994, but this episode of Time Team was filmed in 2004

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

I thought he was going full 'skater boi'!

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

I've watched what seems like dozens of these Time Team videos. And if there's one thing I've learned, besides that Phil Harding is a really cool cat, is that ancient people didn't seem to be very careful with their ceramics!

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Ceramics was just a modern day plastic bag back in the day and when they cracked they'd be thrown in the garbage dump..

[@mattsmith-ri3lp]

The Romans in particular seemed very clumsy. Always breaking pots and losing coins😂

[@martinputt6421]

@@mattsmith-ri3lp Sounds like me 😆🤣

[@fetus2280]

Fish and Chips with Time Team ... even though ive watched this ep before (watched them all multiple times now) I still Love this show . Nothing beats TT and Dinner .

[@vouzcrow8478]

I totally agree! I can't sit down to eat with out the crew.

[@alexritchie4586]

I'm having pie and mash whilst watching this and feeling very British 😅

[@satan500]

Yes dinner and time team seem to go perfectly. Aids the digestion.

[@rosecedar8484]

@@satan500 It's quite interesting how somatically, watching & listening to everything TT does is comforting, as if coming home to family...yet I never had such an awesome kind folk.

[@satan500]

@@rosecedar8484 yes they are like my extend family. hehehe

[@veldawells2839]

I absolutely love TT finding different materials from many periods of pre and post early Roman history. It's absolutely magical. A glimpse of our past is just so exciting. The finding of the skeletal remains of a woman, the horse bones and truncated pot, grain grinder, oil vessel and different periods of building materials, etc., is amazing. I could almost touch the history happening. Magnificent finds! The excellent drawings by Victor evoke a feeling of realism and help the viewer picture that snapshot of time. Just W.O.W! ❤ Thank you. So inspiring.

[@SimonLloydGuitar]

I am addicted to these. Makes me really proud to be English and be a tiny part of our fascinating history. If you're not fascinated by archeology, you're a pleb.

[@alanatolstad4824]

What a team. This never gets old.

[@dianejohnston3733]

Phil - "Hello little rim - you're not supposed to be up there' :)

[@GaryNoone-jz3mq]

Phill, shaking his fist at the sun, reminds me that the English just aren't used to the sunshine.

[@aussiescraphunter7808]

every so often Guy gives a description of some part of archaeological detail in such a way they are immediately understandable, his knowledge is admirable

[@kevinmccarthy8746]

I love this show and all my beautiful friends, the people of England. I grew up on the ocean in Massachusetts America and was one of the original 13 colonies. All most all of the towns, and streets names are from England. Like Boston Massachusetts named after Boston England. In America when the original colonist came over in 1620 this is considered very old, but nothing compared to the origins of the British people. Which unfortunately a lot of Americans do mot appreciate.

[@ClassCiv]

The amusing thing about this Time Team is that although I took part I have no memory at all of what happened, where we stayed, or anything else including some of the other people. This makes watching the film a very strange experience. If it wasn't for the film I'd have no idea I was ever there.

[@aserta]

These people have become at the very least like family. Losing Mick can't've been easy.

[@harlancoalbush-df3sp]

Right most of the new docunterys ant worth watching

[@emilyflotilla931]

​@Harlan coal Bush I disagree. I think the new teams are doing a great job. It's different, yes, but give them time.

[@scarletmaye]

@@emilyflotilla931agreed. The new ones are different but we’re all grieving, Micks death was sudden and was a shock to all of us including the team. They lost a family member and that’s not easy for some people to lose what was essentially a father or grandfather figure in their lives

[@claraedouwesdekker6389]

Oh thank heavens they’re back! Even if it is a rerun! Here from South Africa it is a lovely way to spend time being educated and enlightened, while at the same time being mightily entertained!

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Didn't know it was shown in South Africa???

[@claraedouwesdekker6389]

I watch it via KZbin. Otherwise it’s not available here.

[@davidmunro1469]

Barny rubble and Phil flintstone . I will love time team as long as I live.

[@richardankney6918]

I wish Time Team would be able to release a complete collection of all it's episodes! I'll be first in line.

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

The horse was a significant symbolic animal. Epona was the Celtic goddess of horses. Carvings of Epona with her horses were occasionally found in Celtic sites in Britain.

[@michaelhucker2417]

Homemade Chicken and Dumplings and Time Team. Does it get any better than that? Nuff Said.

[@deadpancherry8658]

What kind of dumplings?

[@callista9953]

Mmmm chicken and dumplings. Guess what I have to make, now? 😂

[@MontyDotharl]

Time Team is always such a delight. I love to watch it while I eat or even while grinding in a video game. Nice and relaxing.

[@beebeelicious]

TT is perfect when gaming ❤

[@catherinedavis1690]

You tell the most wonderful wonderful real life stories! There’s nothing better than seeing how ancestors existed. I’m always amazed by how much you can reveal in just three days. I would love to see what weeks, months, years of digging and finding could do. Has anyone ever considered rebuilding a complete site for tourists to be able to walk through and experience, and hear how life truly was? It would be sooo fascinating.

[@larryzigler6812]

It's been done hundreds of times.

[@RobKoelman]

27:01 Stewart cycling the fields - the accompanying tune is brilliant!

[@eze8970]

Yep, he just needed a bit of oil for his chain/gears!

[@peanut71968]

All of these diggers are just s delightful! Well done chaps all around!

[@annamazzini1939]

Visualizza altri risultati per relativamente ai dati in essa contenute è la sua email e confidenziale è riservato solo

[@commonsense571]

This show is my happy place. Many thanks for uploading 💖✨

[@sharimullinax3206]

Grog doesn't effect the maleability, it gives the large pots tensile strength to better withstand the higher temperatures of a kiln. And it tears up your hands when you throw a pot.

[@ellipirelli4007]

Sunday is new Favorit day because of TT 😍❤

[@eileenmatthews8984]

I just started watching these old ones, love them...more interesting than most tv or streaming....

[@TermiteUSA]

All these TT episodes are so interesting AND entertaining. Phil's first trench had a grouchy face on the right side of the square. That's just funny unintended or not.

[@sandracasey6794]

Pĺ

[@lkjh861]

32:16 I just love that hand coming in from the right: cherry red finger nails and a couple of sparkly rings - looks like someone from "Strictly Come Dancing" in a neighboring TV, just happened to stretch their arm out too far during a pirouette and the hand got into Time Team ~ yet it is someone digging and loving it... gotta love that! ⛏💅💍💗 😙👌

[@sid9074]

If we ever played “word bingo” with Time Team I’d want Phil and “actually” probably ahead of “geophys”. Thanks for sharing

[@Just_Sara]

You could make a drinking game where, no matter the episode, every time someone says either "villa" or "saxon," you take a drink.

[@ivanolsen7966]

lump - in - - throat ... moment for Paul . ( OK ...and for me ) ... all those years of solitary and time team is HERE .... and that opening footage as it was being filmed must have given him goose bumps down his back ....... " It's HAPPENING !!!! "

[@dbbrown1949]

Love Time Team,got me through Covid lockdown,My trusty tablet,some beers or nice white wine and hours of history.Thank you.

[@taylor92ish]

I watch this every night. Love this show am KZbin content.

[@glendamears3618]

You just made the next generation of Archeologists ❤❤❤

[@georgehenry76]

Bowl of homemade beef stew and Time Team!

[@TheShootist]

chili con carne y frijoles

[@kkloikok]

You gonna share?

[@TheShootist]

@@kkloikok come to the NEW Mexican desert (I made it out of flat iron steak (butcher cut for those of you in UK).

[@campcrafter4613]

A Phil belt pouch! WANT!

[@peternord8440]

Very subtle Helen, new technique and advancements in construction...Corners

[@lindahughes2289]

Addicting shows ! LOVE THIS.CREW !!!!

[@deltadom33]

Another classic episode

[@roguishowl3915]

Rewatching Classic Time Team episodes is a great way to pass the lock down period. 👍🏻

[@commonsense571]

💖

[@workingguy6666]

Wow. I've never seen this one - and I've been watching Time Team episodes for the last seven years.

[@yereverluvinuncleber]

Time Team feels like home.

[@johnbacon1854]

Brilliant history. 500 plus years of a timeline of generations of a family working the land through changing times. Incredible. I love these episodes where you end up with such a fantastic snap shot of those periods of Britain.

[@ErnestoBrausewind]

Would love to see a properly romanized Roundhouse. Stone walls, tile roof, hypocaust, mosaic and painted plaster - should be nice :)

[@DK640OBrianYT]

Watching this for God knows which time and I always end up with an equivalent to "Hallelujah": In this case a "Bravo". A very well put together broadcast, doing what Time Team is best at: Telling the story of the life of everyday people. Here, generation after generation of a family of farmers: Those who made it possible for all others in the rest of society to survive.

[@DanO12345]

Freshly addicted to this show. Thank you from Pennsylvania.

[@larsen8059]

Yay! Me too!

[@mpcg102]

Wish I could own one of Victor's water colours he really brings the past to life with them

[@dinnerwithfranklin2451]

I love this show, thank you.

[@judithlalande2773]

Cheers everyone 😊

[@samdenton590]

Cheers Judith, from Arizona!

[@judithlalande2773]

Cheers Sam Denton

[@donnal.oglesby4806]

awesome finds, and John did an awesome job with all of this..

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

You've got the same surname as me which you don't see very often we could be cousins??😁👍

[@januzzell8631]

My neck of the woods - how lovely ^*^

[@alexjoeluke]

All that Tony wants, is a Roman villa, he’s gone tomorrow. All that he wants, is a Roman villa, eh hey eh.

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Lols😂

[@CanChikMay]

Thank u for the exciting history lesson

[@mnichols1979]

33:07 If it's early Roman building, wouldn't they have relied heavily on local resources for building until the empire had time to set up proper channels for large scale importation of Roman building materials? I could see that as the main reason it's such a mish-mash of building styles and techniques

[@bethbartlett5692]

Logically correct.

[@commonsense571]

Good point

[@TheBeetress]

And people doing renovations and extentions over time as they can afford it

[@antisocialatheist1978]

I'm addicted to archeology. I love it. I want to move to Europe just to dig up artifacts

[@judeirwin2222]

Leave Europe alone. You wanted Brexit and you got it. Dig in your own turf.

[@dinerouk]

@@judeirwin2222 I'm sure they would be more than happy to stay in this sceptred isle!

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

You can't just come here and go around dig shit up because most of the time you need a permit I know this because I dig shit up and got hundreds of Roman,Viking relics which reminds me to get them looked at by an expert..

[@donaldwatson7698]

I'm rather glad they didn't find a villa. It's what Guy pointed out: the story of the people is much bigger than the small population associated with villas. It's nice to see something that isn't fully "high status", but still interesting.

[@judeirwin2222]

Oh, thanks for the spoiler!

[@TheBeetress]

It's like a middle class family. Have a bit of riches from farming can afford to import some luxury but not totally renovate the house

[@jimgore1278]

Why would you read the comments before watching the show? Chances are that discussions are going to come up about what happened, hence spoilers.

[@madderhat5852]

Stunning landscape.

[@thehairyhominid9972]

There are a lot of Victor Ambrose books of his illustrations out there, but does anyone know if originals are ever sold or auctioned off?

[@ivanolsen7966]

15:05 .... considering all the years of rig and furrow farming .... I'm shocked that skeleton is that intact

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Yeah skeletons get found all the time in the UK mostly from farmers fields because they work themselves up to the surface because of farmers tilling there fields..

[@jeeleal5084]

i love the face in the clay on the far right of the screen, the timestamp is 12:36

[@jasonhare8540]

I love it when they do those pulled back above shots. All of a sudden you can just see it clear as day . Should have been an archaeologist . Just seems much more interesting than what I'm currently occupied with 🤣 *Now I don't know if this would be practical or not but hear me out . When working on clay like that and you need it to be moist and shaded couldn't you install a sprinkler system in the roof brackets of a tent like they do it some theme parks and use it to block the sun and to lightly mist the ground . Or am I just missing something that will not let that work. Keeping in mind I'm just some goober on KZbin and not a trained archaeologist . *Lastly; I had a merch idea. Get a 3D printer and do printouts of all the archaeologists and the specialists and Tony . Turn it into a chess set ... Or maybe Go (if I spelled that correctly) would be more appropriate . I would buy it just for the figures 🤣

[@commonsense571]

You’re not a goober. Well.. mmm the chess set idea might not be the strongest marketing material seller.. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Nevermind tho. If being a goober is wrong i don’t wanna be right😂😘

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

It's a pity they ended this show because there's better archaeology machine equipment now that would of done a better and quicker job..

[@eze8970]

Thanks again, enjoyed this!

[@christopherantonucci8834]

I wanna have a pint with Phil!

[@thomasr5121]

Thanks for upload love TT.

[@DHealey]

It's great that the Land Rover at 22:53 is still in service and passing its MOTs with flying colours :)

[@Fush1234]

Fantastic what finds there are. Here in New Zealand all we ever get is a few old broken beer bottles, tops and shells if you’re lucky

[@malfoster9278]

Did a day rummaging around in Denniston a few years back and found pottery dating back to the beginning of mining there. Love to dig somewhere Jurassic/Triassic in NZ.

[@sherrylelee8274]

Also from New Zealand … we have found Máori artefacts on the beach after storms on the Coromandel Pennisula, including part of a carved Máori canoe (the latter is now in the Auckland Museum). 👍🏻🇳🇿

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Does this show get shown in NZ???

[@pelle571]

the findings in the roundhouse , like the horse and urns can also be connected with the end of that house and its inhabitants , like last familymember died and they close the house as a grave memorial ,,its what we have found in sweden bronze and ironage .. very interresting educational programs.. also to compare sweden with UK

[@daniturner4253]

You guys need clay breaker for those clay soils

[@kristic4472]

Is Phil a professor as well? He teaches and explains so well!

[@Fetguf]

No, he is a field archaeologist en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Harding_(archaeologist)

[@judeirwin2222]

And only professors can do that?

[@Fetguf]

Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank, but you have to find the definition in your country. Phil would have to get a master degree, and a doctoral degree then he would be electable for a job as a professor.

[@jasonbuckley2227]

Phil just digs. Little education.

[@jeffwoodruff1339]

@@jasonbuckley2227 Formal education, I believe you mean…

[@jukes888]

Grunty vege soup and TT. Happy day!

[@NotaHuskywolf]

Found out recently they took 5 days on each dig...

[@sandramosley2801]

Join you all again soon! Cheers!

[@deewhitney9298]

Tony has villas on his brain

[@4june9140]

Is Bridget from New Zealand ?

[@DS9TREK]

Yes

[@willowmoon7]

It's fun to imagine Roman Britains moving into an Iron Age neighborhood with their weird square buildings that don't fit the local aesthetic.

Nice Episode

[@swedichboy1000]

44:42 Really puts into perspective how massive the Roman Empire was.

[@chromosundrift]

I suppose these days geophys readings and the revelations from past excavations would be run through machine learning systems to help interpret future geophys plots.

[@ADGreen-es6hm]

Dig deep

[@justsitting1]

People who enjoy and smile to Time Team as much as I do. May also like a slightly different channel called Mudpie’s.

[@gillianr-w8720]

Oh no Tony not the little beard thing. 😂

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

He was making maid Marion TV series that's why he's got it😂

[@DS9TREK]

​@@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLARhe wasn't. Maid Marian ended in 1994, this episode of Time Team was filmed in 2004

[@kieranclarges2514]

Everytime i watch this episode theres a tune at 20:15 which really bugs me, I know i've heard it before... Well i think ive found it. "James - Ring The Bells (Alternative NRG Live)". I know its probably not the same but damn its close... Where i heard it from? X-Files, DPO.

[@dawngriffin3550]

❤

[@unclerojelio6320]

Helen!

[@jessej96]

I hope they interview Raksha for this episode

[@emk7132]

What’s with all the soup? It’s 90degF (32degC) where I am! This TT had what seemed like geophys working for iron age but not roman structure

[@JerryB507]

It's 100degF here and chicken & dumplings sounds good.

[@cherylkurucz8852]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@matt_cummins28]

Someone experimenting with this radical new style of building.... 'corners', says Helen. Ace. Brilliant stuff. Deary, dear Phil (R.I.P.) could get grumpy in a little rain, couldn't he. Fantastic episode, all brilliant stuff, cheers.

[@abbottsadventures]

You know Phil isn’t dead though yeah??

[@krisbest6405]

Did the Romans give beck land to the family of the origional owners..?

[@phillipburke9522]

38:24 More like a pair of beveled edges, and they're indeed very nice.

[@frankj.artino2203]

I wonder why only foundations remain of old structures. Were they purposely demolished, fell down on theor own, or what ?

[@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR]

Just like our modern houses you build you demolish or you keep the foundation and build on top of that..

[@dot2562]

Was that a sheep @ 3:17🐑🤔🤣

[@londoninflames]

has tony coloured in his beard with a sharpie?

[@madelinekline1378]

quick guys i need a three paragraph summary for my archaeology class