Is There A Massive Roman Villa Hidden Under This Field? | Time Team | Odyssey

[@vivianramsay2527]

So lovely that the land owner was perceptive enough and industrious enough to do all that marking . And then actually tell someone! Bravo ! Bravo! Certainly thrilling to realize that something like that is hidden under your own pasture!!

[@wendywhite2642]

the Time Team show is literally holy stuff to me. I love and admire all of these people. And that is a feeling that sustains and inspires me! I feel like I'm living in the epitome of a pressure cooker time when all humans young and old feel so stressed that almost everybody thinks about suicide as a possibility! I said that to my two step kids the other day and they said you think about that too? The effect of this show on my peace of mind is incalculable. It's as if what your research presents is a piece of Earth I can touch, and these scientists show me evidence, and we can possibly come to conclusions about history. I adore each and every one of these scientists. I wish I had been there with them! In my heart I am :-)

[@jcortese3300]

I know what you mean. Every time I hear people going full-bore doomsday, it really helps to think of things like the fall of western Rome, the Black Plague, and the flooding of Doggerland. As a species, we've faced worse and we're still here. It's not fun, but it's not the end of the world, either.

[@hannahbrown2728]

This and the other reply really helped nail down why exactly I find ancient history and time team in particular not only just palatable, but comforting. Ive said for a while now that I prefer things right up till a few centuries AD, but its the knowledge of knowing about ancestral bottlenecks and plagues and just those small incredibly soulful human moments that inspire. Fuck a cockroach and a twinkie, humans are space orcs, I dont think we could even manqge to exterminate ourselves even with nuclear winter, we're just too damned stubborn for better and for worse. Fuck around and find out.

[@Sk8Bettty]

Holy ground, indeed. I’m American. My ancestors came from Somerset, Wales, and Ulster. I’m rather obsessed with Time Team since it found me last year. :-))

[@nebelwerfer199]

This is one of the best they made.

[@markx9623]

another great dig, love it .. except for that Bill Oddie guy trampling down the trenches .. what a klutz 😵

[@jonathaneffemey944]

thanks for posting

[@ktswandering]

I love that Mick and Tony's hair seemed to go out in sympathy.....

[@capbaby75]

Love Time Team ❤️

[@chrisloomis1489]

Very good episode.

[@deborahbaker4770]

He is so full of enthusiasm and ton’s of energy 😊

[@ericfontaine2145]

Everytime I watched an episode I'm amazed

[@jeninlight]

It never gets old, just the people on the show get older lol been watching it pretty hard on Amazon 🥰

[@Tanya-ty2rc]

You need to go back to this site later... really fascinating and interesting to watch😊

[@Budehgong]

Pretty sure they went back at least once, maybe twice.

[@davea6314]

Mr. Robinson will always remind me of his funny character Baldric from the Blackadder series. Lol

[@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft]

All part of his cunning plan 🤣

[@davea6314]

@@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft Yep, Lol

[@OeHomestead]

Blackadder : Right Baldrick, let's try again shall we? This is called adding. If I have two beans, and then I add two more beans, what do I have? Baldrick : Some beans.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you..

[@allygee5468]

I wish we could see a follow up on this site it's spectacular

[@tt3p9]

That's for sure!

[@czgator9000]

They did go back, but I can't remember what season.

[@jayebyrd9953]

It was 18 months later they went back.

[@darlenekovach7983]

I thought -Mick was going to fall out of the helicopter!!!

[@aserta]

Nah, you're required to have seat belts on helis. No danger of falling.

[@patrickwentz8413]

Wow. Not much mystery in this episode! They got right to digging! Good geophysics.

[@epiphilosophy]

Phil's daisy dukes 😂

[@Just_Sara]

Sexiest legs on Time Team!

[@timf6916]

Cool

[@janetcohen9190]

Fascinating, who knew there were Roman villas in many places in Britannia! This episode is very interesting, and likely leads to more findings about Roman lives, foods, entertainment, social interactions, schools, education R, R & R, communications, writing, artisanship, agriculture, trade, transport, travels, finance, houses, villas, including Romanised Britons,. .... yes, wow amazing even baths inside homes! There must have been abundant trade and travels within Britannia and the rest of the Roman world. How could humans lose, such rich knowledge? Could have some of the Roman villas, shops, etc been scavenged for materials thus slowly destroyed. In their place perhaps wood, peat, sod and straw huts were erected during the Dark Ages? Could it be true that after the Romans left Britannia (Gaul, etc) people stopped bathing, writing, reading, etc that led to the Dark Ages? And, stopped bathing, hygiene, ... anything alike the what the Romans brought to Britannia did not begin to be revived for 1,000 years during the Renaissance, especially revival of bathing in mid 1800's?

[@alielsayed7603]

Waxen al sese

[@alielsayed7603]

وسيم السىسي

[@lundworks9901]

Yeah, how do the people who did the work running the villa hypocaust forget how central heating worked?

[@jaypeters5224]

Virtually every town name in England that ends in chester, caster, or castor was at one time a Roman fort (castrum), or on some occasions, referring to a prehistoric fort. The old English word for it was cæster. The actual town Castor is one example, and I believe these guys actually had an episode on it.

[@janetcohen9190]

@@jaypeters5224 Agreed. You apt already know what I've been learning about history, in context of Britannia, Gaul. In recent years reading studies done by archaeologists, anthropologists, historians, to most recent findings there are no records of writing in Britannia prior to Romans arriving. I was puzzled how could their finding be true, in the land of Arthur, Beowulf, More, Shakespeare, Austen, Burns, Browning, Shelly, Bronte, Dickens, etc, etc. They further elaborated that after the Romans left Britannia in 5th Century AD writing basically faded and stopped in population. Writing did not resume until 3 centuries later but was very limited to few. They also mentioned the rise of usurers in Britannia and Gaul during the 4th century AD being major factor in abuse, exploitation of local / regional populations. The usurpers contesting with one another fueled turmoil which locals demanded Roman military becoming police to restore stability. Begs question could the Dark Ages be repeated in our times? Given the modern usurpers i.e., bankers, financiers, politicians, feeyat money systems based on nil, debts, taxes, fees, usury....

[@melissacoulter708]

Goodness that owner was pretty zealous.. at 26:20 (before & after) he’s really going at it to where you can barely here TT discussing! Lol

[@papricep6248]

Why did they always build their villas underground?

[@lizid5]

These were roman moles.

[@chrisvickers7928]

You almost made me snort my drink.

[@chanciehollenbeck3480]

I don't think they did build them underground it's 2,000 years of buildup of soil

[@girlnorthof60]

laughed out loud 👏

[@granthurlburt4062]

Very observant! LIke so many ancient civilizations!

[@willallen7757]

Bill Oddies voice brings back memories

[@elkanovitch]

....goodie goodie yum yum...

[@tatiana5514]

Omg! That’s Baldrick from Blackadder!!!! 😁

[@giuseppe4909]

There are more recipes for Pewter these days, including lead free formulas… Tin, Bismuth, Antimony, Copper….. mixed in different ratios to give different strengths.

[@janetsanders5356]

Would have learned if lead could leach from the pewter into acidic food or drink.

[@benediktmorak4409]

Tony Robinson as good as ever!

[@4rdale]

If anyone has ever read the The Last Kingdom novels by Bernard Cornwall, they’re set in England in the time of Alfred the Great and the Viking invasions. Uthred, the main character, often comments on the many Roman ruins dotting the landscape. He marvels at how they could build in stone while the Anglo-Saxons like in timber huts and halls.

[@granthurlburt4062]

Yes, I remember that too. And how he refers to the paintings and/or mosaics. I like how he is a pagan and his comments on Christians. Cornwall does a great job of presenting Uthred as a believing pagan in a "by the way" manner. I'm Canadian and plan parts of my visits to England based on his novels. and other trips to England and the continent based on O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels.

[@kerriefearby9542]

Have not read the book but loved the TV series

[@unraveling-the-truth]

Did anyone else think this was a new episode when they clicked on it

[@mikeyriot1981]

came in hopeful, found an old one i haven't seen.

[@zuzuspetals38]

I am always commenting, why don’t they give us ORIGINAL date of show??? Also would be great shows to follow up on if others were able to continue digs tht TT has only had 3 days🌟

[@larryzigler6812]

NO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@annazaman9657]

Nope. Tony wouldn't be on the thumbnail if it was new

[@dabreal82]

Nope...

[@mclarenscca]

I really hope that archeologist are/were able to continue the dig, and make this a historical sight! This might be one of the most important digs yet in England! Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth, may your light keep shining brightly well into the afterlife!

[@poopfeast-kg1lv]

🤣

[@mclarenscca]

@@poopfeast-kg1lv what's so funny, Sir Laughs a Lot?

[@GameBrigadePlays]

@@mclarenscca you’re talking to a poop feast

[@annazaman9657]

There is a part 2. It's even more amay

[@iamlost2]

@@mclarenscca please don't indulge them

[@toddsmith1658]

Finally great to see the introduction of your husband! He gives the impression he’s as brilliant as you are. I loved hearing his thoughts on an aspect of the Roman Empire that you’re not as much of an expert on or maybe are but are just playing for the sake of the documentary. Either way, Brilliant guy!

[@hannahbrown2728]

Holy hell if that fragment is any indication, I would buy imitation Samian! I wonder what the embossing for lack of a better word on imitation samian looked like.

[@davidjones535]

I wonder just how much more was found on this sight after this shoot ?

[@kerriefearby9542]

No mosaic floor for Trevor, Tony must have been crushed 😂😂😂

[@jennywilloughby3236]

I noticed these stones, when I walked from pyramids in Giza to the Museum when it was being built in 2019. Just rubble around that area had lava looking stones .

[@blancamiranda778]

YESSSS 🎯

[@melissacoulter708]

Phil’s shortie shorts are always killer… he really does have nice legs for a man! Lol and when did Tony have an earring? I just saw it! I’ve never ever noticed it before?

[@deborahparham3783]

Hot legs Phil strutting his stuff again. Makes my day every time.

[@debramielak6876]

There is a movie “The Dig” Netflix’s or prime, based on a true story in England. Amazing!

[@KevinJHutchison]

Tony really would have made a fantastic hobbit.

[@valswhitewolf6611]

Hi,Have you ever watched Black Addar?

[@KevinJHutchison]

@@valswhitewolf6611 no I haven't

[@lellyt2372]

@@valswhitewolf6611 Baldric was very much like a hobbit I suppose............a filthy hobbit, but a hobbit nonetheless 😊

[@valswhitewolf6611]

Well I liked his character do bugger off!

[@lellyt2372]

@@valswhitewolf6611 ok, chill tf out! Not that it matters, but, just because I made a joke about the character doesn't actually mean I don't like him. Lord, you decided my viewpoint with absolutely no information, what a leap

[@larrysorenson4789]

I love it when these shows impart a totally arbitrary deadline for the work. Three days, storm coming, high tide, quarter of the moon. Ridiculous.

[@dann5268]

Understand your frustration but this is a weekend volunteer group! Mick wanted to stir up interest to attract local people to continue on.

[@clydewilson5907]

I'm thinking maybe it could be a place for military men. Like a USO type thing hangout which would explain all the small rooms and that bath.

[@boredgrass]

Add placement and apprentice placement show potential for improvement.

[@SaugotChowdhury]

Good ol times

[@ancienthistory8634]

Kindly upload some new videos of time line

[@czgator9000]

The original Time Team ended many years ago but they have a new crowd funded version with many of the original people. Tony and Phil decided not to participate but Tony recently changed his mind. So people contribute or become Patreon members and can help choose the sites.

[@giuseppe4909]

Must be nice to live among such history. If I were to dig near my home, the only thing from 1500 yrs ago would be……Dirt.

[@davrober48]

The date is on the screen MCMXCVIII 1998

[@clarencetaylor7455]

I’m always worried they’re going to fall out of the helicopter

[@lesleyfitzpatrick1711]

I don't understand why this villa does not have a series of outbuildings for animals, storage for foodstuffs grown on the site or traded, servants and kitchens and such. I know the villa itself is the focus, but the whole story is of a self-sufficient farmstead.

[@SNP-1999]

It certainly would have but that all depends entirely upon the size of the actual latifundia compared to the villa itself. The outbuildings for animal stock might have been situated elsewhere on the farm, while the quarters for slaves could be both at the villa itself - for domestic slaves - and near the buildings for the animals and crops. What is clear from day one is that this previously undetected villa is one of the largest ever found in Britain and was an extremely important find for the archaeology of Roman Britannia and for Time Team itself. Archaeological discoveries of this magnitude are often a once in a lifetime find for archaeologists and this shows how terribly important Time Team was in the quest for previously unknown ancient sites and their discovery. Historically speaking, Time Team was undoubtedly the most important and brilliant Television production ever made in Great Britain. It was a boon for archaeology in Britain and made the science popular on a scale never before imagined.

[@SNP-1999]

As a further comment to your question, I think you may underestimate just how massive these Roman villas were - even the smaller ones could be the size of a city housing block - and this one was far larger. As to you question again about where the slaves lived, look at the drawings made during the programm, those long "wings" stretching down the sides from the main building- these would have been the slave quarters and animal pens.

[@Capohanf1]

The problem with the mold was there was NO vent hole oppsite the fill hole!

[@larryzigler6812]

Then why did it work

[@Capohanf1]

@@larryzigler6812 If you look at the piece you will find it did NOT!!!!!!!!! That "String" was suppose to be the lip of the bowl.

[@benediktmorak4409]

correct observed. and the mold should not be standing. but flat on its back . and indeed either at the side or at least 2 on top, vent holes for excess pewter and steam or hot air, or whatever to come out.

[@steve-0493]

8:06-Pro Keith Branigan,my god my pa-paw had that same exact crazy cpl strands of hair that would be blowing in wind lol,or just sticking out there!!🤣✌️🥃

[@ShipCreek]

Something that just occured to me, are roman villas around the world similar to the villas in Britian?

[@czgator9000]

Yes, and the forts as well. And the town layouts, or at least the main components. The Romans were very orderly in their planning of buildings and infrastructure.

[@jcortese3300]

I'm glad they answered the question of who the people were -- the whole time I was thinking, okay so are they basically Italian or are they basically Welsh? Not that there's much difference. Get enough food and booze into us, and the singing starts either way. 🙂

[@wewenang5167]

most Roman centurion that was send to Britain would has not been Italian either because in roman army any citizen from any province of Rome can be deployed to anywhere the Emperor or senate wanted you to. When they invaded Britain almost half of the roman army were actually Gaelic tribes who had already became Roman citizen, that is why the roman can communicate with the local Britannic Celt because of the same language between the Gaul and the Britons. Other then Gaelic tribes there were also Armenian, Arabs from Palestine and Syria, Greek, Egyptian, Libyan, even Black African. Rome was a multi ethnic empire and everyone can be a citizen and can join the army.

[@JKweez]

What year was this? My guess is 1998

[@BradWilson1969]

Very close! The description I found for this video on another channel labels it as S05-E04 in August 1997.

[@naturelover1284]

wow why the daisy dukes on phil

[@terryk_]

Apparently this is a time team from around 1976

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

The hair, the hair!!!

[@TetsuShima]

Julius Caesar, Claudius and Agricola: *Manage to conquer Britannia after many years of efforts and countless bloodshed* Honorius: "So, anyway, I started neglecting..."

[@Caligulashorse1453]

He was to busy with his chicken

[@spiderprint]

Honorius: This island can hold so much neglect

[@EffectPlaceboThe]

Hacking away looking for mosaic again

[@mm-yt8sf]

it's hard to imagine a luxury home just being abandoned and left....seems like if it was there would always be a supply of less fortunate people who might set up camp in it..free shelter?

[@robertbowers9856]

It rains in England?

[@richardmartin404]

Rivets for the TITANIC!...

[@darkcrystal86]

Not sure, but is this the first exploration of Turkdean?

[@czgator9000]

Yes, thanks. I could not remember the name. I think the episode when they come back is Return to Turkdean.

[@grahambird1570]

She said 'Perhaps for Slaves' >> Did I hear right ??

[@czgator9000]

Yes, the Romans, like the Greeks, had slaves, but they had the possibility of buying or earning their freedom. Most were captured from other areas the Romans took over. Usually the soldiers were given a captive as part of their reward, that they could keep as a servant or sell.

[@cherylkurucz8852]

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[@RobKoelman]

Fine example of why the introduction of 'celebrities' - in this case someone named Bill Oddie - isn't a good idea. These kind of persons add nothing at all to the program and are in general just extremely annoying...

[@NorwayT]

Green Party "celebrity"… And he is a "conservationist". Not that he's interested in conserving much, the way he yanks 1,700 year old, frail pieces of pottery out of the ground like it's just another rock or something. I agree 100%! It's a load of BS bringing "celebrities" on, and this one was about as annoying as they get.

[@larrysorenson4789]

Yep. Three days only so I can get the beans planted. What 🐂💩

[@taniagarciaduenas7102]

who was the María stuarda the Queen of the Scots was one of the most sleepy kings for the ecelta of the Protestant faith for the línea de suspensión de elizabethl,

[@taniagarciaduenas7102]

Followed to be Queen elisabetta católica | de Inglaterra an English Queen without descent at the Linlithogow Vecino Palace in Edinburgh | 8) (1542) Giacomo Rey scotland V / the actitud of him on the bikin

[@RTStx1]

The only thing I do not like about their videos; they never finish a dig site just a section but never in it's entirety.

[@SNP-1999]

Time Team usually only had three days over a weekend to dig a site because the archaeologists and other specialists were doing it on their own free time - during the week they were employed at universities etc. and were working full time there. Furthermore, the 3 day Limit was imposed by authorities - these digs were only allowed to be done to find new, previously undiscovered or untouched sites and were never meant to be full time archaeological excavations.

[@NothingToNoOneInParticular]

If a "Council of war" is called, why is Tony a part of it when he is NOT a Scientist, but an actor? Is Neil hard of hearing? He's awfully LOUD.

[@darthjarjar5309]

9:35 “it is such good land for sheep, but also for corn...” lol someone tell this guy that corn didn’t exist in Rome, let alone Roman Britain. Corn is a New World staple.

[@girlnorthof60]

CORN definition see Wiktionary for "(Britain) The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales." So probably "this guy" Mick was using CORN as a general term and not as the more American term for a specific crop.

[@fazdoll]

North American corn is described by the word "maize." Mick was correct.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Great way to embarrass yourself - and the rest of us Americans. When the English came to the New World, they used the general word 'corn' for the native crop they found the natives growing. Corn is the general word for grains. You need to start reading books for a change.

[@themcgeefamily7514]

💚🖤

[@Miapetdragon69]

Great, death by pewter., They may have been great architects... But their dishes are what's going to kill them!

[@czgator9000]

And the water pipes.

[@wendywhite2642]

Does anybody else think it's and going to see the bull these Brits could sit around filming and outfits that are obviously conducting all moisture instead of shutting it? Look I was alive then there was at least rubber, but these guys were just completely soaked

[@willallen7757]

The posh stonemason must be the 7th son.

[@josephyates4829]

i have u noticed that the dude shown on the shot to entice viewing looks like chuck Shumer and he is a no clicker

[@rimmersbryggeri]

Trevor clearly was a Punk.

[@clydewilson5907]

I love the Time Team, but, Phil, please lengthen your shorts' legs.

[@dann5268]

I'm sure he cut them of himself in the days when men's fashion was for relatively shorter shorts. He probably doesn't follow fashion very closely!!!! We love Phil !!

[@jacobbevers8171]

8:05 Professor branigan needs to get a hair peace or cut that mess off.

[@nigeltown6999]

Sad to see Tony so obviously 'dissing' Bill Oddy - was he really that insecure in his ownership, at the heart of this series?

[@kikinnit]

Doesn’t anyone ever cut their hair on this show??

[@deborahparham3783]

Just Carenza and eventually Mick the Dig/Twig. She let her's grow back, he didn't.

[@spikeluv84]

Colonialism metaphor at it's finest! Also, there are 5 movies in this series and Casper is in all of them.

[@nedludd7622]

I have tried several of these videos but they are unwatchable. A lot of basically hot air of talking.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Tony is always chasing 'high status' on Time Team. Typical obsession with 'posh' - which he also uses here. Bit of a bootlicker.

[@dann5268]

Poor people just didn't leave as much for archeologist to find. ..Tony is a good man so calm down.

[@wendywhite2642]

I have a unique comment :-) has anyone else noticed that Bretish 😁❤️ people have the weirdest f****** hair? We're talking bald front to back only hair and knobs well placed above the ears that's one. I'm looking at a dude right now at 8 minutes 21 seconds that he's got cowlicks at 4 in Long flying off the sides of his head his mostly bald head, and then just let's carry forward to Boris Johnson why shall we not? Do not mistake me! I freaking adore these people!❤️

[@czgator9000]

As far as Time Team most of them started off with hair but over 20 years lost much of it. I don't know what the story with Boris is and why his hair is always messed up.

[@dann5268]

Intellectual middle aged people don't worry about fashion ...,...

[@youtubesux6361]

Who lived there? Is the like discarded mail? Is there a dump that would be associated with the property?

[@malcolmformosa1772]

I'm watching from all the way down under from Mount Gambier in the State Of South Australian and I am sharing with my eldest daughter Amber Yeah.🥇🇦🇺🦘⚜️👑⚜️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@DH007-w2d]

19:53 a typical Time Team. ? So early ?