NEW EPISODE | Day 3: Anglo-Saxon Cemetery | TIME TEAM (Norfolk)

[@michaelsherck5099]

Until now I've had the feeling that the new Time Team was feeling its way, as it were. With this dig, though, they have really evoked the feeling of wonder and sense of history that marked the original. Well done, everyone!

[@terrywoodward6110]

I couldn’t agree more. I was beginning to think that the new TT was a bit lightweight and somewhat dumbed down. But this dig was the equal of anything that was on the classic TT. The production, camerawork, and the whole team were superb. Pretty much the whole Team were there except Phil and Guy. Let’s hope the can continue at this standard.

[@_Uh_Oh_]

Same, I wish they would do a whole week though and scrap the old 3 day thing! But I guess they all have day jobs and other stuff to be doing.

[@billielyons-super70]

Yes! This was very satisfying!

[@667neighbourofthebeast]

Holy crap. Carenza looks like my Grandmother now.

[@ricomars4495]

​@@terrywoodward6110q ⁸

[@speerchucker64]

I certainly see Helen as the new Mick. Mick may be irreplaceable but Helen has the same insightful calmness that he always brought. More please!

[@zackstewart4109]

Helen Geake deserves this so much. Having her name connected with the second most important Anglo Saxon find in history is spot on.

[@ej3016]

@@alexistrebexis3195 who cares - are we watching the same thing - Time Team always takes care - they are archeologists not grave robbers - how many times over the three episodes / days has it been said that it’s the farm equipment that’s destroying the cemetery and Time Team is carefully saving what they can so the folks buried here will be remembered understood honoured

[@batll0]

@@alexistrebexis3195 The whole thing was plough damaged - if they hadn't excavated and preserved what they did, it would be entirely destroyed in a few years.

[@jaydunstan1618]

Rubbish. Her description was hyperbole.

[@zoidberg444]

The cemetery was being destroyed by ploughing. I think its better to record and understand it and take the bones away before they were completely destroyed than leave them there.

[@jaydunstan1618]

@@zoidberg444 Yes, so that all of the finds can sit in a box in the back of a museums shelf for six decades forgotten. What we are doing will be viewed as wrong in time.

[@eleidal]

Beautiful episode. Helen, wonderful work! Wish Mick were here to see you shine as lead investigator. Here's to many more!!

[@KernowekTim]

Mick is 'up there', looking back on Time still. GBNF.

[@jaydunstan1618]

@@KernowekTim Mick hated them all.

[@jaydunstan1618]

Helen is rather O.D.D.

[@karenoshea8214]

I loved the Mick knitted toy in one scene. Gone but not forgotten

[@stitch3163]

So very happy for Helen. Her idea for this dig turned out to be a great one. Thanks to all those involved with Time Team on this dig.

[@mishajameson8939]

I love that the TT women are as authoritative, expert, and respected as the men. This show has done a lot for the perception of women in science, and women in the workplace, generally. ❤

[@iamperplexed4695]

Based upon what?

[@Happyheretic2308]

Oh for heaven’s sake.

[@Klara-Hvar]

With all the respect and admiration I have for the professional women of Time Team, that comment sounded disrespectful to the great women scientists of past centuries who left an invaluable and well-recognized contribution.

[@nicholasjames6763]

Why wouldn't they be respected they are all educated people??

[@Cmdtheartist]

That last bit of the video, recreating the grave, the items, the fabrics, the medicinal plants, a beautiful touch. That's the sort of thing that can bring the past to life, maybe inspiring someone to join the field of archeology. Well done, team.

[@s.douglasbaldwin6880]

Definitely made me think of dear Victor Ambrose. Top notch work, TT!

[@pattheplanter]

Shoot an arrow in any direction in the English countryside and you will hit a plant used in medicine. These are all very decorative plants, birch bark is stunningly beautiful, foxglove and bladder campion are spectacular wild flowers. I see no reason to mention their medicinal use in this case or to theorise that she was a healer. The grave was decorated with glorious flowers and foliage and fruits, just as we would now.

[@tankgirl2074]

@@pattheplanter Frankly, the medicinal use needed to be made. Yes, they are beautiful but we don't have sufficient evidence of Saxon burial practices to state burials contained flowers. Nor can we apply modern practices to past cultures. I agree it was wild speculation (totally unsupported) to consider her a 'healer'. Why mention the healing properties? They don't put it into words but considering the age of the woman, being near a spring that 'may' have been noted for healing properties, a hypothesis may be made she was there to take for the healing waters but died while there. The fact that only 'healing property plants' were included (there are other beautiful flowers that could have been included to make the grave pretty which don't have healing properties) may hypothetically indicate they were included for her relief in the afterlife. Again, too much speculation but just the discovery of organic remains in the pot is rare and interesting.

[@pattheplanter]

@@tankgirl2074 It would be difficult to name a common British wildflower that has not been used in medicine. Honestly, it is like finding beeswax in a grave and assuming it was there for waterproofing a cloak that is not there rather than one of a dozen other uses for beeswax. A teapot ("spouted strainer bowl") found in a grave at Camulodunum dated from 43 AD was found plugged with Artemisia flowers, probably from the dead medic's final attempt to cure whatever killed them. They had grave goods that are definitive of a Roman-trained medicus. From this we can speculate that they died of a fatal cough from the horrible British winter but the fact they were a doctor is indisputable. We now have evidence that this Anglo-Saxon burial contained flowers. The fact they are very perishable and only preserved in this case by the expensive bronze bowl they were arranged in might be why there is a lack of evidence in other such burials. There is a record of Merovingians using flowers in burials: "Effros describes one well-preserved tomb from late fifth-century Marseilles in which a woman dressed in silk and taffeta clothes was lying on herbs and crowned with flowers, with a gold cross on her forehead." Even the wood in graves usually disappears, as another paper says: "As we cannot see the majority of late Anglo-Saxon wooden coffins, we do not know if they were carved, painted, wrapped or lined with material, or covered in flowers." Anglo-Saxon is a better term as this East Anglian burial would have been in Anglia, Sutton Hoo was probably the burial of a king of the Angles.

[@stephanieyee9784]

​@@s.douglasbaldwin6880, I thought the same thing. He was a lovely talented man.

[@GrahamCLester]

This three-part episode is as good as anything from the old TV series.

[@cg256y9]

Agreed! They did a great job on this one.

[@geoffcresswell4815]

was just thinking the same yesterday on part 2

[@davidlewis4399]

Needs to be on TV really

[@lynnesmith3775]

​@davidlewis4399 I agree bring it back to TV. I watched everyone that was on. Being an archaeologist is a career path I wish I had taken.

[@66oggy]

Nope, as good as this is, nothing will ever come close to the original ( Not old ) TV series, and to be honest, that's how it should be.... Imagine making a modern version of Fawlty Towers without John Cleese and Andrew Sachs , then saying it's as good as the original, again, nope, not going to happen.

[@wealdcrawe]

Thank you to ALL for taking us along on another top-notch adventure! Fabulous!

[@palletcabin-YR_Author]

Great episodes. This series harkened back to Classic Time Team. One thing: there is nothing wrong with agriculture, it feeds the living. A farmer allowed you into his/ her fields. Thank them for that, and growing what you ate today. Farming is also our heritage.

[@kvarietyfan]

This is Time Team at it's best. I believe it was Mick who taught me that digging a hole and only looking at what you find in it will only tell you so much. You have to look at the wider landscape and history to really understand what you are looking at. This episode did all of that. Please keep up the great work, and give us more digs like this. Thank you so much.

[@Robinski000]

The discovery of the plants used in her ceremony right at the end was recreated beautifully! Knowing the season she was buried in really evokes the images and scenery the funeral might have taken place in

[@elizabethneill3825]

Yes, that was just wonderful, and very interesting, since it sort of expanded on her role as a healer.

[@gooddiscourse]

I'm wondering if she might have been a nun, and the little building was a small nunnery. Nuns would be healers.

[@elizabethneill3825]

@@gooddiscourse It's an interesting idea if the dates work. I got the impression from things that Helen Geake said that there were no "rules" about how people were buried in this period.

[@joanng8601]

I cannot express the depth of my gratitude for TT. I have watched every episode (inc. specials)at least 3 times over the many yrs and felt the joy and pain of each story revealed. I have to say that this has been the best by far for so many reasons, not to slight the previous work in any way.

[@TimeTeamAdmin]

Get ready for a HUGE COMPETITION coming soon after the release of this episode - look out across our channels for the announcement...

[@JanOlsson-z2v]

it wuld be intresting if you did a dig in sweden like at soteborg in hanige

[@MichaelBerthelsen]

So excited for the competition! Got the Patreon announcement email, but haven't had time before now to watch.😅 Thank you for having one open to the international TT community!😊❤

[@vbee75]

Maybe an appeal to the land owner. If they know they have an important Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Roman shrine in their field, maybe they could be persuaded to use less deep ploughing in that area.

[@tedcopple101]

​@@vbee75farmers don't really plough deeply anymore. Most of this damage will have been done decades or centuries ago.

[@TheEnabledDisabled]

@@JanOlsson-z2v As a Swede, I would approve

[@sandacathan9787]

I have really enjoyed these three days. The original Time Team is really continuing the tradition and ethos of our history. Marvellous ! Thank you Dr. Geake lovely to see you all. Xxxx

[@WC21UKProductionsLtd]

This has been a superb set of episodes. I felt Helen’s words about what modern agriculture is doing - we really do live in the most destructive age.

[@christopherlamitie-pj8bg]

Gotta grow food somewhere.

[@rksnj6797]

I love the new Time Team! The original was one of my favorite shows. I understand that the limitations of broadcast television limited the old series to 3 days in one show. The KZbin format, allowing each day to have its own show is brilliant!

[@paulapridy6804]

I still miss Mick Aston but it was good to see his little likeness

[@genie5251]

I agree. That little shot of him was so heartwarming. Mick would have loved the work Helen did here. I learned so much from him on the old TT.

[@doonhamer252]

Definatly a huge part of the Chemistry is missing.. remember this quote on why he'd quit " There is a lot less archaeological content and a lot more pratting about."

[@FredTheFicusAndFriends]

I think, of the old and the new, this is in my top 5 digs. Wonderful to see so many familiar faces. Such interesting expertise gathered together to solve the mystery of this grave, and what a story it all tells once gathered together. Top notch.

[@stephanenephisechapuis7757]

Those were three superb episodes! You have succeeded in radiating pure passion for the old Anglo-Saxons.

[@chuckmoser9662]

The depiction of the grave at the time of burial was , to me, a touching and respectful image of the love and respect this lady must have been buried with.

[@Renessa47]

Art this time! I hope Time Team is considering bringing back a regular illustrator. I've only gotten into the show as a whole in the last couple years since it didn't air where I'm from, but genuinely one of the things I miss now from the old series was Victor's peerless draftsmanship bringing so much life, warmth, and relatability to the things and people being discussed. And he was so well educated on the various time periods (with plenty of authorities on the subject around the site to help) that his work was fairly accurate too. 3D scans are fantastic for details, and speculative models are cool to get a sense of things, but nothing beats the life and energy in an excellent illustration. Great episode, looking forward to more!

[@revsharkie]

I'll bet Victor was watching and wishing he could have put birds actually flying in his illustrations.

[@juspapa718]

I agree but don’t know ifn there iz another Victor Ambrus RIP on the planet. I could feel life in his illustrations; he had a majik bout him that enabled him to put emotions, I believe his own he did not have an easy life, onto a 2 dimensional piece of paper with a few colours. Seeing what he drew, drew me (no pun meant) closer to the people of the story & as Time Team brilliantly demonstrated: the people & the story are really all that matters, tis not the flint, sorry Phil, not the stratigraphy, the stones or the lumps & bumps. Hope the Team discovers another wizard

[@coreyjudd4676]

Now perhaps I'm wrong, and maybe I'm just seeing things, but whenever I see Carenza presenting, or speaking, I feel like I can hear Mick Aston sometimes, and it really makes me smile!! *with a bit more reflection, maybe it's that I can hear a bit of Mick in every one that worked with him. He was pretty fantastic!!

[@loism7453]

That is a lot of expertise in the field, we all benefit from everyone. I’d love Stewart’s job but would also like Sam’s knowledge of Old English, loved his ode. Fabulous to have the show again.

[@itsamachineworld]

I teared up at the end, seeing that lovely send off for the lady, showing her environment as it might have been. The run-down shrine was a nice touch. Seeing her grave so lovingly recreated just brings home how passionate and caring the Time Team gang is with the memory of the real people behind the artifacts. I remember another beautiful recreation of a Roman lady that got the same treatment from the original series. This is hands down my favorite so far of the new episodes, and has definitely made it into my top list. This is what I love about bringing Time Team back. Thank you all for such passionate, hard work and the joy you bring to every dig.

[@bluestatedem]

Great episode with a lovely ending. I was particularly touched by Carenza's mention of the Lady being forgotten as the church and people moved further along the stream.

[@NomisNaimeis]

Thank you guys for reviving Time Team! There is no other show that has been able to come that close to real archeological work in all its variety and painstaking but fascinating difficulty. Best episode so far!

[@denisepotter7462]

A shout out to all of TT. No one has mentioned Matt's continued support in the digs, so I want to include him for all his great work too.

[@brucegordon6969]

Wonderful! The final conversation really placed the woman’s life in the history of the whole landscape. Not just awesome archeology, but brilliant teaching as well. Thank you so much. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@HK94]

This series was awesome, it's like the classic episodes we all love...

[@JenniferChilcott-v5z]

I live in Norfolk & news of this discovery was in our local paper in July 2020. There was an enlarged picture of the pendant which I really liked. As I am a bobbin lace maker, I decided to make a copy of the pendant using lace making methods. I made the copy of it, then put it away with my other projects. Seeing the cleaned up pendant over this dig, I decided to find my lace copy & see how accurate it is. Obviously being in a different medium, it is not quite the same, but not as bad as I once thought.

[@itsamachineworld]

That's wonderful. Would you be able to post a picture of it? Seeing a recreation, or homage, of this beautiful artifact would be lovely.

[@JenniferChilcott-v5z]

@@itsamachineworld I would if I could. I have a camera, I have a computer but being elderly & not very technology savvy, I cannot figure out how to get the photo on here

[@section5760]

@@JenniferChilcott-v5zsend a picture to time team? They could help you out.just a thought friend. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🏼

[@musical3lottie]

Oh my goodness, I'd love to see that! I never managed to develop my skills beyond beginner and now with chronic illness I can't sustain the repetitive movements to make bobbin lace, but I have such admiration and respect for the skills of actual lacemakers and bobbin lace as a craft. It's also tantalising to sort of have that link with lacemakers from centuries past, keeping those skills alive. For you to then link that (in a way) to the goldsmiths of even more centuries ago is just wonderful.

[@Valkyriegrl]

I LOVE this new three-episode format! It really lets us learn so much more about the archeology and get stuck into it. Keep up the great work, I’ll definitely be joining Time Team on Patreon!

[@ElizabethAlex8]

We love having Time Team back! Love seeing all the jewelry you are finding!

[@sergeykomarov2203]

I like it more when they find skeletons and then determine how people lived, what they ate, their illnesses, the possible cause of death.

[@kvarietyfan]

@@sergeykomarov2203 I'm less interested in the finds, and more about the whole process.

[@ceanothus_bluemoon]

Superb 3 days! Love seeing Helen taking the lead role and clearly being so personally invested in this dig. Just like the old days, minus a few faces, but absolutely loving TT Digital. Here's to the next set of episodes!

[@rosemaryhenderson494]

More, please! This was so very interesting (as always). Thank you to all the Patreon supporters for making it possible.

[@pdcorlis]

More great work from Time Team! I’m grateful for all the team members on the ground, their support staff, the filmmakers and the many Patreon members who keep this important work going forward.

[@joycecharbonneau152]

My favorite of the new Time Team episodes. I feel like they've finally gotten the pacing right with the longer format. Congratulations to Dr. Geake on leading a great dig!

[@elizabethneill3825]

there was so much information!

[@JoanneZira]

This has entered my top 10 episodes of all time and I didn't think any new ones would be able to beat the classics! Well done team... so interesting, and well filmed. The last part about the Lady's grave, was incredibly beautiful

[@johnmacpherson3255]

Brilliantly done Helen and the Time Team crew! I'm so excited about the Time Team reboot. You've all done a tremendous job on this dig!

[@alexcartwright4567]

As a Brit now living in the USA for the past decade, imagine my delight to find that Time Team has been revived! The new cast line up is absolutely superb. Gus was a great choice for narrator/presenter and I’m especially pleased to see the strong female technical lead being taken by Credenza and Helen. RIP Mick…..but I think you’d be proud to see them flourish. Now, someone help me out here……did I MISS the results of the isotope analysis of the buried lady’s tooth?

[@classicambo9781]

No I don't believe it was discussed. Hopefully in a future finds discussion we learn if she lived in France at any point in her life or was purely local.

[@musical3lottie]

I have seen it posted somewhere that the analysis is still in progress, so you didn't miss anything :)

[@katsnow9256]

Every episode since the very 1st one back in the 90's has been an amazing journey and adventure! Thank you, Time Team!

[@marjielalonde3875]

Oh beautifully done! This is more reminiscent of the old Time Team I know and love, but greatly enhanced by the modern technology!

[@lylewalker9917]

Like other comments here, I particularly enjoyed this episode. Seeing Helen get emotional shows how much the dig leads put into their role. Very good work with the village test pits as well, to show what happened to the centre of occupation over the centuries. Fantastic to see Paul Blinkhorn back again, and weaving his magic with the tiniest piece of pottery.

[@sergeykomarov2203]

I grew up with this team and now it hurts to see how old they all are, because of this I also feel very old. 💖

[@stevesprouse2388]

As an avid Time Team fan, this was fabulous! Classic Time Team at it's best.

[@northwall9243]

This episode in particular is one of my favourite of time team ever, as are the other 2 of this dig. Just a perfect example of each member of the group, classic and new crew. It's so, so impressive that some of the best time team ever is being made via Patreon and KZbin, we're very lucky to have it! Amazing finds, the perfect crew, just the best. Hilarious to find the original grave on the actual GPS at 5pm on Day 3 though, John's right on it. Lastly, Gus' VO was perfect on this episode, really has his style down and it's fantastically immersive. Great stuff

[@elizabethneill3825]

I loved seeing Gus' reaction when Helen first showed him the scan of the garnet and gold brooch she'd excavated on her earlier dig.

[@rozchisnall1627]

Well done Helen fantastic dig. Love the time team crew and the banter you folks have. All the best for 2023 diggings.

[@JayRob31145]

For thirty years Time Team was the benchmark for quality archeological filmmaking. But the New Time Team raises the bar to previously unimagined heights: Lidar/ground radar searching-interpretation, breathtaking interactive graphics, fresh personalities and perspectives, while still retaining the quest for historical truth through serious academic inquiry and solid research. Each contributor adds valuable insights in their individual specialty and gives us so much to appreciate and ponder, including dear old low-tech Stewart mucking about his "lumps and bumps." We love them all, and all that they bring to the whole, including the human side with their optimism and good-natured patter. The numerous behind-the-scenes folks are to be congratulated for everything they add, as well. These new three-part episodes provide us the chance to dig deeper (literally) into a study site; they are simply the very best the medium has to offer -- period. Time Team forever!

[@KernowekTim]

Without Time Time, we British residents would be at a great loss. Losing valuable items is a personal bane, but losing the link with our ancestors really would be a social disaster, in my opinion.

[@colinboneham7387]

Another stunner, thank you all for getting to grips with the history and shinning more light on what little we truly know of that part of our history. I think Mick will be looking down saying to himself “ I left a good crew doing things the right way” & smiling about it.

[@debbiew.7716]

Stewart is almost always spot on! Love to the Time Team past and present!

[@Tesserae]

I want to thank the post-production staff for printing the technical terms like Imbrex and Tegula onscreen saving me considerable time trying to guess the spelling phonetically, so I could eventually look up the words in the Wikipedia.

[@diananelson3702]

Fantastic dig. I really enjoyed hearing from more of the team as they were digging. And Naomi's research into the contents of the bowl was wonderful. Going to have to go back and watch all three episodes again.

[@werewolfinlondon6753]

Just watched all three episodes back to back. Totally enthralled. Thnak you to everyone at Time Team.

[@SCHULTZEH]

First time experiencing the new Time Team and they never disappoint. Thank you...

[@Hellsprite67]

In NZ and love Time Team. So good to see it again 🙂🙂 Would have been nice if they had given the results of the strontium isotope testing to see where the lady was from.

[@anira_archeron]

Hey awesome to see a fellow kiwi fan 😊

[@catherinethibeault6636]

I discovered Time Team quite late, so most of my viewing experience has been with re-runs. I learned so much! A funny story-I was a university teacher and one day my students and I heard a terrible thumping noise from the floor above ours. I ran upstairs to find the source of the noise and found myself in the physical anthropology/archeology department. I opened a door to reveal a student sitting on the floor, pounding a groove in a large rock with a heavy piece of wood. I said “Let me guess…experimental archeology?” The student smiled with surprise and said “Yes!”. I smiled and said, “ I watch Time Team!” My own interests aside, dissemination of science to the public at large is so important, and I am glad that you have been able to produce these recent episodes with public donations. Keep up the good work!

[@iamblackthorne]

What a delightful episode! Gus has certainly come into his own! And what wonderful discoveries!

[@Blisterdude123]

I'm not sure it gets said enough, but Gus truly does make a wonderful host.

[@KernowekTim]

He does. Gus also asks permission of the archaeologists first, before entering a dig section. That little so and so Baldric was the bane of Phil. Leaping into trenches regardless😉😊

[@StephanieElizabethMann]

I agree

[@ff56hs]

@@hogwashmcturnip8930 agreed he seems nice but he talks in such hushed tones, he bores me. Luckily he’s not on screen much.

[@notsofast774]

Agree - Gus is good - as for the comment that it’s good we don’t hear his hushed tones so much - I used to get so sick of Tony pushing his way into a group of people talking about what has been found to remind them they only had 3 days (they knew that) and generally hamming it up for the camera.

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

I think he's coming along nicely.

[@andrewreynolds4949]

I really do love Time Team. The show isn’t sensationalist like so many are now, they are so thorough with their research, and they explain things so well with such detail. Well done, from a huge history nerd

[@alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

Wonderful to have Time Team back and glad to support as and when I can. So many fond memories watching the original episodes/series.👍👍😉

[@pagancrew]

You're doing a great job with this. I love how much these episodes are like the old Time Team, but also a new Time Team. Thank you!

[@Rosiecrossley1]

Well done time team! Mick would’ve been proud xx

[@2gulfalco]

I had my doubts when new Time Teams dropped but this is another fantastic one!

[@faithhowe6170]

Wonderfully done! I very much appreciate how you bring together so many experts from so many areas to piece together a cohesive story with visual aids and explanations which helps us all to learn and appreciate those ancestors who lived so long ago.

[@elizabethneill3825]

I was grateful, too, for having an explanation of what the test pits in the village, and the excavations of all the fields, meant in terms of an overall narrative of the site.

[@andrewlamb8055]

Top, top episode and this is how the Time Team of old worked! But the new technology and Gus make this pretty Special… Helen Geake, we were all with you at the end of day 1 welling up with tears at an emotional day X Fantastic! More please, more you guys!!! ❤

[@stephenlavallee7589]

Fantastic three days! This was as good as any of the original series. So happy you're continuing the saga.

[@fugithegreat]

What a fascinating site! I'm so grateful that Time Team is back.

[@jlaakso1706]

What amazes me is all the history just beneath the surface everywhere. Another great episode and I'm so happy to see Time Team back as a programme.

[@christianjmoss]

Thanks so much, I loved the sense of wonder and the storytelling in this series. Reminds me of why I fell in love with the originals.

[@carolinecleaveley]

wow what a conclusion. well done all. worth paying patrion for .

[@jackie4286]

Really good. The best of the new Time Team episodes, for content, for Helen and all the Time team people we liked.

[@fenham]

Brilliant! Time team never fails to entertain, inform and elicit, emotional responses

[@c.b.6387]

Here in Canada, have been watching Time Team for many years, and this was one of the best ever! I love the integration of technology, and it was such a pleasure to see Carenza Lewis, Paul Blinkhorn and Philippa Walton back on my screen- they were always people who blew me away with their knowledge. Jackie McKinley and Naomi Sewpaul make a great team, Naomi's work is really interesting. Congratulations to Helen Geake for the recommendation and Tom who found the site in the first place, such a pleasure to watch. Thanks, Time Team!

[@yada-yadadragon1947]

Love these new episodes. The new team is great and seeing some of the previous crew is wonderful. It makes it feel like a good family reunion with the new cousins planning the event around the previous generation. It would be nice to see Phil again, even if he doesn't dig he could yell at the younger ones to not walk in the dig zone and stop kneeling/sitting in the pit but rather squat. I do miss his over the top passion.

[@RobBoudreau]

Well done Team, very well done. I'd love to see the post dig analysis when it starts getting published, such a fascinating site. I have to say, having so many of the Time Team alumni there gave this episode an extra nice feeling, like one always gets when around old friends.

[@charlesemerson6763]

An amazing story that still captivates after all these years.

[@hellagood67]

Those episodes were fabulous. I love seeing history come to life. Congratulations to Helen. Great to see her enthusiasm has not waned from the early episodes to now ❤. I’m looking forward to the next dig, whenever that is.

[@thomasbell7033]

Gus gets better, and seems more relaxed, with each new episode. I'd hate to be him, having to satisfy the hardcore fans who want him to be someone he manifestly is not.

[@annecollinson9364]

Thank you all so much. So grateful to be able to watch this

[@CroneLife1]

Only a few episodes of the new Time Team in, and it seems as if everyone has fitted themselves into their places like a hand in a favourite pair of gloves. I didn't feel comfortable with Gus' original presentation style; but he and the rest are blended like the best whiskey now. I'm so glad Time Team is back.

[@richardtippett729]

nice to see the hand drawn pictures back :)

[@DanO12345]

Thank you Time Team. Enjoying a view of my ancestors life from the area my genes say I am descended. Cheers 🥂 from Pennsylvania, USA.

[@margielewis6009]

good to see all of you ,Thank you for doing ,what you do!

[@Danika_Nadzan]

Thanks, Time Team!! Awesome dig, wonderful story about the Lady, and everything is so very well done. This 3-episode format allows for much more in-depth discussion among the experts and gives a better overall picture of the whole dig. I also like the more leisurely pace of things. Looking forward to more! (I loved the Mick doll overseeing things...he'd be proud!)

[@fredfonebone5108]

So glad you’ve focused once again on the people digging and interpreting and not so much on the technological gadgets. The tech plays a role, to be sure, but the people using it are the real stars. Great episode.

[@ericashmusic8889]

Loved the very end, beautifully described, laid out & presented, & that Helen G is so evidently passionate & caring over our heritage. Well done all the team. !!

[@kdebsaz]

This one really warmed my heart. Thanks Time Team!

[@tesIa.Iives.on.24]

Oh, yes. Day three of G&T! This most certainly is the best format of TT.

[@SirWhig-esq.]

❤Helen, Sam, Paul, Stuart, John, Matt, Naomi & Jackie [plus Tim] 🎉

[@karlkarlos3545]

He never gets enough credit, but there is also Henry.

[@martinjefferson3395]

Tremendous stuff, congratulations to everybody concerned in these absorbing 3 episodes. The damage done by modern ploughing is heartbreaking to see. I think it underlines the importance of everybody, particularly detectorists, in reporting stray finds. From these significant concentrations can be plotted and by persuasion or other legal means farmers can cease deep ploughing in potential sites. The supposed "shrine" is intriguing but I think it is open to many other interpretations and perhaps a step too far at this stage to recreate the gorgeous graphical images. Undoubtedly it would appear this has been a special place since prehistory and Stuart makes some excellent observations. Well done to all again and more please!

[@noonehere1793]

I love time team and its programs! I have watched for years and support through patreon…please keep up the great work, and thanks for featuring my favorite thing….beautiful red heads! I tell you that if I was 100 years younger I would be volunteering just to work with you all!👍👍😀

[@charmainede-bell8763]

It's good to see Paul doing so well, it gives me hope. My husband passed from the effects of radiotherapy on his throat cancer on Friday

[@classicambo9781]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It is not a nice end for a loved one. I wish you many days of quiet happiness and enjoyment of memories going forward.

[@charmainede-bell8763]

@classicambo9781 thanks, I didn't want to say anything in live chat in case Paul was there, it's a difficult enough time him

[@martynnotman3467]

Sorry for your loss

[@charmainede-bell8763]

@@martynnotman3467 thanks

[@gitfeatures1]

Brilliant, love all the old faces and Dr Gus Casely - Hayfords restrained excitement is different to Tonys manic enthusiasm but brings his personality to the fore and makes it very much his ship. i really enjoyed this.

[@RKHageman]

I like how you put that.

[@gitfeatures1]

Thanks

[@thehairyhominid9972]

Just wow! Fantastic three part dig that felt very reminiscent of the magic of TT before producers mucked it up. Seeing so many of the original and longstanding members together again was a tear jerker. I really liked Gus and what he brings to the show. If you binge watch TT you can absolutely see how Tony grew more pessimistic and apathetic over time and the "beat the clock" mentality was wearing thin. Gus brings a calming voice, a professional presence. I wish more than anything that Mick was still with us. I honestly didn't really even miss Phil, like nowhere during the three episodes did I ask myself "where is phil." Which is strange because who doesn't love Phil Harding. I think that just goes to show how well they've done to modernize TT and bring it back to its roots.

[@maggieboys2543]

So glad to see Helen given the time she deserves.

[@slowerpicker]

A wonderful episode with dramatic discoveries, plausible explanations, and emotional moments - and none of the tiresome or forced confrontations that the original producers loved so much.

[@stuartlast8156]

Thumbs up everyone 👍

[@martyheresniak5203]

All good wishes to Paul Blinkhorn. Glad his surgery went well. May his prognosis be astoundingly good.

[@juncusbufonius]

Wonderful. I never thought I'd see a new Time Team again. Thank you.

[@nb6175]

Wonderful episode. You've outdone yourselves. I am so so happy time team clawed its way back (and in the best possible way).