The Ancient Druidic Mysteries Of B.C. Wales | Time Team | Odyssey

The Island of Anglesey was once home to one of history's most mysterious groups: the Druids. The Romans accused them of magical rituals, human sacrifice and even cannibalism, and soon after the invasion, the full force of the Roman army descended on this small island. Their mission: to destroy this stronghold of the British resistance.
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[@ryanbrown1484]

Feast of the trumpets against the evil monitoring spirits following me around in Leamington Ontario Canada the 13s and grandmothers orders no matter what you hear orders stand.

[@kiwiwifi]

@@ryanbrown1484 Hi Ryan, thanks for that insight.

[@paintedwings74]

I absolutely LOVE how Ian, the "digger driver," has the ability to feel out archaeological features with the blade of his backhoe. John joked that he should trade places, have Ian go be the archaeologist, but the fact is, John doesn't have the specialized skill Ian has, the ability to sense material properties through the vibrations of his machine. That's a lesson for all those people who throw around elitist terms about jobs that don't require college degrees. Operating engineers, or "digger drivers," don't go to college in the US, they go through apprenticeships; they're very skilled and needed workers who deserve high pay, good benefits, and social respect. The same is true of people like janitors, maids, child-care workers, and fast-food workers--there's no such thing as an "unskilled worker."

[@tonib.3016]

Spot on truth there!

[@ginnysnyder9703]

Well said !!!! I raised 2 kids alone by " waiting tables" & My hubby, now, is a CDL Driver ! No college , just 2 honest " hard working " people !!! I love the shows from Wales....my great grandfather was from Wales.....a Roberts !!

[@charlottefogg8710]

I loved the original series and this one is every bit as terrific!!

[@davidran9317]

I am a grade 9 and now 65 years old and my people are hard to learn English unless they doctors etc! I am a handyman electronics and electric a wielder a painter and jack of all fruit and most of all I learn English by reading bible 💖🙏

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[@katella]

My late husband was from angelsey. The people in this film made me smile, their jollyness and enthusiasm,their lack of ego combativeness, their easy comradity I so admire and enjoy in the people from that part of the world combined with the lovely landscape made watching this a very enjoyable and informative experience.

[@jackparry6983]

Welsh people are so lovely

[@katella]

@@jackparry6983 that gentle, musical manner if speech is something I am so fond of. My husband looked and spoke like Richard Burton. I used to love having him read to me.

[@alanwerner8563]

@@katella I can tell you loved him loads. I hope you’re at peace with his passing and have found a way of living without him. Although it’s no doubt hard.

[@katella]

@@alanwerner8563 yes. I regret that we never had a chance to go to Wales together.

[@StanCat4]

Go now in his honor

[@isaacwood6672]

When that Celtic chap was buried there, it was an equal distance from his death to when the Romans turned up, as it was from when the Romans turned up to us today. That just blew my mind a little bit.

[@phoule76]

That's true with lots of dinosaur species, too. More time elapsed between, say, stegosauras's extinction and the T. Rex era than between the latter and modern humans.

[@MichaelRainey]

The pyramids of Giza were already ancient artifacts by Cleopatra's time.

[@jackparry6983]

that blew my peanut butter right onto my dog's tongue

[@deborahpetith8710]

Oh, I just realized how much I miss these guys, I feel like I'm seeing old friends. Blessed be.♥️♥️♥️

[@groweg]

Time Team's expeditions are incredibly interesting. Their teams are experienced and intelligent archeologists. The Druids are a mysterious people and even Time Team could not shed much light on them. It is always fun to see the unexpected turns their expeditions take. As a Kansas resident of English heritage I feel a connection to my distant ancestors through Time Team's work.

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[@jackparry6983]

Tony Robinson is a schoolboy's fantasy

[@cynthialevy4839]

Ks. Here as well

[@YochevedDesigns]

I really love how series like this make learning history so fun! I wish that schools would take this approach, instead of using dry and dusty textbooks, with no life in them.

[@jeffmartin540]

I love Time Team and CAN NOT wait for it's glorious return. I just wish Sir Tony was going to be hosting. Hopefully he and Phil at least make an appearance. And it's a shame Mick is no longer with us to see the show's return. I'm sure he will be tuned in from beyond though.

[@fieldagentryan]

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[@susanwestern6434]

Time Team developed from *Time Lines* a short series about recording the buildings in the valley, which became the Roadford Reservoir in Devon.

[@rebbeccakelly2038]

My father and his best friend who has sadly died, actually they were metal detecting mad and actually worked with time team when they were in Wales, Ely , in Cardiff, they are all actually really down to earth,all of them in time team , and when they are down here, they will inform my father, if your with metal detecting clubs, and that's where they look for people who are very good metal detecting and ask them to do a show with them

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[@CannonRanger-1]

One of my favorite episodes primarily because of Stuart beaming after Mick telling him that he's right.

[@emperorofpluto]

Always fascinating to witness real world archaeology in action. Makes the viewer feel like an armchair Indiana Jones by proxy. Technologies like LIDAR really have revolutionised archaeology - especially in places like England with such a rich history of continuous human habitation by different cultures and civilisations.

[@Chicagoan444]

Time Team was such a great series. Thanks for uploading this episode.

[@jackparry6983]

Tony Robinson is the ultimate schoolboy's fantasy

[@lindapepper1067]

Absolutely fascinating ! Not only because of what is found, but the knowledge of all the men & women investigating these sites. In addition, they all are so excited about their finds & so beautifully cooperative in the process. Phil, Francis & Tony are delightful. I’d love to just sip some tea, sit around a fire & listen to them talk about their adventures. 🥰 !

[@lh1822]

I genuinely enjoy that these coworkers can rib each other without causing offense. The comradery warms me.

[@chrisbrowne4669]

I have found artifacts and relics of Native Americans while exploring the wilderness, for close to 60 years. I can feel or sense them somehow before seeing them. I have talked to other finders and have found many have the same experience. I have no doubt that I could feel this same stuff while operating an excavator.

[@Kayenne54]

That's very cool!

[@timebot000]

What must open pit mining operations uncover and destroy as they dig for minerals and such, hundreds of feet deep! Who ever hears about such?

[@ultmiddle4991]

It seems to be human nature-to bond and connect consciousnesses. It’s what we do and fighting each other, destroying the experiences of each other seems counterintuitive.

[@Kayenne54]

@@timebot000 Guy I know drove earthmoving machine; they were doing a cutting (putting in a highway; a cutting is like slicing into a hill) and they found a seriously huge kangaroo/dinosaur like skeleton. Local museum didn't seem interested...couldn't hold the job up for days (big money) so on they went. 25ft dinosaur/kangaroo like thing turned into rubble...still makes me cranky...guys on the jobsite weren't happy either...

[@timebot000]

@@Kayenne54 .. that's such major news! I use comment sections to share details :-) Freeport claims thier new roads cutting up hills are for 'speculation '...but it's high security fencing and patrol . I knew a contractor who was being transferred after sitting in on board meetings..he was mad so he spilled the beans to us about thier plans for rare earth mining ops. That was 12 years ago. 13 families got kicked off 100 yr lived on property so they could use the land to store the dirt they are 'reclaiming'. I verified the rumours from online , but no local P.R. about any of it. Just imagine the stones they pocket while digging up stuff, and I hope the Workers do the same... They'd like to mine the town so the roads go unimproved and gentrifying neighborhoods still goes on as most locals don't see the future they're planning.the public meetings they host are absolutely hypnotic and share Nothing new and no one asks good questions . The green REE evolution is not 'sustainable' so of course public stores like Ace hardware have no solar based supplies for sale and only cater to wealthy builders. The rich have to now hoard the hightek gadgets as the resourses to build them are limited, and mining for those materials is waay toxic , so this dirt pile will have to be transported somewhere else to process🙄

[@patriciajob7829]

What a sympatical way of doing and sharing archeology. Thank you very much for this nice time shared with you and thanks for reminding that the history taught to our schools are the one once written by the winners (so be carrefull with the written sources ! 😊). Have a happy and instructive year 2024🎉

[@jeffchan67]

Sir Tony got me through Covid. I just came back to relax to his voice again

[@noelryan6341]

In the time period concerned with the Roman invasion/slaughter, the Celtic name was not 'Anglesey' but “Ynys Mon” or “Mona Island.” It was one of three sacred islands in the Irish Sea in the Celtic Druidic Religion, the others being the Isle of Mann/Mananan & Reachra/Rathlin. Archaeologists & Historians would do well to search for the ancient Celtic placenames that preserved the significant sites if they wish to uncover their locations.

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[@cymro6537]

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[@dewillewellynn]

Also, they should stop taking the reports from Caesar' descriptions of the Ancient Druidic Practices. His writings were Political Propaganda! Those who were "sacrificed" were criminals or enemies of the time. Also, no cannibalism activities took place, within the Ancient Druids...no REAL evidence to either, prove or disprove this. Again, Caesar was a Politician, who in their right mind, can believe claims made by Politicians today. Stop & look at what is going on in the world today & what each politician says about another, particularly when in an actual conflict between another country. It has been this way, throughout history. Example, look at what is currently taking place, with what the Russians are claiming the Ukrainians are doing in Ukraine & then you have the Ukrainians claiming the Russians did it! This sort of Political Practice of Propaganda, has not changed throughout history! Perhaps, they should have had a Discussion with the Head Druid, of the Anglesey Druid Order, to obtain a better understanding of what the Wickerman is about, instead of dribbling the same crap, based on Caesars' Scribe!

[@galinor7]

Its name is still Ynys Mon, that is the Welsh name for the island today.

[@dewillewellynn]

@@galinor7 yes, that's the name of the Isle of Anglesey. However, I was referring to the Isle of "Britain", as is currently called. :)

[@l-b284]

these folks always have so much fun you can tell they love their work

[@kevinmurphy65]

...Romans and the notion of "human sacrifice". That's hilarious considering they no doubt killed more humans within the Coliseum as government sanctioned killing than the entire history of sacrifice that the Druids ever did...if they ever did at all. One perspective is that if there was a human sacrifice, that sacrifice was a druid as they were the closest to the gods and not some poor farmer.

[@nonyabiz550]

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[@martinbaker2322]

Interesting thought. You're absolutely on target about our understanding of Romans putting people to death for entertainment. Considering that, in this context, it raises the question as to why Romans seemed to enjoy sacrifice for entertainment but be horrified at the idea of sacrifice for religious purposes. Maybe like some today, they thought entertainment sullied religion?

[@nonyabiz550]

@@martinbaker2322 Romans were horrified by them. A lot of what you've read about them has been sugar coated.

[@tymanung6382]

Any +all govs, rulers who fight wars, defensive or offensive, call.for human sacrifices on.their own side, (& implicitly from.other other side, with or without any religious justifications.

[@PamelaRWKandt]

Frankly, the Roman practice of slaughtering humans as bloodsport is FAR more reprehensible than unsavory, but sincere, pagan faith practices. Who do you think killed more people? (Hint: Ain't the pagans!)

[@patriciadenise1088]

Time team is my all time favorite It has everything and is so beautifully done.

[@cynthiaporter3032]

I love these guys . i watch them every time they make archeology fun specialy Tony Robinson. He always make me laugh. Keep up the great work guys i enjoy it. No matter what you guys digging i am there!

[@devonseamoor]

Very educative and entertaining at the same time, much appreciated! As far as the history of the druids goes, and I've done a bit of study on the subject, they moved westwards when the Romans arrived, ending up in Cornwall, and Anglesey, their last refuge before the Romans took over. Druids were conservators of the knowledge, and wisdom of nature, the motion of the celestial bodies, the sun, and the moon, in connection with the spiritual world without abusing it in any way or form. Their healing practices and poetry are testimonies of reverence for life, the plant- and animal world, efforts for the preservation of pristine nature.

[@greggoreo6738]

Wow! You're so knowledgeable!!! Very cool. Lots of respect to your awareness and willingness to so liberally share. Gregg Oreo long Beach Ca

[@christineperez7562]

Druids went to Ireland as well. Druids was a member of the high-ranking class in ancient Celtic cultures. Druids were religious leaders as well as legal authorities, adjudicators, lorekeepers, medical professionals and political advisors. Druids left no written accounts.

[@vgil1278]

Well, they definitely abused their sacrifices!

[@bouzoukiman5000]

Pytheas of Massalia was all over britain before Rome took it. He said a lot but nothing about the islander's great knowledge or wisdom. He did say Cornwall was the place where merchants would do business and because of it they had good manners and decent technology

[@herodotus6235]

And human sacrifice.

[@1ask2risk]

How in the heck did they get permission for those wind turbines with underground cables, without an environmental impact survey? The potential for archeology is part of that survey.

[@delzprojects2573]

Because it is Wales where the history of this land has at best been ridiculed and most definitely not taught in schools. The has been a "directive " from Westminster dating back over 100 years that does NOT permit the teaching of, or the supporting of the history of Wales. Archaeological, sites all over Wales are TRASHED or hidden from the public. A people who do not know their roots will always stay under your command.

[@1ask2risk]

@@delzprojects2573 I can imagine you are right. I know the Perils my ancestors suffered; first the Romans, and then the English.

[@1ask2risk]

@@delzprojects2573 distressing that the historical site in Wales are not being protected. I used to belong to the English Heritage Society and I visited Wales often. Has the society abandoned our people?

[@user-ii9bl6de2j]

@@delzprojects2573 That's terrible, and exactly what will happen to all Western Civilization too.

[@johnnyyen3007]

I'm originally from Wales too, and can concur with others about the way our history and culture has been deliberately ignored or trashed. In schools in the 60s and 70s we were taught useless facts and figures about English kings and queens, battles etc and nothing at all as regards Welsh princes, Druids, Celtic folk tales and lore. Plus, the Royals dump their in-bred, thick as pig poo offspring on us without asking for our consent. Would we have wanted Clueless Charlie and Diana the Slapper to be our representatives? Of course not. At least we haven't been lumbered with Harry the Plank and Me Again... And there is no way on earth that an ancient site like this one, such as Stonehenge, would have been allowed to be desecrated by bloody wind turbines!

[@newforestpixie5297]

Ben McBrady is on YT explaining his being The Last Druid ( also title of video ) in about 1988 🏴❤️

[@peterjerchel4603]

I wish they would do would do some extended digs occasionally!

[@wendywhite2642]

Stuart ainsworth has survived to the current time team! I find that to be amazing. I think he was possibly the most valuable team member. Damn it there were so many fabulous contributions to the science! Tony had the talent to include us all in a drama of archaeological discovery. Phil stole my heart and I wish he could be my boyfriend :-). But Stewart did the baseline below ground x-ray that gave them their starting points and so much information to begin each study.

[@rexcooper3365]

With great respect, don't you mean John Gator?

[@tolentarpay5464]

"The Bank & Ditch" ... now there's a name for an archeologist's pub!

[@jennistone364]

wish they had more than three days for digs though .. just scratching the surface

[@chrisbentleywalkingandrambling]

Loved it. Time Team used to be a staple diet for me. Great episode.

[@mike8903]

What a great show. Entertaining and informative.

[@vickireynolds4055]

The victors write the history books for the masses, while the conquered carry on the oral stories. The true historian seeks out all versions and brings them to light together. Herodotus, Edward Gibbon, and others.

[@RedRocket4000]

Well when the masses educated at all. There are cases like the druid only single source but at least for scollerly debate even in anchient world often more than one source. This should more be governments teach what is taught in school in many cases. Human Sacrifice a common trait of Shamanistic Religions not all have them at least far as we know. Japanise Shino a Shamanistic religion they even include modern times sacrifices by locals in fictional drama. To me the doubt part is other places sacrifices it seams thrown in lakes but in this area it only metal works and stuff it seams. Romans with their "sacrifices reguarlly in the Arenas" had no justification to talk if they actually slandering much in comments. Druids probably earning the blade for resiting their rule more than anything else. Hell if they had given up at the start the Romans might have even let them sacrifice folks in the Arena for entertainment. The Romans normally tollerated local relegions, let the Jews have expensive improvement of Jewish temple paid by tax money paid to local King, unless they used as part of resistance to Rome. Romans alowed the Eyptians 30 percent brother sister marrage of common folk until they turned Christian centuries later shown by census records. The Egyptians never resisting Romen rule in Egypt probably the cause of that. Cleopatra had to commit suicide to avoid execution for attempting to take over Roman Empire so they did not consider it locals resistance to rule of Egypt.

[@shanehacker609]

@@RedRocket4000 You let me know when the masses are "educated". lol

[@paulneilson6117]

Once they burned the old oak forests the main food source, acorn was gone. The region was no longer able to support a settlement so it was abandoned. You hit paydirt. The old oak forest wad their sanctuary and shrine. The Roman army decided to burn the forest because it was too difficult to clear it of combatants. Look for the location of the old forest.

[@robertaylor9218]

Does anyone have a link to a paper or something on the follow-up archeology of the site?

[@whotknots]

It is interesting that the bronze plaque which 'may have been displayed on the front of a wagon or cart' discussed at around 0754, bears similarity to a later item worn as a symbol of distinction displayed on the chest at the throat of some military people known as a 'Gorget'.

[@wandafuller7843]

Thanks for that info. I wanted to transfer my premi plaque to Dublin but of course😅 it is too soon now...15 yr cancer survivor

[@DaLavenderhillMob]

The best historical show on tv

[@soccerchamp0511]

LOL I love how Phil is carrying around a whole bottle of some kind of liquor and playing with fire at the end.😂🤣😂🤣 These are my kind of people for sure.

[@barnyfraggles]

Broadcast 4 February 2007 in case anyone is curious.

[@kellyb1420]

I just Love Tony 🥰

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting.

[@kaymuldowney6752]

We re not allowed touch fairy forts in Ireland. Many scary stories told about people that did interfere. we re a brave Irish peiple and will fight the enemies as history tells but we will not interfere with fairy forts

[@GypsyGirl317]

I have Welsh (and English, Irish, Scottish) ancestry so this was particularly interesting for me to watch. Great work team! A most enjoyable documentary. I would love to see what you could accomplish in a month, or longer. 💖 😊 🙆🏻‍♀️ 🌿 👍🏾

[@ianfhancock1541]

Ma kharas tu romani kana na san

[@steveculbert4039]

I am surprised by how objective your group remains. Impressive, given your excitement.

[@estevaocunha5302]

Fantastic! What do you do when you actually find land that has valuable things? 3 days is your program but that time is not enough for anything. Do you contact other colleagues to continue with the work or cover the ditches again with earth?

[@sherryrector2275]

Adore the fact these are still around. Too bad we don’t honor our distant past. But then again maybe sooner than later we Will

[@allenestes5265]

So, how did they manage to build all those wind generators just where they did without encountering any of the buried ruins. Also, why do you only have three days when they have been there for a thousand years?

[@BishopsDoom]

The three days bit was done to make archeology more exciting to the masses. I would imagine any finds would be passed off to the local archeologists to excavate. For larger finds they ended up making time team specials where they go longer.

[@eoyguy]

People don't seem to understand that most if not all of these guys have "day jobs", most of them work at universities. This is a side job, probably something they can do on weekends and breaks. Second, they don't just show up and start working, there are weeks of prep, logistics, housing, etc, they have to arrange for all the people you see on camera and the crew you don't see. Then there are weeks of post production work to turn this into an episode.All of that costs money, and they don't have endless funds from whomever is the producers of the series.

[@iainrendle7989]

Easy......they probably encounter the remains but unless it is a designated site or human remains were found then the modern construction workers just have a job to do and just carried on, without a care of what it is. Where your house is, where you work, where you shop is probably built on some level of historical significance but in the end the past comes in 2nd place to commercialism and most of the time you will be quite ok with it.

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@iainrendle7989 Yes, the living usually take precedent over the dead. The same way previous generations lived on top of older settlements. People have an overly romantic view of peoples of the past.

[@yourstruely9896]

The guy who build the windmills sure knew but they wisely kept quiet not to f up their project. But no problem to get your phone charged.With 300 meters extension cord.

[@oltyret]

How much damage has those windmill turbines done? How many construction crews, having found something, did the 'bulldoze and shut up' thing to keep from losing their contract?

[@barkershill]

I believe an archaeological survey is carried out before any work like this starts , in fact I know a professional archaeologist who does this for a living

[@olivieoo]

46:36 Strangely familiar, yes, like the fires of Saint John, because we know that many traditions have very, very distant origins

[@idalettebotes9747]

I love your programmes. But why only three days only?

[@elizabethgrey6040]

I find it frustrating sometimes too but I think it’s probably a mix of what they can afford to do and giving the show more suspense. If they spent more time it would cost a lot more money for them, and that would also make the show less exciting I suppose

[@bluezauza]

Because they all worked in their jobs, some are or were teachers or worked at museums or other professional jobs. They did this show on their free time. Also Mick Ashton wanted to prove the theory that in 3 days you can dig small " test digs" that can be enough to find and prove or disprove something or some theories. The producer Tim Taylor and Mick in an interview explained the idea of the show. Mick mentioned that one day he had missed a train and, having a couple of hours to kill, decided to explore. During that time he deduced the town’s Medieval layout. Struck by how much could be learnt in a few hours, Tim wondered what could be achieved in a few days. They did these digs and many have follow ups by universities or local archaeological centers, often being invited by the local archaeological responsible authorities or even the town/ village people to help them with their local sites, monuments, finds so that they could follow up with evidence that it was a site of importance for the local history. Digs are very very expensive and conditioned by many factors. If these 3 days digs can prove that a place is important, for the local authorities it is an important weapon to apply for the funds or to schedule a site for preservation.

[@silverapples75]

Nobody knows where they came from, or what they were doing. But their legacy remains, hewn into the living rock...

[@DEmma1972]

Think of all the new sites we can find in this dry weather

[@pamlaw5959]

Wow that was interesting and the burning of the wicker man was fantastic

[@margaretanderson6924]

Just "discovered' this program in 2023 - Excellent work; very enjoyable! However, I'm puzzled by conclusion made repeatedly: How do we know that Druids had a singular leader? How do we know it was a man? Considering the literally over-the-top efforts the Romans made to hide all traces of them, 🤔 perhaps Romans feared the threat of decentralized and/or female power?

[@Non-Serviam300]

I like these guys! 👍🏻😜

[@EdSZiomek]

Every square foot of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, seem to show most-ancient cultural habitat patterns under the farm fields. I once read, can't prove it, there may be as many as 15 separate, identifiable cultural influences from (anyone's guess), up to 30,000 years ago, down possibly 30-40 feet. AND, the area is notorious for underground tunneling and passageways. The added feature is that while wars and struggles certainly took place, these Islands generally escaped the deep-earth-disturbing weapons known in Europe for centuries. Figure this, if habitats features are today visible down to 14.000 feet, and all ocean floors by the way, which I call Osirian Egyptian or Atlantean eras, (my amateur guess) why would we not expect similar historic events on what is now above water?

[@sooky2253]

Love Time Team, but it's just not the same without Tony! Can't wait to see the old fogeys again!🥳

[@Blissblizzard]

Tony is annoying to some people, l would prefer all scientists, and not to have an BBC cliché "Anton Dec" type "translator, its fake chummy and patronising.

[@TheShootist]

0:45 gotta love the way windmills kill endangered raptors, other birds and bats, by the shedload. All because some rich person wants good feels. Carry on you ninnyhammers.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@toddwilliams5905]

Wickerman has become our Burning Man, it started on a beach.

[@ashwayn]

All we know of the Druids is what the Romans wrote sacrifices,s Cannibalism? The Romans won killed every Druid and the winners write the history

[@davidwright9318]

I was there in 2016 visiting my roots from Canada and when I was there I realized it was The Isle Of Mona I had only read about prior.

[@donaldhoult7713]

This popped up in my ' recommends ' and I had never seen this particular episode before. I was thrilled to find it. Oh, how interesting and skilled is everyone concerned; how enthusiastic the presenter is and how well he draws out the info from the experts. There is humour, real teamwork and passion for the task in hand. Everything is so superior to the present day imitation. I unsubscribed to the latter - too boring, a bit woke-ish and so reliant on technology that discovery by human effort is largely abandoned. Bring back the PROPER Time Team!

[@jackparry6983]

the man fell like the twin towers!

[@brunovolk7462]

It’s unbelievable to see those Wind turbines on such historical grounds, it’s disgusting 🤨

[@Nepheos]

the whole "just 3 days to find out" always makes me imagine them making a major discovery and just going "oops! times over. - GUYS! close the holes back up!" haha

[@twichmcvey6065]

No wonder the fairies of the world have no love or trust for us anymore. Those that protected and respected them were destroyed amd the oaks were decimated. All while iron was suddenly added to the common homes of the time.

[@s.v.2796]

The guy talking to Tony might, and probably is, correct is a lot of things about the Druids. However has attitude towards Tony is so condescending! Yes the Romans were the conquers, however druids were all over Europe. So one doesn't need to depend on on on set of Roman witnesses or only on Romans as witnesses.

[@ici_coop]

:15 seconds in see those lumps & bumps! Call Stuart, John, Phil & the gang to investigate

[@taniakeen4375]

Thank you

[@michellel564]

Hey guys! How bout some History on archeology, like how, what did they think when they found artifacts in the iron age, or any other age from idk the earlier people? Did they even care? They keep them? Put em back? Use them?

[@RedRocket4000]

There a fair amount on this. I watched a good summery of the major fossil finds of history going way back and they found a great deal. Roman Emperor even had a museam of the stuff in his villa. And where to you think they got the dragon idea from? So I assume the rest has research done as well. Problem fall of civilizations most stuff was lost in the chaos probably thrown in rubbage sooner or later by those who did not care as much.

[@bilindalaw-morley161]

That's a really good question I'd love to see that.

[@Cheepchipsable]

LOL, they either threw them away if they weren't useful or used them for something else. Archaeology is a luxury. To have dozens of people standing around scratching themselves wondering did someone shit in a hole or shit in a bowl several thousand years ago doesn't mean much. Sure it's interesting but however someone might have lived in the past doesn't change the way we live now.

[@audreymuzingo933]

I love this program but I HATE the arbitrary 3-day limit. It rarely seems to be enough, it's not good to rush archaeology, and it's silly, gimmicky, gives otherwise sophisticated work a 'reality TV' feel.

[@georgedorn1022]

From a recent issue of Current Archaeology: 'One of the more hotly debated aspects of the show was the three-day format. While this was, to some extent, borne out of production necessities, members of the Team who came from a commercial archaeology background have noted that this fast pace replicated the realities of much day-to-day archaeology. A significant proportion of archaeological work is reactive rescue archaeology, with teams called in to quickly evaluate and record a site against a ticking clock, before it is lost forever to a housing development, a new train line such as HS2, or a natural threat like coastal erosion. This speed did not compromise the integrity of the Team's archaeological work: more than 200 published reports produced by Wessex Archaeology highlight the considerable contribution the show made to archaeological literature, and while the programme was filming it was second only to English Heritage as a funder of archaeology in the UK. Several sites have been scheduled as a direct result of the Team's work, while their excavation at Blaenavon, near Pontypool, assisted in the industrial site achieving World Heritage Site status in 2000. Moreover, one of Time Team's excavations abroad, investigating a Roman barge in Utrecht, is currently part of a wider application under consideration by UNESCO.'

[@audreymuzingo933]

@@georgedorn1022 Thank you for finding and sharing that! Believe it or not, before I made that comment it did occur to me that digs often do need to be done quickly, for the exact reasons stated in that article. Just a few days ago I saw a short documentary about the discovery and relocation of a small, unknown cemetery of black sharecroppers from just after emancipation, here in the U.S. It had become covered by a manmade lake at some point and forgotten, then rediscovered because of a recent draught, but then rains returned so they had only a few days to dig all the graves before the lake refilled. And I know that construction can only be halted for limited amounts of time, although from what I understand it varies with the importance of the discovery, and particularly in the U.K. may be at the Crown's discretion, such that an important discovery can delay construction indefinitely, giving the archaeologists as much time as they need. And the thing with the show is, most the episodes seem to be in some farmer's field or other out-of-the-way place, with nothing pressing the team for time. Often it's the landowners themselves who want to find out if their land's history is true, and invite the team, seemingly with no contingencies whatsoever. Then there's the fact that the 3-day clock doesn't even stop for problems that hamper operations (like equipment malfunctions), or halt it completely (like heavy rain), and how they always, ALWAYS mention the 3-day limit, which feels like a reminder and tension-creator for the audience, like a game show. Why not just take as much time as is really needed or allowed? If for some (REAL) reason a dig is limited to only a certain number of days, fine, say so, but if it's limitless because it's just some farmer's field that he's letting go fallow for the year, why put a false deadline on it?

[@georgedorn1022]

@@audreymuzingo933 I think everyone associated with the show would have ideally liked to be able to spend more time at each site. As with many things in archaeology, the 3-day limit was/is due primarily to financial limitations. Apparently when Mick Aston and Tim Taylor sat down to discuss making what became Time Team, Mick felt that 3 days was a reasonable timescale to produce credible and informative results. The production company, obviously, wanted to be able to make the show for what they felt was a reasonable cost. Doing archaeology properly is not cheap and I don't imagine that TV production is either. Many archaeologists were initially quite sceptical about an enforced 3-day limit but once it became clear that professional standards were not compromised, the vast majority of concerns seem to have been assuaged. The 3-day limit also allowed, at least in the early days, the archaeologists to take a Friday off work, film over a 3-day weekend, and be back at their regular jobs on Monday. I think the 3 days went on to become something of a gimmick that they stuck with, rather than having been chosen as one. Some of the Time Team Specials followed longer running digs.

[@HumanistAtheist]

Despite the presentation and editing, this was pretty interesting.

[@f1s2hg3]

Anthony Robison the AngloSaxon British citizen that sees the past from the heavens wow Tony your show is great!!!!!

[@leighchristopherson2455]

Tony needs to get Edward Woodward, and Nicolas Cage on that beach in Anglesey. I wonder, is it Summer's Isle Beach?

[@kurtbogle2973]

I'm still thinking that there is a tunnel up in the Snowdonia, that has the ancient Welsh treasury, and lots of Druid Stuff. Between Ynnys Mon and Holey Head. Under a rock. Then again it was probably found long ago.

[@85jacob85]

CLEANER!!

[@janaleland9038]

I'm a newbie. What is the significance of three days? Besides getting done...

[@fairlind]

Methinks these boys are having too much fun on the job!

[@SN-sz7kw]

Love this series. But honestly, I don’t get the 3 day deadline bit. Presuming this is just for the theatrics?

[@BalthazarMyrrh70]

Budget and to initially sell the idea of a show it needed parameters, not just open-ended digs that could stretch on.

[@GoranSrdanovic]

Nice to see that Boldrick if live and well!

[@michaelh9729]

So have the Oak Groves been reinstated at Anglesey ?

[@kurtbogle2973]

The real Druid mystery is hidden in the Snowdonia above Holy Head.

[@jaxn13]

Aren’t Druid’s the priest class of the Celts? Or a separate people all together?

[@PhoenixLyon]

The Druids were teachers, historians, bards and priests. They came from the British tribes, Ireland and Wales. Hope that helps.✌🏻🐱

[@elizabethgrey6040]

@@PhoenixLyon I think they also existed in Gaul and maybe even Iberia as well!

[@PhoenixLyon]

@@elizabethgrey6040 Probably. For the time period, there was one heck of an information exchange through bards visiting various countries.✌😸

[@RedRocket4000]

@@elizabethgrey6040 Yep he mentions Julius Ceasar mentioning the Druids in France going to British Isles for advanced teachings indicating that they were treating that area as home of the religion.

[@gearoiddom]

There is zero Druidic evidence in Ireland. The only evidence is Gaulo-Brittanic. And even that is the writings of enemy invaders of Rome. Ireland had a folk religion with various deities and sacred sites but no evidence exists for any form of priest class or oak reverence in a farmer society. Tribal chiefs conduct rituals for crop and animal health, but that is it.

[@markgarin6355]

Sometimes the druids are a race/tribe/group, other times they are a class...or educated/religious group, but Celtic. Hard to keep track of which is being used. Wouldn't the Romans cut down the oaks to build forts? Seems like there isn't much other building materials there... Seems you'd make it on the ground, then stand it up.

[@Cheepchipsable]

They weren't there to build forts, they were there to get rid of the Druids. As well as being a building material for the Romans, the oak forest was probably building material and a refuge for native Britons.

[@donitaforrest9064]

As well as a defensive device to thwart attacks, moats were for flood control in rainy seasons... yeah?

[@barkershill]

How did that work ?

[@donitaforrest9064]

@@barkershill Seriously?? Figure it out or you'll get an "F" on your U of TUBE report card. Hah! So the Duke builds a castle on a rise in a field near a river & surrounds the castle with a moat, dug by serfs & slaves, it's wide & deep and surrounds his entire castle, a raised narrow road leads to the heavy drawbridge & fortified gate, towers with tiny windows for archers on guard. Spring comes, the river rises and re fills the moat to overflowing which more or less keeps the fields drained before the water level drops. Moats could be nasty things too, filled with human waste, bodies, oil for setting afire if necessary to repel the most aggressive & assertive invaders. One can imagine.

[@barkershill]

@@donitaforrest9064 oh I see. So all you’re saying is that when it rained water on land above the moat flowed down into it . Sorry, I thought it might have been something a bit more interesting

[@donitaforrest9064]

@@barkershill barker & shill ..... perfect for you, just not very interesting.

[@jrjubach]

What a fun episode.

[@NATALIEKING1976]

Fascinating!!!!!

[@annamosier1950]

Very good

[@crazytimes9989]

You guys are crazy. Wait until it rains and it's so much easier to dig.

[@drpk6514]

And why they didnt bring someone with a metal detector to go around the place and excavated soil and ditches?

[@iansheppard6735]

12 minutes in "the relentless wind..." I am such a child

[@DevinOuellette]

go to 22:01.. (and pause) best part of the documentary

[@jigold22571]

Thank You 🕊 🔥 ❣️ 🙏

[@r0ky_M]

25:54_Brassil dodged and danced around the question. 26:35_Brassil is highly exaggerating the amount of evidence.

[@ultmiddle4991]

Burning of Wicker Man reminds me of Burning Man Festival held every year since ‘91 in the Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA

[@debbieporter8610]

Wales Land Of Myths An Legends My Home.

[@Missangie827]

if you have ever been in an oak grove you can feel why the Druids held them sacred-damn Romans!

[@bluestar.8938]

Thank you : )

[@munchywizard8380]

Quite sad we'll never be able to see some of these guys doing new works.

[@storminpe]

Does anyone know if there have been other digs here after? A quick google search didn't really come up with anything.

[@graciegolding9508]

Speaking of Druids, the is is fascinating as well as nostalgic. When one becomes older one loves to dig up old things. History makes more sense. I remember, though, when I was 15 yrs old, my friend decided to dress up as a Druid. She borrowed my mom's bed sheets. That was the funniest Halloween yet. I mean we can only make educated guesses back before technology. No one bothered asking what she was. I was dressed as a Romany, without the dirt or caravan. It's great to remember how creative we once were.😉😜🤪

[@env0x]

halloween was originally a celtic holiday so it makes perfect sense to dress as a druid for it

[@stellabaker6339]

The druid's we're basically satanic!! There is nothing good about portraying them!! They literally sacrificed people and it's said they were canabels! The religious practices they observed are used today in secret societies! Believe it or not,do some research!

[@graciegolding9508]

Well, I thought the worshipped trees! Honestly. Druids were mentioned in history class and to be honest we weren't listening. It was Celtic. My friend ended up looking more like the Virgin Mary in her outfit. Chill out. It was a one time fun thing. We forgot all about it after one day.

[@graciegolding9508]

What's a CANABEL?