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[@b-positiveginny]

It is so sweet to see how Happy Flint makes Phil... Gorgeous 🥰

[@biologychic7292]

Seeing Phil clutching worked flint like a giddy school girl will never get old. ❤️

[@christinebiada1292]

I love Phil! His positive attitude towards everything!!

[@ellenl.5581]

@@christinebiada1292 Except someone stepping into his trench without permission.

[@goldilox369]

Ahahaha! IKR!? 😂😎👍

[@jimherron5540]

Like Sméagol in Lord of the Rings, his precious!

[@hollyevolving]

Matt is so competent and likeable, it's nice to see Phil sharing his flint knapping knowledge with him. A worthy successor.

[@-Ripcord-]

Binge watching as many of these episodes I can get my hands on for the last several months. Never gets old. RIP Mick

[@V.Hansen.]

Phil's accent is a perpetual pleasurable bonus in all these episodes.

[@miragegrey4177]

He sounds like Hagrid from Harry Potter.

[@katerinakemp5701]

@@miragegrey4177 well Hagrid is a Scotsman and uncle Phil a Wiltshire man.

[@ernestsstroinovs5692]

Phil, smiling wide: "That is our prehistoric pot"

[@cs_fl5048]

Phil and Ian the Dig have such a relationship... Love it!

[@DuckReach432]

My favourite bit was the toast, with Phil's cheerful cry of, "death to our enemies!"

[@theknave4415]

I miss Time Team. It was a one of a kind program.

[@JorisKoolen]

Just starting this one, but already so happy to see Mick and Francis together in a prehistory episode!

[@carola.campbell86]

I love this team. They have enough seriousness, little comedy provided by Phil, beautiful landscape and wonderful finding of ancient findings. Personalities Plus.

[@1701enter]

I started watching this programme at the end of my birthday. 20/10 /1957, And what a present this was! I enjoy all of the content of all of the programmes. But I particularly see not only the professional skills in such abundance but also the joy of discovery and even more so the camaraderie of this wonderful group of people how to help us all "see" our history I am so happy every time I watch a new discovery, I have very few regrets in life but one might be I wish I had followed my love of history to a professional standard.

[@daniellerichards1385]

I love these shows so very much!! Thank you for posting these!!!

[@sixxygrrl]

This show has saved me during quarantine. 💜💜💜 I adore Tony, Phil, Mick, Raksha and the rest!!

[@Thoth_al_Khem]

My life changed ZERO because I knew it was all BULLSH!T. STILL IS.

[@sixxygrrl]

@@Thoth_al_Khem okay, but when there's nothing open and nowhere to go.... This show filled that gap. 🤷

[@Evilminiature]

@@Thoth_al_Khemoh look another unemployed labourer who thinks he knows anything about epidemiology 😂😂😂

[@ErnestoBrausewind]

I get all the remarks about Francis and his focus on ritual, but I think that one can't compare what we 21 Century people in front of our screens consider to be a ritual or being religious with the prehistoric take on it. Technology has taken away much of what rituals were used for by our ancestors. We have civil administration, clocks measure time, agriculture is based on satelite forecasts and we have scientific explanations for more or less everything that happens to and in our environment. Those guys didn't have any of that. So religion and rituals were their way to organize their every day life. They observed nature, they came to conclusions and then they fitted into a story, because, lacking literacy, they couldn't write a paper on it and had to memorize it and pass it on in oral tradition. Those stories told them what to do and when and became ritualized in the sense of repetition. Those "ritual landscapes" weren't just fancy Ulumulu, they were practical - if the shadow of the pole hits the circle on the stone it's time to have a party to gather all the people because there was a lot of work to do in the fields, so we move from fishing in the wet to planting crops in the dry and that's a ritual, because it was important, it had to be celebrated to give it this importance. That's how your society gets its structure, its administration - from that point of view it's actually quite logical that they put so much effort into it and it would have been present basically everywhere, its part of what we today would call Infrastructure. You have to reign in your 21st century atheistic cynicism for a moment, because it doesn't apply to the stone age or bronze age or iron age.

[@dorafvela]

i so love watching these shows as well, learning alot about other countries and cultures, gives one a better appreciation for what we have now, and what they all had to go thru so that we can have , what we do. and i love Tony and Phil and all the team.

[@mirandamom1346]

“Phil and his merry men...” Ha!

[@kathycarlson7947]

Another one that takes my breath away. Thank you! Mick and Francis--what a combo!

[@peterebel]

Phil drinks beer instead of champagne. Good man.

[@kenhill5646]

Not Somerset. It's Devonshire. Compelling Sunday evening viewing in the 90s. My wife's jam scones and Time team. Perfect!

[@C.Double.]

Time Team reminds me of "my" good old days of educational and fun TV in the 90s... back when the history channel was about um... history. So many good shows back then...

[@robinm3524]

I've been watching this show for a few months.i love British accents..lol..and of course archeology..thanks for posting!

[@michaelrobbins6694]

I've viewed this thrice.. if this is now the Official Time Team Channel.. and credit is paid where due. I'm all for that and bin the others

[@Alastair_]

The fact they added to this feature 4000 years AFTER the original mounds gives you a sense of scale in how long our ancestors practiced their beliefs.

[@harrym9049]

Completely agree. Look at the Ancient Egyptians, they were around for over 6000 years and still worshiped the same gods the entire time. Its just a shame that due to the environment we simply don't know as much about the history of Britain as we do about other parts of the world.

[@TheHudsterProxyian]

Nobody: Geophys: We have problems.

[@TermiteUSA]

I've looked thru all the comments and replies and no one seems to have mentioned an image at about 17:06 while Mr. Phil is explaining the layers he sees there's a gray stone on the right that looks a heck of a lot like it has a face carved into. Did I miss a comment or am I going batty from too much time indoors? Really love this old show and hope it gets afloat again.

[@CaravelKiwi]

The new team have mighty big boots to fill, to say nothing of Great Expectations, lol

[@christinebiada1292]

It does look like a face in that stone. I probably wouldn’t have noticed except I saw your comment.

[@52daa]

I just mentioned that face like carving, you’re not crazy! Cause I’m not crazy 🤣🤔

[@peanut71968]

Yes, mistitled but very fun and interesting 🧐 Britton certainly has some ancient history! Thanks guys!

[@carrienania9427]

congratulations 200, what an accomplishment. Love you time team!!!!!

[@Auxius.]

Critics of the show often say this is not real archeology. But it continues to inspire and awe people even after the show has ended. They did history a great service of telling their story to as many people as they could.

[@katerinakemp5701]

Yes it is think the critics expect the archeologists to be here longer than 3days, unfortunately they have a limited timescale as they have fulltime jobs as academics at various universities so only get to dig on weekends.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks again. One of my favourites.

[@annazaman9657]

Not Buck mill. This is Reservoir Rituals

[@tps607]

yep they need to rewrite the title and description...

[@Gremriel]

Always nice to watch an episode I haven't seen before (and I have watched most of them)!

[@ne0n1880]

Thank you very much

[@glendamears3618]

Congratulations for back in the day 🎉 GREAT stuff 😊❤❤❤

[@jimherron5540]

Wonderful episode!

[@RandyH400]

I love the shows thanks

[@johnhanson5943]

Fantastic!

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@leonthompson3433]

Fantastic, live on Dartmoor, so can find you a couple hundred sites like this if you'd like to come back. Magnificent prehistoric landscape. Great show,

[@garguntoter]

Love it that Phil's bubbly came hopps and other grains and not grapes, lol.

[@harbourdogNL]

2:53 Francis Pryor speaks for 10 seconds without using the word 'ritual'. Must be a record!

[@mhpupacios]

Was there any analysis of the orientation of the site - eg with rising or setting sun over the annual cycle or planets or stars. That would be a fascinating overlay - particularly as the site runs along an orientation of the valley

[@patrickbehrend5403]

I have been binging Time Team for the last two weeks and its a really fantastic programme. I may have developed quite a crush on Faye too.....

[@JeffinBville]

Francis is in his element. If he found an outhouse he'd tie it to ritual use.

[@cs_fl5048]

He could find ritual in my left shoe.

[@katerinakemp5701]

Lol I have a daily ritual with my bog.

[@danahagele9005]

Good for you

[@SimonSozzi7258]

Everyone is always hungover 😅

[@casfacto]

Things I like: Phil talking, Tony swinging his left arm really hard as he walks fast. Things I don't like: talking about the three day thing... Don't care. I'd rather see more trowel work than three day talk.

[@Atomsk102]

I'm sure Basil Fawlty had some choice words to say about the lack of drinking water in Torquay.

[@b-positiveginny]

Nice💪🏽

[@christinem3914]

This episode is actually called “Reservoir Rituals” and its location is in Devon.

[@abigailgerlach5443]

I think the whole thing is an ancient, well-planned, organized...river bottom.

[@hollymunford6857]

Great

[@mackdarwinian8054]

bummer, no closed caption for this one.

[@louisl.8724]

could the site be a fish catchment inclosement using rocks?

[@LeeGee]

This isn't Somerset,ofc

[@nkkromhof]

I'm afraid this is another mislabeled upload... This is available elsewhere on YT as "Reservoir Rituals" on the Timeline channel

[@JohnnySteam]

This is not season 18 episode 10 "Buck Mill, Somerset - Search for the Domesday Mill"

[@Adalwolf17]

​@@JohnnySteam No this is season 18 episode 1 Reservoir Rituals.

[@JohnnySteam]

@@Adalwolf17 is it? Oo. Okay, thanks. I checked on TVDB to get the title. But yes, now I see you are right. Thanks. My bad.

[@Adalwolf17]

@@JohnnySteam You're welcome. I double checked myself on amazon video and imdb as well. lol

[@Adalwolf17]

@@JohnnySteam Still a good episode as they all are

[@katherinecooper6159]

Tony is somewhat interesting. He used the 'royal we' and talked about how he had as if he is an archaeologist - which he is not.

[@realkingdiv]

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[@joshdaws1151]

"Holes, we've dug holes!"

[@GS-lh1se]

Nice that you keep posting the episodes, but use 1080p instead of 720p, please. Timeline did post this episode earlier this year using 1080p so it can't be a case of not having access to good enough material.

[@benediktmorak4409]

a -mini - Stonehenge? suppose there must have been a reason why big stones were always arranged in a circle?

[@user-og1ne7wz6g]

Season 18, Episode 1 - Reservoir Rituals, Tottiford Reservoir, aired 2011-02-06

[@TeresaTrimm]

#ReservoirRituals was first aired February 6, 2011.

[@zak-a-roo264]

I beleive the Buckmill episode misadvertised here is actually Season 18 episode 10 "The Domesday Mill" episode. Its here on youtube.

[@melaniecarver5719]

That Tony is hilarious.

[@unclerojelio6320]

Helen!

[@glennwallaceweitz]

I wonder if those "cairns" were where the mule carts dumped their loads of stones.

[@SigEpBlue]

I'm about 10 years late, but Faye's a looker!

[@its_jjk]

Their legs must have been burning dragging the radar through the mud

[@chrisbassett8996]

A glass of cheap white wine, I'm sure that is an incentive.

[@Adalwolf17]

Thanks for uploading but please stop mislabeling these.......

[@zanneBC]

You have all become Mudlarkers!

[@Liquessen]

The thumbnail looks very different from the ep itself :P

[@workingguy6666]

Francis seems to want everything to be connected and grand a little too much.

[@shayleebell9206]

this is the 200th episode S18E01

[@iceetmarne3571]

This isnt Somerset its Devon and this is not a mill, it's an iron age causeway in a reservoir if memory serves.

[@eduardogutierrez4698]

9:36 Isn't he the man who appears in the Vespasian documentary?

[@DavidSmith-yx7kn]

I feel sorry for Matt

[@annerimler]

How are all of these episodes misidentified and not corrected?

[@topdeck55]

This is s18e01 Tottiford Reservoir, Devon - Reservoir Rituals and not s18e10 Buck Mill, Somerset - Search for the Domesday Mill

[@alienmozart9902]

One day they'll uncover an ancient stone, and it says "I daresay that time travel is a bad idea"

[@coloringwithd]

this isnt new, it was already posted some time ago

[@aldoboeddha38]

Please higher resolution, 720 p is average at best. Thanks!

[@thomasbernecky2078]

Why is this mis-labeled: this is not the Buck Mill Domesday episode I'm pretty sure?

[@GiGiGoesShopping]

Torquay ? Did you billet at Faulty Towers 😏?

[@bethhelminiak5063]

Excellent episode, but the Title and Blurb have this episode as Buck Mill....

[@annk.8750]

This is another one where the episode does not match the description. I'm getting the muddy excavation at the foot of a drained reservoir, not a mill and water wheel. Someone seems to have mixed up the captions!

[@spacecowboy2k]

Aww maaan not Buck Mill! :/

[@52daa]

At 17:21 does anyone else see a face in that stone to the right of the screen? Spooky

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🖖🏼🍺🏍

[@callmemonkh9020]

It REALLY WAS ANNOYING...for mick to be in attendance, the days HE WASNT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE!!!! Ugh.

[@pargaras]

Bloody Victorians trolling modern archaeologists

[@kacperwoch4368]

8:43 ''ritual" means "we don't know"

[@karlkarlos3545]

Prehistoric means we have to use our brains because there are no written documents. Stop trying to be such a....

[@rodgercozart5130]

The description doesn't match the episode?

[@callmemonkh9020]

john gator is miserable WHENEVER he's there....

[@danahagele9005]

Ok mean

[@thesilverfamily]

Francis drives me crazy. He seems to make it up as he goes along.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Mainstream Archaeologists have such a weakness for "Weaving of a Story", that I feel "They are the far greater Myth Makers than any Ancient accused of such". They are Dogmatic about their 19th Century Theory and the Paradigm the Wove with Their Stories. That stands in opposition to the "Standards of Science and Research", *ya can't hold a Theory as if it were a Fact.* Objectivity is 🔑 I agree with your statement.

[@nsellars5788]

🥐

[@Exiledk]

A lot of guesswork going on here... I'm not sure I believe a word of it. We can only speculate about was going on in the bronze age but I don't think those people were so hell bent on "ritual".

[@stephanieh.777]

"Ritual" is their catch-all term for "we have no clue". I'm sure the ancient people would say something like, "That? Oh, I used it to fasten my boots because I couldn't be bothered to make leather strips" or "it was a toy for my children"...

[@katerinakemp5701]

Lol Francis love the ritual angle haha.

[@kiwilockpicker5782]

i love these shows and love the archeology.. but i do hate that Tony tries to drag drama into each show by being very negative,.. its the only bit i dont like