Roman Ruins In Greenwich Park | FULL EPISODE | Time Team

The Time Team discovers a rare inscribed Roman stone, a tile bearing the letters PPBR and new evidence on the position of the famous Roman road - Watling Street - in Greenwich Park.
Series 7, Episode 11.
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[@Missangie827]

Robin always looks as dapper as he sounds! who else wears a cardigan and a snazzy matching hat band with a bow tie no less?

[@hollyevolving]

Tony always does such a great job of asking the questions that a non-archaeologist needs to have answered in order to fully take in the work.

[@ShalomMichael]

"I've seen better holes on badger watch," Tony says to Phil. Love their interaction over the years.

[@nolasmith7687]

Stuart’s determination in hunting down ancient records to find present day relevance astounds me. Hats off to you sir! Have they dug the section of Roman road since this program was made?

[@bethbartlett5692]

I find it feels so endearing that the Security Guard, who spends so much of his time on the property, was asked to indulge in the digging. That is quite noteworthy of someone with the Production of "Time Team".

[@nbk9372]

Police Constable assigned to Greenwich Park, big difference is he has ordinance/law enforcement authority and security guard doesn't. He will be telling his grand kids the highlight of his career was taking part in discovering what was below the monument he patrolled for years. :o)

[@marthas8108]

Watching Tony's interview with the media brought home to me how good he is at what he does. Up to now I'd been focused on the scientists and the archeology, but his ability to put the story forward so compellingly is key to the program, I know realize.

[@newwavepop]

so one Roman citizen that was lost to the ages is now known again almost 2000 years after his passing, thanks to hos donation to the temple.

[@philjohnson1744]

Victor is an amazing pillar of the team.

[@philipross2013]

Just what I was thinking , I couldn't trace his drawings and as for the fresco ,such talent.

[@flitsertheo]

@@philipross2013 You should look for the books "Recreating the Past" or "Drawing on Archeology" with Victor Ambrus and Mick Aston as co-authors.

[@russellball4053]

RIP Victor Ambrus (19 August 1935 - 10 February 2021)🥺

[@nolasmith7687]

@@russellball4053 what a sad loss!

[@ashaw3737]

It is very charming how happy and excited they get when they find something remarkable.

[@Reijack]

The look on Guy's face when he saw the inscription was amazing

[@Monica_Baja]

Watching these shows has seriously kept me sane over this pandemic/lock downs 👍🏼😎🍍❤️🌹

[@elisa8044]

Unddouptly true, @monica ! Two yers and "dejá" in the porsuit with correct vacinations...So help us God but Time Team helps because mantein ours history as a Planet...Changing ...but who knows where those hard experiances will bring us all...If it's hard in Britain, just imagine in BRASIL!....Exactly I'm a Brazilian keeping my fingers crossed that in the next elections here, we will bring back the comon people to help ALL and not only few... Ops sorry that's not the space for those coments... YES TIME TEAM it's heping me to relax and ENJOY your work in all scales discovering literarly the PAST to respect the PRESENT and prepare the FUTURE!!!! Thanks again!!!!

[@backyardprovence]

The officer actually came back and helped with the dig! I love Time Team, the shows are so addictive and I wish they'd bring it back. There has to be enough ruins in the UK to provide decades more episodes!

[@terryrussel3369]

Wouldn't hurt to set up shop in multiple countries. Pro's and amateur's are digging up amazing new things everywhere.

[@dba750]

You're an intelligent merican.....Europe has archeology dating back billions of years merican

[@2Travelis2Live]

@@dba750 Since humans have been in existence about 200,000 years and our ancestors about 6 million years, Europe exceeds my expectations.

[@Just_Sara]

Hey, you're getting your wish a bit, they're going to make more!

[@shawnsanborn2057]

Sure hope there is some kind of continuation of this. However some of those guys must ne getting very okd.

[@bethbartlett5692]

*Stewart is Boss!* 🏆 He knows his stuff!

[@bennettCW865]

Phil’s style is always one of the highlights of the episodes.

[@ruthsmith2434]

Yes, I'm always interested in what Phil is doing.

[@karebear7669]

Yes, I agree! It's also funny watching him and Tony's friendly banter 😆

[@Monica_Baja]

💯

[@wackyd9863]

style? yeah, i guess it does look like he showered for this episode.

[@vanmeier9805]

I loved the dissolve from the woman at the original dig, dressed head to toe in hat, cloak and long dress to Carenza in a tank top, shorts and trainers! So interesting to see how women's fashion has evolved!

[@kactus_3008]

So interesting how women have evolved, or...

[@Justforfun-wq7mr]

I watch an episode once a day after work to relax. Team Time is true bliss....

[@Invictus13666]

You really need a girlfriend.

[@BI-du1nl]

I can't get enough of the paintings.

[@ricardograf6393]

Geo Fizz Square Dance ... hillarious! Time Team at his best high tide!

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

I loved the editor's choice of music for that initial surveying & digging sequence!! It matched so well to the tempo and turning nature of their movements 😂 The show editors tend to go a bit unsung by Time Team fans, but I think they do a really excellent job...

[@maxdecphoenix]

lol at the kids when they unveilled the fresco and it's a topless girl. The boy didn't know if he was supposed to clap or look away, so he did both.

[@dlschgo]

He'd (the artist) would be arrested by the Community Police in today's London.

[@weerwolfproductions]

@@dlschgo No he wouldn't. Since there's no Community Police. Also: art like that is quite common in the public space all over Europe.

[@mjrussell414]

I love when they show how the ancient buildings most likely would have looked like at the site. So cool.

[@johnvonundzu2170]

Victor's fresco of Venus incorporates the pose of the statuary arm/hand found in 1902/03.

[@tpseeker3367]

Thank You Time Team for posting these vids. Can't ask for a better escape from what's happening around the world while learning at the same time.

[@Fush1234]

Um...you are aware this is 5 years old ?

[@puppy2haley]

@@Fush1234 ummm NOOO……… I bet ALL watching these vids, including YOU!!, seriously thought this was shot yesterday!! (Num nuts! We can still watch older videos/movies, etc) 🙄🙄

[@liviia305]

Hear! Hear! Love Time Team and all its iterations.

[@karebear7669]

I am obsessed with Time Team! Cheers from the US!

[@nevillemignot1681]

For a long term Time Team watcher this episode confirms how how certain people act, Phil is very anxious to start digging almost the same time he 1st arrived at the site in this episode, while Mick takes a completely different view of a much more measured and slower approach. I would guess that most times they would compliment each other, but at times Mick becomes rather fustrated at the rush to get things under way, without in his mind doing the proper planning on a site.

[@karanfield4229]

I love english history. I guess being in New Zealand, we get excited to find an old enamel basin from 1920!!! Our country is rather young. It's magical watching Time Team, Tony Robinson is completely perfect for the role.

[@nolasmith7687]

Yep. That’s how I feel about archeology here in Australia. The aboriginals were very clever at living off the land and not wrecking habitats but it leaves no traces except the occasional midden of oyster shells.and after you have dug a couple of those it soon grows boring. I’d love to have been born in the UK and had the opportunity to dig over there… or around the Med… ahhh the stuff dreams are made of.

[@NoelG702]

Robin and Guy are my favorite Time Team experts.

[@maddog2771]

PHIL IS MY HERO . PHIL IS THE TRUE MASTER OF THE TRENCHES

[@kathycarlson7947]

What an amazing record of a fabulous dig! I still have chills from seeing that inscribed tablet discovered and researched. Thank you for shining some light today. Grateful.

[@harkinsclark1417]

Back in the 1980s I dug up parts of a bowl in Northamptonshire just like the one at 22:17 I was a child at the time and had no idea what it was until just now.

[@karanfield4229]

Oh gosh, i guess u don't have it now! Go back to the place u found it and u might find other things!?🙏💕

[@jodyshepard9482]

Good grief! I've started dreaming about digs in the UK. Wish I could have known some of these folks in this series. Thanks so much!

[@Strothy2]

Stewards surveying skills are stunning... I can only imagine how many years of training it took

[@the_videomatic]

His revelations are always amazing. "I discovered these three dried leaves which indicate the presence of a Roman road". Uh what

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

@@the_videomatic Spot the squirrel! Unfortunately it wasn't wearing a toga, That would have been definite evidence! :))

[@philipross2013]

@@hogwashmcturnip8930 I saw that too , post Roman I thought .

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

@@philipross2013 Saxon possibly? You could tell by the way he was hiding his nuts! Roman squirrels would have been very fond of displaying them in the bath house!

[@philipross2013]

@@hogwashmcturnip8930 Ha ha I liked that.

[@Kaaxe]

that artist they have drawing these scenes is amazing, I'd love to see a gallery/database of his work

[@classicambo9781]

Victor Ambros - he has done a lot of wonderful illustration work like Black beauty books etc.

[@marieanderson6311]

Phil!!! What a guy!

[@BoredCertified]

Gee-OH-Fizz!! I love these shows!

[@YsabetJustYsabet]

One of the few episodes I haven't watched yet-- that was just fantastic! Gave me shivers (and made me want to fly back to London and see the Park.) Time Team, you never fail to entertain and instruct! (Also, Phil in his little shorts always makes me grin.)

[@YvonneWatson-ff5ex]

I’ve been waiting for someone to mention those shorts 😂

[@1701enter]

Cracking good stuff thank you so much for allowing these programs to be seen again

[@watermunteconomie3938]

Fantastic, love how 3D image gives us a visual. Great job to all involved.

[@billtheunjust]

Was that an engine valve on the dry erase board when showing the Roman coins? 🤣

[@Bareego]

Remember when the credo of a public broadcaster was to entertain and educate. If only this was still the main thing. Also nobody knows more about walls, mortar and flaked flint than Phil, I suspect I watch some episodes just to see what he was up to. Loved how giddy they got over the bit of inscripted stone. Did you see the squirrel at 39:52 ?

[@Palm_Mute]

40:41 i’ve never seen anybody use a shovel as a foothold like that before. Very cool

[@wes9451]

Man is tired and a bit burned out in the sun and puts the Roseta stone of the entire site in the finds box without a second thought... everyone gives him hell about it!

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

I guess you've not flipped bs with a friend 😊

[@jjohnston8253]

Excellent episode; the fact that it has over 298k views is encouraging

[@lucilletupis3689]

I hope they start bringing more full episodes it's really interesting to watch. Dig on!

[@sharonarmstrong1016]

Wondering if the Roman's in heaven are looking down and saying..."Oh that is where I dropped that" lol

[@melissag2571]

It's so funny seeing the Greenwich Millennium Dome in the back there knowing that there's a Blackadder show running with Tony in it there! If Series 7 is 2001, I would have been there just the year before!

[@glendamears3618]

It's such an amazing program that appeals to most of society. These guys are all loved and admired 😊❤❤❤

[@PtolemyJones]

Good stuff, always a joy to find one I haven't seen before. This was a top notch episode, in my opinion.

[@motaman8074]

That was an exceptional episode 👏

[@philipross2013]

I thought it was too. The fresco , the inscriptions in the 2 tiles , all came together as maybe one of the best TT episodes.

[@ruthanneseven]

Can you just imagine if much more time had been allowed for a more comprehensive thorough dig? My instincts say keep digging! Glorious stuff!

[@Jarooosa]

"time capsule on the meridian", brilliant from Stuart.

[@madcowusa4277]

I fall asleep to Time Team and watch the half I missed in the morning. Predictable cadence, familiar voices and really interesting to watch. The intro drum music has always been a tad too loud however.

[@Ritzi66]

I do that all the time .. the British accent puts me at ease

[@javajoe668]

I love this show. Thank You for sharing!

[@Liz-sc5dg]

49.25 is a fantastic moment over an amazing find. Love it!!

[@jacquymengal3069]

Thank you ! Really exciting.

[@danieln6356]

Wow what a time really delve into Roman/Greek history. So much happening these days!

[@doitatit]

This dig has been pure gold, and a real thrill to watch. Thank you once again to the Time Team.

[@lindahughes2289]

ALL THE BEST PEOPLE IN THIS EPISODE !!!! THANK YOU !

[@kiwibird8441]

Lol Mick "Ohh Roman polythene" 22:48

[@simonpotter7534]

that bit where Mick Aston tutted at the unmethodical work of previous generations archeologists.

[@anna_in_aotearoa3166]

Definitely makes one wonder what future archeologists will be complaining about in our contemporary digs 🤭 It's a significantly different kettle of fish in many ways though, as the science itself didn't definitively exist in the early 1900s - it was largely a rich man's hobby rather than an academic field.

[@andysway6011]

amazing that the government even allows them to do this stuff it's so great!

[@Invictus13666]

What’s amazing? Be specific.

[@Mimzie-Arizona]

Fascinating that right under their feet are amazing things

[@fieroboom]

Coarse sand, goat hair, & lime plaster = Roman Fiberglass Body Filler...

[@coloringwithd]

Very cool. This reminds me of when I burried (sp) a book and some cars in a hole in the background to dig up later. I forgot about it. Three years later I was digging in the ground and I found parts of the book and the cars. Thank you for sharing ♥♥♥

[@ShepStevVidEOs]

Usually they eat at the end, something from the time period. But that picnic looked good. Too many people for so little food.

[@r.deeblanche6939]

I’m already salivating over that picnic.

[@shieldofthebear1784]

I love this show Time Team! Please don't stop making these.

[@RKHageman]

This is in Season 7 out of 20, filmed 2001, so there are loads more episodes to enjoy! 🏺🗡️

[@shieldofthebear1784]

@@RKHageman I figured that out eventually. Still love the show, but it's not the same without Tony.

[@Biofilmz]

They were really at their peak! Robin Bush was such a loss.

[@ralphgeigner3011]

Always excellent ! Would be nice if ? Victors art work was able to be purchased.

[@thanrose]

Victor Ambrus, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Ambrus , 85 and alive, tons of books and illos and awards. You can find his work on any of the big sites like Amazon and Ebay, plus he's in galleries and bookstores.

[@Invictus13666]

@@thanrose he’s dead.

[@unicornzNbeez]

I love this show ..so fascinating!!!!!

[@glendamears3618]

Great fresco amazing work from Victor and friends 😊❤❤

[@punksci6879]

Any chance of getting you guys to add the original air dates for the episodes? Cataloguing data is important for archaeology after all.

[@danielleswan3602]

PunkSci man, I would love that.

[@davidlightman6801]

12 March 2000 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Time_Team_episodes

[@punksci6879]

@@davidlightman6801 Yeah but I'm lazy and that takes more clicks than just looking in the description. XD

[@punksci6879]

@Brisdad53 You're subbed to Steven Crowder.

[@YvonneWatson-ff5ex]

Every episode I watch I think it’s the best one so far but this one really is 😂

[@Hillol_Brahma21]

9:04 we can see Tony enjoy the environment.... 9:14 we can see Tony watching towards the camera n may be wondering whats goin onn n running towards it.... 9:28 direct in the action

[@scottzehrung4829]

39:34 Was anyone else reminded of the groundhog in Caddyshack when Stewart popped up?

[@robindavies5579]

Reality TV as it should be made.

[@terrylyn]

32:33 one of all time best Time Team moments.

[@MoggiesTen]

Loved the do-si-do music over the geo-phys dance and obligatory shots of Phil's thighs.

[@victoriahunter4684]

He does have nice legs here

[@CanChikMay]

Wonderful narration, sir tony..

[@mammamiia08]

Why have you guys stopped with the CC? Even if it's just automatic it still helps me a lot as I'm hard of hearing. Please I want to continue to enjoy your episodes!!

[@theorganguy]

I think it takes youtube a while to do that... come back in a day or two...

[@mammamiia08]

@@theorganguy i don't think it's KZbin. One, it usually work immediately as long the publisher has allowed it. Two, the episode before this one also miss subs, and that was a while ago.

[@mammamiia08]

@Brisdad53 Yes I know that, but the one putting out the vids still have to allow YT to use it. Like, simply clicking a button to get automatic subs. It's not hard so I really hope they could do that.

[@juliesiefke1173]

I appreciate CC sometimes too. But it annoys me when it’s wrong. It was available on Amazon Prime in the US. King Offa was transcribed as King Arthur and geophys became geofizz. I wonder what flavor GeoFizz is?

[@robinm3524]

Very good episode

[@Go-tee71]

Tony at 28:07..then a pick-axe(?) comes into view ha ha! 😆 Classic!

[@ErnestoBrausewind]

Hehehee that 90ies iMac - got one of those when I started Design college back in the stone age

[@bethbartlett5692]

*Roman Concrete was Etruscian, as were the Aquaducts.* I really like Coin, Art, Complete/Near Complete Pottery and Jewelry Finds. It's such a "unique feeling to observe the creative works of others, particularly Ancient or Historic other Humans/Bipedals. If we were fully authentic to this planet, "we wouldn't need clothes". *I suspect the Neanderthals had body hair, didn't need clothing. After all, their exterior/dermal image was created by "Archaeologists and Artists".*

[@annpartoon5300]

Love the full screen

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@alanmoffat4680]

Cinnabar red, a mercury sulphide mineral, is just what you want for an indoor wall paint. Just add some asbestos fibers for a textured finish. Last a lifetime, however short it may be

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

Thanks couldn't rember what was wrong with cinnabar 😊

[@Kholdaimon]

11:48 A day and a half's pay equals 20 pounds?? Wow, archaeologists don't earn a lot of money do they?!

[@georgedorn1022]

No. Archaeology is one of the very lowest paying graduate level professions in the UK.

[@petertaylor4980]

On the other hand, assuming they're paid minimum wage, they only have to work about an 8 hour week, so there's plenty of time to moonlight as something else.

[@ruthanneseven]

Doing the love and passion of one's profession at all is priceless! There are so many dull jobs out there in comparison! Doing what you love is not working, it's an adventure!

[@davidkettell5726]

i love Carenza Lewis.

[@Liz-sc5dg]

I spotted a digger wearing a famous PEI dirt shirt, all the way from PEI Canada, just after Guy departs with the find. 35:18.

[@abitdazed]

27:06 Who had the spare cylinder valve just casually used as a weight lol?

[@Lady_Bird_420]

Ok, where I live (USA), we don't usually drink alcohol with breakfast. Anyone !?!

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Where I live (USA) we do. 😁

[@victoriahunter4684]

It is after midday somewhere in the world.

[@corneliawissing7950]

Has anybody ever explained the 3-day limitation? If so, where and when?

[@abstractdream001]

After Mick and Tim Taylor finished Time Signs in 1991, Tim was lamenting that he couldn't do more like it because of the budget required for full scale digs and Mick said it could be done in 3 days if the right people were brought together. Thus was born TT!

[@corneliawissing7950]

@@abstractdream001 , Thank you, Sir! Now I have learned something I didn't know before!

[@123gh]

any finds at that park since this was filmed?

[@Invictus13666]

It’s like you don’t have access to an internet of your own.

[@TeresaTrimm]

First aired March 12, 2000.

[@PhiloYT1]

Thank you Teresa! I wish the channel would put that information in the description. Right now, I have to rely on how much hair Tony has on his head to date these!

[@fieroboom]

"The name is Prime... Optimus Maximus Prime..."

[@gibbersking6575]

(39:10) Fort? But no hobnails found and if I've learned properly from watching all of the Time Team episodes (happily, several times over!), hobnails would be ubiquitous finds at a site containing a Roman fort. (Sir Tony has also improved my vocabulary.) I don't know....

[@DodiTov]

The type of fort you're thinking of is a military installation, for the purpose of defense. In this case, it's an enclosure *maintained* by the military, so a hobnail wouldn't necessarily be found. As they pointed out, this place was a worship center, so while it was technically a fort, its purpose was for morale not for defense.

[@gibbersking6575]

@@DodiTov Learn something every day. Thank you! Well explained, if I may say so.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Roman soldiers were often buried with their boots, so the hobnails are found in graves.

[@maddog2771]

Was here September 2020

[@ShortBusScotty]

Smart house... I thought that was a new thing.

[@DodiTov]

They are talking about a posh mansion, not an electronically wired home.

[@muzicfreek1986]

Doubt my question will be seen or even answered now, so many years have passed, but has anymore archeological digs been done on this site to expose more of the buildings? I'm always curious about follow-ups to these finds. Are the rest of the buildings exposed? Do they get some kind of marker or protection? I am beyond fascinated and curious.

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

Don't know if it will help some people look up the site on Google earth Don't know how myself 😊

[@WhiteCamry]

Carenza Lewis looks a bit like the woman in the photo @ 6:09

[@micheleploeser7720]

Which trench did the find of a Valve (from a modern engine) come out of???

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

I think it was just a weight for the paper 😊