Time Team S07E10 sutton,.hereford

Time Team head for Herefordshire in search of the Royal palace of the great Anglo-Saxon leader, King Offa, who ruled the kingdom of Mercia from 757 to 796.
Records show that Offa had a grand palace in the area but its exact location has never been discovered.

[@cyclingnerddelux698]

Lovely episode. RIP Mick. You were a grad man.

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

Only until it goes away I bet it's how he'd have wanted. Seemed more with times than people, can respect him for that.😊

[@enyabroc1624]

Mick Aston, wonderful man, archaeologist, 'ageless Bede'... Rest in peace, sir. You will always be remembered. Cheers. 💐

[@TheShootist]

didn't age well Bede. mick was a physical wreck at 66.

[@cosmicthunder29]

He doesn't read KZbin comments anymore.

[@PamelaTallant]

I completely disagree to the comment re: thinking that Mick was a physical wreck at 66. In fact, he was a 66 year old man who put in 10 hour days climbing in and out of trenches, running all over sites in sometimes dreadful weather, engaging his very sharp mind and maintaining a good attitude...I would call that a remarkably fit and vital 66 year old man!

[@deborahparham3783]

​@@PamelaTallant Well said and thank you.

[@matthewgauthier7251]

I often wonder how much time is spent after , cleaning up and restoring the sites. And people employed that you never see. Love this show. Discovered it rather late.

[@jeffreychurch2018]

Sometimes they don't clean it up but turn the work over to other archaeologists such as English Heritage. Other times they try to restore the area as well as possible and as quickly. Using the trenchers they can do a fast job of returning the soil and turf

[@MrAlumni72]

I always enjoy how they manage to get the local kids involved in some way. A fantastic way to get them interested in archaeology and their local history.

[@Gitarzan66]

+MrAlumni72 I just watched one about Hylton castle were they had 2 boys that were suspended from school. LOL maybe a shape up program of sorts? Anyway I love this show. Best reality show ever.

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

​@Gitarzan66 my suspension was rewarded with chores and extra school work.....

[@stauffap]

It's amazing what they see, that normal people just would never recognize or notice. Due to their expertise a whole other world is accesible to them, that remains hidden to most. Amazing.

[@lisatempleton987]

“You lift, and I’ll grunt….Is that going to need lubrication?” When Phil said this I died laughing. The way it came across. My mind just went there, lol.

[@philipross2013]

What a wonderful long series. Fascinating for the viewer , for the people living close to these sites and in some cases re-writing the history books. Great characters on the digs but sad to learn on Mick Aston's death yesterday. thanks for uploading all these programs.

[@lennytyler1571]

Mick's Passing was very sad news, he seemed to be a wonderful guy.

[@Wally-H]

Yes it was. The exact cause of his death was never publicly announced but it would be fair to say his falling out with Time Team broke his heart. This show really was his baby. He passed away only a year or so after leaving the team

[@michaelmccaffery2684]

@@Wally-H Brain hemorrhage according to wikipedia

[@meemurthelemur4811]

@@Wally-H multiple sources say brain hemorrhage. He had also had one back in 2003, but survived that one.

[@BlitzMekanika]

We still have all the old episodes and the books he wrote. 😊

[@stannousflouride8372]

The original parch mark laden field is here: 52.109718ºN, 2.703693ºW And the knoll is here: 52.111020ºN, 2.698722ºW

[@charmedquark11]

thanks so very much for uploading one of my favorite shows

[@patriciaheil6811]

mortar mixers like the one Phil helped build were in use up through mechanized times; one name for them was pugger. A pugger was a key piece of evidence in the 1913 Kiev trial of Mendel Beilis on false murder charges. The prosecution story was that Beilis grabbed a kid who had been riding the crossbeam of the pugger while a harnessed horse rotated it to mix up clay for bricks. In fact there were no horses at the factory when the victim died; they had been sold off for the winter and new ones weren't bought until a month later after Easter. I blogged the first complete English translation of the transcript from this trial.

[@timsanders4621]

It's so cool to see grown archeologists turning kids as they make discoveries.

[@13ECHO20]

"Watch yer fingers there. I'm still diggin'..." lol

[@blaggercoyote]

I have mixed lime mortar with a shovel and it is darned hard work!

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks so much for posting

[@MeMommyEms]

Stewart is always right. 😉👍🏻

[@ian_b]

33:57 "Oh hello I had no idea you were going to turn up despite setting all this up with your production assistant before the cameras started rolling".

[@dmcgee3]

Kinda wish we had gotten more of Alan Vince as the pottery expert, he’s great

[@Libbathegreat]

I find it funny how they "just wander up" to people's houses to ask permission to dig and never find the landowner in their bathrobe with their hair in curlers. It's almost like they know they're coming.

[@DAYBROK3]

you know when you have a film crew in the area

[@margomoore4527]

The show probably requires a bit of local contact to prepare for the dig. They wouldn’t want to put people on the spot. If a local homeowner wasn’t interested, we’d never see the refusal.

[@Exiledk]

What's down there? We don't know. Can we dig it? No. it's scheduled. Why? Because something's down there. What's down there? We don't know. Could be a big old chunk of granite. Could be something fantastic. We'll never know, because it's scheduled. Ridiculous.

[@Libbathegreat]

HAHAHAHHAHAHA you nailed it

[@benediktmorak4409]

more lumps and bumps and i love it!!

[@arthursid1129]

Love the sound of that wood cracking. A Zen master's delight indeed.

[@ancilodon]

Freens Court. Not to be confused with the very short lived Peek Freans Court which struggled with Viking raids for its fruit and creme fillings. Sadly, not even the foundations have survived; the local peasantry robbed out the remains for dunking in their tea.

[@maeve4686]

Phil's birthday is coming up on January 25th. I don't know if he ever looks at these comments, but let's wish him a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PHIL HARDING!!! (shhh, it's #70!!!) Maybe someone will tell him to check this out. His other social media look like they've not been been checked since 2015. We fans can at least try!

[@meemurthelemur4811]

Best chance would be to post on the official TT KZbin channel (sorry I'm a bit late, maybe next year 🙂)

[@maeve4686]

@@meemurthelemur4811 Thanks. I posted this on several shows in January with Reijer Zaaigers as producer on utube. If we start early for next year, we may make it to someone who knows him and will pass it on. He's still listed as an employee at Wessex (sp?) Archaeology . I'd feel like a stalker if I sent a card there. I'm barely computer literate so sending a card from creating something online for folks to sign is out of my league. Any ideas? You're the first to reach out tho I got a smattering of likes. Again, thanks. I live in the states and have no knowledge of English politeness and courtesy when it comes to these matters. I did check his social media he has, but nothing has been added since 2015. Cheers Cynthia...

[@deborahparham3783]

Rewatching this on January 24th, 2024. Phil will be 74 tomorrow. Happy birthday Phil where ever you are now. Love that man forever.

[@victoriaeads6126]

33:50 or so...Mrs. Harper says what many of us are thinking: Time Team? GO FOR IT! 😂😍

[@TermiteUSA]

Imagine Dinner with Phil whipping out his dress trowel and carving up a big ole goose or turkey. _"OI, GIT YOR FINGERS PUT TH'E WAY, OI'MGITTIN THERE..." Cheers y'all.

[@eileenflute9382]

31:17 is that a little Mick Aston doll complete with stripy jumper, next to the computer?

[@Wally-H]

Yes, it makes an appearance in a number of other episodes too if you look for it. They never did mention it in the programme but I always wondered if it had been made and sent in by an enthusiastic viewer

[@janielaurel]

@@Wally-H - 0h golly, I've seen this episode twice in the past (I keep coming back to Time Team for the ultimate de-stress tool) and I had NEVER seen the little Mick Aston doll. That's so cute!

[@meemurthelemur4811]

@@janielaurel start looking in season2. Ther are a couple of different dolls. They always pop up in the situation room. Happy hunting!😋

[@victoriaeads6126]

Most definitely! Good spotting!!

[@Chubachus]

Always amazes me to see evidence of old building fires.

[@Raycheetah]

The search for the palace... Offa-gain, on again! =^[.]~=

[@Psychlist1972]

That Mick doll at 32:52

[@CologneCarter]

Jehan SanzTerre No. they don't play a game on Tony. This is the the part played to entertain the audience. It's the same with his seemingly stupid question, impatience for results and other shenanigans. Everyone knows whats going on and plays along for the audience. Everything they are doing is well planned out - except for what they really will find. Don't forget, they are at the side for 72 hours and only 45 mins are on display. Those 45 mins may or may not display a real moment. More often as not they don't, but are are just show for the audience. I seriously even doubt the timeline of the finds. I suspect they keep key elements for suspense and display it as last minute solves. How else would any viewer be kept to watch until the show is over?

[@MrAlumni72]

CologneCarter Indeed - you can sometimes tell if a moment is spontaneous or if it's planned, even if only an hour or less beforehand. Ever notice how Tony will come along and say "So, Phil, do you have anything for us?" and of course Phil just happens to have 'just' found something interesting. Same with when they call Robin, if he's off somewhere doing research. He 'just discovered' something informative. Either the show is full of timing coincidences, they know what he's discovered before they film that call, or what - was he just going to keep it to himself unless they say the magic word? Things like that can be annoying until you put it all in perspective and realize like CologneCarter said - the finished program is only 45 minutes out of 72 hours (minus night-time, of course). It's television trickery of a sort - just not meant to fool anyone, only to condense everything into an entertaining finished product.

[@meemurthelemur4811]

Very well put, both of you.

[@swindonwhite8413]

Best show ever on uk tv, should never have been pulled. Instead we get rubbish like geordie shore !!!

[@areyouavinalaff]

37:00 LOL Phil

[@hemjl4]

Take a look at this Tony, we found the sign that says Saxon was Here.

[@annk.8750]

If they had turned the rotary arm on the mortar mixer upside down (curved side on the bottom) they'd have had less friction.

[@hunter35474]

Is that a Mick Aston doll on the table in the incident room at 31:45?

[@deborahparham3783]

Yes it is. Cute little thing isn't it?

[@uw1955]

"Look at that!" Does Phil know any other words to shout out ;)

[@CologneCarter]

Does he need to? And to answer you question, yes he does. "Stone the crow" is another favorite.

[@Wally-H]

oh, arr

[@Jenalgo]

Phil Had-on is an embarrassing twat. Dismissive of the job of others. Childish humour. Speaks like an imbecilic yokel.

[@tucsonorganist]

How about "Aw! That's crackin'!"

[@suecastillo4056]

I have roots there!🤗🤩‼️❣️

[@steveb1ish]

As Tony uses the primitive tool along with the group of children he exclaims, "It's getting really stiff now!"

[@griffinphillips9698]

I live in Sutton yayyyy .

[@oldtimer5283]

On your own by the looks of it haha

[@annazaman9657]

isn't it odd that the romans built in stone but as soon as they left Brits reverted to wooden buildings

[@cathjj840]

I think they mostly just kept on with their wooden buildings or wattle and daubs. The stone buildings had been either for the handful of 'real' Romans or the local, assimilated elites taking care of Roman business or benefiting from that relationship (many only had a stone base with most the superstructure in wood). The incoming new elites, the Saxons, weren't really stone builders either. Churches and some monasteries seem to have pursued the stone tradition that had likely already been established at the christianization of Britain before the Romans abandoned it. just my opinion

[@cathjj840]

Also, they explained why pottery practically disappeared in Saxon times. Roman pottery, already much finer than locally produced, was inexpensive and massively imported over several centuries. The result was loss of skills and knowledge. People went back to using wooden and leather containers (you throw hot stones into the liquid they contain for cooking), but these don't leave many traces to be found so long afterwards.

[@phoule76]

Romans used wood for roofing.

[@Philrc]

that sand and lime mix would have also had some water added.

[@mikeburgess944]

True, but it would have hardened in the farmer's field.

[@shnops]

I love this series ! However I can't help but think that a preoccupation with the properties of upper class monsters seems like glorifying them !

[@meemurthelemur4811]

I wouldn't say a preoccupation. Those are the remains most likely to be found. There's little trace of the hovels that the poor lived in. The best chance of finding anything would be to look where the more prominent buildings were. They do make effort to find the minor structures that would have been around them, and they do try to find slave housing around Roman structures wherever indicated. But they only have 3 days to find something to show the public. The rest of the excavating is left for others to continue when they leave.

[@tutenvanman2715]

What happens if they dig up Baldricks body, a person can't exist in two time frames at the same time.

[@marilyncuaron3222]

Baldrick didn't die; he just joined King Arthur at Avalon, sleeping until the country is in dire need of them.

[@desmondandson4223]

im really interested in that unusual mower

[@bethbartlett5692]

*Question: for a native of Britain, @ **38:31** the gentleman speaking, "Chris", speech, the way he speaks English, + his voice and diction,* is very *clear.* If I were looking for a *"Speaker"* for Broadcasting, for Public Speaking, for Teaching, (of all the "Time Team" Episodes I've watched), he stands out as "choice" and his accent is much softer. One of my degrees is in Journalism, and one of the focus areas was "Speech, Voice and Diction", necessary for Broadcasting/Public Speaking, thus he caught my attention with great precision of clarity and correctness. My Question is: *What dialect would his accent be attributed to in Britain?* My perspective is from the USA. Thanks, Beth

[@hj.rosing-vaneijk6820]

I would call that RP, received pronunciation. But I'm not a Brit either so someone with a more intimate knowledge could probably give a more detailed view.

[@bethbartlett5692]

@@hj.rosing-vaneijk6820 Thank you for sharing your thought on this.

[@TeresaTrimm]

First aired March 5, 2000.

[@dawngriffin3550]

❤

[@Horseyperson12]

When it's all wood do you call it a palace?

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

Build them with what you have around, I guess.....

[@janielaurel]

I love/hate English Heritage. They want information about a scheduled "monument", in this case potentially Offa's palace in Sutton, but TT can't dig because ... well, it's scheduled. What a screwy system that is. Still, it's a great episode with pretty good outcome.

[@artemismoon1083]

English homeowners are so relaxed about someone digging up their lawn.

[@michaelmelen9062]

The man who owned the field in which the Staffordshire Hoard was found (Fred Johnson) received half of the 3.285 million Pounds raised by the museums. I think I'd be very relaxed at the prospect of some finds!

[@michaelrobbins6694]

@@michaelmelen9062 halved a halved arse chance of a find that he doubted existed. Go a head and detect it.. the detectorist was honest as all get out.

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

10:30 hemp yards??

[@basstrammel1322]

37:24 that's what she said

[@GildaLee27]

Mutton fat. LOL

[@stephenvince9994]

Is it an ancient site?....I'll make you an Offa...

[@earthangel6480]

EARTH ANGEL ♥️. WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE ONLY A THREE DAY LIMIT ?????🤔👍🥰

[@blaggercoyote]

This idea of "scheduled ancient monuments" is big decision into to which, for me, not a lot of thought has gone. It is frankly quite stupid that a professional team like Phil and Mick cannot be very quickly permitted to dig. In France we call such people "fonctionaires" - functionaries.

[@jehansanzterre3956]

I sometimes think it's a cruel game the archaeologists play on Tony,pointing at one anomaly or another,just to see him canter about like a faithful dog.Imagine them later,'down at pub',sharing stories and concocting strategems for the following day.

[@Rbattam]

lol @ tony, 2 seconds pushing, "let stop and have a look" haha hes in pretty bad shape.

[@2gulfalco]

Whenever English Heritage involved you know it's gonna be bad. 😮

[@endrightwinglunacy]

I love this show, but whenever I watch it I always imagine wafts of B.O. coming through the screen lol.

[@cathjj840]

Jus' keepin' it real, eh?

[@oldtimer5283]

Unwashed underwear smells to mind 🙊🙉🙈

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

@@oldtimer5283 Then stop sniffing it and put it in the washer like Normal people dear! Most of us do not know what unwashed underwear smells like, because we Wash it! Hahaha!

[@hogwashmcturnip8930]

@@oldtimer5283 Then stop sniffing it and put it in the washer like Normal people! Most of us don't know what unwashed underwear smells like because we change it and Wash it Hahaha

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

Don’t stand downwind.

[@gregb6469]

Seems like English Heritage jumped in and schedules the site rather hastily; after all, until they actually dug the site, for all they knew it was the remains of a Victorian-era farmstead!

[@annazaman9657]

Greg B they don't have funds to dig up every supposed historic site so they just schedule it for future study

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

your victorian farmstead would be in the records then...which it isnt.

[@cathjj840]

Better safe than sorry. So much has been lost. There's already a lot of cheating by developers and other interested parties about things they happen upon when starting their projects, I would imagine.

[@megelizabeth9492]

I know at some point, English Heritage started calling them in to exploratory digs on sites they didn’t actually know much about to try to establish, what if anything was there, and find dating evidence.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Who came up with the idea to Produce an Archaeology Show, Series; to base it on a "3 Day Dig", get Mainstream Academia to allow such"; and the "Ever get Mainstream Archaeologists, to agree to do it"? I wonder ...

[@deborahparham3783]

That was Mick's idea along with Tim Taylor. The whole concept was to get people exposed to and interested in archaeology. The 3 day limit was to allow the people to work the sites on weekends so as not to interfere with their regular jobs. Worked out pretty well for 20 years.

[@maeve4686]

So, just when they start to dig, the lawn boy from English Heritage decides it's time to mow...Really?

[@annpartoon5300]

they ask them in then put so many restictions even lose co ordinents

[@bethbartlett5692]

The "Potato Field" ... Trace to the Date of "IndovEuropeans" first mention of using and then farming Potatoes, and there one can discern some important Points of History: Potatoes are originally from South America, (not just Sweet Potatoes), and validate this fact + determine that: there was a value of "Global Seafaring". (The Academics that resist Mobility via Waterways can hold their Opinion as long as they desire, however, the rest of us can move on in what the consumption records date and accept valid fact reality). Freedom begins and exists in our Mind/Thoughts, it is a Choice.

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

Uhm moden farm, the world has had them for hundreds of years.

[@delboytrotter2042]

Bless his heart lol.. the vole teeth guy. It amazes me that all the evidence to the contrary he still has faith in the theory of evolution. Dunno.. just an opinion I know. Kinda hit me watching this show and hearing that got me rethinking the subject and coming to same conclusion. Thought I'd see what everybody else thought. Before the hate just let me ask if the hate will be in the form of a statement or question lol. Thx

[@kevinchambers1101]

From what I've seen over the years is that every square inch of land has something historic buried in it so I'm surprised all of Britain isn't scheduled as a historical monument.

[@greeneyeddevil1]

Why are you playing their content?

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

They shouldve camped up the series by having an evil villain reoccurring. Say The British Archaeology heritage minister ....a Mr Big who's goal it is to never find any history. i know i know... just yelling into the darkness wishing for more TT. Or a gardening show with Phil. Id pay for that. Phil: "Screw archaeology and digging..Im retired. Now I dont need a reason to go destroy gardens...but I do need to get Paid!...*arf cackle arf cackle cackle*." Show name : "Phil's follies" (Imagine the damage Phil could do making follies for diggers in 300 yrs. They'd never figure it out. Make hadrians wall, victorian underneath..or something.) Stewart could be his sidekick. chief landscaper/puzzle maker..with indiana jones hat) okay Ill stop....just give me more phil stewart Sir tony neil, plus heavy equipment and beer.

[@Jobotubular]

and Mick the Dig, of course

[@susanhuntley9262]

Love time team in general, hate the passive aggressive commentary. Every so often I have to skip an episode lol

[@user-hy7zb2vl3t]

So true 😊

[@thomasbell7033]

"Could this be the remains of Offa's palace?" No. There, I saved you 47 minutes.

[@JamesPetty-sb5gf]

It’s not the destination, it’s the journey

[@t.j.payeur739]

Wait a minute..Hereford? Is that where the cows come from?

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

and the SAS too.

[@annpartoon5300]

bulmers cider

[@margomoore4527]

I was curious, so I googled it. Yes, Hereford cattle were developed in Herefordshire. Look it up! Worth reading if you enjoy reading about farming or animal breeds. Gelded ones grew to enormous size and were used for heavy farm work. But they are now primarily raised as beef cattle.

[@AquaFurs]

When the digging turns up little, they turn to experimental archaeology ... quite a stretch from the plot to build a crude timber machine for mixing mortar.

[@chinamanjw]

Corenza😍😍

[@harrybruijs2614]

Offa was a petty king on a rainy hardly civilized Island on the edge of the civilized world.

[@oldtimer5283]

Bloody nora. Carenza was a looker in the day..❤❤❤

[@Rabitson]

The show was excellent till the end when they started with the fabrication of findings, so that they could fit into the narrative, previously based on erroneous estimates of the site that it was an "Anglo-Saxon castle", with some sort of dimensional comparison from another site.

[@CreatingwithWinglessAngel]

Gee England, stop saving stuff for future gens, soon you wont have anything for those alive now!?

[@RumMonkeyable]

Carenza continues to be rude and CONSTANTLY interrupting everyone. She has to show how smart she is. AND, according to her, she's always right! So glad she later left the series. Helen is much better!

[@elishevanesher8580]

if you watch the other shows with any attention, you'll see they all interrupt each other ,not just Carenza....I am beginning to wonder if you Are you uncomfortable having her around the show as a respected expert rather than being a meek little woman deferring to all and sundry?Would you prefer that?

[@pollyb.4648]

Yes they All get excited and interrupt each other but the guys interrupt Carenza much more often than the other way around! As a female archeologist I've noticed and kept track!

[@cathjj840]

Just keep setting the record straight, ladies. What you say has been born out by serious scientific studies (even ones carried out by men). sigh The only other person people complain about as much (prolly more) is Tony, but others immediately jump in to defend him and explain 'he's playing a character' bla bla bla. Carenza not so much, even some women get down on her case. Tho' it's mostly men who diss her, I have noted a couple of male fans who appreciate her contributions and have no problem with her manner.

[@souloftheteacher9427]

She interrupts no more than the men do. Are you unused to deliciously competent women who shine in fields that delight them? If so, I suspect the future will be hard for you.

[@johnmoss6631]

@@souloftheteacher9427 I’m pretty sure the past was pretty tough for Monkey too. I doubt he hasn’t changed too much.

[@royfr8136]

Tries so hard to be dramatic and running around... That just doesn't match the nature of whatthey are doing.... Always found that irritating