The Roman Temple Buried In An English Field | Time Team | Odyssey

Time Team has never found a Roman temple. But a 30-year-old photograph clearly shows double square cropmarks in a field. Surely this time they will strike lucky? The trouble is, the site may have suffered plough damage. Francis takes charge. Though initial excavations are encouraging, John and Stewart are puzzled by a geophysical anomaly. Including a tessellated pavement and a coin hoard, a picture gradually emerges of not one but four temples - in fact a whole complex of buildings. It proves to be one of the most important excavations in Time Team history.
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[@DOTTYTIME]

What is missing out of the new series is Phil he is a real laugh

[@tubularap]

So Stewart did the thing I thought they would have done straight from the beginning: To get your ruler out and look for landscape features. Stewart is they absolute best, he always stirs up seemingly sure assumptions.

[@tubularap]

@@UncommonSense-wm5fd - Yes, the original photo was taking at an angle. I was surprised that that fact was not accounted for, at first.

[@justplanebob105]

I long for the days when we could goodheartedly disagree and realize we are, after all, working toward the same truth. Laughing all the way. :)

[@Cthulhuforabettertomorrow]

“I never considered a difference in opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as a cause for withdrawing from a friend.” Thomas Jefferson How times have changed…

[@shri081]

18:37 Guy absolutely roasting Tony for the way he has aged is comedic gold…apart from the archeology…it’s one of many reasons why I love Time Team…

[@luisdacostagomez6703]

Tony & Phil are hilarious. I love these guys, they make the show very interesting. Keep up the good work.

[@stephaniesjwc6294]

This is one of my favourite episodes of time team. Thank you for posting.

[@nebelwerfer199]

This and both Turkdean episodes are awesome

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I’ve seen every episode and I can’t believe I’m being entertained by watching these again!

[@redfive5856]

Stewart Ainsworth is my spirit animal.

[@joshlesure3196]

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Go get it from the source.

[@alyciahatton2038]

Go look up time team. They made 20 seasons. Then after around 10 years of so they just brought it back this year! It's good but it will never be the same! To many heroes are gone! RIP

[@sheilawhite8314]

I know I came to Australia over 34 years ago and never knew about this series . I was BORN IN 1956 in Uk I just loved history went to many places over the years joined the Natural Trust still have the apron I bought from Cheddar gorge . So now plowing through the videos lots to get through. I going for the Portsmouth one as i was born there

[@borderreiver3288]

just amazing what lies hidden in the land...who knows there could still be many amazing places to discover....love it.....the banter between them makes it well worth watching...just so sad that one of the major players Mick died recently....

[@Daehawk]

I miss you all. Know that on this Halloween 2021 that people remember you and think of you and love you guys and what you do. Some of us wish our lives were like yours....digging and discovering. If my own life had zigged instead of zagged Id have been right there with ya. Best to all of you this holiday season.

[@kuzzbillington6392]

I see a lot of misunderstanding going around about this channel and Time Team. First of all, *these videos are quite a few years old*, and none of them would see or respond to you here. Second, this channel is not official Time Team, just one that posts old documentaries made by someone else. The *official channels are Time Team Official or Time Team Classics*.

[@morkusmorkus6040]

Where are you seeing that? Nobody is commenting like they're going to see or respond. Cant see anyone thinking this is official either....here or on other videos. WTF are you talking about?

[@seanh4841]

Likewise I don't understand what the issue is, just enjoy, I know I am

[@seanh4841]

@@morkusmorkus6040 Agreed, a nothing comment

[@JH-ty3ic]

Give money to unicef 'cos they need money to bribe.

[@feralcat07]

I watch because I love history. They're interesting, funny and you learn. Never seen anyone going nuts

[@chrisdresen4823]

I sure wish you had more than three days here. Imagine what is still out there waiting to be found!!

[@benjaminrush4443]

Wow . What a Great Find in only three days. Imagine if you could have rebuilt this site as a museum for people to visit. Thanks.

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

"two temples sit beneath the field" "what did you say? "two ... three ... four temples beneath the field"

[@jonbettson7435]

Gah! I wish there was a part 2!! Great episode!

[@kraigtaylor8777]

Agree

[@desmondjames9312]

do these continue afterwards by them or others..? surely these are important sites to uncover entirely?

[@dalekundtz760]

Unless Tony gets a perfect temple or villa, he is never happy. His time on Time Team and Odyssey prove that. While he is frustrated with the field archeologists who explain things to him, he finally admits, "though I don't know a lot about archeology, I still think we should be able to find more buildings.". Phil and Francis are so patient. I am always excited and amazed with the great finds that are discovered which allow all of us to understand history so much better.

[@kimblecarl827]

Phil, Francis and especially Mick could calm Tony with a "go have a cup of tea". Magic! 💖

[@dalekundtz760]

@@kimblecarl827 : Should open each video with handing Sir Anthony a cup of tea... lol

[@blackbird5634]

I love the guy! He's ''Baldrick'' by any other name, , and I found this show to have an almost medicinal effect on my health.

[@riverlady982]

I always thought Tony was just supposed to be basically the voice of the average person who does usually want more. Basically a way to let the audience feel their frustration addressed on show and then move on happily with what you actually get. Maybe it's just me that feels that way and appreciates feeling my other less patient side gets a voice on the show through Tony.

[@johncarmon9528]

I alway love when they reopen up a trench on a site that someone else has already opened to see what they found and catalog everything and tony loses his mind cause he doesn't understand why they have to do that its hilarious to me but you are right about him making the show and asking the questions that the people at home want to know im so glad i found this show and wish that they had never grown old and this show was still going on with this group the new group just dont have the camaraderie of the original cast especially mick,phil,tony,john, Stewart and helen even though she came after carenza but the addition of matt, raksha and bridget really shored up the cast imo

[@garywall5769]

Templepalooza! Well done Time Team!

[@sychambers5440]

do NOT bet against Stuart Ainsworth!! I would LOVE to be an understudy to this guy. After more than 18 years in the USA I am back in the UK with a whole new appreciation for our history.

[@nolasmith7687]

Love you boys and your comedy show! Just delightful! Thank you, it never gets stale.

[@maryanncanter3655]

What a great Time Team! Finally a temple! Just amazing!

[@larryzigler6812]

Guy must be over the moon about the Roman statues just found in Buckinghamshire !!!!

[@Kazzas73]

I love this show so much. The banter amongst the fellows is very funny. (Except for Guy. In the few minutes he was featured he insults Tony and invalidates him. Passive aggressive? Egotistical? He’s not a good fit with the dynamic of these fellows. )

[@cyndybutler7330]

Glad you found what you all been looking for fore years

[@shellyreena2192]

Just feel the need to share. My apologies, you guys, when you asked for donations to keep the channel running I'd just lost my job. I love 💘 time team. I love learning what I don't know 🙂 please anyone who can contribute do it. These guy's are are a business just like the coffee or sandwich shop. However, they bring us so much more 🙂

[@kuzzbillington6392]

Just so you know Shelly, this channel is not related to Time Team. One that is, is Time Team Classics where you find much more of their original content.

[@terdferguson1736]

You felt the need to shard this?

[@repipshow5778]

Very interesting. Starting to love you guys! Good job! Jay from Philippines

[@142dewin]

Well done program; inform and interesting!

[@marionhulspas1391]

Just love this program

[@aaronwhite1479]

Best episode ever!

[@maineeveryday3991]

Francis should have listened to Phil's idea for a trench in the beginning going through the both of them rather than Francis's one

[@morenofranco9235]

Come on Tony. What have the Roman's ever done for Us!?

[@trininl2196]

Love this!!!!

[@missthatdumbdog1769]

Spent 15 years looking for this very very rare site.Found possibly the rarest place in Britons roman history, and left after 3 days....yet again? So hard to watch!

[@jgriffle]

Way to use the "Eye of Horus"! Fantastic!

[@Justforfun-wq7mr]

Good episode.

[@HistorySkills]

Love Time Team and show it to my class when studying archaeology.

[@bjw4859]

That was just so interesting, I could do that forever.

[@promiscuous5761]

Thank you.

[@cianoohare]

Its a little like a masonic site....well played Guy....well played ❤😂

[@pauloboyle477]

Love how John let Francis take the fall for the screw up haha. He clearly asked John if they surveyed the right Temple haha he said. Yup ha then next day laughed at Francis haha

[@pantheraonca7414]

They finally found their temple! After all these years. Thank Jupiter!

[@proofnewtestamentistrue2948]

I hope to the true God and Creator of this universe you are only kidding with that Jupiter bit!

[@Immopimmo]

@@proofnewtestamentistrue2948 I hope to the great Cthulhu that you're only kidding with that "God" bit.

[@proofnewtestamentistrue2948]

@@Immopimmo I am most certainly NOT! See my videos!

[@nebelwerfer199]

@@proofnewtestamentistrue2948 save yourself pray to Jupiter. Mars is my patron

[@nebelwerfer199]

@@proofnewtestamentistrue2948 You are just an offshoot of the heretic Akhenaten

[@jimkennedy7050]

incredible how much this team finds.

[@johncarmon9528]

Seems too me that they have the newest and best equipment plus the people are the best in their individual fields like phil,mick and Stewart also the research team before they ever show up on site in my opinion its one of the best show ive ever seen especially since i been raised in america i wish they had done more here in the states but it didnt do well here with the few episodes they filmed here

[@kurtovesen2975]

great episode ,but seriously you need a hell of a lot of more days to digg it all.

[@georgelong9957]

Rectangular,I love when Tony gets it wrong .🤭

[@gregkelley4111]

Maybe the Roman General Paulinus had stopped there to pray and maybe make a offering to the Roman gods. After he retreated from St. Albans as he made his way north back up Watling Street. To where his troops were stationed so he could prepare to meet Boudica's force.

[@missthatdumbdog1769]

Wish they would put history together like that more often. that's a much better story of history than some earl or queens political intrigue that most people already know about.

[@Mimzie-Arizona]

This is the most important find I have seen. I hope it is not covered up

[@JohnThomas-wi3dl]

maybe the best time team Ive seen

[@70stunes71]

Darn it I miss England...this is amazing 👍🌠

[@richardgrace4500]

You miss like 8 months of rain and piss god awful sorry weather?

[@thomas4315]

What a exciting find, but Iam thinking the farmer who own that land is regretted he let them dig and taught them be going next week. It's now more like government say we're going to buy your land here some land over their you can move too. LOL

[@thomas4315]

So the best sole tool to be a archaeologist all you need a your own carpenter putty knife. LOL

[@KATIELAUGHTON]

Roughly circular!!!!

[@doubleL_S]

Do you ever use lidar ??

[@Katmando376]

I surveyed that site years ago.

[@x2lls]

Francis is a dreamer.

[@markeetafarmer541]

Let me get this right. So as you left 1 area & entered another area you would stop & make a "Offering". Sounds like its a Roman Toll Booth.

[@Prirrie]

Does anyone know if there was something written on the rolled up sheets of lead?

[@Hanzyl]

It's Baldrick!

[@patrickcrowley2268]

I like this show but what it really needs is a rival team of archeologists from Italy: "I spit on your Roman Temple theory! Ptoooie!" Then a general melee breaks out, with pottery being thrown, pushing and shoving. The men agree to a truce but the ladies won't have it. General fighting again with old timey weapons, and the survivors declare "Good archeology!"

[@shellyreena2192]

Hugs 🙂

[@Fush1234]

I love people who have chalk features.

[@ericupchurch2967]

Rome! 🏛️🏛️🏛️

[@alyciahatton2038]

They should have listened to Phil from the beginning and gone straight through both of them!

[@elisabethbennenbroek8382]

Does time line work outside UK, as in Holland, Ireland, Belgium, Germany??

[@efretheim]

They've had a handful of episodes outside UK, including a Roman boat that I believe was in the Netherlands.

[@Akuliszi]

That head-like stone has scared me. I guess I shouldn't watch it at 6 am

[@msinvincible2000]

What happens after the 3 days? Do es another team of archaeologists take over and continue the work?

[@alancsalt]

Another Tony Robinson gem...

[@Akevitt69]

Will this site be fully excavated in the future?

[@MarkDibley]

S16 E1 - "The Trouble with Temples", 4 January 2009

[@thedrunkenelf]

I wish we got to find out what was written on the curse scrolls

[@a.azazagoth5413]

10:27 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheShootist]

ironic. romans couldn't handle human sacrifice but they'd crucify every thief and pickpocket they could catch.

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

Good thing Stewart (and his trusty bicycle) were there to get the entire team on the proper alignment of an extremely unique find. I just don't think the updated version of this show has the unique camaderie of the original.

[@frankdonato5724]

I find that silly music that is played when Stewart goes on the hunt is a kind of put down of him . Actually most of the music on Time Team is so distracting.

[@inkadinkadoodle]

Upon arrival in Britain, the Romans reported "unspeakable acts" of sacrifice, etc. Glass houses...

[@johnspahr1679]

When Francis says, "I'm sure of it..." don't bet the farm. Ask Stewart for the right answer. And Guy, with his smart aleck responses to Helen, doesn't help.

[@marccampbell312]

yes circular Tony lmao

[@robertphillips6296]

The right way, the wrong way and the Roman Way!

[@ashleysmith3106]

It staggers me that a seemingly important large social site can simply disappear and be covered by a metre or more of soil ! Who robs the walls, and by what means is so much soil transported to enable the location to be cropped ?

[@dannyr5358]

the field has an almost California look

[@hawkpaul8735]

I'm guessing that they don't just pack up and go home after three days. Surely someone carries on to protect the site? Does anybody know what happens please?

[@nevillemignot1681]

A lot of the long time Time Team watchers are asking the same question i guess, what in the earth is Francis doing on a Roman dig?

[@royfearn4345]

Sometimes, three days is plenty, but here it seems the site was still holding back more secrets. An extension would have been in order rather than sticking to a rather arbitrary 3 days fits all approach?

[@MrSteamDragon]

I agree, it would be nice to have longer digs on occasions. I think budget had something to do with it (each episode was costing ~GBP200,000 towards the end of the series) and a lot of the specialist people involved have 'day jobs' too...

[@betwall1]

Ok

[@dannysullivan633]

Just looking at Francis face, it may not be a bad idea to get his BP taken. He seems very bright red compared to everyone else

[@josephbailey4463]

Oh yes of course, the Romans loved their gladiators and sending Christians to the lions, but human sacrifice was out of the question. Hypocrisy is a timeless human characteristic.

[@malchir4036]

Both of those have a bit more context than mere human sacrifice for religious reasons. Gladiators was more darwinism, and Christians were considered criminals for having allegidly burned down more than half of Rome.

[@enricomanno8434]

@@malchir4036 The Romans they didn't use to sacrifice human beings to appease the gods

[@malchir4036]

@@enricomanno8434 Well they did, they just didn't see it as sacrifice, but rather "ritual murder". But that's not the point here, the point was that those weren't good examples and there was a 'good' reason to kill those groups. It was capital punishment for the Christians because they attacked Rome, 'non-humanity' for the gladiators as they were slaves.

[@Leonardoooo_]

@@malchir4036 The Romans didn’t do humans sacrifice. The gladiators were rarely killed on the stage or been sacrificed. The Christians only in the late period were sistematically persecuted and killed specifically for their religion.

[@TimMillernapavalleyfilmworks]

Surveyor, you have one job

[@aureliusvictor4285]

Emission qui pourrait être intéressante si les prospections n'étaient pas limitées à trois jours. En l'espèce cela représente peu d'intéret et scientifiquement c'est un non-sens absolu.

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

'People call Romans they go the house!'

[@ivanolsen7966]

16:46 .... does anyone else see another square between the ruler and the temples they are talking about ... AND THERE IT IS .... 22:07 .... F i'm good

[@johndraper7136]

Medusa turned people into stone, and in the programme, we see one of those turned into stone.

[@jonerlandson1956]

i think we have the wrong idea of what exactly the roman temples were... it seems to me they understood symbolism... a structure... that supports structure...

[@larryzigler6812]

Thank you professor.

[@jonerlandson1956]

@@UncommonSense-wm5fd ok.. so how many factors did the romans use?..

[@jonerlandson1956]

@@UncommonSense-wm5fd the romans were engineers... the structures they erected were unlike the structures in Britian at the time and the roads they built were unlike the roads in Britian at the time... just the sight of those things must have brought some degree of a wonder and awe...

[@jonerlandson1956]

@@UncommonSense-wm5fd my comment pertained more towards what roman temples were... engineered is correct so placing them where most appropriate makes sense... temples were meant to be seen and as a reminder of an esoteric existence through roman eyes... even though most view these temples as exoteric... there is no way of comprehending the outside unless you can find it on the inside...

[@taxiuniversum]

Why are they wearing helmets? 😵‍💫 What’s to fall on their heads - on a FIELD?

[@apb3251]

Is this where the term “to curse somebody” comes from? Leaving curses to the god to act upon?

[@lawrencetate145]

Ironic that slaughtering dozens of people for entertainment would become celebrated in the Roman world, but Druidic human sacrifice was a horror. I wonder if capital punishment (of murderers and such) were ritualized into religious ceremony more often than choosing "innocents". Maybe the thought of sacrificing innocents is a modern dramatic interpretation.

[@michaeltelson9798]

Although Constantine made Christianity the state religion he didn’t covert until his death bed and then by a follower of Arius who was in the minority (later deemed heretical) view during the Council of Nicaea. Nicholas (Santa Claus) struck Arius during the Council of Nicaea.

[@claytonpeterson468]

Sooooo, where's all the stones of the walls and buildings?

[@viperexpress305]

Does time team ever stay longer on sites or come back to the same place ? Also will you be back at this site ? 🤔

[@johntrott6411]

I would like to propose that there may be a magnetic field between the two temples and that is why for geo physics had trouble picking up outlines of the archeology

[@solarmicronovae]

Pan pan 🤓🖖👽🖖

[@Nepheos]

kinda wild now that I think about it, that romans called human sacrifice for the gods barbaric, but having people kill each other just for entertainment was fine lol

[@arejayheix]

One important critique for readers to note, while the 3rd CE coin can be used to establish a terminus post quem it does not necessarily mean the floor predates the it. For example, imagine the floor was built in the 4th c. CE but the older coin was still in circulation when it was dropped. I’m that case the floor is younger than the coin. That’s why we say that the floor is at least as old as the coin rather than as old or older.

[@Happyheretic2308]

Drop the ‘CE’ nonsense, please.

[@arejayheix]

@@Happyheretic2308 No.

[@spankflaps1365]

It’s so annoying that the post-Roman era Brits demolished all the Roman buildings, and went back to living in mud huts. Talk about throwing the baby out with the bath water!

[@larryzigler6812]

What baby ?

[@malchir4036]

They didn't just demolish the buildings, they reused the materials for new buildings. Hanlon's razor.

[@enricomanno8434]

Not the British but the Anglo Saxon did it... they thought that the Romans buildings were full of malignant spirits

[@enricomanno8434]

@@UncommonSense-wm5fd I am referring to the Anglo Saxon.. Jutes and Frisians.. The Normans conquered Britannia in 1053.. about