There's No Place Like Rome (Blacklands, Somerset) | S14E02 | Time Team

[@philjohnson1744]

Few things are more comforting than Time Team. Makes everything feel ok.

[@kaizen5023]

Indeed. I find myself putting it on in the background when I'm not sure what else to watch / listen to. Good peeps.

[@cncshrops]

Oh, yes. The worserer reality gets, the more I cling to comforting presentatations of the past.

[@meeseification]

I agree. It's on in my headphones at work. They make more sense than my coworkers, for sure.

[@mysticjen379]

Me too! Reminds me of my dad, we used to watch it. My morning coffee and Time Team 🌸

[@mac9743]

I’ve watched so many of these the last few months... a week ago the Roman coin I purchased online arrived... and I’ve already had to pull a Phil and recover it from laundry lol 😂

[@maxsdad538]

You can't look at any of the drawings without thinking about Victor Ambrus... rest in peace. 😢

[@tommyfred6180]

he was a very good artist. its a shame he is gone. but we do still have his work.

[@markhall5009]

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[@Dan-ow5es]

Victor was extremely talented. My brother had a set of Lord of the Rings books that were illustrated by Victor. As with Time Team, his drawings really brought the story to life. Thanks for all your hard work Victor. Rest in peace

[@jason0870]

I can't get enough of Time Team it feels ageless.Thank you to all involved in the making of the original, and to those presenting this channel and its sister channel all these years later.

[@philip2595]

Me too

[@petergerdes1094]

I love the idea of people in 150 years actually locating clips of the original time team as archeology and then watching it as a find in their future time team.

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

It is not ageless, the presenters are aging all the time. Tony in this has dark hair.

[@jukes888]

Never have I seen anyone with Micks love of stripes! RIP Mick. RIP Victor. Such talent.

[@mercedes523]

Oh. I know. I loved him.

[@HannibalFan52]

In some episodes, you'll see a home-made Mick doll dressed in a stripey jumper, usually somewhere around a computer in the incident room.

[@Invictus13666]

It was a gimmick.

[@donyates4855]

@@Invictus13666 I always considered them his signature; your signature is beneath comment. (I’m guessing you are probably about eleven years old?)

[@Invictus13666]

@@donyates4855 “beneath comment”? Does that mean something on your planet? Look up TT history. Learn why he put on the stripes. It’s far more to do with schtick than love. And then, kindly douse yourself with the flammable liquid of your choice and find a spark.

[@marycamilleri447]

Me too, really miss Mick Aston, he had such a personality and rarely wrong,plus the amazingly colourful hats,also Victor and his beautiful drawings such talent!

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Mick's rainbow jumper was always the highlight for me 😂

[@IreneWY]

@@edwardfletcher7790 apparently he wore it as a joke and the producers told him they loved it 😂

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

Mick wasn't that old whereas Victor had reached a good age.

[@Dal606BBN]

R.I.P Victor :( he could always bring the past to life again. Pure talent.

[@No_Fuse8771]

Damn! Sad I found this out from you. I live in the USA so it was not news here. Thank you for spreading the word, I'm grateful to you for letting me know. Mick, Victor, and Phil have always been my favorite on the show. We lost Mick some 8 years ago so the team will be gone forever at some point and that makes me sad. Really great people, so much knowledge lost.

[@Dal606BBN]

Time Team channel just a tribute for Victor a couple days ago. But you're welcome. And they are 3 of my favorites to including Tony and Stewart and Jon Gator.

[@DavidMitchell-sj9st]

So glad to see Matt now presenting in the newer Time Team series. We’ll deserved ‼️

[@judithsands2737]

Love TT, love Matt! So good to see it then & now😊🇧🇸

[@larryzigler6812]

Sad that he cut his hair

[@hispid1]

Really do miss Mick Aston.

[@AvaT42]

This was a fabulous episode. What a fantastic find for Phil!! That pre-Roman coin from the Dubbuni tribe!! So exciting.

[@davidevans3227]

..great to see phil so happy and excited 🙂

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

Epona was the goddess connected with horses. She was one of the most important women given goddess-hood by the Celts.

[@pyrjules1130]

Phil was giddy x2!! LOL!!!

[@annpartoon5300]

@@elizabethschaeffer9543 thanks

[@dinerouk]

I collected coins, some quite rare, so know the thrill of rare coins.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Phil's joyful enthusiasm is such a highlight of this show 👍😆

[@Ponto-zv9vf]

He isn't an academic and came into archaeology from the ground up, no pun intended.

[@jenzerr8856]

I did not expect the stranglers to show up! Haha! Two of my fave things, time team and punk rock! ♥️♥️♥️

[@annazaman9657]

Loved the episode where Tony Blair turned up

[@ste2949]

Mick Aston just makes me smile everytime he's on screen..

[@adrianrouse5148]

Yes victor was great. Quite. Modest. Clever. And so patient when he had to change his drawings. Thanks victor

[@lavillablanca]

You may already know: Victor passed a couple of weeks ago.

[@adrianrouse5148]

@@lavillablanca yes . Thanks I knew victor had passed away. It's such a shame the team is getting old. They leave such big shoes to fill

[@MichaelS-pq1ep]

I hope they gave him a heads up before putting him on camera.

[@mariancroome1478]

So sorry to hear about both Victor and Mick's passing. They were both such pleasant and lovely guys. Much love from Cape Town, South Africa. R.I.P. 💕

[@michaelbelisle8930]

I found this show a week ago on KZbin. Best show on archeology l've eve seen glad to hear it is coming back. Something to watch when I can't find anything to watch on American tv.

[@LordAsney]

Time Team and Somerset are a match made in heaven

[@thedrunkphilosopher3123]

As an Aussie with deep British ancestry, I find this very interesting as well as somehow comforting. Thank you for the many years of joy you have given me

[@ghighiannemorrison4922]

As an Aussie with Convict and Indigenous DNA I find it interesting that this history underpins the notion of Terra Nulius

[@fionaanderson5796]

@@ghighiannemorrison4922 while Terra Nullus was blatantly false and destructive, I'm having trouble seeing how Roman occupation of Britain is anything like it. The Romans introduced a different culture, but they did it while keeping the original populations in place and reasonably intact.

[@kellybaird6374]

one of my favorite time teams. so often shows say they are family friendly, yet quickly you find out that is not the case! Here is the answer to true family shows. thank you time team. wish you had more shows from across the world.

[@bosse641]

Amazing finds of those ancient coins. ...wow. Love the pre-Roman era. Would be amazing to travel back in time and look at the tribes as they lived their lives.

[@thistwilightgarden2708]

What a fantastic episode! I am so happy for Phil, the ecstasy of finding those coins was palpable! 💖

[@elisa8044]

2022 and it's actual !!!! Thanks to all who gave time, knowledge and thinking to HISTORY that's a privilege to count on your dedication...A special brazilian hug to all,even those who aren't any more ...

[@commonsense571]

I agree totally 💯 Hugs to you from 🗽,🇺🇸

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Can you understand there accents??

[@sheilawhite8314]

you are amazing the time team I have lived here in Australia since 1989 so missed all this series . My Mum when she was alive she had DVD of your great series . She passed away 4 years ago. I just love history always have done

[@teeguy100]

you're kidding me! The Stranglers show up and help with the dig? You guys are Great!

[@jessicae.s.340]

Appealing, well made/written show about an interesting subject….Nicely Done👍

[@karenbartlett1307]

Extremely interesting, really wonderful finds, especially the coins. I would venture that the pre-historic finds point to wealthy collaborators with the Romans. I'm sure that's what the Team thinks, too. Time Team is a fantastic series!

[@wewenang5167]

THERE WERE A LOT OF CELTIC TRIBES THAT WERE FRIENDLY WITH THE ROMANS WHEN THEY INVADED ENGLAND. EVEN THE ICENI THE TRIBES OF QUEEN BOADICEA WAS FRIENDLY WITH THE ROMANS UNTIL HER HUSBAND DIED AND SHE GOT FLOGGED FOR BEING THE QUEEN AND HEIR TO HER HUSBAND THRONE, ROMAN CULTURE DOESN'T REALLY KEEN ON FEMALE RULERS LOL. MOST TRIBES THAT WERE NOT FRIENDLY WERE UP NORTH NEAR SCOTLAND AND IN WALES.

[@conniepenner4795]

Is anyone else hooked on this show.? Just love it

[@lucisferre6361]

Excellent job making history with your unique coinage. Congratulations, Time Team!

[@tubularap]

30:43 - Stuart has a doubt and a new thought ... in so many episodes this happens, great suspense.

[@bigbensarrowheadchannel2739]

Nothing like curling up in my blanket with a good episode of Time Team..

[@metaldetectingengland]

Awsome tv program love timeteam ...we find roman coins in fields here ..and two silver durotregies tribe silver coins too makes you wonder what they were doing in the fields all those years ago! Thanks for shareing.

[@Tiger89Lilly]

Probably dropping coins 😄

[@RaveDave871]

Rampling with hole in their pocket.

[@peterknowles3198]

A great episode and so good to see Mark Corney again

[@georgeradcliffe7511]

I really do think that John Gator and Stewart Ainsworth are the "Backbone" of Time Team excavations... I am taking nothing away from Mick, Phil, Helen, Bridged and, of course, Victor. There are, of course, others I haven't mentioned (For which I genuinely apologise)... They ALL are so devoted to their skills!!!!

[@TerraViator101]

Not to mention Ian the master machine operator and Robin. R.i.p.

[@LoneKharnivore]

Stewart is bae.

[@hollywoodward824]

😮

[@johnlovenhill1]

Mark is amazing. A sideways glance at a grubby bit of pottery and he can date it to 10 years.

[@thomasmoeller2961]

Mick: what a nice person. So pleasant and loveably I wish more people would be like him. Including me !!!!

[@robindeer-park5755]

Never Get Tired Of Watching Time Team .

[@a.westenholz4032]

Great episode as always, but I do agree with Stewart that there was something iffy about that gatehouse. While I appreciate that it wasn't the main focus of the team and the goal for the dig that they set themselves, I do wish that the structure itself had been redug, considering all the questions raised and that it was this zonking massive structure in the middle of the site, to take a second look at it.

[@williamwilliam5066]

What does zonking mean? Is it the same as ersatz?

[@a.westenholz4032]

@@williamwilliam5066 Sorry for the late answer; it's a slang emphasis word, usually used with size. So as an ex. "In a tiny Italian street, some idiot parked this zonking huge truck, and not only did it totally block traffic but it also got stuck."

[@williamwilliam5066]

@@a.westenholz4032 I was being sardonic.

[@a.westenholz4032]

@@williamwilliam5066 Well, that was not obvious, and a rather silly way to be "sardonic". "To be sardonic is to be disdainfully or cynically humorous, or scornfully mocking. A form of wit or humour, being sardonic often involves expressing an uncomfortable truth in a clever and not necessarily malicious way, often with a degree of skepticism." I don't see any of that obvious in your comment.

[@williamwilliam5066]

@@a.westenholz4032 That's because you have no sense of humour, subtlety, wit, whimsy or an appreciation of English humour. Probably German. And as I am a writer and have been teaching English for 30 years you really don't need to define words for me. Do you know the word "twat?"

[@theknave4415]

Mick Aston was only four years older than Phil. But, Phil always teasingly called Mick the 'old man'.

[@TermiteUSA]

Hello from America. Somerset County in Maryland, USA is as low and marshy as this area seems to be. Jumping ditches is good sport. Be safe y'all.

[@No_Fuse8771]

I live in the "deep south USA" swamps as well, I can confirm and do profess that you Sir are correct that ditch hopping is fun. I do prefer to use my Jeep for such activities these days.

[@pwimbledon]

It wouldn't surprise me if it took that name because it was low and marshy - and Somerset (UK) was it's namesake. Central Somerset in the UK was pretty much constantly flooded marshland up until relatively recently.

[@metaldetectingengland]

@@No_Fuse8771 Hello when we were kids here in England we used to go brook jumping ..which you guys call a creek was allways fun and many times one of us would fall in and get wellies full of water ..!

[@boredgrass]

This accomplishment in the course of a tv program! What an achievement! If there's a will to do science, there's a way!

[@madderhat5852]

One of the most jam packed episodes.

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Always fantastic, this show. Love it.

[@judithsands2737]

I'll second that❣️🇧🇸

[@deborahfielder4163]

Amazing how hard the ancient people worked

[@katherinecooper6159]

Time Team = wonderful history lessons!

[@allisong6]

Mick and Victor will most definitely be missed when they start again 😔

[@FrankLowe1949]

This was a very nice dig Thank you.

[@tinaharrison9354]

Well done Phil WOW

[@flederfox]

you had me at "roman villa garden" my only goal now in life is to have a Hortis

[@Happyheretic2308]

A horti conclusus - a walled garden

[@skivvy3565]

35:30 tony was joking, but this may be literally one of the only times I remember Stewart being wrong! How amazing is that record though

[@GordonjSmith1]

Excellent episode.

[@YvonneWatson-ff5ex]

Thank you for being a piece of serenity in a world of insanity.

[@snodrog5]

All that wonderful work by Victor Ambrus, and not one mention of him by name.

[@ThisAlbino]

He gets mentioned in a lot of episodes and is always in the pub with them at the end of the day. A program less than an hour in length doesn't have time for everybody to show up every single time unfortunately.

[@KAT-ew9wz]

They absolutely adored him though, they were rather protective of him. With regards to mentioning him, they did occasionally mention him, but usually they were as quiet about him as Victor was himself.

[@stevedarcy9542]

Bloody awesome video.

[@randolphkersey5155]

Always amazing how what they are looking for is always revealed.

[@CanChikMay]

Nicely done, time team

[@willpope3062]

Hillary and Monica 😂😂😂 I love British humor!

[@KAT-ew9wz]

I've missed the joke, please explain? Am I too young? 26 btw

[@willpope3062]

@@KAT-ew9wz look up Monica Lewinsky.

[@Happyheretic2308]

The piggies are far prettier than their namesakes ☺️

[@fazdoll]

@@KAT-ew9wz Hillary was Hillary Clinton, President Bill Clinton's (1993-2001) wife. She later ran for President herself in 2016 and lost to Donald Trump. Monica Lewinsky was a young intern working the White House and she was romantically involved with Bill Clinton.

[@dinerouk]

@@fazdoll Romantically! Nice euphemism!

[@graceamerican3558]

I was not aware that there were coins during the Iron Age. What a find!!

[@alanmorgan8647]

It got me wondering just how the first guy to make a coin ever managed to convince anyone to take it in exchange for actual valuable goods?!

[@graceamerican3558]

@@alanmorgan8647 that would be interesting to find out.

[@graceamerican3558]

@@alanmorgan8647 oh it had to be gold though. Maybe… maybe not.

[@alanmorgan8647]

@@graceamerican3558 . I obviously wondered only briefly or I'd have realised that the first coins would have been of a valuable material, such as gold! Google is our friend! First coins were made of electrum. A naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_coins

[@graceamerican3558]

@@alanmorgan8647 Thank you.

[@Jerbod2]

This was brilliant!

[@jamescelliers3195]

This is my favourite episode because the garden centre and stone masons they go to is literally around the corner from my house.

[@jamescelliers3195]

I saw them filming at the stone masons.

[@commonsense571]

Neat!😁✨

[@qatsi4897]

Phil must have some kind of sixth sense, he hardly can see the coins but he finds them all.

[@petermilne9859]

You don't know about the hoard that he missed, then...

[@katerinakemp5701]

​@@petermilne9859 lol you talking about Cunetio, he was on the dig but wasn't involved with the discovery of the coin hoard.

[@belwynne1386]

Possibly my favorite Time Team episode.

[@KeweenawPatriot]

Is it just me, or did I hear the opening instrumentals for startrek tng? Around 1:30 into the video. Lol

[@stephanieyee9784]

Fabulous episode. ❤

[@ritaking8827]

I wish they had dug that whole field up! Absolutely fascinating.

[@TracyWalton-m1p]

One of my favourite episodes 😍

[@carolcaldwell]

One of the Best! I would love to see a follow up Time Team Special ❤

[@christophernicholson3712]

I am an American with Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry, so, though it may be a biased perspective, I find the History of the British Isles to be one of the most rich, complex, and fascinating, anywhere on earth.

[@lozanddog]

Irish, english and scottish ancestory lol had a big mother did you ?

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@lozanddog Four Great Grandmothers, just like every other human being, you pleb...😩

[@lozanddog]

@@edwardfletcher7790 i like the way EVERY american ever says oh yeah ive got scottish, irish blah blah blah, well here is news for you if you are white and not native american, then you did come from the great shores of the united kingdom and rep of ireland when England gave birth to America some 300 years ago. Also due to your dumb comment I see you have no idea what a joke is.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

@@lozanddog I know WHO a joke is. If you knew your own history you'd also know that a HUGE percentage of Americans are from Germany and Western Europe not just the UK. It must hurt you personally to be such mixed heritage ...

[@alecblunden8615]

The Venerable Bede (d C 765) describes at length the invasion of Caledonia by an Irish tribe called the Scots. So few differences between Scots and Irish, and I can assure you it is not highly unusual to have a marriage between a Scot and an English person, particularly in the "racial sink of Europe" that is the UK.

[@douglasruss2889]

Always enjoy !!

[@azureprophet]

This is so awesome.

[@Gladedancer]

Matt, with his fabulous wind-blown hair, digging in the dirt. Swoon :)

[@katerinakemp5701]

Lol whatever rocks your socks🤣

[@giveusascream]

Got to be one of the best episodes

[@Sk8Bettty]

John: It’s a rubbish idea. Also John: If it’s there, it’s due to the geophysics.

[@MsOldmom]

Love this show.

[@marycamilleri447]

Also who knitted Micks wonderfully colourful jumpers?

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Mick's fans knit them and used to send them in..

[@stuartjones6807]

Hi Ryan. May I suggest you start at the top of the house and work down. It saves you having to keep cleaning completed areas if you start at the bottom. Also in the mud floor room use the hole to shovel the dirt down to the floor below (make sure the acro props are secure) then bag it up from there thus saving loads of trips up and down the stairs.

[@exstock]

Did anyone else burst out laughing at Hillary and Monica? =p

[@veronicarunge2241]

Did laugh when you said maybe it was the flowers that smelt so nice after buying that spray! Thanks for sharing from Australia.

[@tinaharrison9354]

Fantastic great episode

[@Merylstreep1949]

At the beginning I expected him to say like in the Python Holiday sketch: "and their bottles of Watneys Red Barrel " lol

[@graemebrumfitt6668]

Nice find from Phil! TFS, G :)

[@marcusalford1750]

23:42 Shout out to phil and his iron age coins 👏

[@neitan6891]

They really need to come back here with the new series

[@randypischel6922]

At 35:34 - What is that giant horse on the hill?

[@wayneclayton5426]

Just looked it up. It's the Westbury White Horse in Wiltshire.

[@si4632]

Weird 11 miles away from where they are digging ​@@wayneclayton5426

[@johannesofie777]

Mapnerd here: I always try to locate the digsite on Google maps and tried to find Blacklands in Somerset. There are two, but both are far away from Bath. I couldn't search for Roman villa in the area either. Can someone please help me locate this one?

[@annazaman9657]

The field is here: 51°17'07.5"N 2° 20' 10.5W

[@johannesofie777]

@@annazaman9657 Thanks

[@TermiteUSA]

I do that too. It shows a lot and is a nice challenge never having been to the UK. My Ancestors probly left Bristol as indentured servants in the 1630s

[@jppagetoo]

LOL. I thought I was the only one who did that! I usually find the exact spot on google earth. It's part of what I enjoy about the show.

[@sanctionh2993]

@@TermiteUSA Much the same here. Ancestor left England late 1620's to early 1630's as an indentured servant.

[@jillberry2802]

Was wondering why Phil looked different, then I realised he is wearing a new hat, lol.

[@jodyshepard9482]

How many miles do John and his crew walk on any given three-day project? I'm starting to get very attached to the archaeologists! I see a new baby and would love to know how everyone is in 2021. Delightful experts. Thanks so much TT!

[@candicecausey4960]

31:51 what if it’s a training area? Or gladiator sport like area?

[@johnlovenhill1]

This program is simultaneously a tremendous advert for the fascinating and lengthy history of the UK and the marvelous characters that make up the population while at the same time a terrible advert for the weather :-).

[@commonsense571]

Lol! Still I’d love to visit someday rain or shine ✨ 🗽🇺🇸

[@garyproffitt5941]

Extremely intelligent for the gifts of the Gods Tony Robinson & when in Rome.✔

[@aserta]

35:29 deer in the headlights feller on the far side. :)) Always one in every shot.

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

Great!More work for archaeologists means happier times.

[@stevenhale2935]

The first view numbers have been creeping up each week, this is great!!!

[@playingcards12345ben]

Well I’m grab in myself a bottle and cheers to day two!

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

It would be quite a good idea 2 send out the geophysicists to do a lay of the land the day b4 when permitted so they have a chance to have more than a few minutes to assess the area which should help give u a better possibility to make those 3 locations a chance at a better find. Your technically not starting because nothing is being penetrated. Only scanned. 🤔

[@dl7596]

020922. S.O.S. Exploration, "a good idea 2 send out the geophysicists to do a lay of the land the day b4".

[@musical3lottie]

They have started, because archaeology is more than digging 😉 The geophysical survey is included in the 'archaeology in 3 days' premise. Plus of course there may have been practical restrictions as the previous commenter mentioned. There were some occasions when the geophys was done before the 3 days started but not very often, usually only in unusual circumstances.

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

@@musical3lottie been following their efforts for years. Just giving a 3rd party suggestion. I understand 3 days to do the archeology and I know they can only do so much however running scanning and a educated visual search overhead and in non invasive ways prior if able would be the best course of coming into sites. Exceptions to everything of course...

[@commonsense571]

I want to see this show do an excavation for three weeks or months not days lol. Fascinating!!

[@BigSteve_Gaming187]

@@commonsense571 exactly. They miss soo much I bet.. I can understand certain places like England's Parlarment where that is a rare opportunity

[@chrisbassett8996]

thats a good point. i wander why they did make them round. i wander if it is to do with the fact that they sit in a circle around a fire. but it would be a bugger when it comes to alot of people lying down.

[@captainswoop8722]

maximum area for smallest wall and roof.

[@julias-shed]

Phil's coins, how amazing 😀

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Not really Brits are always finding coins I've got hundreds of them as I metal detect around the BRITISH ISLES and I'll have to get them looked at really..

[@jenniferlyons4150]

I like how Tony mentions their tans! 😊 RIP Mick...love the hat.

[@jarniwoop]

Curious as to what those coins where made of. Silver, likely?

[@dlschgo]

They said "silver" multiple times.

[@deenawilson6889]

I live in Bishop’s Stotrtford. Ethelred the unready has a castle mound in the town . The meaning of Bishops Stortforford is Bishop as the was a Bishop who lived in the town story for the river story. And ford as there was a ford in the town but it’s no longer here

[@lagerthasMDC]

Belting day again guys well done. 👍🏻 🎉

[@playingcards12345ben]

Thank you!!! Well I’m grabbing a bottle! I’m in!

[@charlesdavis9937]

I was losing interest in history until I found this channel. Thank you.