➤ Time Team's Top 3 ONGOING MYSTERIES

🧱 WHEN 3 DAYS ISN'T ENOUGH 🧱
Do you have any theories? Full episodes below!
00:00 - "Hermit Harbour"
(Looe Island, Cornwall)
Series 16 Episode 9
• Hermit Harbour (Looe I...
18:13 - "Priory Engagement"
(Burford, Oxfordshire)
Series 17, Episode 10
• Priory Engagement | FU...
28:00 - "5000 Tonnes of Stone"
(Hamsterley, County Durham)
Series 15, Episode 11
• 5000 Tons of Stone (Ha...
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[@toxic.forest]

I really admire Helen! And im very happy she is still contributing to the new episodes! Also, very much miss Mick and his way of explaining finds and theories

[@JohnnyWednesday]

We all miss Mick - such a wonderful teacher

[@baronvonmaverick6119]

I could not agree more. All have been great role models to me throughout my life

[@YarickZan]

Mick was alright, but if it really wasn't his interest he pretty much didn't care about it at all. If you watch some of the episodes where it's something Roman and he's actually there, he really doesn't show the same enthusiasm, or even really seem to care at all. But episodes where they're doing some kind of abbey or something he cared about more? The change in his attitude and demeanor was remarkable.

[@skeggy]

@Dan Backslide but that's like everyone if you have a live and extensive knowledge of bmws you're not going to be as excited if you find a rare subaru

[@helenswan705]

Wouldn't he be happy to know, we are never free of him! Happy hats.

[@lkjh861]

I feel like these episodes were made just yesterday, even though it is already near a decade since Mick Aston passed away -- but then those aerial shots pop up: from further away, tracing a wider arc, more bouncy and with a spot of flickering rotor shadow ~ and then it occurs to you, that since 2013 we have had a revolution in drone photography... so the world has kept evolving and much has happened since. RIP Mick. 💗🖖🤓

[@georgedobinson6152]

It's a great shame I will never get to meet Mick, he was such an interesting man with the ability to explain the finds at such a level that even a non-archeologist could easily understand it

[@ArcaneWolf9]

Absolutely loved all those occasions where Mick and Phil had time to puzzle out what some of the features might indicate, what structure they might infer and how the team could proceed to prove or disprove their ideas. Where to prioritize their examination, going deeper, following a structure, widening the trench, etc. It was fascinating that they sought (and usually found) an approach that would that could BOTH prove or eliminate their idea WHILE opening up or disproving any alternative solution. They kept their minds open to finding out WHAT was ACTUALLY there. Even a 'negative' answer to their questions and theories was a GOOD result to them, because it was a further lead in discovering an accurate idea of what WAS there. And Mick and Phil made working out each puzzle such a relatable, charming part of the show. They INVOLVED us in the mystery and made you eager to find out what each detail revealed about the site.

[@Stonewall1861]

Time Team is my favorite show and I always enjoyed watching all the interactions between everyone. I have learned many historical facts.I’m a long time History buff.

[@helenswan705]

Imagine. Imagine!!!! making ancient archeology interesting enough to be mainstream!! Genius.

[@granthurlburt4062]

The interactions are what make it unique and special and highly enjoyable! Understandably, the charming and knowledgeable Alice Roberts, on digging for Britain simply can't establish that level of jocularity and familiarity by simply visiting digs. I have seen her be quite quietly funny about a Casio watch found on a dig recently, but you'd have to know she was being funny. And the Time Team guys are full of energy and enthusiasm. A prof. archaeologist and his team get to feeling a bit grim after 4 mos or more on the same site. And not everyone has the wit and rapport of the Time Team team!

[@LilieDubh]

Ah, sniff. Can't see or hear Mick Aston without wanting to cry. He went way too soon.

[@jamestaylor2920]

I too feel his absence. However, I see him behind the scenes of the new digs. His teaching are well represented and his project "Time Team" carries on in the good hands of his "TT" mates. The millions of us fans can never forget Mick Aston.

[@c-puff]

I can't believe this kind of content is just on youtube for free

[@maxsdad538]

And imagine... it used to be just on TV for free.

[@Awitsaduck]

@@maxsdad538 Well watching tv ain't free in the uk

[@meowwl]

@@Awitsaduck Yeah, but ya'll don't have 5 minutes of program followed by 15 minutes of commercials.

[@dinerouk]

@@meowwl You can't now get anything for free esp Videos!

[@JoeMCool]

It's not -- you have to pay an additional BBC licensing fee at your local Council. Have you not?? Oh boy!

[@mystierayn1077]

I always look forward to new full videos!

[@TheIdiotfilter]

Fantastic little compilation. More power to everyone involved in Time Team.

[@dawnvyas8856]

I moved away from UK some 30years ago and watching these shows makes me realise how much I miss the country and it's history (I won't move back but I will visit more and try to connect with my roots again) Next life I'm going to be an archeologist though♥️♥️♥️

[@johnwilson5637]

The real Time Team mystery for me is the dendrochronology date that the Dendrochronologist, I believe it was Mike Worthington, refused to reveal during the Flag Fen episode.

[@markmiller6402]

Why did he refuse to reveal the date? Did it go back further than expected you think?

[@johnwilson5637]

@@markmiller6402 I suspect it may have been much older than the current Flag Fen. The pathway may have been built as replacement for an older one that badly need repairs. The Dendrochronologist wasn't seen on any other show after that incident, which leads me to believe there was something really 'mysterious' about it.

[@markmiller6402]

@@johnwilson5637 . Makes you think doesn’t it? I personally believe our history goes back a lot further than the archaeologists know, not in a conspiracy way, they can only work with what they find.

[@johnwilson5637]

@@katv1195 Had the sample been botched they would have used another sample.

[@Weise1001]

i absolutely love time team and miss new episodes

[@sweatshirts623]

I love this kind of series 😁 very informative! Thank you .

[@rileyhoffman6629]

Love you guys! And your osteoarchaeologist wearing a shirt with bones... 😂

[@monkeytennis8861]

Bit obvious

[@rileyhoffman6629]

@@monkeytennis8861 A bit snarky.

[@thomasbell7033]

@@monkeytennis8861 Yeah. I think you should write Tim Taylor and flay him for such a breach of ironic protocol.

[@kenmatthews842]

I’d love to know if any of these sights that they have excavated were further excavated to discover more about the history of the amazing sites that they have started and never finished to a more final explanation of layout and historical significance of these amazing findings I certainly love the 3 day digs but have always wondered if they were continued or covered back over

[@nevyen149]

The short answer is yes...a lot of them were continued. In some cases, the Time Team were assisting a dig already going on...so those kept going for sure. In many cases, they were essentially doing a test dig, and if they found something unique, then a university, county, or other archaeological entity often continued the dig. All the pits dug in people's yards or public spaces were filled back in as soon as any data was recorded. A couple of their digs did, in fact, change what was known about a certain time period or area.

[@TUSK1157]

I've heard them say that the digs that were just 3 day digs were returned to the original condition. That's why they save the sod on tarps in a lot of shows.

[@campcrafter4613]

I think both.

[@hazelmeldrum5860]

You have to research a bit The team were all employed by different units or universities so they went back to their day jobs, If they found something significant then the County archaeology units applied for grants or divert money from existing projects. A lot of Archeology is done by registered charities. But if pursued you find that buried in the archives of various places are technical reports

[@DidntKnowWhatToPut1]

There is almost no money for blue skies archeology in the UK. The TV budget funded these digs. After they get covered up and most will never be touched again unless a developer wants to put a shopping centre on top of the land.

[@Back2TheBike]

I loved Time Team, watched every episode at least 20x and inspired me to get involved in a local archaeological project for 5 years, which featured on the Big Roman Dig. The greatest mystery for me was why it went woke at the expense of folk like Stewart Ainsworth.

[@helenswan705]

did it? wasn't it? was it? Really woth making an issue of??? No idea what you are talking about. Mind you I havent had a telly for 9 years

[@whatanitemare]

@@helenswan705 Well that explains a lot seeing as I seem to know more about it than you and I live in Canada! lol

[@helenswan705]

@@whatanitemare fair enough. there are many things we do not know. only a few of them matter.

[@mrkitty1367]

Good stuff !

[@dionnegonsalves8188]

So addictive, love it!!

[@myruffleddreams1906]

Mick’s sweater should be in a museum.

[@jessieratledge4308]

Ditto

[@JoeMCool]

SWEATER*S*

[@neilfleming2787]

I'd have loved to dig on that first island and the opportunity to stay there would have been the icing on the cake

[@glentorn5362]

Always happy to see Helen. Such a wonderful fraternity of historio-archaeological enthusiasts! ✌🥸👌😮

[@christianbuczko1481]

In that 2nd site burford, the hill behind the site visible from the church tower seems to be a good place to put a fortified site to protect. Thats where id be looking for the saxon fort...

[@ghimmy47]

Love all the adventures and find it curiously quaint how much emphasis is placed on "posh" and "status" as if what's in your pocket establishes your worth. I'd rather have one Phil than ten Williams.

[@giuliakhawaja7929]

Nothing “quaint” about it. Describing the status of an artifact or site describes part of of the structure of society at the time. If you find fine pottery shards along with, perhaps, a high value coin that will give an indication of the stratum of society/ property you are excavating.

[@ronpearson998]

One of the things I loved about the show was the involvement of the public.

[@davidoneill913]

Miss Mick and the team.

[@nigelstannard7443]

Amazing to know what you might be walking over 🤔🙂

[@Davlavi]

very cool.

[@maxmoore9955]

That's why I Love Time Team ,kids are invited to get stuck in, and Find History.

[@Pesmog]

It was great seeing Emma again. It was a shame we only ever saw her in a few episodes as she had real personality and added great historical environmental insight to the digs.

[@magnuspetrini8528]

Tack!

[@davejohnston5925]

I often wonder; how many 'Time Team" digs are still active??? Be nice if the team could, would talk about them if they exist

[@CoincidenceTheorist]

Do tell?

[@CoincidenceTheorist]

How is it that they suddenly get permission to dig when no one else is allowed to break soil or gasp use a metal detector.

[@markhepworth]

@@CoincidenceTheorist Its a conspiracy,space aliens most likely..

[@ianwilkinson5069]

@@CoincidenceTheorist filling permits

[@peterc2248]

@@CoincidenceTheorist I remember laughing out loud when in an early episode they unearthed a medieval book clasp. First they got all over excited and second they had to send it off to a specialist to identify. Any half way experienced detectorist would have known immediately what it was and they are not that uncommon on the finds table at many MD clubs. It annoyed me greatly that the archaeology community wasted years of time decrying detectorists instead of recognising the passion, skills and knowledge they could have used if only they weren't so closed minded and snobbish.

[@malcolmformosa1772]

Hello my eldest daughter Amber and me her Dad we Absolutely like watching the Time Team and we are from all the way down under from Mount Gambier in the State Of South Australian.🥇🇦🇺🦘⚜️👑⚜️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@dean31black]

we need a dig at dudley castle!! mick was from the black country and i think he would be chuffed to bits if time team did one there, we have a lot of history in the black country, it may not be really old, but we were a big part of the industrial Revolution in the u.k at that time in past history even up until now, our canal system was put in to bring raw materials into the black country and take out finished products, we made the anchors and chains for titanic, we made brass nails by hand for the british empire for our sailing ships, we made ammunition for both world wars and a lot more!!!! please visit the black country museum if you can to get an idea, love the new 3 part episodes, great stuff

[@jules0X]

"A mystery of a big-thighed person!" 😄

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

tHANK yOU

[@hoperobers4542]

Thanks!

[@hoperobers4542]

I was so happy to discover time team during the Covid pandemic and I was working from home. It made my days less onerous. This series along with my DNA results has given me so much knowledge of my heritage. I probably won’t be able to travel to Britain again but this is the next best thing.

[@franciscowashington2155]

Mas um mistério pra desvendar 👍👍👍😎

[@AtomicBlonde1]

I also admire Helen.

[@Bramble451]

I guess I don't understand what they mean by "mystery". I think Withington, Gloucestershire makes much more sense as an outstanding "mystery". An entire previously undiscovered and undug villa was found by geophys that is even bigger than the one they went there to find!

[@maxsdad538]

That makes it a discovery, not a mystery.

[@wheezesanchez5661]

9:54 appropriate osteoarcheologist attire

[@monkeytennis8861]

Lame

[@Sky-pt6lc]

Are these episodes from the 2000’s. Wish they would upload recent ones.

[@RobinPhillips1957]

Is there no LIDAR mapping for this area?

[@kevinmurphy65]

The heck with the chapel...has to be WAY older stuff there thats way more fun!

[@phoule76]

I love Jackie and her appropriate bone blouse.

[@laurachapple6795]

I love Jackie's bone blouse.

[@thomasbell7033]

Jackie's wonderful, IMO.

[@jeffdavies9099]

Carrenza,be still my beating heart.💖

[@janegilmore102]

I reckon all the girls work hard. I see Steward walking around on his own again The cameraman has a good eye 😉 I was wondering about the older guys and pray for them to stick around 😊

[@Section5_CdnIntelService]

The second site looks like a cattle pen.

[@meowwl]

This would have been better if there had been further developments, or further excavations and analyses done.

[@brianhaskard1042]

Helen, Faye or Katie? ❤

[@jeffdavies9099]

Carrenza,💖

[@NomadicCreator]

So Roman like, fitting ourselves into history, lololol.

[@kevinroche3334]

Please address the phishing scam attached to every message!!!!

[@meowwl]

Best way to get that done is to click the three dots off to the side of the post, and report it.

[@juliaforsyth8332]

@@meowwl Done and dusted!

[@thomasbell7033]

@@juliaforsyth8332 Yep, me too.

[@PtolemyJones]

I was kind of hoping for a short scene at the start explaining why these three were put together. I've seen the episodes, what is new here?

[@gmdelemeester]

Expected by the title that there would be new findings beyond just Re-edit of old footage.

[@JonFrumTheFirst]

Ah, Naomi, if only we saw you more!

[@henrikpersson4371]

it is highly possible that josef and his nephew, jesus, was in england more than once, so say many different sources and i pesonally belive so. : ))

[@DetroitMicroSound]

TT needs Phil, Raksha, and others back!

[@peterc2248]

I used to enjoy Time Team but I eventually found parts of it a bit forced. Some of the staged silliness between the 'yokel', the 'prof' and the 'luvvy' actor dumbed it down too much for me. I'd have preferred they got rid of the fluff and trusted the audience to have a bit of enthusiasm for a more intelligent approach. Actually, I'd enjoy seeing Alice Roberts and Helen presenting a decent archaeology show without the 'three day' rushing about daftness. IMHO of course...

[@brenda1378]

Still all were far better than the two new ones. It was presented like they were talking to children. Very poor offerings.

[@dinerouk]

@@brenda1378 We were spoiled years ago!

[@brenda1378]

@@dinerouk Maybe 🙂

[@thomasbell7033]

@@dinerouk That's what I think every time I see that comment. We were spoiled by the charisma. But having this new TT is so much better than no TT at all.

[@markmiller6402]

I thought you had to notify the police when you found any human remains?

[@thomasbell7033]

Sometimes they have. Don't know their rules regarding this.

[@davidmunro1469]

I would like to see a pot with JESUS name scratched on It. That would be beyond price.❤❤❤

[@peterc2248]

I've just buried a wooden goblet with Harry Potter scratched into the side - imagine what they'll do with that in a thousand years 🙂

[@barbara75214]

Does anyone know what those beautiful yellow flowers/bushes are?

[@margaretmcallister5422]

Hi Barbara. If you mean the Hamsterley dig, I can't see in detail but they're either Gorse (Ulex europaeus) or Common Broom (Cytisus Scoparius aka Planta Genista - a badge used by the Plantagenet family). Both are common round Hamsterley area and are very pretty and tough and give good shelter to animals. But Gorse is VERY spikey! There is a saying "Kissing is out of fashion when gorse is out of bloom". Happily it flowers a lot and for a long time over the year! Cheers.🙂 Ah, I just reviewed the full episode and there was a close-up. They are Gorse. Glad your question prompted me to enjoy this episode again. 👍

[@triskeliand]

It's quite obvious that they must have ran an old age version of a flying fox. Check the engineering... I assume they can make rope at this stage? Not chapels, but flying fox buttresses.

[@nickychimes4719]

Back to the castles!!! Get your wallets out!!! #timeteam

[@stevem1750]

Just being sarcastic but So much for final resting place. Theyll end up in a drawer now in a museum.

[@thelostlegendsoflewesandhamsey]

Want to know where Clofesho really was? Hamsey - East Sussex. Conact me.

[@CoincidenceTheorist]

8:10 8io the one EŸE MAN in the hat. 🕴🏻

[@samueltourbierenoire9572]

Where is the gold ring?....

[@juhakivimaki94]

how is possible that dude digs around in the dirt all day and has longer nails than your average female

[@ThomasDoubting5]

Must be really difficult shaping whats found to and assumed narrative .

[@kathwhit6462]

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[@phonotical]

Ongoing??

[@zarahofshiloh7537]

It's true! Jesus the Christ was there. Read The Traditions of Glastonbury by E. Raymond Capt a field archeologist that has written many great books and he was a highly awarded archaeologist. He used others research of archaeological sites, historical records as well. It is a great read and matches up with other reads from others research that I have read. He also is great with matching up scripture with what he finds with his research. He even shows hints in the Bible that Jesus had been gone somewhere else for some time. Great book! All his books are great!

[@CoincidenceTheorist]

7:00 EAst is up⬆️🔝➰👁‍🗨🎴

[@bikinglikebecker]

There is a reason so many historically significant individuals visited these lands... that is because Rockall Plateau = Atlantis... Don't believe me? Think I am a nut? Just follow the directions given to us by the ancient Egyptians....

[@tutnallman]

When can we progress to a 5 day format?

[@JC-wv7om]

Likely would need significant private or consistent proper government funding to do that. 5 days of digging would also need another day or two for properly finishing out the mapping and backfilling that's done off camera. I'd love for Time Team to get enough funding to do more frequent AND longer term digs, and be a full time career for everyone involved.

[@maxsdad538]

Never. The model for the "3 day exploratory" is just that... an exploratory evaluation to determine if further conservation is required or further excavation is justified. As for the "mapping and backfilling", that has always been in addition to the scheduled "dig, and typically takes several weeks to complete. At the end of three days, they don't just grab their trowels and go home. there's still all the cleaning and evaluating, recording, and FINALLY, reburning or turning the site over to a local archaeological society to continue. And one of the senior team members (often Carenza) will write up the official report for professional review. Many of the shows HAVE been longer than 3 days (on camera), and several of them are digs that have been going on for several years and Time Team has been asked to assist and evaluate. But these are all professionals with other "real" full time jobs, and three days is all they can schedule for these episodes.

[@guymorgan4029]

Just hate the time restrictions...ridiculous

[@helenswan705]

it's TELEVISION

[@mikef.1000]

Just love how they so confidently declare something ("round house") and then the facts get in the way ("rectangular building"). The archaeology they're doing is so subjective a lot of the time, that it hardly inspires confidence in any of their pronouncements!

[@juliaforsyth8332]

But surely that is what it's all about. A theory that's then disproved.

[@mikef.1000]

@@juliaforsyth8332 Well, that's true that disproving things is important. But somewhere along the line it would be nice to have proof for what some archaeological feature actually is. The sweeping and confident-sounding interpretations wear a bit thin after a while.

[@peterc2248]

@@mikef.1000 Yep, totally agree. Especially dear old Francis Pryor whom everyone appeared to worship and to which everything 'was ritualistic'. How many times was it said that some relatively common find was described as that of 'an elite' group. It's just a vague guess so treat it as such.

[@thomasbell7033]

@@peterc2248 I found Francis to be a self-promoter and arrogant. My least-liked member of TT. Guy also had a vast ego, but at least he was comic relief.

[@greensage395]

I thought Jesus was Scottish, not British! :)

[@monkeytennis8861]

Scottish is British

[@mrliberty8468]

No such thing as before Christianity...Jesus footprints are in the old testament and goes back to day one...

[@MauriceTarantulas]

Eh?

[@peterc2248]

Oh don't be silly. How on earth can anyone believe te nonsense that is the Old Testament (or the new). It's just political twaddle, written by men, for the glory of men and to empower men.

[@alangknowles]

Spoilt by baldrick.

[@sheilaghbrosky4150]

It's unfortunate that the little twerp is always yapping on. I love to here Alice moderating the program.

[@irt1971]

They need a children in need crossover episode with Dr Who, and the doctor takes Phil &Tony to the neolithic era.

[@micheleploeser7720]

There never was a Jesus, only fiction, just learn your human history, watch more Time Team videos.

[@williamwilliam5066]

Antonia is wearing gay colours but not to worry folks! She fits in with all the other folks here in having a speech impediment.

[@hleth4888]

@William William thanks for the insight, Willy!

[@juliaforsyth8332]

What a rotten comment.

[@williamwilliam5066]

@@hleth4888 My pleasure, as a speech archaeologist, it's all quite basic stuff!

[@williamwilliam5066]

@@juliaforsyth8332 Bad oral hygiene can lead to rotting!, Julia Falsteeth

[@juliaforsyth8332]

@@williamwilliam5066 It just is not needed and if you are an intelligent person ypu would know this. Troll.

[@Jean-yn6ef]

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