Time Team S08-E07 Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire

Salisbury Plain, as well as being the British Army's biggest training ground, is one of Europe's most extensive areas of undisturbed archaeology. Over 38,000 hectares - an area the size of the Isle of Wight - is given over to the military here.
Time Team was called in to investigate a site believed to contain the remains of settlements spanning both the Iron Age and the Roman era. The aim was to find sufficient evidence to get the site scheduled by English Heritage ¿ so protecting it for the future.

[@PuffingTheHerbs]

Used to love this programme when I was younger, so much so that I used to dig in my back garden looking for stuff.. I found an old tin of beans once, it was amazing.

[@doncook2054]

Any find is a good find--only goes up from there :)

[@toddkearby5519]

Seems like that would have shown up in the geophart

[@victoriaeads6126]

I admit, I've only found the gem of TT recently. I've had the same reaction, though! I live in Northern Virginia, USA. It's very strict here in terms of digging historical/archaeological sites, but I'm free to dig in my 3 acres, and TT had inspired me to get a metal detector! So far TT In The Yard has produced a 20 year old coin, an old 9v battery, and some other modern metal debris. We live in an area with many years of history, though. You never know!

[@Missjulie1975]

Your series has kept me throughout COVID-19! Thank you for such enjoyable programming!

[@katariinavainio4828]

Ditto

[@metaldetectingengland]

Does any one else fancy having a roundhouse in there garden like me ! what a great man cave ! thumbs up if you agree !

[@dancingwithnature5303]

A She -Shed!! 😁

[@metaldetectingengland]

@@dancingwithnature5303 ..well that sounds well cool a Lady cave ! How would one be decorated I wonder ? Answers on a postcard in comments please x

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

Dancing With Nature Where would you get a couple tons of river reed??

[@corneliawissing7950]

@@dancingwithnature5303 YES!!!!

[@LilyoftheValeyrising]

Yes I agree!!! It’s hard to get the grass if you’re in America. In Jamestown VA they have thatched rooves. I asked them where do they get the grass/thatch from and they buy it from Europe. I wonder if wheat can be used after it’s been relieved of its grain.

[@lisatempleton987]

I know this has nothing to do with Archaeology. I love the difference in the way we Americans pronounce the word schedule, versus the way the British folks do. I’m sure my early ancestors from Great Britain spoke similarly to these guys. Love it!!!❤

[@J70a.m-zg6gi_wha0]

o...m...g...🤐

[@paulmendolia8483]

In some recent hard times for me. Losing my job and stressing. This program has helped me to maintain my sanity.

[@janielaurel]

Paul, I've watched the entire series twice this year ... very stressful times lately. But having said that when I started on Christmas, it was THIRD time for the series. I downloaded them all several years ago but chose to watch them again on youtube for this go-round. It's perfect for destress moments :) Good for you!

[@jenamyallen]

likewise

[@thomasandersen2534]

I hope your doing better Paul the sun only comes out after the rain I hope times are sunnier for you. I found time team during my divorce and they helped me stay sane as well.

[@danieltousignant4403]

Going through a divorce myself and look forward, everyday, for Time Team to take my mind off of it. Bless you all.

[@motaman8074]

Victor's drawings never fail to impress!

[@Invictus13666]

He’s worse than an amateur caricaturist. Truly pathetic.

[@slhughes1267]

That bone "comb" has the look of a weaving tool: also called a comb, that a weaver uses to beat a weft in. Vertical frame looms were the ancestors of tapestry looms and both used such a thing. Such things can also be seen on ancient Greek urns that depict women weaving.

[@kathysenn7664]

On this cold snowy January day of 2022 in Montana I'd like to say that the thumbnail is amusing.. Prof Mick Aston meet Prof Mick Aston.. I'm watching these again, again, feeling nostalgic and melancholic.. these people made a wonderful team! Mr Robinson's embraces of Mr Aston were heartwarming!! These episodes are like watching weekly family reunions! I'm grateful! To God foremost, for everything!!

[@DonniePalmer57]

I always laugh my arse off at Tony running everywhere. So very cute he is

[@bethbartlett5692]

lol He is most enthusiastic. Made a great Host!

[@elenabaker1914]

Thank you for introducing me to Sir Terry Pratchett.

[@carlosperez-gb1fk]

I think the most impressive part of the building of the roundhouse was the authentic use of Iron Age aluminum extension ladders.

[@tphvictims5101]

carlos perez , progress, aluminum age iron ladders.

[@chrisgordon5719]

And JB Case manual shovelers. Old world back hoes.

[@typerexc]

cheeky

[@bkohatl]

Cold, mighty cold, your comment and the wind off the Salisbury Plain.

[@chrisgordon5719]

Britain has our equivalent of OHSA. No matter how historically accurate you try to be, they still won't let you use homemade ladders or work without hard hats or dig trenches and holes where the sides are over 6" without trench shoring. I threw out a lot of perfectly good wooden ladders and step ladders because they weren't OHSA certified.

[@marthareis5873]

How lovely that the young army volunteer said that building the roundhouse made for "the best three days of her life."

[@juliechi6166]

It does look like fun, actually!

[@chrispascoe8116]

So much archaeology on Salisbury Plain, you could dig for years & years and still find new stuff every day.

[@carmineredd1198]

or find old stuff

[@eboracum2012]

Wonder if anyone has found recent remains of a dog who wandered onto Salisbury Plain, and didn't have a Prime Minister to save him?

[@nnagle9224]

Reality check - the service member said he was going to Bosnia. The Romano-British are so timeless to us; then there's the soldier's reality, and our binging in the start of COVID -19's third year! Thank you TimeTeam.

[@415s30]

TIme Team is my happy place. I went to college for archeology but I am a stagehand. I would love to work the new Time Team if they do it.

[@claidheamhdalaimh3694]

What accent does Phil have? I think it's great. I've read every comment from every episode up to this one and have never seen anyone comment on it. Phil is my favorite of them all. He has such enthusiasm and he's always willing to try his hand at new things.

[@wbrewer5352]

@Claidheamh da Laimh Phil is from Oxford but lives(d) in Salisbury, considered the south west of England. His accent is definitely west country (Dorset/Devon) where my family grew up. I lived further west in Cornwall for a while where the native accent was practically unintelligible to a suburban kid.

[@sallydarley9812]

@@wbrewer5352 He probably has the accent his mother had. And his father.

[@tibfulv]

@@sallydarley9812 More likely the kids he went to school with, lol. Turns out kids don't take after their parents much unless they grow up in isolation.

[@basstrammel1322]

@@tibfulv Can confirm this.

[@deborahparham3783]

Born in Oxford, raised in Wiltshire, currently living in Salisbury.

[@BC-ui9yt]

I hadn't watched any TT for a few days, and once I started this one, i realized how much I've missed it. Seeing Carenza just makes it even better.

[@RKHageman]

❤. I’m a great fan of hers as well.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@MrAlumni72]

Poor John, never seems to be allowed to pause for a cup of tea.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

cup of tea...or find a roman wire bracelet AS Karenza is going for a cup of tea. john for the win.

[@Heegaherger]

I thought Americans were bad with our obsession with coffee, but I have never seen a people as powered by tea as the British.

[@thomasbell7033]

Peter Reynolds was one of my favorites out of the wealth of experts TT called upon. He was a natural communicator of information. Sadly, we lost him around the time this episode aired.

[@l-b284]

"oh, you archeologists, any time you don't know what something is you say it's ceremonial" LOL touche Tony!

[@SandraNelson063]

According to Terry Pratchett, the best witches were raised on chalk.

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

Sandra Nelson 😉😏

[@grannypantsification]

Sandra Nelson Tiffany aching was raised on chalk. So was her grandma. But all other witches were raised on stone. But yay! Terry Pratchett absolutely genius! Miss him horribly

[@jimpreston7427]

My mother was a high school teacher.

[@corneliawissing7950]

@@grannypantsification So very happy to meet other Pratchett fans!!!!

[@runningtwenty-one6407]

@@corneliawissing7950 Tony Robinson reads Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels - give it a try.

[@0623kaboom]

the thatch would rot less fast if they put the top end of the reed DOWN and NOT up ... reeds hold water when standing upright ... inverted they SHED water .. because water reeds are many long leaf like branches that grow to make the stalk ... and each one catches water from the little "hairs" on them ... invert them and they repel the water ... yet NO THATCHER seems to mention that significant little bit

[@Isalukich]

Ah the memories! Not only did I grow up with this show but I was also a member of the Young Archaeologist Club as a kid and we made a roundhouse.I have to say that their daubing technique isn't great! lol The trick is to fling it hard against the wattle from a short distance before evening it it out.

[@patriciabentley8840]

I just do not care for John gater. He is truly irritating and self serving. He is "never wrong" and he "always has a reason for not finding info or taking hours and hours to work a site. There, I finally said it. I feel much better 😙 😉 😊

[@petercollins5861]

Pro Tip

[@dmcgee3]

@@patriciabentley8840 You go grab an awkwardly weighted 20lbs and spend a few hours walking back and forth across a field. I’ll criticize you right after and we’ll see how your mood is. I’ve seen him speak outside of TT, he’s genuinely hilarious and nice.

[@barryf8801]

Phil - I could get attached (a-thatched) to this! .... subtle Phil joke?

[@speedbrake22]

BadgerBiscuits he’s such an awesome person

[@WashuHakubi4]

"But we're in luck. We can get digging without fear of being blown up."

[@michaelmccaffery2684]

I am an archaeologist in the US and have worked extensively on numerous military bases here. The UXO training is always great fun!!!

[@annk.8750]

I've always wondered why early pottery seems to have such a small base. I'd think it was an invitation to spilling things, in the days when flat floors and flat tables were probably rare.

[@PaulMahon-w2b]

Maybe that's why they kept breaking them 😊

[@yolazerbeam3205]

Is it just me or is that a Zombie standing there in a red sweater at 11:26???

[@Pauldjreadman]

I just noticed that the helmet he has on his head has got his name on it.

[@zaygezunt]

"We don't want to wattle across the doorway" Indeed, would the neighbours think?

[@lameesahmad9166]

Right!! Give me a trowel and get me there now!!! What a wonderful site.

[@DementedCaver]

They placed the flag on the top of the small roundhouse at the end. "With resolution and fidelity"....planted up there on the peak...it would be high fidelity. ;)

[@ltrain4479]

Love me some Carenza. She reminds me of the lady from Jurassic Park, especially when she has on those kahki shorts.

[@OUigot]

Really? I find her unattractive and irritating.....but, to each his own flavor.

[@l-b284]

@@OUigot I'm sure she has no interest in your type either

[@thomasandersen2534]

Wonderful episode

[@scorch33]

I love how the guy shows Phil how to properly do the thatch roof with that tool, and just a few minutes later it shows all the army guys doing what Phil was doing, but all completely wrong.

[@TopseyKretts]

..that soldier at 11:30 wearing camouflage,and hi-viz...does he want to be seen,or not?..lol

[@51WCDodge]

Health and saftey. As an example military tents must now use luminous guy ropes, in case you trip over them. In time of warfare you would wrap them in cloth so they can't be seen. I kid you not.

[@tibfulv]

Camouflage is part of the regular uniform now, so it's worn whenever except for dress occasions, I recall from my service. High visibility was therefore the object.

[@l-b284]

Tony has so much energy!

[@MrAmptech]

Tony running around like a Terrier, LOL.

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

A Jack Russell?

[@deborahparham3783]

Rat terrier. Little aggravating ankle biter.

[@alanatolstad4824]

I'd like to know how much time Victor has to complete his sketches, and, does he use a ruler to draw straight lines, or is he one of those gifted artists who can free-hand them?!

[@OUigot]

He definitely uses perspective measuring, probably lays it out with a ruler first then free hand draws over the perspective lines.

[@basstrammel1322]

He went to art-school in Budapest, so I assume he uses what he learned there. He is gifted either way he does it, reminding us real people actually lived and worked on the sites. I recommend reading his life story, it's very captivating and fascinating.

[@darrylwithrow293]

Ceremonial and ritual! Love it

[@MeMommyEms]

“Lookadahh” -Phil Harding 😚😉

[@stannousflouride8372]

When you open Google Earth at these coordinates: 51.257064°N 1.737308°W the area's many crop marks in the shape of Iron Age round houses are really distinct. And then you zoom in and discover they're all tank tracks.

[@judithkelly9865]

Stannous Flouride u7

[@kirstenathome9303]

in 51.257064°N 1.737308°W - it is better, at least no double lines as tracks

[@bonzey1171]

Phil's a 'chalkist' 😂

[@deborahparham3783]

Phil was raised on the chalk and chalk is where you find flint. Of course he loves it.

[@OUigot]

32:25 .....Ahhh! Now it makes sense why in other episodes with Francis where he's always saying "it was for ritual purposes, Tony." Lol! God bless him.

[@vonries]

The reason for the long entrance is to keep the wind out.

[@elvismark6816]

Tony I'm really enjoying the music in this whose idea was this truly wonderful great Beat Great Sound Blended and spot on

[@vermontvermont9292]

That poor hood on the time team rig. I wonder how scratched it really is.

[@carolcrass4322]

I wonder how many of the soldiers involved in the project went on to follow careers in archeology or thatching?

[@PaulMahon-w2b]

Like to try thatching, not as a career though 😊

[@bethbartlett5692]

That Geo-Phys looks like a Game Board!

[@Ratboy168]

Tony made another wattle and daub wall a few years later in "Worst Jobs in History". Why was it a worst job? Daub was often not only made of mud and straw but of animal dung as well.

[@Ratboy168]

+Leopararouen I agree! I chose Ratboy because rats are my favorite animals. You're right, they are a lot cleaner and more intelligent than most people give them credit for. I also chose the name because a rat was my go-to animal when I was a pet.

[@Ratboy168]

The bat story was adorable. I love bats. So was the finch story. I couldn't figure out how to get to the picture you mentioned but based on your description, it sound like a goldfinch. They're gorgeous. If it is indeed a goldfinch, I take it you live on the east coast of the US or the Midwest? Possibly the west coast, but you don't see as many over there.

[@Ratboy168]

Leopararouen I managed to get to your google plus and finally saw the picture. Judging by the shape of the beak, I'd say it looks more like a warbler than a finch to me. It's tough to saw which warbler precisely. In the fall, most tend to take on a grey/tawny back with a yellow breast. blog.press.princeton.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/East-Fall-Quick-Finder.jpg

[@Ratboy168]

Leopararouen It seems like a neat place based on the pictures I saw. I've never been to Cincinnati. I've never been to the Midwest actually. Only the West or the East coast. Currently, I'm on the East coast. Bats do indeed have adorable faces. :) I know the feeling. I was fascinated by insects when I was younger (still am actually) and always felt honored when I got a chance to handle them and help them out.

[@Ratboy168]

Leopararouen Sorry to hear that. One of my partners has been going through something similar for the past few years. No matter how many times she tries getting out of Florida, she always ends up moving back there. Mostly to take care of her family. I agree, gypsy moths and gravid praying mantises are gorgeous. I also had the opportunity of handling the latter ages ago. I would have been terrified too if I met a Japanese hornet! I tend to be cautious around wasps and hornets. I'm allergic to yellow jackets and nearly died when I accidentally stepped in a hive when I was 11.

[@Libbathegreat]

This may seem a daft question, but frequently on this show I hear them referring to soldiers liking to dig holes whenever they're stopped anywhere. Never having been in the military myself, I'm a bit mystified by that. What is this about? Protection? Shade? Boredom?

[@BlackIjs]

Latrines?

[@richardphillips6281]

And maybe trenches for defensive positions. You're safer in a hole than above ground in a vehicle even if it is armoured.

[@CanChikMay]

First full half quern stone! Yay

[@BlackIjs]

I was expecting them to find WWI relics. I know the Canadian troops all spent time training at (muddy) Salisbury Plain before crossing the channel.

[@jocelynlemaire9910]

Running Tony, really on speed pills on this episode. Funny.

[@christosvoskresye]

It's a shame they don't use the most up-to-date technology and take EVP's overnight. That might let them know ahead of time where to dig, and it would give real insight to the goings on in the late Iron Age and the Roman occupation. (Yes, this was sarcasm.)

[@DanKetchum007]

Dueling banjos. lol

[@lameesahmad9166]

Although round houses seem an impractical shape, in Africa the traditional houses were deliberately built round. This was because the people did not want any corners to their houses. They believed that evil spirits could live and hide in the corners and at night they would harm them. They also liked their beds to be off the ground so that evil spirits could not climb into their beds. it also made it more difficult for snakes and scorpions to get into their beds where they crawled and slithered to get warm under the bodies of the people. In Zimbabwe the Shona people believe that snakes and reptiles are evil spirits and they are deadly afraid of them. If they see one they will scream and run away. Even today in villages the African people put their modern beds on bricks to make it more difficult for the evil spirits to climb up and harm them. No corners means no place to hide. Maybe it was almost the same thing in Britain. If I am right, it seems that when Christianity came to Britain the houses started changing into the rectangle shape. With the building of the rectangle parishes and churches and the explanation of the priests and monks they gradually lost their fears. And of course, which evil spirit would dare challenge the powerful Roman Legions in their angular buildings.

[@chadsimmons6347]

If not for the invention of the Salisbury Steak..The English Army would have starved & left this part of the UK

[@SB-sj4uz]

Many old villages in England have a round house at the start of the village and at the end. This was so evil spirits could not enter the village without hiding.

[@CharlesDSmith-mv7zi]

A circle has the most interior area of any shape. The size would be limited by the size of the round roof, but a round house should the most efficient shape until it reaches it’s size limitation.

[@snazzypazzy]

The Romans brought rectangular buildings, and they were pagans when they came over. I suspect the roundhouses are efficient and easier to build. Arches and round forms do create a lot of strength. But I also find your theory of a religious or cultural reason intriguing! I've seen arguments that a lot of the round shapes where used because the round shape of the sun and moon was sacred. And I'm just an amateur so I have no clue if that's true. Perhaps it was a bit of both.

[@annakavalec835]

Stewart is great. ❤ Time Team!

[@AquaFurs]

Didn't Phil play bass in that 60s London band? Ha.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

He does actually play guitar they say. It's my guess he plays folk and celtic music more though, I believe someone mentioned he plays acoustic guitar (rather than electric). Being a guitarist myself, I'm very curious about this, so I think I'll try to find something with him playing.

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

I’ve seen a photo of him with an electric.

[@deborahparham3783]

Phil was in a Blues band when he was younger. He is a serious Blues stringer. He loves the way Peter Greene played and Robert Johnson.

[@stevenearlsmith2595]

Where the tasty, gravy smothered steaks originated!

[@Satakarnak]

Thanks :)

[@lorilea3188]

35:00 grain and seed storage , how to survive.

[@annpartoon5300]

This is the sort you want to go on for six days

[@petercollins5861]

vertical stripes on Mick's sweater! how many of those things does he have?

[@corneliawissing7950]

I'd like to know who makes them for him.

[@spacelemur7955]

I wonder now whether thatched iron -age-style huts appeared on British bases in Iraq and Afghanistan and nearby countries.

[@Gitarzan66]

Mick cut his hair?

[@dodo1opps]

What did Sir Tony do his National Service in?

[@profaneangel0842]

19:00 Caesar's "brief visits".. "some kind of treaty". Oh dear. Our modern understanding of the term "conquer" differs greatly from that of the ancient Romans. When the Britons signed that "kind of treaty", Caesar could justifiably claim to have "added Britain to the Roman imperium", thereby, in Roman terms, conquering it. Note also the fact that the official celebrations subsequently voted to him by the Senate were longer than those for his conquest of Gaul

[@davidsmith5899]

Time Team....aahhh a return to sanity

[@Rbattam]

"Hectars", lol.

[@mykingisbetterthanyours4346]

I'm just seeing this show 2018 I'm probably the only one

[@marthareis5873]

Watching in 2019

[@becgould3772]

Watching 2020

[@aflashylege]

I love phil

[@thelostone6981]

Having looked at this location on Google earth, I don’t think anything has happened. I’m no expert, but it doesn’t look like the earthworks have been bothered.

[@SideWalkAstronomyNetherlands]

Please please please phone a professional thatcher in the Netherlands, where many farms still have real thatched roofs, no sloppy roofs...I'm very sure these iron age people made roofs the same way as the modern Dutch Thatchers.

[@RKHageman]

A little late to be giving them advice now… the episode was made about 20-odd years ago

[@tphvictims5101]

15:20 Lloyd Bridges.

[@kathystevetrooperblanck609]

Let me see now First you hand to walk the place, then the army came in and checked for mines. Seems a little backwards.

[@miekekuppen9275]

They didn´t come in and check for mines, they checked for unexploded ordnances. Which wouldn´t go off just because you walk over them but might be a problem if you stick a shovel in them.

[@diabolicalartificer]

"with resolution and fidelity" ..."what does that mean?" says Tony; a bit of a Baldrick moment there. One of the dafter of his daft questions.

[@miekekuppen9275]

I´m guessing he´d been dying to get anything anti-authoritarian in for three days and finally saw a chance.

[@diabolicalartificer]

@@miekekuppen9275 Not sure that "what does that mean" qualifies as an anti-authoritarian statement. Also Tony R AFAIK isn't a rebel, though Mick had anarchist leanings.

[@miekekuppen9275]

@@diabolicalartificer I agree that it´s mostly conjecture on my part but it´s the only way the reaction makes sense for me. I don´t know about his uni-age sentiments but if you watch documentaries with him he generally shows a preference for the poor and underprivileged over the rich and powerful and he usually does it through off-hand remarks. Which is why I think pretending to not understand something simple is him rejecting the "higher ideals" part of the military.

[@diabolicalartificer]

@@miekekuppen9275 Aye, you could be right, but if you've watched the TT episodes Tony asks some daft question's and comes across as not the sharpest tool in the toolbox, much like the character Baldrick he played in Blackadder. Whether he has in reality a mind like a rapier and acts dumb we don't really know, we don't know him, so your point could be valid.

[@miekekuppen9275]

@@diabolicalartificer Haven´t seen enough of him to know whether he´s extraordinarily intelligent but he´s certainly not the court fool he plays on TT. That´s just to add a bit of drama: getting some reactions out of the experts and making the viewers feel intelligent.

[@1stPCFerret]

Does anyone know which FV Tony is riding in at the beginning?

[@SB-sj4uz]

A warrior. APC

[@Nightshift74]

40:52 Dig site on Google Earth, 51°15'26.22"N 1°44'17.34"W

[@elvismark6816]

hello Tony dr. Phil and dr. Mike I hope the think today is very successful and I would also like to thank the British royal Armed Forces for their service in action in war they're my hero4 action and service in their greater protection that they give us The Bravery sweat and how they move through War is remarkable beyond my words there's service and dedication Blood Sweat and Tears and guts of Glory are British veterans that have served overseas I would also like to thank them very much for and also being safe so that these animals can't get us thank you very much you are my hero your bravery is terrible for us thank you once again all troops who served overseas three cheers for the British Armed Forces hip hip hooray hip hip hooray hip hip hooray I'm watching time team and I really like the program I'm so addicted to it I just can't quit I watch a day night and sometimes come on to give my things thank

[@elvismark6816]

Tony dr. Phil Doctor Mike bloody hell it's raining that spoils the Dig I sure learned a lot from your Diggs dr. Phil especially the learning of these round houses Splendid to see how they were built I never knew that there was a round house in London England I guess I'm greatly mistaken but it is fascinating when you find it was a rainy day in in Pizzaville I think it's time to order for pizza wait out the rain enjoy a pizza might as well but I wonder if the guy would deliver Where You Are totally fascinating I love this program it's so educational that's why I'm addicted to your program kind team thank you very much and I hope you take that offer of a pizza and I wonder if they deliver it would be something else if they came along to where you are and deliver the pizza thank you thank you very much UCB third son of Elvis Presley it would be nice to hear from the time team keep your fans happy especially ones who are dedicated to you and give you a thumbs up does it hurt now does it all the success for the time team in the Stig

[@blex5579]

the similarites are striking...as the roman currecny devalued, it soon went extinct...$$$$ ...lmao.

[@Scotto6977]

Mick🌈sweater ✔️

[@patwithers1448]

Love Time line but can't stand Carenza when I hear her voice I want to change videos

[@grannypantsification]

Can any American imagine our military allowing archeologists to mess about on their bases? Not bloody likely!

[@BlackIjs]

Never. I was thinking the same thing. Wondering what the Brits were thinking, considering they were going to potentially lose a chunk of land in the middle of their training area.

[@richardphillips6281]

@@BlackIjs For one thing Salisbury Plain is an enormous are of which this is a minute part of it. For the other thing the site is to be protected only from major excavations that the military might want to make. There will still be the same access for vehicles and less intrusive exercises.

[@PaulMahon-w2b]

Oh, I can see that here, not the high security ones but others yeah 😊