Time Team S15-E06 Gold in the Moat, Codnor Castle, Derbyshire

[@NazarovVv]

I work in a film studio in Bulgaria and a couple of months ago I saw Sir Tony walking about I just smiled and nodded he responded with the same. I wish I had the courage to talk to him and to be honest I probably would have just said "I miss Time Team"

[@eire187]

You should of said hello. I met him many times in Bristol city and he was a really nice guy.

[@robertsmith9076]

@@eire187 I once showed him my Roman disc brooche and was delighted with his comment ""Boootiful "".

[@eire187]

@@robertsmith9076 met him one time and had a smoke together in a beer garden. He asked are you going to share that. I was actually supprised on how much of a down to earth regular guy he is. Bump into him a couple of times a year usually for the last 15 years or so.

[@free_gold4467]

@@eire187 That's nice to hear.

[@Pixie1407]

@@eire187 If you see him again, do say hello to him from him. A long time fan all the way from south of the world - Brunei.

[@kitskivich]

I immediately recognized the de Grey name and checked my family tree. Henry de Grey, Baron Grey of Codnor was my 26th great-grandfather. He hailed from Thurrock Grey, Essex. His wife, Isolda Bardolf, was from Hoo, Kent. They appear to be the first de Greys of Codnor. Their son, Richard de Grey of Codnor was my 25th great-grandfather. And yes, our tree cites that Richard "was an English landowner who held many important positions in the reign of Henry III of England." It's already a bit surreal to associate a historical (or even historic) figure with a great-grandparent (think of the sheer number of descendants at this point), and even more surreal to watch this program and see the team work on the castle cited in the family tree history. Within two generations, one of Richard de Grey of Codnor's grandsons (and my direct line), Andrew Gray, Lord of Broxmouth (brother of Henry de Grey, 1st Baron of Codnor, who inherited the direct line of the Lords of Codnor), "obtained from King Robert [Bruce of Scotland], for his good and faithful services [in the War of Independence], a grant of several lands", one of which was Broxmouth Castle in Roxburghshire, Scotland. That line spent the next 12 generations in eastern Scotland. And yes, the direct line of the Lords of Codnor continued for another two hundred years. Fascinating stuff.

[@geigertec5921]

I think it's fascinating that they located the grand hall where the castle owner met with the King of England. Imagine the moment you realize you are standing in an ancient room where the king once was, a room you discovered based on an antique engraving of a slightly more intact ruin, and then you find one of the gold coins that belonged to the man who met with the king in the room you are standing? Amazing.

[@yuwish6320]

For a metal detectorist, finding a gold coin of that size, type and date is the find of a life-time. Congrats.

[@RinoaL]

this should have been a 4 hour, 12 day special!

[@zGJungle]

Yep, some times I wish they did not do the 3 days thing, just do it over 2 weeks and make it over 2-3 episodes.

[@mermeridian2041]

Love that guy's extreme shock and enthusiasm over finding the gold coin! So glad they included that in the show!

[@JanPospisilArt]

"Girl, are you masonry?! Coz you're quite difficult to date."

[@bremCZ]

"Girl, are you a gold coin?! Coz I want to throw you in a moat."

[@mgoodey5661]

Hundreds of years ago, someone was seriously cheesed off about losing that coin...

[@KAT-ew9wz]

I don't know what it is about the phrase "cheesed off" but it almost always makes me giggle like a loon for far too long

[@mefford67]

*I am straight up ADDICTED to this show. I only wish it were still on the air...* 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@doncook2054]

me too...

[@barbmcconnaughey3070]

Same here.

[@morgan6590]

Me too. Love these guys and gals.

[@nicholashortonjustice4rebe378]

Same Here, sadly every KZbin Channel that has every episode from this Series has been shutdown or removed because of Copyright.

[@ian_b]

I wonder if it's just too nice for our times. It's a show about a group of friends who work together towards a positive result. Sometimes they have disappointments, sometimes they fall out, but they always work through their problems and at the end we all feel better to have been part of their journey. In a world of reality television whose attraction is conflict and negativity, perhaps there is no place for a Time Team.

[@mattmorrisson9607]

Do you ever find yourself wondering who the last person to touch that coin was before it fell into the moat? What was the story around it? Also, the same with those pottery shards. They were probably just normal kitchen vessels, but now that's all that's left behind of what must have been a pretty big population. I wonder what commonplace items we use every day will be a huge, notable find at some dig in 500 years?

[@gregb6469]

What we have no way of knowing yet is how well plastic items will survive after centuries.

[@areyouavinalaff]

I wonder if the person who dropped that coin ever though... I wonder if anyone will ever find my coin.

[@zettle2345]

It depends whether or not the plastic is exposed to sunlight...Plastic will break down in a year or two in sunshine, buried, I have no idea how long it would last.

[@lisasanders1419]

Matt Morrisson

[@Orkel2]

The oldest coin I've found is a silver from 1596. It's truly awesome to think about how it ended up in the dirt and who the person who dropped it was like.

[@jabow9999]

Thank heavens for the explanatory superimposed graphics when they talk about doorposts and ditches. I'm just starting to be able to make out doors instead of ragged stone edges, but no chance with the ditch soil colours... How do they do it?

[@martynnotman3467]

Its actually easier in real life TV sort of flattens the colour differences. Although i struggled at times especially in the rain.

[@WOLFROY47]

thats typical phil, keep your gold coin, look at this beautiful wall

[@VCYT]

He sounds like president Trump at a budget meeting.

[@helenwood1]

@@VCYT LOL, LOL!

[@chadsimmons6347]

Imagine going in to the castle, paying your taxes, but somehow the losing the money in the moat, then the king throws you in the dungeon for non-payment

[@karphin1]

WOLFROY47 I thought that, as well! God love him!

[@Wally-H]

To be fair, a gold noble is a fantastic find but aside from the date it doesn't tell you a great deal about the site. This is Phil being ultra professional.

[@AmberPoundswell]

Phil's short shorts are legit a co-star of this show.

[@marlenaamalfitano2727]

Reminds of an old song about short shorts!!!!

[@EspressoStreams]

The team finding the coin and their reaction is the purest thing I've seen in years

[@Wally-H]

Metal detectorists dream about finding a gold noble. Few ever do but then, it's extremely rare to get permission to swing your detector over this kind of land and spoil.

[@ametrinefirepayne1219]

if you watch the metal detectorist, he's still holding out his shaking hand with a big grin, like please give me back my gold coin, i lust love the natural reactions of everyone in all of these programs.

[@HQMatt]

I regularly annoy people by ending sentences with "and as usual, we've only got three days to find out."

[@gregb6469]

How many of them have any idea what you are alluding to?

[@clairepettie]

@@gregb6469 I'm afraid that something has happened to HQMatt and, as usual, we've only got three days to find out what it was. Start digging.

[@viperdetecting4425]

@@clairepettie one of the funniest comments I have ever seen

[@clairepettie]

Cheers, @@viperdetecting4425. If you'd like to join the search party, put on waders. It's time to drain the moat.

[@ian_b]

@@clairepettie We came here expecting to find HQMatt, but instead found something completely different!

[@mrhockett1]

I love Time Team so much that I bought a baseball cap. Cost me $34 and I love it. Sent to the States. It took more than 3 days to get here. ;-)

[@MicahJKelly]

Watching digs like this makes me painfully aware of how shitty we make our foundations and buildings nowadays.

[@geigertec5921]

I'm sure if you are friends with the ruling monarch you can still build a quality wall like this today. Remeber most people in the 12th-15th century lived in houses made of sticks, stucco, and thatch, onlynthe wealthy could afford stone and brick.

[@TheMoffBoy]

We design domestic dwellings in the uk to have a design life of at least 100 years.

[@frankdonato5724]

So have you ever heard of skyscrapers ?

[@condy3341]

This was a very interesting episode. A once in a lifetime find of a gold coin. How great is that? I think this is one of the most interesting castle ruins.I loved that piece of pottery with the gold design. One of these times I hope they discover the kitchens and kitchen relics.

[@TONGATONGA-cr4qm]

Someone had a bad day when they dropped that coin, only for the Time Team to dig it up centuries later so Phil could comment "Ooh-ar, ehh...?"

[@fleetskipper1810]

TONGA9691 TONGA I keep thinking that that gold coin is thrown into the moat on purpose, like a Wishing Well.

[@geigertec5921]

Agreed. The guy who owned the castle fought in the Battle of Agincour, what better way to get God on your side than tossing the largest gold coin of the time as a prayer offering for his protection in battle.

[@DB-xq3yn]

If it was dropped, I would love to know what the person who dropped it shouted. Not "F**K!!!", I'm sure. Some scolar must have an idea.

[@kenruss75]

12/31/19 - Winchester, Virginia - and I just found this show, great stuff!

[@1220b]

There is one episode where they visit Jamestown.

[@steve1962]

Abso bloody lutely amazing!! Tremendous skill by all concerned to unravel all that has happened here, and just reward with the gold coin to top it all. Best episode of the lot. Steve

[@pauldjacobs]

Absolutely brilliant episode I just wanted it to o and on, so many stories with every thing they or unearthed.

[@HeyMJ.]

Time Team S15-E06 is Excellent. A multi layered & complex project, spanning several hundred years w/exciting twists & turns throughout. An amazing team, archeology, and finds!

[@BTMmarineLM]

Since everything nowadays is just reboots, I say let’s start a petition to ge Time Team going again. Or time for a reunion lol

[@annarboriter]

I found myself more interested in the efforts to stabilize the remaining masonry structures. I hate seeing trees and vines slowly destroy the historical record because people are afraid of pruning and deracinating. I am interested to know more about the methods and conservation ethics in this effort, in particular, whether fallen and uncovered stones are reincorporated into the structures and how much of the structures are left above ground and how much get reburied.

[@chrisappleby1966]

Oct 2018 visit - all trees in the structure are now removed and trenches filled in. Looks like certain amount of repointing done too.

[@maxdecphoenix]

it's the trees and shrubs that preserved it. Shielding the rocks from direct rain and snow fall, dropping their leaves year after year after year, back covering the area layers of leaves which became compost, which became silt.

[@willdotk]

we visited last week looked very clean and clear site you wouldnt have any idea this dig took place and found myself wondering where the team stayed over night lol cos its supposed to be one haunted location alright. Tip, if you visit dont let the sat nav take you down the private road because you wont have much suspension left lol

[@pseudonymoussmith2249]

I've turned into a Time Team junky since the quarantine. This is the first episode I've seen were everyone isn't wearing striped sweaters. I think Brits call them jumpers.

[@Wally-H]

Actually we call them both, both more commonly jumpers, yes

[@doniellestenson5231]

"Its Juliet "!!!!!!!-lol

[@janlaw4672]

I live in Codnor, it’s a lovely walk to the castle. Every time I go I think if only I could travel back in time for the day to see it in all its glory.

[@bittehiereinfugen7723]

Oh yes, it would be very interesting to see it in its original glory! How does it look today, what was made of it?

[@gregoryjayalexandersharp5616]

LORD LOVE A DUCK....GIVE EM A MONTH FOR A DIG! JUST THINK OF WHAT MIGHT BE DISCOVERED!

[@fleetskipper1810]

Gregory Jay Alexander Sharp I truly hope that the preservation people kept taking at this site because it’s one of the most interesting and important I think they’ve ever found.

[@christianbuczko1481]

@@fleetskipper1810 not really, just that they had a few nice finds. Other than that, its a standard castle. The most important find was hadrians wells in london. That showed technology which was far beyond anything ever found before anywhere in the roman empire. And they had several other world class finds like the roman temple complex and the villa at dinnington.

[@fleetskipper1810]

Gregory Jay Alexander Sharp Thanks for the head’s up. I will check out the Hadrian Wells episode. I think I’ve seen the Roman Villa episode already.

[@christianbuczko1481]

@@fleetskipper1810 they did 2 episides on the villa, and the 2nd was a special, as was the hadrians well's.

[@Kelly-tj8xv]

They should continue digging the moat. Must be more gold coin.

[@lennytyler1571]

This series is so entertaining, and informative.

[@redradio69englebert99]

I love Phil's accent!

[@TheRedWabbit]

It is extremely charming, isn't it?

[@deborahparham3783]

​@@TheRedWabbitVery much so.

[@larrythayer1452]

I couldn't help but notice that Raksha has a big beautiful smile! And Phil Harding is a BAD-ASS!

[@shri081]

That metal detector finds member trembling with pure excitement was so wholesome to witness….you know the passion for history that this show stands for….is absolutely real even right down it’s less glamorous members…what a great moment for that chap…and what a rich episode…TT is just awesome…

[@clareb8015]

Damn those Zouches!! I really enjoyed this episode as I live not too far away from Codnor.

[@TONGATONGA-cr4qm]

OK, so I read "Gold in the Moat, Gondor..." D'oh...!

[@sammom8599]

How is it that Phil has better nails than me and you don’t find me digging in the dirt! 🤣

[@deborahparham3783]

Phil takes good care of his nails. He is a serious guitarist and plays finger style instead of using a pick. The nails on his right hand are longer to pluck the strings and shorter on the left hand to work the frets. He is a multi talented guy.

[@stannousflouride8372]

The castle is here, mostly hidden in trees: 53°02'42.5"N 1°21'17.8"W But there are many attached photos that show the castle nicely.

[@wbrewer5352]

Looks like UK Coal cleared the trees ...

[@kaizen5023]

Thanks mate! Google Satellite: goo.gl/maps/FpDpAzbMLr1ffwps5

[@stannousflouride8372]

@@kaizen5023 When I did all these the first time you couldn't just pin it on Google and get a direct URL like you can now. I had to mark each spot and then calculate the latitude and longitude. Only mentioning this to demonstrate how rapidly the technology changed.

[@laurabrooks7655]

One of my ancestors, Sir Henry de Grey, Baron Grey reportedly died September 08, 1219, and was buried there. His son and my ancestor Sir John de Grey, Chief Justice of Chester, Sheriff of Herefordshire, was supposedly born there about 1205.

[@kitskivich]

I'm descended from Sir John de Grey's brother, Sir Richard de Grey. So Sir Henry is our shared gazillionth great-grandfather.

[@Go-Dawgs]

I love everyone on this show anyway & they are all valuable in their own way, but I think the pottery guy is so important. I like watching his smarts! He helps them very much, wonderful edition to the whole team.

[@robrobert9541]

Very exciting episode, and not just for the gold coin, either. I love old castles and I'm intrigued by the lives that must have been lived in them centuries ago. That coin probably just fell out of a sack on a wagon or horse as it was going across the drawbridge. And a drawbridge and moat - wow! I honestly thought those things were just a cliché. I suppose so many castles that old haven't survived, so you rarely ever see them anymore. I would love to be on a team of archeologists that was allowed to completely scour that place for as long as it took to complete. No telling what you might find there.

[@robrobert9541]

Celto Loco Cliché: 1) A very predictable or unoriginal thing or person; 2) A stereotype; 3) A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. ie. _One man's trash is another man's treasure._ I realize the American education system is severely lacking, but a word like CLICHE is not that rare, and is actually very useful. Sad, but people of your intelligence and education level are becoming an American cliche. They DO still have dictionaries. I suggest you get yourself one - and use it.

[@robrobert9541]

Hey Seuss LOL! Because I checked.

[@robrobert9541]

Hey Seuss Try hovering your cursor over his avatar.

[@robrobert9541]

Hey Seuss Generic or not, is it American? "It's the most common city name in America at over 50 cities." Exactly. You're right, though - that IS cliche. I like donuts. What's wrong with donuts?

[@robrobert9541]

Hey Seuss LOL! I know. Thanks. What was it George Carlin said about American consumption? "... the mall - where Americans can fulfill their two favourite cravings in one place - shopping and eating ... if you were selling sautéd racoons' assholes on a stick, Americans would buy them, AND eat them; especially if you had some melted butter to dip them in first."

[@fleetskipper1810]

I’m also addicted. I think this may be one of my top five favorite time teams.

[@scottinWV]

It's obvious the the national treasure in England is Sir Tony Robinson!

[@covrtdesign5279]

I just asked myself at 16:43, why is Phil in Daisy Dukes, and right on time, "Well, why Phil does his trousers back up..." Absolute gold!!

[@judeirwin2222]

Tony said, “while Phil does his trousers up.” Not “why”.

[@wandatwellman9446]

I was sitting here watching this and the name de Grey kept sounding awfully familiar. I do genealogy for my family so I went to the records and guess what I found? Sir Richard De Grey of Codnor born @1202, who was the son of Henry De Grey, Baron Grey of Codnor. No wonder the name sounded so familiar!! So interesting to see where some of my distant ancestors lived!!

[@wbrewer5352]

@Wanda Twellman Not sure what "records" you used, but parish records in England don't go back that far so an accurate genealogy to the C13th is virtually impossible. A lot of people are taken in by these genealogy sites and believe they are "related to...." but it's mostly wishful thinking I'm afraid.

[@clareb8015]

@Wanda my maternal grandad's grandmother was a Grey/Gray and I have been able to trace the Grey line to a John Grey who was son of Sir Ralph Grey of Chillingham Castle, Northumberland Ralph's ancestors are linked to the Greys of Codnor.

[@samueljames9342]

So, did they ever date the gold and silver coin?

[@jimwest7107]

Gold coin was 1400's Henry V. At auction at current prices the coin is worth about £3,000.

[@manonmoon12]

Should of inspected the cottage nearby more, its built from the stones of the ruined castle.

[@TheSpikehere]

I think you mean "should have".

[@jeanmeslier9491]

A question for English archaeologists, "Should the folly go before or behind the ha-ha?"

[@shakyhandpictures2185]

Phil must be a finger style guitar player, the nails on his right hand are long, left and short. Call me Sherlock Holmes :)

[@denisedaly2445]

He is indeed

[@deusexrockina]

Phil is Daddy

[@DulceN]

Denise Daly - I noticed them too. I just don't know how he could do all the digging with those long nails (this coming from a woman who keeps her nails carefully manicured).

[@theloudamerican2193]

Shaky Hand Pictures thats what I was thinking!

[@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft]

Actually, he's an accomplished lutanist.

[@Phibeta696]

39:00 . Watch the guy who found the coin's expression. Genuine, sheer joy.

[@maddog2771]

Was here 2019

[@JennyKate33]

Mad Dog me too!

[@stephenrichards3964]

I watched every episode of all these programs what great programs they were

[@goldbunny1973]

Has Helen Geek got 20yrs younger since making Saxon Gold? I'll have what she's having : )

[@williammcgregor7503]

There's so much rewriting of history here. This castle was owned by the DeGreys who would have been part of William's conquering army, they would have been part of the French speaking elite who ruled "England". Agincourt was a dispute between French speaking people over territory - "England v France" is colossal re-writing of history by British historians and propagandists, for what was a (French) domestic family dispute.

[@troybohnet9334]

Love the show.. but why is it always only 3 days? Lol

[@arthursid1129]

In the immortal words of Indiana Jones, "It belongs in a museum".

[@VCYT]

Folks say the same about American democracy.

[@therealdeal0_5robinson71]

Motor.biycs.

[@therealdeal0_5robinson71]

Motor.biycs.

[@pthaloblue100]

Such an exciting episode! Thanks for sharing. :)

[@johnanthonyfingleton2954]

I have only discovered this series and intend to watch them all. Thank you.

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Where I live, if the oldest thing you'll find in the dirt is a 'old fashioned' pull tab soda can or an old a-1 steak sauce bottle "vintage 1978".

[@Nico6th]

What an extraordinary find! It's in perfect condition, not even bend. But can you imagine the person who lost it? even for a noble a gold coin should have had quite some value. Unless someone was walking around with a lot of them they must have noticed that it was gone. Imagine how someone frantically searched for it.

[@theemurman1]

When the digger found the thing at min 37:45 (no spoilers)and the “moment” he had was absolutely fantastic.

[@TheSilvenceto]

Love Tony, Mick and Phil!!!!

[@kevansavage3058]

One of my family lines can be traced back to William Peveril and also to Henry DeGrey and Isolda Bardolf, with the Grey family holding Codnor for three hundred years.

[@OurFrenchHouseRenovation]

Fascinating as I live in Codnor...

[@Jerbod2]

What a beautiful coin.

[@Player_Review]

Looks like it was stamped just yesterday. Obviously it wasn't circulated much, if at all, since there wasn't any apparent wear. Coins I have that are only a 250 years old and of harder material are often worn so much from handling/chainlink coin purse scratches/rubbing against other coinage that it is often a chore even just to interpret the markings/facing/year stamps, despite originating with stampings as crisp and defined as the example coin found. Truly is a benchmark example they located.

[@fleetskipper1810]

Manny Calavera That kind of makes me wonder if they would’ve found others if they had dug further in the most. Hopefully, somebody kept digging after Time team wrapped up.

[@jimwest7107]

@@fleetskipper1810 Either that or the detectorist fancied 5 minutes of fame and 'dropped' it lol.

[@Wally-H]

@@jimwest7107 Yeah, 'cos he's likely to have an incredibly valuable 'noble' knocking around amongst his finds, isn't he?

[@zedwms]

That was a very valuable coin, even back in the day. I can imagine one of the deGrey's flaunting their wealth by flippantly flipping it into the moat.

[@tonyfranklin8306]

A bit like noncy young blokes with too much cash burning a fifty to light a cigar?

[@randyfiore1311]

The best TT yet,awesome work.

[@EddieSchirmer]

haha, oh that poor cameraman, got his lens blasted with dirt by Phil. and then Tony's line afterwards.... LOL right about the 4 and a half minute mark

[@rev.tamiGM]

Love watching the Time Team videos especially the ones that showcase castles. I worked in two of Ohios's Castles not far from where I live. Wrote a book about my favorite, Mac-O-Chee Castle. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@DawnMillerWaya]

I would like to know how Phil keeps his finger nails so long. If I dug around in the dirt, my finger nails would be broken. lol

[@TheSpikehere]

He's a guitar player. So he looks after them. You'll also notice if you look very closely that they are longer on one hand than the other.

[@Jobotubular]

@@TheSpikehere - more specifically, consuming a lot of gelatin makes for stronger nails, and is advised in guitar classes

[@stanlindert6332]

It needs to be turned into a wonderful garden.

[@nofourskin]

4:50 lol burying a dog

[@karenwilson5782]

Is there a book or a gallery where all of Victor's drawings are?

[@loribenton5975]

Victor Ambrus has several books of his drawings out

[@karenwilson5782]

@@loribenton5975 that's great, thanks!

[@sc000ter000]

Wonderful watching during COVID-19. T H A N K Y O U. !!!!!

[@sandraboyer9680]

At lease they gave us 20 seasons

[@gallente4TW]

Bless 'im, that detectorist was made up with his find. And what a find...! Hope he recorded Time Team on his old VHS when it was broadcast, or he's found himself on here, remembering his once in a lifetime find.!

[@erinobrien8408]

At 7:34 Helen comments that the drawing doesn't make sense. She's right! It's a lost work of M. C. Escher!! 😄 Also, has anyone else heard the ghost stories about Codnor Castle cottage?

[@Robert_Keel]

How do the walls get buried - where does the extra soil come from?

[@bevanpope7924]

Robert Keel Good question Robert. It varies from site to site. Weather, wind and water, carries in soil, people carry in soil with modification, people may not be carrying soil away, vegetation grows and rots, the structures themselves decay and then gather deposits over years. And sometimes animals loosen ground... Nature just has a way of reclaiming territory.

[@TheEvilDruid1]

8:49.....Marci from "Peanuts". Love TT

[@scottinWV]

That pottery guy is off the charts with knowledge. "3 second look at the rim of a pot "Yeah 16th century because of ......" WOW!

[@Tiger89Lilly]

Paul blinkhorn is amazing. He did a great interview on archeosoup

[@Jobotubular]

actually, that is the going measure of the expert. It's amazing to you or I, because we know none of it, but it's literally his job to know that stuff as well as it can be known. And he does, and that's why he's there

[@dr.douglaswilde1155]

I've read that Neil Holbrook has Asperger Syndrome. That makes his considerable achievements that much more amazing.

[@stevenstanley1411]

It is no longer called 'Asperger Syndrome", but the condition actually makes it easier to attain intellectual accomplishments. Social interaction is incredibly tedious though.

[@oldbatwit5102]

So.... what is the new name for it?

[@k-matsu]

@@oldbatwit5102 Autism. As an autistic myself, with two nephews who are also on the spectrum, Ive had enough first-hand perspective to say with confidence that no two autistics are the same, so using specific terms like "Aspegers" to identify one subgroup of autistics just creates more confusion. The one hard and fast rule is: it is impossible to predict which parts of their brain will be superman-calibre, and which parts will be a 98-pound weakling. The one characteristic that unites us into a single diagnosis is that ALL autistics discover, at some point in their life, that their brain has some specific ability which outperforms that of -mere--mortals- . . . . ermmm . . . excuse me, I mean "normal" people. No doubt Neil owes his fame on Time Team to HIS particular area of skill. Of course, the dark side of the coin is that there are some abilities that normal people master at age 7 or 8, which the autistic may spend an entire lifetime struggling to even weakly imitate. GENERALLY speaking (though as I said, all autistics are different) the parts of the brain that tend to be "stronger than normal" usually involve conceptualization, memory, higher level logic (math, science), as well as holistic sensibility (the ability to "see the big picture" -- something Im guessing Neil is particularly good at). Generally speaking the areas that are "weaker than normal" involve interactive communication (back-and-forth, rather than just the ability to make an erudite monologue), social skills, and perceptual abilities (many autistics can "turn off" the outside world even without intending to, and briefly become "unresponsive." Basically, this is why the stereotypical autistic is a social klutz who stutters and is painfully shy. Take me, for example. As you can see from this comment, when I can compose text on a keyboard, I APPEAR to be quite eloquent and at least modestly skillful with words. When forced to use my lips and tongue, however, I struggle to maintain a continuous string of words for more than two sentences. More usually I will start a sentence and . . . . um. . . what I mean is . . . imagine that you start speaking and . .. its like the train of thought you are on. . . its just . . . its SO FAST . . . that . . . OK, maybe that isnt the best example. . . . What Im trying to say . . . (etc.) The difference between what they USED to call Asperger's and what they used to (and still do) call autism is that in Asperger's, while social skills may be very weak, the person is at least able to carry on conversations and maintain basic social interaction. In other words, that part of their brain isnt the part that is underdeveloped, or at any rate, it isnt so weak that your verbal skills are a SERIOUS impediment to normal social life (though Ive yet to meet another autistic who actually ENJOYS trying to interact with other humans).

[@oldbatwit5102]

I understand better than you think. I was diagnosed with Asperbergers about three years ago after years of useless treatment for depression. I never thought I was depressed because..... I wasn't depressed. I don't actually feel much of anything let alone depression. I communicate well but prefer not to.

[@ralphgeigner3011]

Stone work for the castle base, windows and walls are interesting ! Go ARMY

[@daveminor1058]

We luv u Helen g

[@jamesrobson6798]

In reference to the gold coin and the comment made about an incident at the beginning of the Hundred Years’ War, the incident was the English victory at the battle of sluys.

[@Aimtomisbehave1]

This show makes me want to re-read "Motel of the Mysteries" by David Macaulay

[@anotherbrickoutthewall9237]

Ohhh arrre Tony you could do with a face lift, never mind the castle! Stone the crows

[@gallente4TW]

Good ol' Phil, love that Bristolian accent. Don't get enough accent variation in the media. Plus, you gotta' love it when he argues with Mick or Stuart or Carenza [sp?]. He always had a chip on his shoulder because he didn't have a degree and felt it wasn't necessary to dig 'oles, lol.

[@philaypeephilippotter6532]

It's actually a *Wiltshire* accent, not *Bristolese.*

[@kvarietyfan]

pretty sure he has a degree

[@lizzy66125]

he has degrees

[@arrowfodder8653]

19:36, what is that sound?

[@carpii]

she was orgasming about that chamfered edge. She has another one at 19:59

[@cainewillcox9181]

I hope my life is as long as Phil's fingernails

[@philaypeephilippotter6532]

If it helps you should know that he plays acoustic guitar.

[@mohammedfrancis]

Old paper drawings survive, but not solid walls. Go figure!

[@zaphodtoasty9208]

+21:45 phil so happy

[@ralphgeigner3011]

VICTORS art work is excellent ! would be nice ? if it could be purchased.

[@richardphillips6281]

Look at his Wikipedia pages and it lists all his published works and books that he illustrated for others work.

[@BattyNos1922]

Thanks for posting such a wonderful series!

[@Hartcore11]

I wish you guys did more days than 3.

[@melclo3641]

My relatives

[@jwesley0909]

I, troo, am descended from Henry de Grey. I was just looking for some photos of the caslte when I ran across this video.

[@NYGGJELEBEITE]

THE DRUMS. We only have three days. OMG

[@ChrisDragotta]

Makes me want to go to a Renaissance festival. Can you imagine what people smelled like back then?

[@Tiger89Lilly]

Actually they had public baths in most towns and cities. Keeping clean was close to godliness. The baths got closed by I believe Henry Vii as they started to get associated with prostitution

[@jrg7951]

Stunning coin and stunning history.

[@tectorama]

Nothing wrong with the coin