➤ Time Team's Top 3 CONTROVERSIAL Digs

[@DonariaRegia]

This show and the team members are close to my heart. They brought us viewers into their world in a very intimate way. I consider this a public service and a gift to people around the world.

[@nilo70]

You Sir, are not Wrong !

[@darenhoey7458]

Yep

[@jeremyprice571]

I am from America and I love watching Time Team digs! So very interestingand such a challange trying to find all the Archeology left by past societies! Congratulations on your wonderful work!

[@lindak8664]

They pick up a scrap of pottery the size of a match box and can tell you the location it was made, how it got to where it it, the year, the shape of the vessel it was and what it was used for. I just picked up a piece of plastic which broke off my freezer. Just now, i shut the door and i heard it snap off and hit the floor. I can’t tell you what it is or where it came from. And i looked! I’m obviously not an archaeologist 😂

[@steve-0493]

I know, isn't that crazy!!??they find a coin,all faded from being in ground about,ohhhhh 2000yrs lol?they look at it,can tell ya who's on the coin,when he was emperor,and yeah where the coin was made,who would have most likely carried it etc etc...just mind-blowing 🤣😂🤷‍♂️✌️🍻

[@CarlosRodriguezVon-SamosadeAqu]

@@steve-0493 This is why they are called nerds, it's not a derisory term, it just means they know an awful lot about a particular subject.

[@bartl9956]

Not any stranger than my mechanic. Give him a broken enginepart and he can tell you which enginetype, with what displacement, from what make and for which models and years it was used. Just a matter of knowledge and interest.

[@2wahineandadog]

It is lovely seeing everyone so young, like Matt with his long hair but I think my favourite in EP.2 was the artist I forgot how much life he added to everything. But then seeing Mick and his sweaters reminded me of sitting round the TV as a kid watching with my nana. It is surprising how much I learnt from this show that I now yell out when watching "The Chase" decades later

[@lindak8664]

I agree. The artistic renditions were always so lovely. The modern episodes with their computer renderings are a bit of a yawn compared to these hand drawn masterpieces.

[@marilynmunro5838]

Victor Ambrus

[@steve-0493]

Yh Victor(RIP) was a WONDERFUL artist!!that man could just draw anything and u really gotta good look and feel of what it looked like,(the area)the people,just all of it..and it's fascinating when u see the drawings of bone pits/yards,ppl chopping loved ones up,just to fit em in their grave,or just an invasion..I don't mind that,it's quite interesting, also cause I grew up around funeral homes,mortuary stuff,medical examiners lol..seeing how even death rituals/burials have changed and improved over a few millennium is cool lol.. when u see how it was back then,u really think that either urself or anyone from this 'modern era' wouldn't be able to make it,get thru,and actually SURVIVE the 40-50yrs u might get!!😁🤣✌️🍻🤟

[@2wahineandadog]

@@steve-0493 I agree, it's probably why so many people go on "survivalist tv shows" because you always wonder....

[@darenhoey7458]

Not forgetting the lovely Alice Roberts.

[@a.j.carter8975]

❤ give me Victors artwork every day over cgi rubbish. So much more evocative. And he was as good as it gets.😊

[@thecommissaruk]

What was controversial about any of these? I thought it might be that one where the Time Team was tricked into investigating a faked site, with artifacts from other places buried around the place.

[@kalimgold9268]

don't think they were tricked mate, try watching the episode

[@thecommissaruk]

@@kalimgold9268 have they uploaded that one? I'm going by my memory from years ago and thought they were called on false pretences.

[@thecommissaruk]

​​@@kalimgold9268have they uploaded that episode? I am working from memory of it from years ago, I'm sure the landowner insisted it was a real site but had Viking swords buried on top of modern cables and stuff.

[@djtwo2]

@@thecommissaruk That's true, but the team were forewarned about the site's reputation and about doubts others has raised. So they went in, looking to resolve things.

[@christopherjahn2044]

My favoritebit from that site was the roman sword... found on top of a piece of barb wire fence.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks.

[@DrivermanO]

A young Alice Roberts!

[@ChristaFree]

That's where she got her start. So glad she got rid of the bright red hair lol. Age brings wisdom

[@lenajesse]

​@@ChristaFree Wisdom? Nah, age brings age...and ailments of all sorts. Bright red hair is awesome 🤩

[@DrivermanO]

@@ChristaFree I know - I watched Time Team from day 1!

[@TermiteUSA]

​@ChristaFree That red hair doesn't matter one little bit to how beautiful and intelligent Aluce has always been!

[@barbarossarotbart]

One question: how many times did archaeologists miss a spectacular find by centimeters? EDIT: ... only to be found years later by other archaeologists?

[@steve-0493]

So many....OH SO MANY!!! I guarantee as I walk around the yard around my house and job in ohio,Guarantee ìm walking all over history for sure,so if thats true,then yh major finds and opportunities have been ,well...missed lol!!. Still covered,not found,...yet..😁✌️🍻

[@janwoodward7360]

We may never know what,who,where and why of our own history. But it makes the hunt worth it as we learn new things all the time.

[@steve-0493]

@@janwoodward7360 so true!!and it's not too late lol,to help/volunteer. I know that when I watch these,technically I was a teen when this started lol,HAD I KNOWN and watched this yrs ago when it was on,I might have pursued that archeological interest more hahaha...cause now I want to,more than ever!!now it's just boring life, nothing and noone and barely making anything!!at least had I gone the other way yrs back,I'd be in Phil's position 🤣🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️✌️🍻

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

How would it be possible to answer that?

[@barbarossarotbart]

@@AnnaAnna-uc2ff Return to the dig and expand the trench.

[@SandraNelson063]

I'd have the whole housing development pulled down. I have no patience. And what happened before 400 AD is more important than now.

[@dot2562]

its not really like 🙄😝

[@ashleybellofsydney]

Why do dig up an ancient cemetery? What's the point?

[@mintybadger6905]

To let the dead tell their story, how they died, the story of their life in the bones. So many people die and are forgotten. I think if in the future some archeologist dug up my bones, I’d be really pleased to know they were so interested in me and my life.

[@peterdurnien9084]

Why did the Romans bury everything?

[@SandraNelson063]

They didn't. When the collapse of the empire happened , Rome called the legions home. So all that wonderful stuff was left, without anyone to look after it. After a while, the British folks started taking the cut stones to build new buildings, and they didn't have the engineering know how to look after the roads and plumbing. The legions took care of everything. Everything fell apart. People just started building and plowing over the Roman sites. It didn't matter any more, there were no legions to protest. Without the legions, people had to try and figure things out. There were schools teaching Latin, philosophy, Roman literature. Oh, it's heart breaking. I could fall hard for Guy. I love the way he teaches.

[@peterdurnien9084]

@@SandraNelson063 But they find foundations and mosaics many feet under earth. How does this happen? Its hard to plough through foundations.

[@franktuckwell196]

Didn't the Romans invent concrete?

[@lindafarnes486]

The earliest use if concrete is in Syria and Jordan, 6500BC I think. But Roman concrete was certainly good quality.

[@SandraNelson063]

Roman engineers came up with concrete that could hold things together UNDERWATER! They could really enhance natural harbors into large, important trade sites. And their way of using concrete has made a lot of their architecture last. Roman engineers were GODS.

[@stephenkunst7550]

I am a bit disappointed with these clip shows. Surly with all the footage and little incidents which were edited out from the original shows, they could have spiced up these clip shows to make them more interesting. I love the originals, but don't see the need to simply offer up a combo show with the three shortened versions of the original.

[@Gremriel]

Yes, I would prefer they post complete episodes. Although there are a couple of channels that have them.

[@rockwestfahl]

Do Utilities in the UK not provide locating services to excavation operators in urban areas? In the States, this crew would call 811 and the relevant authorities would send out a tech who would locate all the service lines on the property, so that our our archeology team did not cut a gas, electrical or water line. The guy running the digger should have mentioned this.

[@igamarurbytes]

Australia’s got ‘Dial Before You Dig’. Same idea I think. And you can request a map from the water company showing what water pipes are under your plot of land

[@TheSilverdaleShrek]

Canada has it too. locates must be within 30 days of inspection to be considered up to date. Can't tell you how many times there's been mystery services. Lol

[@andrewcharlton4053]

It doesn't work when you've got services dating back 200 years unfortunately. They're just not mapped anywhere. New ones have that location mapped out.

[@TheSilverdaleShrek]

@@andrewcharlton4053 I'm an excavator. We were digging up an older town here in Ontario and we came across an old log buried down maybe 10-12 ft. Didn't look right. Then we saw a fitting and some copper. We called the gas company and they came out and took a section and sent it to their school. It was an old [200 year old] gas line. They only had pictures in their school. Now they had an example. It was really cool.

[@mobilesnapper79]

Always gutted they never did a Fred West garden Halloween special

[@Davlavi]

Love the classics.

[@marypasco2213]

While the others were digging before, didn't they notice items?

[@DonariaRegia]

Archeology was a different beast during the Victorian era. Shards were considered waste. Only "treasures" were kept and noted. That leaves a good deal of finds (although missing complete context) for contemporary researchers.

[@derekdartes3573]

Had a job to watch it with Bridgette in the show. Her Kiwi mispronunciation of vowels was grating imo.