MYSTERY MOUNDS & ANCIENT WONDERS | Time Team News | Episode #10 + Sutton Hoo update & Bettany Hughes

Join Dani Wootton for another monthly dose of archaeology news and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.
This month, geophys whizz Jimmy Adcock heads to Poverty Point, Louisiana in the US to investigate enigmatic mounds. Meanwhile, Dani shares news of the discovery of an ancient script in an English garden. And old friend Bettany Hughes drops in to discuss her latest critically-acclaimed book, 'The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World'.
Plus, we share an exclusive first look at an upcoming, brand new Time Team Special, and details of coverage for Sutton Hoo throughout June.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dr Diana Greenlee
Poverty Point
Guideline Geo
Bettany Hughes
W&N Press
Sutton Hoo Ship's Co
Herbert Art Museum & Gallery
3D models by Andy Woodhead
Jimmy Adcock’s Poverty Point resistivity survey was partially supported by a grant from the ISAP Fund of the International Society for Archaeological Prospection.
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[@TimeTeamOfficial]

Join us tonight for another episode of Time Team News, 7pm BST right here!

[@markwhitcombe8670]

Bring back phill harding please

[@techfixr2012]

The Mound Culture of Mississippi, USA

[@katcalmejane]

Completely off topic (although history related) - I have the exact same wooden box that's behind Dani with the marquetery strips, under the white vase. I've never known much about it except that it's a sewing box, and it comes from my mothers' side of the family. If @timeteamofficial or anyone else knows anything about it I'd love to hear more!

[@GrahamCLester]

Poverty Point and Sutton Hoo in the same episode! Saturday afternoon treat.

[@archangel807]

Can't wait for Sutton Hoo

[@virginiapeters-schultz5153]

Holy moly, how did we not know Jimmy was such a great presenter? More!

[@TimeTeamOfficial]

You had me at flaming mud volcano

[@girlnorthof60]

@@TimeTeamOfficial 😂 me too

[@bethica-anncontreras]

He was an absolute natural, and I am really looking forward to seeing more.

[@jakubj_]

Haha true, though I have suspected as much from some of the content on Patreon.

[@girlnorthof60]

Thank you, Dani & all who were featured in this 🤯Time Team News episode. All are incredibly interesting, many rabbit holes for me in the coming weeks. Note to self: buy Bettany's new book. I love Time Team & Time Team Patreon... my name on the flag at Sutton Hoo 🥳

[@sherrileerothwell5516]

I really enjoy Dani's enthusiasm.

[@caroleinwv]

Thank you for covering our North American mounds! There is a lot of this that needs explored. We'll done!

[@jenniferreed9992]

I am in Southern Ohio, land of the sleeping giants.

[@caroleinwv]

@@jenniferreed9992 I am in Northern WV - near Moundsville. So named for its mound.

[@charlesoberdorf8478]

Donna here, I live right down the road from Poverty Point and have never been. I really want to go now! People have told me that its nothing but an open field with a mound. I didn't know that there were ongoing investigations.

[@TimeTeamOfficial]

What should we cover next on Time Team News? Let us know!

[@BenRush]

Definitely like the international work

[@jimmackey2909]

The recently discovered double tomb near Dingle, Ireland.

[@GrahamCLester]

It would be great to see more from the Americas. There is infinite, fascinating archeology in North, Central and South America, and I think it can provide insights into the daily lives of "prehistoric" people in other parts of the world too.

[@gregb6469]

More news from Caral-Supe, the oldest civilization in the Americas (that we know of now).

[@miltondiaz7580]

Can you find evidence of Caesar’s invasion of England 😮?

[@bigsarge2085]

Thanks for the updates. More Poverty Point!

[@philipsquire9056]

Indeed! I had no idea that hunter gatherers had achieved something like that!

[@ianmckenzie2168]

Agreed!

[@helenamcginty4920]

I love seeing the development of ancient sites in the US. Ive read remarks and comments over the years by people who actually thought there was no civilisation in N America before the European immigrants arrived. Yet here was I, in the UK reading about mounds, clovis points, the pueblo people, and more recently huge cities and far more ancient evidence of footprints.

[@Reginaldesq]

@@philipsquire9056 I was under the impression that North American Indians were not strictly hunter gathers. Whilst they didnt have farms they did have subsistence vegetable gardens. At least thats what I heard.

[@philipsquire9056]

@@Reginaldesq Ah, perhaps that allowed them to create a surplus that allowed them the time / energy to create this place. Remarkable.

[@CHCLA6779]

Love Time Team News! As for new topics - I love hearing of the finds found when land is undergoing 'development' - and the random finds people find walking on the shore, or in their gardens. It amazes me how much there is still to find. All the best!

[@rksnj6797]

I can't wait for the Sutton Hoo shows! I was stationed in East Anglia when I was in the USAF and Sutton Hoo has been a particular interest of mine since then.

[@Just_Sara]

I've got to say, this was all just very exciting, thank you so much for this episode, and I can't wait for the Sutton Hoo dig!!

[@pattijareo7423]

I don't know what I am most excited to see!! Time Team is awesome!!! 💕💕💕

[@TheTiffanyAching]

Well done, Dani! Love these reports.

[@user-iv7nu3qn3f]

Brilliant! So much to look forward too. Can't wait. The Poverty Point site seems extraordinary... not to mention Sutton Hoo. Time Team has been an absolute favorite for years. Long may you continue. Best wishes from Melbourne.

[@kennethcrace6181]

Looking forward to seeing the Sutton hoo ship rebuilt and Jimmy's adventure in Louisania sounds interesting.

[@blacksusan108]

Thanks Dani for another amazing Time Team News. Really looking forward to watching the Sutton Hoo digs and finding out more about Poverty Point.

[@bethannyallain5395]

Happy 30th Birthday to Time Team!!! I am looking forward to Sutton Hoo June. I am also looking forward to Jimmy Adcock's next report from Louisiana. I really enjoy these new segments!!

[@caroleinwv]

It would be Amazing if Time Team would journey to the mound areas and do some joint projects with American archaeologists.

[@girlnorthof60]

You aren't alone with that idea.

[@katjagirnus9573]

Can't wait for Sutton Hoo! 🎉❤

[@garrymatthews4430]

Great one yet again, cant wait for the ship video

[@nimeara6407]

I cant wait to see more from Sutton Hoo!

[@Ivehadenuff]

Fantastic episode!

[@RobBoudreau]

Just gets better and better! Thank you Dani, well done as always.

[@debragonser745]

I am so excited for this new journey! I live my dream of archeology through your team. Something I always wished I would have done in my life.

[@sushirules]

Jimmy Adcock! What a tease... Counting down the start time.

[@lavadahaga5886]

It was interesting to hear about Poverty point. I live in NC and had never heard of it. I love your show and Time Team ❤️

[@paulapridy6804]

Lucy Worsley and Stephen Fry both to recommend a book is enough for me. Written by Bettany Hughes already had my wallet out😊

[@TimeTravelReads]

That Poverty Point site sounds fascinating. The garden find is cool. I'm looking forward to the Sutton Hoo dig and boat reconstruction.

[@maighstirtarot5385]

As an Australian - who loves our 65,000yr First Nation history - I occasionally wish I had a UK back garden to dig in ... xx

[@kahport]

I love the whole subject of Sutton Hoo and purchased a rivet in the early days of the project. Can't wait for the TT special and the Garden Field dig. I'm also very interested in seeing more on the Poverty Point site. Bring it on. 👏

[@nataschapollmitz322]

Leider kann ich es mir aua gesundheitlichen Gründen nicht leisten, Patreon zu sein. Obwohl ich es so gerne wäre. Aber gerade deswegen möchte ich dem ganzen Team einmal danke sagen. Ihr wisst gar nicht, was ihr für meine Seele tut, wenn ich drei Mal die Woche für 4:45 an der Dialyse hänge. Vielen, vielen Dank!!!

[@ColleenJousma]

Love the news on Poverty Point. I wish we could get history on places in Africa south of the Sahara, too. Soon I hope. (not just from Time Team :) )

[@sharon-mw1jt]

Sutton Hoo! as a New Zeadander, I am so excited for these digs. Bring on June!

[@diananelson3702]

Fantastic episode. So many exciting things going on. Can't wait for all the results.

[@fullmetaljackalope8408]

I just visited poverty point and it was awesome. There were wildflowers and dragonflies everywhere in the spring. Magical place.

[@doobat708]

Oohh, that's all super exciting! Can't wait to learn more about Poverty Point, I knew nothing about it before now!

[@nekkidnora]

The Poverty Point site is so exciting- there's so much focus in the media on stoneworks and bricks and extant foundations. There are a lot of people who sort of think that there's little to no archaeology related to Native people in North America because of that, and it does sort of quietly contribute to this idea that they are, as a people, somehow outdated or a thing of the past, rather than living people descendant from thriving cultures. It's always exciting to see ancient North American sites, and just to see any archaeology that doesn't involve Walls, you know?

[@atorres8760]

So many exciting things to look forward to soon! I can’t make it to Sutton Hoo but I think I’ll take a trip over to Poverty Point. I didn’t even know it was there! It’s amazing how geophys has changed over the years. I remember all those assistants walking the large fields. Now they get to ride 4-wheelers and side-by-sides.

[@pennydoyle1806]

Was just at poverty point today when I found out someone from Time Team had been there last week. Looking forward to hearing what they had to say about it along with all the new trips.

[@julescaru8591]

Oh gosh you guys! This is so exciting,

[@lifeofavet7057]

Tony in a episode, how marvelous

[@kevinmurphy65]

Always love these. Poverty Point is just too ridiculously cool.

[@brettbrown9261]

I think TIME TEAM may be off to America again in the not to distant future, who would have thought that a few years ago, We need this site on the list for a future dig and let the Patreons Vote as they have done for some of the other recent digs... ...I think we have a winner of a site and a new presenter all in one.

[@micah06v8]

Being that I am from Louisiana, I am extremely excited to see what the outcome is at Poverty Point. I've spent 1/3rd of my life in Louisiana and had never heard of that place! There are 3 huge mounds like that in south Louisiana, near LSU, that are known burial mounds. I'm wondering if that's what this mound is as well. What a fascinating location!

[@user-qy2kw9kx3o]

Fabulous episode!

[@AvaT42]

🇨🇦All of these look interesting and I look forward to watching them. Although Poverty Point I find intriguing, really like that one.

[@janeparrett8601]

So exciting. Keep it coming.

[@darrencampbell8817]

Kickass! Thanks Dani!

[@IOSALive]

Time Team Official, Your videos are fantastic! I just had to subscribe!

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks I do so enjoy the Time Teen News. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌺

[@loripavlu9323]

I have really been enjoying these news vids! Thx for putting them out.😊

[@LotsofWhatever]

The History Hit podcast The Ancients has had an episode (or two) about Poverty Point if anyone wants to know more.

[@IOSALive]

Time Team Official, I liked this video because it's awesome!

[@joeking1956]

Bettany Hughes! I am not seeing enough love in the comment for her!

[@Luddite1]

AWESOMESAUCE! When’s the Sutton hoo ship rebuild going to be available to view cos that will be absolutely fascinating

[@markroth9827]

Time Team is awesome!

[@bowerbird5808]

Love to hear more about archeology in Australia

[@kylegawron5358]

i find it fascinating how people create their language and what made them come up with the language speaking wise and writing.

[@bernieandmary]

Thanks for the update!

[@bjornolson6527]

Dichotomy: Time Team brings the ancients into the present for an anxious audience via the cloud. 🌧️ Can It last 100 years?!?😮

[@Julian_Wang-pai]

Mouth-watering! 😃 Thank you

[@ruththinkingoutside.707]

Always a treat to see Tony 🥰 this was a fantastic episode.. Jimmy was awesome.. poverty point is absolutely fascinating.. and totally looking forward to next month and Sutton Hoo! 😊

[@ArtbyKatina]

I’m looking forward for this

[@DemianX6x6x6X]

all such exciting news indeed, looking forward to seeing all of it

[@patmartin99]

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is a great read

[@traceystones5876]

Very excited as I live in the area

[@mollyfritz-beckers6821]

It would be awesome for TT to return to the Isle of Wright across the road from the golf course site.

[@joekenorer]

I'm from Mobile, Alabama and hot springs have been known in Louisiana for as long as people were in the area. When were the people first in the area, that's the more interesting question, and how advanced were they relative to the period they lived in. The date for early American civilization has been pushed back a long way in recent years, places like poverty point may have important clues. Some people believe hunter gatherers were given information from survivors of previous fallen civilizations and that's why there is confusion in dating them by established prehistoric tool and technique patterns. I am only a laymen so my understanding is obviously limited but I've always wondered how long poverty point was inhabited.

[@1LivingCuriously]

Exciting stuff

[@kymvalleygardensdesign5350]

So good thank you

[@fredrickdavenport1611]

Mrs Dani Wootton in my opinion as a host for time team is the equal of Sir Tony Robins and her role for time team should be expanded! While I do still enjoy all of Time Teams shows, I think they would be greatly increased in watchability to the level of the older Time Teams by her narration. The current Narration isn't bad, I just enjoyed the stylings of Sir Robins and Mrs Wootton is a close 2nd to his appeal.

[@debragonser745]

Brittany Hughes! I love your life! I am so jealous!!!!

[@bgurtek]

I think Jimmy should have had a bigger role in the Time Team structure.

[@monicacall7532]

Where in Louisiana is Poverty Point? Why on earth is it not better known in the US as a World Heritage Site? I definitely want to know more about it.

[@jasonmichael5055]

Any projects happening around or near Liverpool. Moving there soon the start afresh from Australia. Would love to find a way to get invilolved

[@ChristaFree]

Louisiana is full of mounds, they're everywhere. My whole 2 plus acres is mounds. The whole little town is full of mounds and pottery and furnaces, slag. They weren't hunter gatherers. They don't leave hundreds of sherds of pottery in a 5 ft by 3 ft space, they don't smelt iron, etc. Come back to Louisiana and I'll show you. They're literally everywhere.

[@stuartfoster9693]

I found some very old message stones with strange amazing markings . I could email you some photos !

[@antonyreyn]

Wodinaz Weraz. The Mercians

[@davidlloyd150]

❤

[@alanmurdock4319]

My question for Dani. Is that a collection of National Geographic under the shelf? And a statement. I would love to participate in Sutton Hoo, but that is thousands of miles and thousands of dollars away.

[@mightaswellbe]

The Sutton Hoo boat. I heard the word "restore" used, but do they really mean "Recreate"? There is a difference between the two.

[@SeanTice-es4jb]

would very much like to travel along with you all for real.

[@user-wu7rj3qu3x]

It's not a patch on the original time tram.

[@jj2536]

why didnt they do a test dig at the great pyramid to find out what the anomaly was?

[@enyha]

If you mean AD say AD!

[@andrewgillespie6794]

Still need to get your graphics team to sort out the colour on the maps! The Giza/Mediterranean map is confusing with the greens. Love the show 🙂❤🤓

[@jeffevarts8757]

I know this is a weird thing to comment on, but the title of this title is kinda the opposite of Time Team. Time Team has never been a tabloid! "Do these Mystery Mounds in the American countryside prove the ancients had help from ALIENS?!?" I've been of fan for pretty much the whole run. Please don't cheapen Time Team with clickbait headlines. Please?

[@kenbyers8036]

Comment for the algorithm 😉

[@paladinbob1236]

poverty point, perhaps the aztecs or some of the south americans expanded into areas unknown, areas with little amount of stone? edit: ah hunter gathers..so even earlier then?

[@lornadryden5650]

Where’s your plaid shirt lol 🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@janmonroe2717]

Elevator version of zydeco?

[@HLBear]

What...?

[@harbourdogNL]

11:25 My god, missus, clean the lens of your camera.

[@markwhitcombe8670]

Bring back phill harding

[@bazwilson6938]

Where is Tony Robinson?

[@andymccabe6712]

Er... Do you think you could enlighten us with regard to the POINT of this, frankly, ridiculous question....!? ... Tony Robinson is someone who USED to present Time Team on the TV.... YEARS ago.... .... He now DOESN'T present Time Team online..... .... It's really not complicated....!! You watch and enjoy what's CURRENTLY on offer...or you don't...!!

[@naradaian]

He’s behind you…i think the poster means Tony features in the Sutton Hoo trailer but isnt central in this splendid episode Moving wider i bet we all miss the originals - it was the best thing on tv ever…its not surprising some newcomers to the channel miss them - the most non tellygenic bunch ever and now its very shiny and very telly - even if the words ‘online’ are being used. Time team wasnt PC - which was the norm back then …the remainers! do try to keep the old awkward vibe and arguements going but that academic combativeness isnt around anymore. In fact its gone from most forums etc

[@paulamarshall3281]

On the 30th anniversary it would have been better to have Tony to front it

[@andymccabe6712]

What is WRONG with you people...!?!? Tony Robinson DOESN'T present Time Team online.... presumably, because he declined to do it....or, wasn't asked....!!! Time Team now.. is what it is... You either watch and enjoy it.... FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGY.... or, you don't...!!! Get a grip!!!

[@mehim678]

Please cut out the music or make sure it is very subservient to the talk. I could hardly hear most of this. The articles are super but what good are they if they're drown by music that adds no value.

[@mark.guitar]

Dear Time Team. Can you word your titles a bit more carefully please. My feed has been filled with "Ancient advanced civilisation" rubbish because you used the words "mystery" and "ancient wonders" in the title. Simple thing to search YT with your title to see which channels your word choices are actively promoting...

[@greenspiritarts]

I’d like to speak with your graphics department: PLEASE will you do us all a favor and put a BLUE tint layer to all the water features of your maps! The maps are not visible for a terribly long time and the light yellowish- green currently used as “water” juxtaposed next to the very slightly bluer and darker green to represent land/earth Whilst having nearly identical textures under each color) is NOT HELPFUL (yes I am saying this loudly) It may look great on your screen when you have several minutes to absorb what it is showing or on the wall in an office but flashed for a moment on tiny mobile or laptop screen it is nearly impossible to discern what the map is depicting… the world? The UK? a corner of Orkney? It is nearly impossible to read it clearly. So please, please, please ….keep the same textures if you absolutely must (though changing those up to contrast with the land texture would be better too) but give us a simple, significantly blue tint over any and all water so we can more easily identify where the heck we are on your graphic maps! Thank you.

[@stevorobo8411]

"Worlds first hunter-gatherer site" is rather a big stretch....

[@deborahdanhauer8525]

He said the worlds first hunter gatherer CITY. Hunter gatherers weren’t supposed to build cities… or so they thought.❤️🤗🐝

[@stevorobo8411]

@@deborahdanhauer8525 I can think of a few in Turkey that predate this by over 7000yrs....