FEATURE LENGTH | TIME TEAM Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Days 1-3 (Winfarthing, Norfolk) 2023

* By popular demand, we've compiled Days 1, 2 and 3 of this recent Time Team dig into one newly updated feature-length video for your viewing pleasure. **
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Time Team have been called in by Dr Helen Geake to investigate the site of an early Medieval burial in Norfolk that has unearthed some incredible finds. Can the team relocate the grave and is it the site of a larger cemetery? We have just three days to find out!
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[@sharonpolome3033]

We LOVE Time Team, esp. the original decades -- wish it could have gone on forever as it was, but I'm glad that it's still with us, despite the loss of very much loved archaeologists -- so happy to get to see Helen Geake and Stewart Ainsworth, John Gater, Carenza Lewis and Matt, and other veterans of the first wonderful T T series. I am also happy to see new, updated technology, which surely must make life easier for all! Everyone worked very hard on that series. I hope they're pleased to know that they've been watched, and greatly enjoyed, by people around the world, Bravo to you all!

[@arcboutant]

I ditto that 👍🏻

[@terencephillips6833]

And Tony Robinson of course keeping things to a lighter side .

[@orionexplorer]

I found Time Team a few years ago on KZbin. I watched all of the episodes, yes, all 20 seasons of them. Then the new Time Team came out and I'm so glad to see as many of the originals back together again.

[@BBEEAATTNNGGUU]

The original Time Team was AWESOME! I'm glad to see it going in one form or another.

[@vermontvermont9292]

What is Phil up to these days? Is he fully retired from digging?

[@mandelbraught2728]

This one moved me at the end. I'm not from the UK and I came to these through KZbin but I have fallen in love with the whole team. This show really has been one of the best "reality" programs ever, imo. The reason is that, from what I can see, the whole team makes a genuine effort to show the real process. The thought, study, expertise and care that archaeologists practice in their daily jobs. It's kind of moving when I think about it. An honest picture of the lives of the peoples who lived there starts to emerge by the end. The whole team should take great pride in making exciting and genuinely educational content.

[@BSWVI]

You've put into words how I feel!❤

[@Atm0111]

Couldn't have said it better myself 👏😊

[@nicholas920us]

I have always loved how this show gave us real people doing their jobs. Various experts coming together with a common goal and any "drama" was usually by way of nature, context of the finds and professional discourse and the occasional struggle to reach consensus. American television could not handle this format...

[@ericchallenger49]

⁰⁰⁰😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@alexandergaus493]

I have to say that the plushie in the excavator moved me the most. But other then that I am fully of OP's opinion!

[@harriethowell5444]

Matt was always such a good sport in the old series. Nice to see him come into his own as a grown up archaeologist!

[@terencephillips6833]

And Tony .

[@soly-dp-colo6388]

I remember when he had to portray a Roman soldier or a laybrother for a day. That was really interesting.

[@TheTiffanyAching]

Love Helen Geake. What a dedicated archaeologist!

[@nanpeck2439]

Helen is great I’m so glad she stuck around to reboot time team, btw fantastic username GNU Terry… (and cause it’s Time team GNU Mick Aston)

[@debyaka]

Geake by name, Geek by nature (In a good way)

[@polkadots2823]

I love her too 😊

[@lbr7035]

😢😢​@@debyaka1:21:32

[@see_horse]

Loving the new episodes! Big thank you to the Patreon members! I'm a disabled veteran pensioner, and sadly I cannot afford to donate - but wanted to shout out a big THANKS to all involved, as through your support I am able to enjoy these episodes also.

[@scribbleknit]

It’s always so good to see Paul Blinkhorn! What a great guy and what a pro!

[@markorollo.]

He has a twitter/X page I'm subbed to.

[@suzannebrown130]

Getting to know the new team. Glad so many of the old team are still here, but especially missing Mick and Phil.

[@vermontvermont9292]

Is ...Phil still with us?

[@HLBear]

​@vermontvermont9292 Yes, but is not digging as far as I've seen. He is professor-ing :)

[@IreneWY]

I miss Tony

[@sIightIybored]

Appreciate the return of the music too!

[@hesky10]

​@@vermontvermont9292Phil still pops up on digging for Britain every now and then

[@WendyDarling1974]

Anyone noticed the little toy version of Mick shown in the tent the afternoon of the second day? ❤

[@jennthabombdiggity]

Made me a bit teary eyed. He’d have been tickled by this dig, too.

[@BrendaAnderson]

Yes, my husband and I both said “awww” at the same time. RIP Mick.

[@lauralake7430]

Made me tear up a bit!

[@ChristophersMum]

I feel that Mick is always with them in spirit ...how proud he would have been to see off his mockers ...and have the proof of his work bearing fruit over 30 years later...yes he is always missed😁⚒

[@martintomlinson7039]

I let out an audible 'Awww!' when I saw it.

[@gaius_enceladus]

Ahhh, lovely Helen Geake! She never seems to age! As lovely now as she was when the series started!

[@jacquelinetaylor6527]

I was just thinking the very same thing.

[@martinscholes2023]

Stuart has an amazing capacity to look at large areas, read the landscape and make sense of it. I’m sure he has an in-built Sat Nav. Incredible

[@harriethowell5444]

How wonderful to have a new episode. I have rewatched the old series over and over. I am in America and first found Time Team during the first Covid isolation. I miss the old team but appreciate the new team and they are growing in adding some of the camerodity of the old team which made it so loved. GO TIME TEAM! Well done. Nice to see that a previous excavation has new discoveries.❤❤❤

[@thomasbell7033]

My story and opinions about the show are identical to yours. I wonder how many thousands of us in the States, let alone in the world at large, first discovered this treasure during lockdown and became fans for life.

[@arturofuente4832]

My opinion is the opposite. I loved the old crew, especially Tony, but this one just isn't watchable, especially the host.

[@deereating9267]

Always love seeing Paul and his amazing pottery expertise!

[@retireddeloach]

I love watching Helen. She has such a passion for her work.

[@cg256y9]

Loved seeing the Time Team veterans Jackie, Phillipa, Paul and Sam who aren't part of the regular full time cast in this episode! More of that please!

[@robroy6804]

you missed little niomi

[@notebender4]

That doll of Mick is a nice touch to remind us of the one who started it all... I've watched all 20 years of the original and I love that they've brought it back!... Cheers to all from Saratoga Springs NY!

[@lnbjr7]

This has to be THE BESTTime Team episodes of the renewed Time Team series. All the members of this new Time Team are incredibly gifted. Happy I’m a Patriot member!

[@ko6el]

Think you mean Patreon 🤭

[@HLBear]

Autowrong is everyone's nemesis. ;)

[@curtnagy966]

Good to see some of the old time team now grown into there skills, Stewart is always a great asset.

[@rubyandme7425]

Timeteam the greatest archaeological programs on any platform, thank you so much for getting me through tough times, and helping me to continue to love history.

[@williamhiller3988]

Can you imagine working every day among people of this quality?

[@anna9072]

In regards to the difficulty of relocating the original excavation - I did archaeology in central California for almost 20 years, and it was our standard practice to put in some readily identifiable and relocatable “artifacts” before re-filling the excavation, for example, an aluminum soft-drink can at each corner of a unit. This would make it easier to determine later where our units had been, if we dug at the site later, and alert future archaeologists to the fact that this area had been previously disturbed.

[@user-gx7ns6sy9v]

I worked as a student on a dig in England in 2002 and they put cans in as well. Both the head guys were trained in America, so maybe they brought this practice with them. Could be that the global industry standard changed over time as well.

[@digitaurus]

@@user-gx7ns6sy9v They also made the howling error of not taking the original GPS reading (GPS!) seriously. Even if a GPS reading has error bars on it, the recorded coordinates were at the centra of that uncertainty distribution so the best place to start! But the mistake was serendipitous; if they had concentrated on Our Lady's grave they wouldn't have found anything as interesting as the other trenches revealed.

[@elisabeth6108]

Really enjoyed this. One of the pleasures is seeing the young archaeologists from the original series who are now the seasoned pros with decades of experience to draw on as they interpret new finds. The camaraderie of the original TT was always a draw and this has that same feeling.

[@maksimlipecki232]

Simply amazing. Time Team is the best TV show ever.

[@joannekellam191]

Sam Newton is an international treasure! Love his soundscapes segment at the end of day 2!

[@DWPLANCE]

Love this show as always. Watched so much of these episodes, I now find the answer to most of life's problems is to "put in a trench across it". ;)

[@eloquentsarcasm]

Always a great day when Time Team has a new dig to share.

[@user-st8gb9bm6q]

I love watching the Time Team elders ( original ). That little Mick Aston doll was nice.

[@user-ee8jr8wn5o]

I am really liking these feature length episodes. It makes it easier to wrap your head around the overall story and put things into context.

[@nicholas920us]

Man! The adorable Mick Aston stuffy just hit me in the feels...hard.

[@maricogan2903]

I am always impressed by the skill of the digger driver.

[@Tseringlhatso]

I was ready to cringe a little at the thought of the song - how wrong I was, the hair on the back of my arms stood up. Lovely to think of her buried surrounded by foxgloves and other flowers, and that she might have been a healer. What a cracking dig.

[@workingguy6666]

Oh my god - so good to see Paul again!!! Please bring him back always. - So cool to focus on a previous find by Helen for a modern episode. Great subject matter. It's too bad Time Team doesn't have the money to bring in top-fill that would give a buffer depth of soil to protect the rest of the area for future plowing. Certainly there are plenty of other areas in Britain with loads of good topsoil that could be brought over. it would broth preserve for future digs, and probably give the farmer better yields.

[@alwynemcintyre2184]

Good idea but who's going to pay for it, don't think it would be easy to do. Doable but not cheap, then you'd have to figure who's going to pay

[@lulubelle0bresil]

I saw some people were concerned about Paul Blinkhorn's health in the chat during this video's premiere. Well, Paul was on twitter a couple of hours before the premiere was posted on youtube, so I gather he is well!

[@judithburke1539]

It was very nice of someone to make Mick. He memory is still wi us! Thank you for revisiting this site to explore it again and learn more about the history of this time.

[@gerbrand8132]

How nice a new time team.I've been a fan since the beginning.I've seen all the episodes I think 10 times.And how nice it is that old members are participating again.When I'm sick at home I soon watch an episode of time team

[@SirWhig-esq.]

I love Gus’s presentation style❤ [also Sam’s singing]

[@Aroyaldmd]

I do too. I got and still get irritated with Tony's irascible style.

[@ellentronicmistress4969]

Me too. I like his calm enthuiasm.

[@206stonner]

Im so jealous of you brits having such history that you can find in you back yard.

[@Sarcasticron]

We're so lucky to get more Time Teams, and even longer episodes! It's nice to see Helen all excited about Anglo Saxon bling. Looking forward to seeing what you guys dig up next!

[@helentepper3513]

Helen is an absolute legend ❤ I miss Tony though; new guy is very nice but can’t touch him…also miss Mick, Phil & ‘Corinna in GeoPhys’ - landscape of my childhood xxx

[@betrisherninox2865]

Yep. New guy sounds like he's reading off a script. Tony always sounded like I would if I were suddenly discovering long-buried archaeology. Bring Tony back! PS. Y'can't have Tony without Phil Harding. ;)

[@lamontdexmusic]

Amazing!!! So happy this has come out. Great to see some old faces in there! Thank you all! Long live time team ❤

[@albionmyl7735]

Greetings from Germany to our Anglo-Saxon cousins...

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Gruss

[@MultzHelmut-tu6un]

Sag. mal. spinnst. Du

[@Fox1nDen]

emotional triubte at the end expresses well that all these efforts are humane, are aimed at better appreciation of humans who lived before us, and we honor them by learning more about them.

[@Pembroke.]

With the holidays fast upon us I took a moment remembering of Christmas past. The importance of family and friends, and how time team has brought us together. A time when families would place a Victorian tree as the centrepiece in the middle of the room, carefully decorating it with small bags containing everything from popcorn balls to chocolates and candy fruits, etc. On Christmas Eve, we would gather with family and friends, and during the festivities, you would wear a blindfold, circle the tree, and pick your treats. Along with some gag gifts, nothing too bad, but someone always got a bag of coal-a couple of BBQ briquettes wrapped up. Which usually means you had to do the dishes afterwards. These are fun times filled with laughter as a way of bringing people together before the celebrations of Christmas. Have a wonderful Merry Christmas and Happy New year everyone.

[@irt1971]

We still have the original episodes airing in Canada, Thankful the new ones are on youtube. It's well done, I like it, but It's kind of oddly like Time Team on valium without Tony and Phil taking the piss out of each other constantly. lol. EDIT: I finally was able to watch it all the way through. It's different, but really good. Great to see so much of Helen, she's so wonderful!

[@clancyseven]

Watching from New Zealand . Morning

[@scotlandsforme1]

Morning It's evening here in the north of Scotland

[@Antigone1Evenstar]

Finally joined your patreon. Keep on digging!

[@CHCLA6779]

Completely love being able to see so many of the Time Team alum!! I do very much like the new crew - but every time one of the 'old timers' come on - I yell "YES!!" Particularly love that Paul Blinkhorn is here - always liked him and am just so grateful to be following him on social media. Also - Jacqui - Naomi - Stewart - John - Matt - Carenza - Sam - and of course HELEN!!! Life is good.

[@seanpaula8924]

Michigan. Paul has grown on me. Nice to see him again. Of course Helen, matt, john, etc as well. 😊

[@aaronkelly4255]

Watched original TT from the start after High School 15 and now 52 ...what a team and always fascinated...sincere thanks to those gone and missed and those who hold the baton now....love the Mick doll....his spirit I bet is on every dig.... Gday Matt....you were ALWAYS such a good sport for the 'trials' u were put through over the years.....even as a roman slave u still could smile lol....great to see you still diggin'

[@Sheila-G]

It's cool seeing people grow up on this show and others grew a bit older with me 😂

[@fraeris1]

Watching in Norway on a cold December evening ❄️☃️

[@markysnott5772]

It is amazing to me how important Time Team is to me. Love it!

[@francescole8148]

i just ran across this today and what a wonderful treat to see familiar faces as well as new ones! I had been watching some of the old programs that I never missed and saw this one-Excellent job and looking forward to seeing more and love the enthusiasm among the team! Keep up the great work!

[@MsINSANE2]

I love time team and I watch all the episodes over and over along with all of the remakes like this one. I learn something new every time. Thank you.

[@lesneilson67]

Absolute magic. Watching ancient communities brought back to life, piece by piece, with time to reflect on their meaning, by these talented people never ceases to utterly absorbing. Proud to be a contributor!

[@ValleyKnown]

OMG the little doll with his famous jumper 😭❤️

[@lindar1789]

Time Team is the best team!!

[@johnwyse3249]

Was a little unsure at the start of this episode with the new style and faces but the history and intrigue that makes time team special is still there and is great to see some of the original cast as well ,awesome dig as always

[@aidanm5578]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1800">30:00</a> Aw she cares so much about giving us a good show that it brought her to tears. She's so sweet.

[@medley4375]

After watching time team since I was a child I still can't get my head around how great our country is for history

[@larrythayer1452]

I have watched and re-watched every Time Team episode many times. There just is no other show like it. I truly love Time Team!

[@terryt.1643]

Love me some Time Team.

[@rrr92462]

Wow, love the high-tech ways they view finds. They can have a detailed group review of the finds without having to touch them, just the initial scan/pics of the find. Cool!

[@MrCBiologyIreland]

Time Team for my birthday. Nice. 🙂👍

[@medievalladybird394]

Many happy returns of the day ! 🎉

[@kevinsterner9104]

Happy Birthday!

[@marierowe5969]

Love history XX can't get better than time team x

[@suemcculley7710]

I loved time team classics, the new narrators voice puts you to sleep...

[@MossyMozart]

The drawing at the end, showing the woman in her grave as she might have looked from the evidence, was beautiful and respectful.

[@medievalladybird394]

GO Time Team! ❤

[@elizabethford7263]

Such a Wonderful investigation! I love that you are able to take more time in showing, discussing, explaining.

[@wesdowner5636]

Two thumbs up! Love the extended format. Great to have Carenza back.

[@Dal606BBN]

Congrats Time Team! 200k subscribers!!🎉🎉🎉

[@ruthcherry3177]

Superb! Thank you all so much for bringing Time Team back and making such amazing programmes that bring our history to life

[@bryan5549]

Quite happy to see the improving quality of the new Time Team! Good job, all. Thoroughly enjoyed this 3 day excavation.

[@judithsullivan9703]

I feel like I'm seeing some old friends again. I've missed your archeology. Dr Gus is intelligent but Tony had a better banter bringing it down to earth.. sorry no pun intended 😆 well yes it was!

[@ElTuxemo]

The Time Team historians are overwhelmingly responsible for my career in history and heritage - it's so meaningful to see such beautiful new histories being elucidated with new technology. To absent friends - Mick and Victor in particular 🍻

[@heatherflowers9869]

Just brilliant! Took me back to the originals. Very happy camper. :)

[@richmiller7834]

great to see TT back again. incredibly informative and a big thank you to the team. There isn't enough archaeology out there and we savour every moment....

[@RickScidmore]

Wonderful finding. I would like to watch your channel more often

[@varschnitzschnur8795]

When the archaeologist suggested the Anglo-Saxon graveyards be preserved before it's too late, this struck a chord with me. I indeed believe this is a wise sentiment.

[@Ric-is-here]

I miss the old TT crew 😔. Thank goodness Carenza, Helen, Paul and Matt are still on the show.

[@AvaT42]

This was so exciting! I really enjoyed this dig.

[@palehorse6250]

kudos to Sam, sitting around the fire channeling the ancient spirits of the place to pay homage to the Lady buried there. To hear the words in the ancient language is such a privilege, to know how it sounded when she was laid to rest. They must certainly have said some of those very words, thank you Sam. Thank you Time Team!

[@TheTiffanyAching]

I like the time lines appearing along the left edge of the screen. Very helpful.

[@mikerinn6187]

As always, another episode that leaves me smiling. Paul and Stewart’s perspectives are fascinating. And Sam’s music - I’m waiting for CD Sam!

[@Julie5231veg]

Just found this channel and I’m over the moon!! I used to love the old series and I can’t wait to watch all the new episodes and some of the old ones too. It’s good to see some of the original team members here too, especially Helen.

[@Namaerica]

So much to take in. Will have to watch it again. Although I miss Phil, this Time Team is amazing. Thank you all so much from Aotearoa/New Zealand.

[@Loafinbaker]

As time and funds allow, going back to revisit some older TT digs like this with the newer technology and information available is great! Plus please have Sam on every Anglo Saxon dig! His song reminded me of when I had to memorize and perform the first 14 lines of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in front of my 10th grade english class in 1983. HAH!

[@carocajiao]

Watching from Calgary, Canada

[@kathycarlson7947]

I love this episode so much.

[@jeffreygroenewald8408]

The jewellery of ancient times absolutely fascinates me (as a young goldsmith and designer). I just finished an intricate 9ct gold bangle that took about 4 days to make. I adapted the design specifically to avoid soldering wherever possible as even with precision blowtorches and gold and solder alloys that are precisely made up and relatively predictable in their behavior, I still prefer to avoid creating multiple solder joints (everyone has something in the trade that gives them more trouble than anything else and soldering is one of mine). How a craftsman could create something so precise and so delicate with such limited resources makes an already exquisite piece of jewelry absolutely awe inspiring

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you!

[@adamsjerome1839]

I think a collection of stuffies of Mick, Phil, Tony, Robin etc. would be a great way of getting new members. One membership plus a few extra doubloons gets you the whole mob. I'd love to have the old Time Team keeping an eye on me.

[@williamfindspeople4341]

A very beautiful discovery of ancient woman. The ending was very good.

[@lnbjr7]

It’s great to see Dr Newton back in the Time Team adventure!

[@jonnyfatboy7563]

congrats on 200k subs guys beautiful finds ✌the little Mick Aston plushy is adorable! You MUST start selling these to the fans of the show in droves ❤

[@Stonewall1861]

I have been a long time fan. I have enjoyed any research into Anglo -Saxon history. Dr. Helen Geeke will always be my favorite historian and expert on that subject. She is still very beautiful.

[@a.j.carter8975]

❤good to see some of the old guard and to see the new lot settling into their roles. Great characters, I'd be honoured to have any as a colleague or friend. Keep it up, please. X

[@tallthinwavy3]

Watching from Western Oregon

[@sarahwatts7152]

I love that there's a little copy of Mick in one of his sweaters there at the HQ

[@edgeplay4205]

So the lady was a healer using herbal treatments in a steam/smoke room. She would have trained in Francia and come to Winfarthing to take over from some previous healer. How did she come to have such a fabulous pendant ? She must have saved the life of a King. As a result, she was so revered that the pendant was not stolen after her burial. Other graves are of those who came to be cured but were not. It is fitting she would be away from the dead patients but still close by. The stream must have been bigger to support the demands of patients and the herbal garden so perhaps the landscape has been modified since. It is possible the stream was deeper and digging in the stream bed may be productive..

[@MsRedwiz]

Tom LUCKing living up to his name. Definitely on my bucket list to be part of a Time Team dig.