I'm a very sad person then, ah well.

I took a foreshortened set of apprenticeship courses in France from several master masons. I must define depression lol

So do I, because I want to know about the people who carved the stone. I find it very moving to find some kind of connection with people who lived hundreds or thousands of years ago, and to discover that they were so much like us.

RumMonkeyable Love your name rum monkey, but you can't weed the garden without finding stuff. It's like an open air museum. Time team was an eye opener to us Brits, where once we just shrugged and carried on we started to find out what was what. Mick was a sweetie who although an atheist he was fascinated by churches, sadly missed and I couldn't imagine TT without him. If they ever started TT again I don't know where they would get the "characters" from. Not a lot of hippies left. 🙋🏻 🇬🇧

@@jenniferholden9397 Scratch the ground, and you're finding archeology, usually Roman. I couldn't trim the roses without it happening. And I agree about Mick. BBC 4 trashed it, sod all 😭.

@@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft Channel 4 were the company but without them we wouldn't have 20 series plus specials and other video to watch. Thanks of course for Reijer who spent months uploading all of it to YT. Unfortunately viewing figures were dropping off before the changes and nothing lasts for ever. Even the last series bought our history to life for us to see and learn more of our heritage even though there are different opinions about the way it was done. I enjoyed all the programmes showing how a team can work a project with all the different characters each making a positive contribution to the end result. Time Team together with Patreon are in pre-production for a new series so get involved with them and all the other enthusiasts who want to see new digs into our history.

+thatsmethistime Yeah, you and me both...one of the most valuable and original members of the team...

Yes, not only does he contribute loads in the show, but he also has made me observe the landscape in a whole other way. Digging is cool, but not something I can do.

He is a genius.

I love Matt's attitude and willingness to be the one to take on a tough role . And he has a cute smile

That's called experimental archeology, I believe? I like it enough, but usually not as intriguing as the rest. Matt is a good sport to always do this, though.

Yes please

They are working on it. If you go to KZfaq and look up Time Team you can see the video put out by the producer and sign up to help them. A subscription to Time Team is going to be my Christmas gift to myself. They start at $8 per month or about £1 pound or so per week.

good news is coming back to youtube, 2 dig this year and more planed for next.

Here it is, just as you and all of us fans have wished--2 new episodes in 2022, and more coming in 2023, purely crowdfunded. :) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oJ6PpsWimJ2lhac.html&ab_channel=TimeTeamOfficial

Tony's idea, i bet 🤣🤣

I agree. Never having lived in Britain -even though my paternal ancestors have lived there since at least the Norman conquest- the Time Team digs give a very detailed view of life on the Island. The information gleaned covers millennia and takes you right from the first inhabitants to the latest. It fascinates me to see how one era overlaps the next and how the people adapted to each drastic change. A South African comedian Jamie Uys coined a phrase which definitely sums it up "Adapt or Die". I have studied the history of the Islands nations, Britain, Scotland and Ireland and have sometimes cringed at the historical events. I must say though that throughout Europe I find that Britain probably has the most comprehensive ancient historical records in the world. (Vatican city probably has better records; but of course they have hidden it away negating it as an effective examinable source of information ) I am sure the rest of Europe went through the same -as you have put it- political upheavals, military conquests and intrigue. It is just that because of Britain's excellent records it is easier to examine and understand -to coin a common phrase- what went down.

I see my comment has been edited in a couple of places so I will repeat the corrections: Never having lived in Britain (even though my paternal ancestors have lived there since at least the Norman conquest) the Time Team digs give a very detailed view of life on the Island. I am sure the rest of Europe went through the same (as you have put it) political upheavals, military conquests and intrigue.It is just that because of Britain's excellent records it is easier to examine and understand (to coin a common phrase) what went down.

I believe,I could not have described it any better. Well put.🗽

mick's ale may have been hella good.

Dan Troop take a look at channel4.com/all4 all 20 seasons are on their & more!! 🎅🏿☃️

@@ste1072 www.channel4.com/programmes/time-team/episode-guide

They made a time team USA. Don't bother though, it's terrible...

Laura Mitchell I second that!! 😀

😂😂😂 classic comment!

Jorts!

You havent seen mine!!!!!! Breed-legs.

@@tomteide HAHAHAHA Brilliant!

Did you notice it was spelled like De Molb' or something crazy like that? I was reading along with them and trying to figure out how the crazy spelling became the familiar spelling.

+Stannous Flouride I think your coordinates are a little out!!

+Russell Ball Thanks, corrected it.

It's called a lawn...

In the UK, a " back yard" would be an area of hard standing, no vegetation. anything with plants is a garden

Napoleon Hercules: trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses are all plants, look it up in a dictionary........just saying

cjpenning In North America a yard is a garden of a house......but we are not in North America and yes we do love cut grass and other plants as well, we call it a garden, which is different from a yard because yards are not cultivated.

rhyfela..Thank you for elucidating on the subject of lawn vs. garden..and please don't think that most Americans don't consider grass, in all of it's marvelous varieties, a "plant"..Jeesh...

Whopping great. My dad uses this one fairly frequently.

Crackin great!

Too bad nobody bothered to show him how to scythe properly.

No, Grange is a common english word found all over , not just here. It denotes a country house with farm buildings. You find the word all over...

@@Philrc Or yes absolutely! Though Time Team might have given the wrong impression that granges were exclusively owned and run by that pillar of English Establishment,the Christian Church Inc..I'm pretty sure 'grange' is a word imported from France by the Normans or something into the language.

This Alps Diorama doesn't understand the need for knowing about the people who came before us. The slow excavating is because you do not want to destroy anything. Also, Mick was (yep, was ... he sadly died some time ago) amongst the best archeologists on this planet. He was recognized as such. So sheople are urged to take their negativity to somewhere it'll be appreciated, such as your local politician (that'l be the only one whose interested, because they feed off your anger). "Curt and dismissive" are not the words I would have used for somebody so ignorant and loud .... Why was this person even watching this?

+Robert Braiden not to mention he left the show when he felt it was losing its focus on archaeology.. and was just becoming entertainment for TV.. he was all about educating.. he was a great man.. seems like everyone liked him.. i would of liked to had a couple of beers with the man.. i would of let him have wine. heh. rock on.. r.i.p mick.. you tought me a lot about mid evil England i would of never learn over here in the states.. as that is what he was most interested in mid evil church's.. and the cute bridg.. always having a hard time not flashing the camera every time they looked her way.. i think the camera man did that on purpose after a while. heh. rock on.

Here Here!!!

In one of the episodes, Tony is called melancholic. He is. He is too negative and challenging.

No archaeologist (like any human) can ever be always right, or should try to be. Any theory they may have should always be a working theory subject to change as more facts emerge. I like and admire Mick Aston greatly and have rarely found myself disagreeing with him on much by an end of an episode, though there has been the occasional one. I think this episode was great in that it showed exactly what archaeology is about; looking at what evidence you have, putting together a plausible theory and then disproving it, and going on to find more evidence so you can discover what is indeed your next theory. Perhaps at some later date there will be some new finds that in some way overturn the conclusions made in this episode. Who knows? Though with each increasing bit of evidence it becomes less likely.

Makes two of us ...

I recommend rewatching for a good time then 😅

+Pete Beauds Tony's contribution is scripted...do you really think he's (a) ad lib and (b) that thick? His role is to ask the silly questions that the "common-man" (as defined by the producers) would otherwise be seen to want answers to...It might offend your sensibilities...occasionally it does mine...but most of the time I simply recognise the device, accept it, and move on... I agree with your comments re Mick Aston however...and your implied comments re the original team...they were special, and the Channel Four executives who fucked around with the format of these shows ought to be hung, drawn and quartered, for the worthless cunts they are...

The simple answer is yes. Thanks to Henry VIII and the destruction of so many churches and monasteries and abbies, the Romans and on and on they have it seems more history just laying about than we in North America have period. People just take it for granted when they see it that it is just an old bit of building.

Bujt it was in the script that he got weeks before filming ...

The monks weren’t Spanish

I see them more people who are working off their rent and helping the church 😊

Not in the least. "Playing monk" gave a historic context to the.archaeology. These buildings were built and maintained by monks. The land was farmed by monks for the benefit of a monastic community. Though the purpose of the program is archaeology and not theological, the lay brother was not a slave. He believed that by "Ora et Lavora" ( prayer and work) he was sanctifying his soul and assisting in the salvation others. Monasticism was a tremendous social, economic and cultural importance in its time.

Giovanni Serafino -- Learning about the life of monks is fine, but why waste a leading archaeologist to do it?

+Greg B I see your point. However, the archaeologist seemed to have enjoyed the experience. At least, he had more of an appreciation for the lives of the people whose past he was researching. Perhaps, he felt a greater connection to his work. I'm sure he went on and continued his work in archaeology at all the sites.

I find that when the archaeology is lacking or not exciting, they always do this sort of life-style stuff. I think people can use their imagination about what it's like to be a labourer! And it's a tv show, not a holiday for the archaeologists. They are privileged as it is.

I agree. Why waste time with these re-enactments? Get an actor to do it, not an archeologist. Surely, deciphering the finds is paramount, not roleplay.

Because Mick Aston told Tony, before the series was devised, that it was all it took to do a succesful archeological sig, that would find results that would both lead on to bigger surveys and teach the public more about their heritage.

dude,most Americans think Canada is in Europe, they will have no idea what a kiwi is

kiwi is fruit. wth?

@@areyouavinalaff A Kiwi is also slang for a New Zealander like Ozzie is for Australians .

@@mandeville7474 new zealander? them big dogs?

Ignorant laugh then, or stupid. It is somewhat different to 'industrial scale' in the medivial times, and today. You try using medivial technology and see were your mammoth poind ends up.

They all do, probably because he's so amenable, he basically volunteers for anything, so they just start volunteering him for fun. He's always very good natured about it, I suspect he's just a really nice guy.

They did it to Phil, too..

It is called 'bandying words'

With Phil's Wiltshire/Berkshire accent, it's more like 'Ent' than 'Aint'. I used to work with a lady from that area who talked in a similar way, and who also had an infectious laugh and sense of humour, like Phil :)

south londeners say aint .i t

Where do you think we got it from?

The British say many things that we consider to be incorrect or strange. But we say just as many things that surprise them. They used the language first, so who is right? It’s sometimes like me trying to communicate with my grandchildren. 😂

it's called experimental archaeology - it's a real thing look it up - and it's not meant to be funny

When *TTA* was made and when *TT* did a dig in the *USA* it was clear the geophys. equipment used _in archæology_ there was years behind that used in the *UK.*

probably because they have day jobs, and got together in their free time on the weekends

Because Mick Aston told Tony that you could do a seccesful archeological dig in just three days, and that you could do good television out of that. And he was right ...