Time Team Special: Journey To Stonehenge | Classic Special (Full Episode)

Time Team Special: Journey To Stonehenge | Classic Special (Full Episode) - 2005 (Durrington Walls)

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FULL EPISODE | CLASSIC TIME TEAM SPECIAL
In this episode, archaeology students excavate Durrington Walls, Britain's biggest neolithic henge, which dwarfs the nearby Stonehenge. Mike Parker Pearson explains to Time Team his revolutionary theory about the connection between the two sites, where the cremated remains of the dead would, after a winter funerary festival, be thrown into the nearby River Avon to travel downstream to join their ancestors. As they travelled downstream towards Stonehenge, the dead would then be transformed into spirits and pass into the afterlife. The discovery of a curved avenue (the first neolithic road found in Europe) leading from the henge to the river helps to bear out his theory - of the spiritual transition from wood and decay to stone and permanence. Meanwhile, Harding takes part in Time Team's biggest ever reconstruction, a great timber henge aligned to the mid-winter sunrise.
Original broadcast date: 28th November 2005.
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@somedude6161 10 ай бұрын

It's an old episode, but it's so good to see Phil, Mick, and Tony again

@BoyProdigyX 10 ай бұрын

I like Matt, Bridget and Raksha, but there's nothing like a _true_ classic episode with Mick, Robin and Carenza (and all that dated music haha)

@johnemerson1363 7 ай бұрын

I missed this one! Glad I looked.

@wolfgang757 6 ай бұрын

They are all old episodes now.

@debravanausdale1063 4 ай бұрын

These episodes are still going strong.@@wolfgang757

@pinstripesuitandheels 3 ай бұрын

The new team is so much more tempered in their enthusiasm. I miss the old gang!

@jvieceli 10 ай бұрын

So glad to get “new” old Time Team!

@TheShootist 9 ай бұрын

@@joshschneider9766in 240p unwatchable

@Rubin_Schmidt Ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrp4q8iD1p6olmQ.html ...... The Secrets of Stanehedge.. !!!

@mc230mc 10 ай бұрын

Phil is definitely my favourite scarecrow off all time. He's an absolute treasure. Damn I've missed this show

@ghomerhust 10 ай бұрын

he's a damn GEM is what he is! i'd love to rub elbows with him in the dirt, and argue over a pint or 9 at the pub afterwards!

@StanSwan 10 ай бұрын

They really were a team for sure but the new shows while not the same are worth a watch if you have not seen them. Some of the understudies now moved up and it is great to catch up with them. I should really know what Phil is up to these days as I agree he is a treasure. Hope he is happy and healthy enjoying a pint no matter where or what he is up to.

@westcommonroom9737 10 ай бұрын

He has a new book out about the archeology of Salisbury

@MosBikeShop 10 ай бұрын

Ha ha, kid in a Phil shirt at 12:45. Like a Dr. Who scarf.

@CauseWiredVideo 10 ай бұрын

It's a terrible shame Phil hasn't been invited to the reboot!

@briangarrow448 8 ай бұрын

Time Team was the first series I binged watched when I retired after over 40 years of building and maintaining the power, water and wastewater infrastructure systems here in the United States. I never had the free time to binge watch an entire series and I am so grateful for the incredibly talented people who made this series possible. These new episodes are a joy to watch. Well done, people! Well done!

@animerlon 10 ай бұрын

Mike must have been beyond chuffed with finding the avenue. After 7 years of defending his theory, he doesn't just prove it by finding a roadway, he finds the biggest & best neolithic avenue in all of Europe. Not bad for a day's work. Thanks muchly for the upload. It was great to revisit this episode.

@themysteryofbluebirdboulevard 5 ай бұрын

A road does not prove his magical interpretation of the archeology. He's not acting like a scientist.

@animerlon 4 ай бұрын

@@themysteryofbluebirdboulevard His interpretation may, or may not be, lacking substance, but it doesn't detract from his proving his theory about the road & not just finding one, but actually finding a great one.

@themysteryofbluebirdboulevard 2 ай бұрын

@@animerlon Let's say someone surmises the location of a coin hoard because they're sure people buried their coins to keep them safe from thieving fairies. Mind you, there's no written records from that era. They then find the hoard. He goes on the news and talks about how the fairies were nocturnal and that the coin buriers prayed to the fairies and believed that the fairies were the watchers of their ancestors souls... All from finding the coins. I don't want to hear unproven elements. It's irresponsible to promote them as a scientist.

@ceeej1290 10 ай бұрын

Is the definition of madness watching a tv series many many many many times and still getting enjoyment from it? 😆🤪

@nolasmith7687 10 ай бұрын

If so, it applies to a lot of TimeTeamers worldwide. Greetings from Australia

@alienmozart9902 9 ай бұрын

This show absolutely is one of the exceptions :)

@Dan-ow5es 4 ай бұрын

I'll tell you later

@davidevans3227 4 ай бұрын

no, that would be watching rubbish over and over again.. this is great, stimulating and informative.. i love it 🙂 x (and so do you, i think?)

@granthurlburt4062 4 ай бұрын

It's the definition of a high quality series that one can watch over and over again. Just like one can listen to jazz from the 1950's and it still sounds fresh, or classical music that is 200 years old. or watch "old movies" or read "old books"! Quality is quality!

@mehim678 10 ай бұрын

I was at Victor Ambrus Exhibition in London last week. Super surprise for me and lovely to see his art again. Limited edition prints will soon be on sale, so I'm told.

@Jlrc13 10 ай бұрын

Wish the channel had publicised it here or on instagram! Would have loved to have visited- but it finished on 6th.

@mehim678 10 ай бұрын

@@Jlrc13 I found it by accident as I walked into the bookshop next door. I'd been in London for 2 hours, watched the last 3D model on my laptop and then went out for a walk to see the sights. I got there with about 3 hours to spare - yes Victor's work is superb. Bob Cross (My mind is failing here :-) ) a TT archaeologist was also there and e had a lovely chat.

@vickywitton1008 10 ай бұрын

Oh I love the art that was done for this programme

@emilyflotilla931 10 ай бұрын

I purchased a book from the Time Team merch, cost me almost $60.00 (USD) by the time I paid for shipping, but it's worth every penny!

@mehim678 10 ай бұрын

@@emilyflotilla931 yes the books are good.

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@fractaljack210 10 ай бұрын

I would dearly love to see a clean upload of the Time Team special, "Sea Henge." It was so different--from the archaeology to the protests--that it's etched in my mind. I cherish the specials. Thanks for the uploads. I miss you Mick!

@thenoblegasargon 10 ай бұрын

I love that special too. Good request!

@pargaras 10 ай бұрын

I really hope we get to see it too as a portion of the posts from Sea Henge are at the Kings Lynn museum

@elenchus 10 ай бұрын

Seahenge is the best time team episode, although this one isn’t far behind

@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 7 ай бұрын

And the ARTIST and DIGGER DRIVER dead as well

@jcortese3300 10 ай бұрын

I never thought about it, but it makes sense that the two structures would be made one of wood and one of stone. The structure for the living is made of the "flesh" of the earth, and the one for the dead is made of the "bones" of the earth.

@josephsolowyk7697 10 ай бұрын

Makes sense to you, I'm sure. But no way of knowing, completely made up.

@elenchus 10 ай бұрын

@@josephsolowyk7697not completely made up. It’s a plausible hypothesis. Whether or not we can prove it absolutely is another question, but it is at least as well supported as any other hypothesis about this specific ritual landscape.

@josephsolowyk7697 10 ай бұрын

Yes I'm saying all the theories are complete conjecture.@@elenchus

@elenchus 10 ай бұрын

@@josephsolowyk7697 I agree that this is what you're saying, it's just not a correct description. It's not a complete conjecture. It's a lot of evidence with a posteriori interpretation. You can say that you think someone is wrong (ideally with supporting evidence and argument) without saying that they're just making everything up; it's not completely made up. MPP has a set of reliable observations that are coherent/consistent with his hypothesis. That's not even close to "proof" or insurmountable, but again, it's far from being "complete conjecture." If this is unsatisfactory, you might as well give up on logical inference altogether.

@josephsolowyk7697 10 ай бұрын

A fancy way of saying it's conjecture.@@elenchus

@TimeTeamOfficial 10 ай бұрын

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@KAZSANable 10 ай бұрын

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@RHCole 10 ай бұрын

Becoming a Patron costs less than a Big Mac meal, folks 👍🏻😁

@lizzy66125 10 ай бұрын

I cannot afford to support this channel ,or any ,😢,makes me sad.lifelong fan of TT,but cant watch the specials now.

@TimeTeamOfficial 10 ай бұрын

@@lizzy66125 Hi, you are supporting by watching and commenting on this video! We appreciate this and will be posting one Classic Special every month for free on this channel, alongside our monthly Time Team News, and the brand new episodes! Thanks for being a lifelong TT fan!

@GrungefolkBoy2010 10 ай бұрын

@@TimeTeamOfficial Great response, hope this makes them feel better😁

@magpie307 10 ай бұрын

Watched with fascination as do with all Time Team episodes. Love it 👍 RIP Mick

@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 7 ай бұрын

And the ARTIST and DIGGER DRIVER ..RIP ALL..

@BoyProdigyX 10 ай бұрын

It's an interesting thought, that the actual building of the henges was just as important and unifying as the use of it afterward. I like to think of it like a prehistoric community center. A place where you go to celebrate, to mourn, to politic and to trade goods. All in a space both culturally and spiritually significant to everyone you ever met.

@gillianfrances 6 ай бұрын

Like the Agora in Athens 😊💗

@TheWheezerPump 10 ай бұрын

I'm intrigued by the similarity between the setting of Stonehenge and the Walls, alongside the Avon River, and the setting of the Newgrange complex in Ireland, alongside the Boyne River. Great episode.

@annepatrick3196 10 ай бұрын

So interesting about the permanency of stone. And the pigs. Reinforcing the importance of mid winter rather than midsummer. Lots to think about the rituals. Thank you Time Team and God bless Mick

@sarahcoleman5269 10 ай бұрын

I'm glad to see that while they didn't have Victor toddling about drawing pictures on-site, they still had him do some concept art for the outro. I wonder if there's a collection somewhere out there. He really did some fantastic drawings for Time Team.

@TimeTeam0fficial 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for being such a loyal viewer! Your support means a lot to me.

@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 7 ай бұрын

He had a his work in a gallery in London 4-5 months ago RIP VIC 👍

@slowerpicker 10 ай бұрын

A real classic. I really liked the montage at the end, where the lowly students had a say in what they thought the meaning of the site was. Different from mainline episodes, where the diggers scrupulously report just the facts and leave the theorizing to the higher ups.

@OMA_MetalDetecting 10 ай бұрын

The smile on his face when he said “the east end erection” was a classic example of some archeological humour at its best. Thanks for uploading this, don’t think I’ve ever seen it 😀

@heenanyou 10 ай бұрын

Not humorous, just vulgar.

@jeanpeuplu5570 10 ай бұрын

"Eastern", you prick ^^

@hellagood67 10 ай бұрын

Great video. This sort of history makes me appreciate the ancient history of my country, Australia. This land has been walked on for 60000 years. A culture that should be celebrated much more than it is. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@BoyProdigyX 10 ай бұрын

Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Mayan, etc. civilizations always get all the attention because they built and decorated with such permanent materials. Conversely, Native Americans, Aboriginals, South African tribes, Islanders, etc. made such ephemeral structures and tools, using mostly wood, leather and bone, so we're left with far less to speculate over. So sad, especially as a member of one of these cultures.

@josephsolowyk7697 10 ай бұрын

Walked on for 60,000 years, and the best they could come up with was a digeridoo.

@BoyProdigyX 10 ай бұрын

I don't think some people hear themselves sometimes...

@josephsolowyk7697 10 ай бұрын

And a few cave paintings obviously. @@BoyProdigyX

@BoyProdigyX 10 ай бұрын

@@josephsolowyk7697 The people doing all the "civilizing", conquered by force, these cultures who lived off their ancestral lands for millennia. White Europeans made racist assumptions about their intelligence and civility based on ignorance, and the idea the "White way is the right way" (much like you're doing now). A culture isn't made of barbarians just because they aren't working toward 2 cars and a house with a pool.

@maryearll3359 10 ай бұрын

R.I.P. Victor Ambrus ❤

@terryt.1643 10 ай бұрын

So good to see Mick and the rest of the team. Can’t believe it’s been close to twenty years, seems like almost yesterday. 🥰💕❤️👍👍 Also enjoyed seeing Victor’s artwork, too.

@deadmeat_0152 10 ай бұрын

I am an idiot. For some reason I thought this was new. I thought, 'Yea! Tony is back! Boy he looks good.', then Mick showed up & freaked me out a little lol and I nearly cried again realizing he was still in the spirit world.

@animerlon 10 ай бұрын

😄 "...he looks good." This really tickled my funny bone. I can well imagine you freaking out & being so confused seeing Mick. 😂 Can also imagine it being bittersweet when you realized.

@valswhitewolf6611 7 ай бұрын

Me too!

@leecarlson9713 6 ай бұрын

That makes three!😊

@beckyjohnstone1610 6 ай бұрын

Wishful thinking. Miss seeing them all together.

@andreperrault5393 6 ай бұрын

Nothing wrong with missing good, honest people, celebrating life through discovery, archeology.

@1972tommyc 10 ай бұрын

In addition to revisiting with Mick, Phil, and Tony (plus Victor’s illustrations) there was a cameo of Ian Barclay, best digger driver TT ever had (sorry, Ian Powlesland).👍

@melaniem.4466 10 ай бұрын

I hope we can see the episode about Ightham Mote!

@richardkaskeski8820 10 ай бұрын

I learned a lot watching this episode. It is a great presentation and was great seeing Phil Tony and Mick together. I am looking forward to more episodes, keep up the good work Time Team.

@valeriejohnson5283 10 ай бұрын

It's lovely to see Tony and my Phil! I really miss so many of the original members. Unfortunately, time does move on for all of us.💙💙💖💖

@WilliamParmley 10 ай бұрын

Please send more Phil! 😆

@pukkify 10 ай бұрын

Holy crap!! Tony and Phil?? 🥳❤️🥳

@BillyTpower 10 ай бұрын

and Mick

@lindahughes2289 3 ай бұрын

And the MICK !

@joshschneider9766 2 ай бұрын

The work that Mike has done since this episode at Stonehenge is astounding stuff thanks for the walk down memory lane

@ruththinkingoutside.707 10 ай бұрын

Ohhhh love these.. 🥰 can’t wait for PHIL!!

@lindaallen9721 10 ай бұрын

I could listen to Sir Tony read road signs and be happy! Being from the US, I thank heaven for You Tube!

@kariannecrysler640 10 ай бұрын

I do love watching this show lol😁

@JamesSmith-fz7qk 10 ай бұрын

Waaayy too much speculation by Mike…. And reaching as far as he has to. And birth and sex are linked to life in ancient civilizations, not death. Seems he’d say anything to justify his pure speculation. And based on how many views the old show gets on KZfaq, they would have had 50,000 patreons already if Tony was the presenter and Phil was somehow involved. And not having a replacement for Mick’s part is also costly…

@kariannecrysler640 10 ай бұрын

@@JamesSmith-fz7qk I also attend archaeology lectures, experimental archaeology & genuine history enthusiast. I don’t use tv shows to learn, it’s entertainment on a subject I have vast respect for. I understand you’re displeased with mikes work ethic by your comment. Your message is very judgmental, especially since burial’s show ancient cultures were not only about life, that is supposition. Tony is working with the channel & Phil is doing great work for Wessex archaeology. I think you’re being superficial in your reasoning and not quite sure your intent in responding to my post.

@JamesSmith-fz7qk 10 ай бұрын

@@kariannecrysler640 Hi! Sorry about that. I just meant to post a comment and didn't realize I was replying to yours. I'm not an archeologist, my background is electrical engineering and physics, and the constant speculation on topics that can never be proven and most likely are way off seems a waste of energy. Seriously... "Maybe they were commemorating the posts?" Haha

@kariannecrysler640 10 ай бұрын

@@JamesSmith-fz7qk no worries. 🤭

@jmbreece 10 ай бұрын

It's great to see Phil, Mick and Tony again! Not to mention a site of great importance that i had not seen before. Furthering our knowledge of the past and the education of everyone about it is what it's all about. Thanks, TT!

@dougmackey448 10 ай бұрын

I’m such a huge fan of MPPs scholarship. Cheers to TT for bring us this special again!

@MichaelBosley 3 ай бұрын

My childhood home was on Larkhill Road from 96-2011. I remember watching this from the upstairs window when this was taking place. You can see the houses in the background at 4:45.

@paulhyland7456 15 күн бұрын

I love that in every 'sketch' made, everyone looks soused.

@silmarian 10 ай бұрын

I would love to see a new special updates with what we’ve learned in the last nigh on 20 years.

@ellie5461 10 ай бұрын

LOVE seeing the team back together!!!!

@BillyTpower 10 ай бұрын

what happened to separate from each other?

@josephsolowyk7697 10 ай бұрын

it's 8 years old.

@ellie5461 10 ай бұрын

@@josephsolowyk7697 I know, but with the new digs, I've been rewatching all the old espisodes 😊

@jaded_gerManic 10 ай бұрын

Amazing as always! But I must say, only one who has never woven cloth by hand might think Neolithic people would clothe a cut forest! Good heavens 😂 garlands of plant matter or cordage with attached feathers sure! Decorations and as many colors as possible, absolutely! I just can't imagine putting that much work up on a pole for the wind to eat when it could be used.

@badabing9234 10 ай бұрын

I'm one of those oddballs in the world where if I could only watch one show for eternity it'd be Time Team lol. Just got its hooks in me a time back and I just still love it. The ingredients in the right proportions was gold. Nice to see familiar faces. I'll admit I lost interest when the new gang came in but I'm warming to them.

@deborahpeterson8523 10 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness 😂 so nice to see you all together again.. I stopped watching for a while until I saw this post.. what I watched without you all not there just didn't feel right😂. It's like seeing old friends😂

@aaronoshea3453 8 ай бұрын

I bloody love Time Team!

@tangomoggynoengi8518 10 ай бұрын

The pigs, feasting and Midwinter; when the sun comes back...gives me a new insight into the Terry Pratchett novel, The Hogfather. It gives me a new understanding of what was so important about the pigs...! We live and learn...!! 🤔😎👍

@user-yn1vd2fc3f 10 ай бұрын

Can't wait!!!!!

@fraeris1 10 ай бұрын

Really looking forward to this 🙂

@Miriboheme 7 ай бұрын

i was on this dig!!! i dug out pit 88 in julian thomas' trench (first glimpse at 11:12 - you can see the back of julian's head in his little hard hat). it was amazing. i found many many wild animal bones, grooved ware, burned sherds, mussel shells, and a flint phallus (they show it at 25:29). this was the only place in the dig at that time (2006) where they found wild animal bones. there were zillions of domestic bones everywhere else... also, parker-pearson wore that red shirt every day of the dig. apparently it's his lucky excavation shirt. it was famously smelly.

@thomasandersen2534 6 ай бұрын

That’s so cool thank you for sharing!

@themysteryofbluebirdboulevard 5 ай бұрын

Why am i not surprised he had a lucky shirt?

@Preview43 8 ай бұрын

Never get tired of these digs. I can just imagine future archeologists looking at the remains of these recreations and scratching their heads.

@markhiggins8315 10 ай бұрын

What if the destination of the roads from both sites was the river, rather than the river conecting one site to the other?

@TheIdiotfilter 10 ай бұрын

I never saw this at the time, so it's lovely to see old faces.

@cork.. 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant, and surprisingly emotional. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you especially to Mike Parker Pearson. The importance of his decades of work is unmatched, to me at least.

@earlofsmeg 10 ай бұрын

It's so much more than Stonehenge. It's a civilization.

@jwenting 9 ай бұрын

more likely if you ask me is that the wood structure was a temporary site constructed as a placeholder until the permanent stone structure was complete. Wood structure takes a few weeks to build, stone one takes years. And you want to hold your ceremonies somewhere while waiting for it to be ready.

@dalekundtz760 10 ай бұрын

I am so glad that this great orogram is back. Have missed it!

@ledacedar6253 10 ай бұрын

I joined Patreon twice but never found more digs or finds, but then I’m no techy as a senior! It’s great to have Mick & Tony’s cutscenes used to connect to recent developments. Tech is superb as is the British characters, accents & common curiosity. ❤

@stuartsmith5308 10 ай бұрын

Sounds like an ancient Disneyland - lots of people, lots of entertainment, lots of food

@HLBear 10 ай бұрын

Wow, was that 2005? And now we know about so many more fewtures of the Plain. It's a worthy ancient wonder!!

@sannesteers 10 ай бұрын

Seeing the wooden pools 'scraping the sunset sky' gives me the same kind of awe as seeing the contours of eg New York from the water side. Could (the feeling of) the hustle and bustle in between the wooden sky scrapers have been somewhat like the hustle and bustle in between the modern sky scrapers? At least around the times of the winter solstice / christmas? Connections between earth, heaven, food, festivities, families, feelings of expectations.

@chrisforrest9482 10 ай бұрын

What an adventure. What a treat. I have followed Mike Parker Pearson on TV here in Catalonia, and as a result, I was aware of much of the information contained in this video. However, there was so very, very much more presented. Though the double sound track was unfortunate and made things difficult to follow, it was an absolute delight to see Mike and dear, dear Mick together, and of course, catching a glimpse of Phil now and then was wonderful and took me back to the wonderful time of Time Team's thunder days, punctuated with Victor's beautiful art work. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again for making a loving fan so very happy.🥰🤠

@alangrant5278 Ай бұрын

Great that this one is ongoing not just 3 days.

@jameswhiting7113 10 ай бұрын

still a favourite

@terris7842 10 ай бұрын

Is the “new” timber circle they built still standing or was it taken down again? Great special. Thank you for sharing it. Love TT.

@jonnawyatt 8 ай бұрын

I'm wondering that too.

@JohnMatthews-tv7tf Ай бұрын

I'm a bit late to this but as I now only live about 6 miles from Durrington I was wondering about a visit myself. However, I looked at the Wiki page for Durrington Walls and it mentions that the TT reconstruction was temporary and was done at Upavon, a village north of Durrington.

@jefflanam 10 ай бұрын

I've thought that the timbers were a skeleton for a labyrinth. You could build temporary walls that would be different every time it was used. Perhaps for ritual combat or some coming of age ceremony.

@aserta 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if these timbers weren't in fact different communities, each having their own post brought up, erected, cared for and replaced once rotten. Said post would've been denoted as the sacred post of that group with a yearly feasting, gathering to unite the clans and offer some sort of passing for those lost in the year. Each post would've had different offerings tied to it, each perhaps represented differently to signify something for the particular group. And maybe, once the group either died off or joined another, and the post would've rotten away and fallen over, from neglect, either those in the new community or friends or bonded people would've buried something in the post hole to remember that group that vanished and no longer had something to care for. What if these henges are essentially some form of proto-capital city with "embassies" where those living in different clans had a family live in the community near the henge, left behind to feed the offerings.

@BC-ui9yt 6 ай бұрын

Interesting. Not sure there's ever gonna be any way to prove it, but I like it.

@molehogadventures6615 10 ай бұрын

I miss shows like this.

@jennifercook7450 10 ай бұрын

Ive watching from the beginning you know the one where you didnt dig anything up ,i would love to see new episodes but cant afford it but will watch the monthly utube releases,thanks guys for many years of history

@RKHageman 3 ай бұрын

Yes, you can! There’s nothing you have to pay for! 🎉. ALL the new digs, and new episodes, are posted here in Time Team Official channel free of charge, viewable worldwide. Some of the classic Specials are released first to the Patreon subscribers as a member perk, but then they are released generally after that.

@tullochgorum6323 2 ай бұрын

For me, the best Time Team Special of all. Major discoveries at a hugely important dig, with an awe-inspiring reconstruction, Pure televisual gold...

@iainsmith2856 10 ай бұрын

I see a ceremonial meeting place, pig hunting skills displayed and contested in the central timber arena/monument, feasts and festivities and visiting the ancestors. Thanks for the new episode

@RHCole 10 ай бұрын

Love it!

@jaycrandell147 2 ай бұрын

I had put of watching this episode, and now I'm glad I did. Wow! Poignant?, Educational? Out- right mind-blowing? All of the above! I really miss the ol' Time team...

@RichardSeatonFingertips 10 ай бұрын

All set for this... :)

@joannekellam191 10 ай бұрын

Fabulous! I had not seen a special before. Looking forward to more!!

@Alberad08 10 ай бұрын

Pretty fascinating - thank you so much for sharing this!

@BenRush 10 ай бұрын

Such a marvelous show. It makes me so happy it was made.

@Fpvfreaky 8 ай бұрын

What a great team . Love watching theses again. Such a warm show.

@wmoates6029 10 ай бұрын

Forgive me, I must have missed this, but how did they determine the height of the poles? I love watching this. What a feeling to be finding the remains of a 4500 year old settlement.

@rossmacintosh5652 10 ай бұрын

Seems that there's some degree of guesswork involved. Archaeologically they could know the diameter of the timbers and how deep they were set into the ground. From those they could surmise how tall the could have been without knowing for sure what heights they actually would have been. My own theory is that the timber henge might have had a roof. Individual families lived in roofed houses so I don't think it's too much of a stretch to think this major communal gathering place could have also been roofed. From what was presented, only the entrance poles are known to have had an alignment with the solstice. Inside could have been a communal gathering hall for feasting & eulogising the deceased. As they were capable of organising a large workforce to build the enclosure and the henge, they'd certainly be capable to roof it over. Living the rest of their lives in small buildings it must have been very magical & emotional to gather in a relatively huge structure. Those kinds of feelings when inside a large space continue to be part of universal human experience. Medieval folks would have felt it with their cathedrals, just as we feel it with our huge airports and sports stadiums.

@clarestapleton1465 10 ай бұрын

It is all in the geometry. Once you known the depth and circumference of the hole and the angle of the ramp the trunk was slid down you know approximately how high a trunk could have been. Go back and watch the bit when they are trying to do the reenactment of erecting a pole.

@nolasmith7687 10 ай бұрын

I’m glad I flicked through these postings… because THAT was my question. How did they determine heights of various poles?? Did the Neolithic Men have a set formula for postpones?

@RKHageman 10 ай бұрын

@@nolasmith7687 Bear in mind that the people building the timber circle are digging with bones and antlers. They were not going to dig any more or deeper than they had to in order to keep the posts standing. If a post could have been held upright with a smaller or shallower hole, that’s what they would have done. So using mathematics and geometry, they can calculate the height that a post would have to have been to NEED a post hole of the given dimensions.

@garydargan6 10 ай бұрын

Here's a suggestion about the alignment of the henge. Stonehenge was dual use for both summer and winter solstices because of a uniform horizon. The timber henge was apparently only for winter use because the summer and winter horizons were different. The timber henge was surrounded by a huge bank and ditch. Couldn't this have been engineered to form an artificial horizon to allow for both uses?

@jimibbetson1381 10 ай бұрын

A wonderful episode. Great work everyone.👍

@meowwl 10 ай бұрын

I wonder if the timber circles didn't have a roof...Something like a huge thatched dome, with cross members to support it attached to the tops of the tree trunks. Since they'd be meeting in midwinter, having some form of shelter to get under would make a lot of sense.

@faithlesshound5621 10 ай бұрын

Or to keep the snow off. The British climate goes through cycles in which some centuries are colder than others, rivers may freeze and streams can dry up. Mass movement of people across the country on foot at midwinter would not always have been easy: a reason to abandon festivals, or scale them back and celebrate at home/locally? At midsummer, most people would have been busy farming or looking after animals, whereas they had killed many of the animals by midwinter and more people were free to travel, if it was physically possible.

@TravisBrady-wn8fr Ай бұрын

Time Team itself "is" the priceless treasure. 👌

@ruthrelf107 10 ай бұрын

Just wonderful! Thank you so much. Personally I think that it reflects that humanity has always had a instinctive need to build and create things. Maybe someone stuck 160 odd sticks in the ground in circles one day absent mindedly....and then thought 'hey, what if we did this for real?' ☺

@michelemcneill3652 10 ай бұрын

Fascinating! Watching from Missouri USA.

@Julian_Wang-pai 10 ай бұрын

Continuing the excellent standards in a new format 👏👏👏

@ledacedar6253 10 ай бұрын

I love this Phil as real as ever & freshly wet hair from his hard work! I’d not go far digging so much!

@worldcapers 10 ай бұрын

An epic vintage Time Team!❤

@shreddherring 10 ай бұрын

Its about time we got a full episode again!

@pedenmk 4 ай бұрын

Good afternoon Men. You to Tony. I'm addicted to watching this program. I want to thank each and everyone of you.

@davidsabbagh6815 22 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@nickdevost 10 ай бұрын

Great choice to air! This is a great special

@SherryRector 10 ай бұрын

Just a fantastic historical sight brought to life. Well done

@jonphelps3638 3 ай бұрын

Go for it Ben. The VX deserves to live. Love the Suez canal piece. 😊

@user-mf7pu5xl7j 6 ай бұрын

This is my favorite episode!!! I love the explanation for the reason for henges, the connection to the river, the rituals, the festivals, and the parties . . .Beautiful!!!

@Mummaearth 2 ай бұрын

6000 years ago - it was after they survived a reset that they built these places - great to see them put together at last - many thanks and good bless everyone

@dougmacgregor5053 10 ай бұрын

Loved it and it's obvious being 4 miles apart they're connected. The speculation as to what went on is, shall I say... Lovely :)

@RKHageman 10 ай бұрын

I’ve been waiting to see this one for years! Excited.

@listodd7605 10 ай бұрын

Just fantastic. Loved this episode Beth

@raeperonneau4941 3 ай бұрын

I’m with the gentlemen who think it represented a forest. That’s exactly what I thought when I saw it standing.The magical place where the Gods lived and they wanted to bring them into their community.