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He's got great legs too

As an American watching these episodes, there is a kinship between American English and Phil’s. Not the pronunciation necessarily, but he interjects many idioms and vocabulary that made their way across the Atlantic and into our language.

should have varnished the fish

I recommend Tim Fitzhigham's The gambler radio shows for eccentric bets.

very Monty Python 😁

I live in the US, but I love this show. There is some archeology where I live, but it presents a very bleak picture of the people that lived here. Whenever we excavate we find boiled human bones. I don't mean just a few. The natives ate each other in prodigious numbers, and we are not allowed to publish these findings. The 'Smithsonian' magazine published such findings in the late 90's, and the woke crowd had an absolute cow rampage. I want so much to disclose to the world that the American natives were not noble savages, but just disgusting savage that it is unthinkable the habits they had.

@@MegaMeaty Troll.

@@ranonampangom2185 Not trolls- cannibals, and they ate each other to survive. It is who they are.

@@MegaMeaty They were probably eating those who died from starvation after the US government forced them to live on reservations away from their traditional food sources, then sold them rotten meat & bad grain. Or perhaps it was from a couple of hundred years earlier when native populations crashed through exposure to new diseases (thus destroying any kind of fledgling agrarian infrastructure & leaving the few survivors desperate & starved) Or are those verifiable historical facts "woke" to you too? It's also absolutely tragic that you use the new BS term "woke crowd" (no doubt taught to you in the last 18 months or so by the right wing media who are playing you like a puppet) about people's responses to something that happened 25 years ago. You say that "you" are not allowed to publish such findings, then in the same sentence you say that the Smithsonian published the findings. Well, which is it? It can't be both. (And who are the "you" who aren't allowed to publish them?) Regarding the archaeology of the American First Nation tribes - try looking into the history of the Mound People, or the Pueblos, or the advances made in agriculture made by the Mezzo-Americans. No doubt you'll claim they all boiled each other too, because prejudice is what prejudice does... We see you, we see what you are & we are sick of you.

​@@MegaMeaty Except cannabilism was a rather extreme taboo. That's evident in the mythology and those who committed it were considered dangerous. Do you have proof? Where are you getting these unpublished findings? Provide your sources. And they'd better be comprehensive otherwise it'd be like looking at the Donner party and assuming from that that all the settlers were cannibals.

Honestly, Rick, all of these are so exciting they could be double in length and I'd watch every second.

If you look VERY hard, there are some episodes that 'Time Team' did in the US on the eastern seaboard, back to the French invasion

There were some episodes of time team America from PBS that you can find on PBS back catalog for free if my memory serves me right.

There were some episodes of time team America from PBS that you can find on PBS back catalog for free if my memory serves me right.

Time team also came to the U.S. to dig for dinosaurs 🦖🦕.

Bringing evidence-based science to American television is doomed to failure.

What always amazes me is he takes such serious pushback with a smile

Stewart is the lovable underdog of time team! Seeing him scuttle around on his bike makes me smile every time.

Whilst the rest of them are gibbering and arguing in the middle, Stewart is the lone wolf stalking the perimeter and seeing the big picture the rest miss.

Well she is a Kiwi so maybe that is the way they wear them down under! :)

@@sandrah5405 100% can confirm. Us kiwis will always find a way to skate the line between neutral and chaotic good 😁😂

@@woodbeck i know what you mean.

@@woodbeck lol lucky Brig has proper boots on instead of being barefoot or having her jandals on.

Stay strong! I've been going through hard times, for about the same amount of time. ❤

Just remember the indomitable nature of the human spirit. Our family has had to start a new after a terrible incident of a murder suicide. Remember you are indomitable. Never let the light die out

I can empathize. I'm in the middle of a massive crohns flare myself. Sending good vibes for healing & peace. Hang in there!💜

@@StoriesbyIrish Isn’t old age a hoot? Still looking around for those advertised golden years.

@@ChrisHyde537 I am convinced those "golden years" were actually my early 20s....

he might be a jedi, using the force to feel out the land

Yes, indeed, he is very talented and has great intuition!

Yet the others tend to really question him more than the others, at least it feels that way. Is that just my impression? Or is it his northern accent that makes them dismiss him?

@@romebigred2 I feel that too!

@@cameleonfleuri I like Phil's intuition much better. Never liked Stuart LOL he uses the 'geo-phys'

as long as they get James May to be the pedantic presenter.

I am so glad they are doing it but Tony and Phil decided not to get involved and it shows.

I read this just as he was saying it. Kinda freaky.

Been watching for years. I am well aware they 'only have three days' LOL

Edit: They said that in this case most of the masonry was sold off when the castle was demolished in 1650. You sometimes can trace where the stone's been carried off to if you have good in situ examples to compare with. Most of it doesn't go far, usually incorporated into later walls or basements in the surrounding town. But they might not be visible as they're all covered up with plaster. Sometimes the local city fathers "salvaged" the stone for public works such as dikes or retaining walls. There's one TT episode (can't remember which) in which they found an old auction catalogue showing that a Georgian palace had been sold off piece by piece (down to the wallpaper!) to settle the family's debts.

Me 2

😂 ME 3!!

I'm with ya Kurt

I was just about to add my comment of how much I enjoy this series. Glad I found your post!

The only issue with that is there is very little open ground in the area that is now occupied by the famous hotel and theatre. The open ground/garden adjacent to the Savoy Chapel would be the only place to dig, and no doubt also has restrictions given burials and utilities. In saying that though, its likely if any building is demolished in the area then archaeological work will be done (as is pretty common in London) before anything new is constructed.

@@paintedpilgrim I would look forward to that!

Hello back from the UK.

@@Exitlad27 🙂

Archaeology is known to help with treating combat stress for military servicemen in the UK who have been wounded or have seen some bad things in their service. My point is, that it can help normal people getting through difficult times, so I can believe watching Time Team has helped you get through this pandemic. "Intresting" your not the only person to have said that many others have too. I am glad it help you.

@@Exitlad27 Agreed. I was going thru Covid and anxiety because I could not take my medication, this was the only show that kept me from going crazy... Covid is a terrible thing. I had never felt as bad as I did this last month.

@@Exitlad27 TT has turned into a favorite of mine, we just don't make shows like this in the USA.. We got the Kardashians.

@@Exitlad27 have you seen season 20 episode 5, Warriors? exactly what you’re talking about.

Too fancy, and how much fuel to heat lower rooms in winter?

His name was Mick Aston.

His name is Tim Taylor, and he's not just the series producer, but he's also an archaeologist. It's actually a spin-off from an earlier show called "Time Signs", also created by Taylor. Mick had nothing to do with the creation of either series, only the development.

Yeah Mick Aston was the mind behind the idea of time team. RIP Mick.

Me too! I'm always bummed when I find she's not in an episode I'm watching.

Thought it was good 😊

I think a lot of the time it depends, where they have been called in to assist others, there will be other works continuing once TT leave. What frequently happens is that many digs especially those linked to Universities is that they continue for years sometimes decades over the period of a few weeks each summer, and those that happen in urban centres are often refilled quite quickly or in the case of the only 4 day dig in TT history (in Coventry) the surrounding area was demolished whilst protecting the in situ finds which can be visited today.

Joy joy!

They're moving in, though!

We are lucky in the UK in having virtually no beasts that can cause harm, other than one snake that probably about 0.1% of the population have ever even seen.

Plenty of poisonous politicians, however!

Sorry, no. Artillery forts predated Queensborough by at least a century. Beaumaris (almost identical to Queensborough) was constructed around 1280, and fortification of castles during the early 1300's through defensive towers and crenellation was widespread throughout Europe.

@@maxsdad538 Beaumaris (constructed from 1295) is not really 'almost identical' to Queenborough - both are concentric designs with round towers, common to many similar structures of this era. They are similar inasmuch as most castles of this period are similar. Queenborough was circular in plan whereas Beaumaris is sub-rectangular. The curtain wall at Queenborough featured only two towers, either side of the main gate; Beaumaris has twelve towers as well as the sea and north gates, essentially adding another four towers. Both castles' inner wards had six towers but the two gatehouses at Beaumaris effectively increased this number to ten. Oliver Creighton, the castles expert in this episode, states that the castle most similar to Beaumaris is Harlech.

Yeah Mick was cool, he came accross as a really nice fellow. It's a shame he passed away.