Time Team S18-E02 Saxon Death, Saxon Gold
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- Опубліковано 7 бер 2013
- Tony Robinson takes his merry band of archaeologists to Leicestershire to investigate life and death in Anglo Saxon Britain. The Team are intrigued by metal detecting finds and pottery scattered across the fields, which suggest they're on the site of a high-status Anglo Saxon burial ground.
By the end of the first day there's no sign of a cemetery, in spite of the evidence. But all that changes the next morning with a flurry of activity revealing burials, cremations and a glimpse of gold. Days of frantic digging reveal every type of Anglo Saxon burial - and perhaps the finest piece of jewellery ever discovered on Time Team.
And the Team explore the unique way the Anglo Saxons celebrated their dead, when one brave digger stands in for a dead Anglo Saxon on a funeral pyre, in a fiery recreation of a cremation.
The more of these I watch the more Helen is becoming my favorite Time Team member. Such a joy to watch and listen to.
It’s Francis Pryor for me. Hope they bring him back for a dig or two
Very Smart, very pretty, she is great. The back and forth with John in this one at times was hilarious.
@@irt1971 She’s an unbearable snob and know it all. Massive detriment.
The last brooch they found give me chills. The pure beauty of its design....
One of the things I absolutely loved about Mick and the other archaeologists - they never seemed to be jaded by their work. The stunned looks and voices of hushed wonder as He and Phil were watching the broach being worked on in the conservation lab says it all!
RIP, Mick!
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Throughout this episode, the archaeologists displayed wonder, awe, and reverence for what they are uncovering. I'm filled with awe and wonder as they kneel beside the grave of the two people and as they sing and read the oration to honor Raksha. Thank you for displaying such care and delight about the ancestors. And a shout-out to Helen for her view of the way a Romano-Brit maybe decided to cast off the toga, put on trousers, and move into a wood home. Stunning. Thank you.
I enjoy Tony Robinson on just about any historical subject. His enthusiasm on such matters is infectious.
I concur, but I cannot stand it when he runs around the ground, he looks so weird! No offence intended. He is a wonderful narrator. I love this series, I'm so sorry about Micks passing. The earlier series are the absolutely the best. Helen was the best !
I really enjoy it when helen is given time to tell her theory of things. Helen and stewart would make a great episode imo
Bring back Time Team !
I don't want it back in the format it took after Mick left. I would rather watch replays on UA-cam.
What Hairy said!
BBB nailed it ...it is done like dinner sadly
It will never happen, It was an amazing group of people that only comes around once!
Gorgeous piece of Saxon jewelry.
Raksha was such a good sport to go through cremation and burial.
It looked like fun!
It's amazing how Jackie McKinley can tell which part of the skeleton a fragment of bone is from just by looking at a tiny sliver.
Science is amazing. Every episode whetted the appetite for more discoveries. I found the way they explained their conclusions SO fascinating and intriguing.
If you made as deep study of bones as Jackie did, you'd be able to do the same.
I watch and re-watch the Time Team episodes. I never find them boring. I never get tired of watching the team discovering the archaeological evidence and making sense of what happened at each site (even though I know what is going to happen). I know there were critics of the Time Team series when it was being made. There were even a few critics who took cheap shots at Professor Mick Aston! YIKES!!!! Totally uncalled for, IMHO. I think Time Team did more in 20 years to further the archaeological knowledge base of UK's history (in a professional manner, too) than just about all the grant-funded academic research of the last 100 years. I might be exaggerating, but I hope I've made my point. I love Time Team, and miss it...and Mick...and Phil....and Robin....and Matt....and Helen....and everyone....except Tony (not so much....sorry, Tony, but you just come across as a pompous axx).
@alanrtment porter No, I think he was there to stand in for the educated layman, asking the questions we would have wanted to ask. He really helped make this work. The fact there were so many interesting personalities who worked well together -- even though they would rib each other ruthlessly -- was also essential.
@@christosvoskresye They were just so enthusiastic about finding bits and bobs! I just wanted each episode to go on for hours because the way they analyzed every tiny artifact was so fascinating.
Let's remember that Tony was one of the producers, so if the series was such a huge hit, he was partly to thank for it. I never saw pompous, just enthusiastic, as an obvious extrovert is.
I've been a fan of Archaeology for decades. Recently stumbled on to this series. It's been both moving and inspirational. I gotta say, Phil is the man! :)
You look a little like him in your profile pic!
I Love Time Team!!! The worlds great classroom!!! I learn SO much! Never boring! Can't wait to see what's next!!!!😘Keep digging!!! Love and best wishes to you all!!! Be safe!
Tony's burial re- run, awesome! I remember that episode.
A very charming episode, you can really tell that there's a strong bond inside the team and they enjoy eachother's company.
Also a bit emotional, though it's a simulated burial they all play along.
I love all of the experimental and recreation stuff they did. It makes them better at their work if they have a more thorough understanding of the people they're trying to discover the lives of.
since it is for me the first time, for many of those episodes, i am glad that the -old - episodes are still showing.
reminds me of mtv in the 80s.the boys all have long hair, the girls all have short hair, everyone's cooler than me, and they're all obsessed with metal
Micah Foley ....and rock
....and pot(s)
Micah Foley getting down with the Stones (rolling or not)...I can dig it.🤪
This comment brightened my day so much. Thank you, you legend you.
Hi Butch...
Another thought - I wonder if Prof. Mick Aston had a Saxon Burial - I hope he did, he would have loved that - RIP Mick
Why? He was a medievalist. Your comment shows you’ve learned nothing.
*Mick* was cremated at *Weston - super - mare.*
ua-cam.com/video/I8eddliOW40/v-deo.html
@@philaypeephilippotter6532 that's Mick Nance's funeral, whoever he is..
@@Ravnulv
That only came to light _after_ I posted that comment. Until then all the comments on the video were about *Mick Aston* and I found the reference under a *TT* video.
Actually, Professor Aston WAS cremated, his ashes scattered at an undisclosed location. I attended the wake.
"Phil, you got anything yet?"
"Not a sausage,Tony."
geo fizz
I wondered what happened to Robin! I loved his bow tie! I was inspired by his enthusiasm and his way of speech.
@@vickywhitesell4156 Robin Bush died on 22 June 2010 after a long period of illness. He is buried in the cemetery of St Nicholas's Church, Corfe, in Somerset.
Douglas Wilde thank you for the information. He seemed a very nice gentleman. I assume you knew him. Please accept my condolences.
@Rosida Andriyana, gor, that's not true!
to Robin of bowtie, to Mick of striped jumper and to Ian of digger cab.
Don't forget Raksha of Pub 😍
Pour one out 😭
"If I had been a Heathen,
I’d have piled my pyre on high,
And in a great red whirlwind
Gone roaring to the sky;
But Higgins is a Heathen,
And a richer man than I:
And they put him in an oven,
Just as if he were a pie.
"
-- G.K. Chesterton
Than you for that wonderful picture. In response I give you, 'The Cremation of Sam Magee', by Robert Service, another view of funerals.
Thank*
I wish someone would repeat "Sam Magee" in its entirety. Dad could recite it without a mistake, he is gone now, how I miss him! One nice thing is that I'm 72 and will join him soon...
I've been following the episodes straight through and this is a favourite.
Thanks MrTg, I was wondering about that. In the States my daughter's field is historic preservation and she does consultant work for the State of Indiana. Big difference however, the sites she investigates are only hundreds of years old, not thousands, as in these interesting episodes in GB. Having this series would have made European history in school much more interesting than memorizing dates!
Thanks so much for posting.
Anyone else catch the Are You Being Served reference when Helen and the Osteoarchaeologist lady were going up in the lift truck? "Going up...Third Floor..."
When elevators had operators, the operators would say that along with a brief counting of items on that floor.
Yes.
I cut my britcom teeth on Mrs. Slocum and Mr. Humphries!!
Molly Sugden was such a hoot and John Inman defies description.
I've got them both in other series, on VHS.
Didn't notice the reference to one of the other greats of British TV, thanks!
I love this show.
One of the most education and entertaining programmes et
love archaeology, and love time team - but how could they miss Darth Vaders tie fighter approaching from the lower left corner of the field at 2:20 !
Nice call. I thought "I" had watched these too many times. :) Ya I love this show. I will have to say I am almost addicted. Being American I chanced upon it about 5 months ago. This is my second go round through the series. :/
susan webb Same here, Susan! LOVE IT!
I'm now very scared!!
Brilliant!
I'm through a few of the later seasons.
I dont wanna spoil the show for anyone but.. in season 18 they dig a trench.
On Google Earth-
The Cemetery site:
52°31'03.4"N 0°56'59.2"W
The Villa site:
52°31'19.4"N 0°56'53.0"W
always good to see Mick A
that burial was awesome.
sommige afleveringen zijn lastig te vinden maar ik zal nog eens kijken.
dankjewel dat zou heel erg gewardeerd worden door veel mensen.
(Thank you very much,that would be much appreciated by alot of people.)
Just love this 👍😊🤗❤️❤️💕
Tnx, cannot wait for S18-E01 'Resevoir Rituals'
For some reason, the following quote from the 'Doctor Who' episode 'Battlefield' has been running through my head:
Doctor to Ace: The purpose of archaeology is to carefully recover the past, *not* disintegrate it!
Eeks, am I the only one that got emotional at the end?! 😮
R.I.P Mick
Brilliant!
Schijnt een van de mooiste te zijn, dus wellicht de moeite waard. Bij voorbaat dank!
what a great episode, raksha ,tony , matt and others horton start a new time team in 21 plzzzzzzzz
i wonder what year this dig was, that's one massive laptop haha :D love time team, thanks for uploading
27:54, Matt's shirt! he likes the Kingdom of Loathing! LOL too cool
Lmao I never noticed that
24:52 Phil! That's not safe for TV, Phil!
When Mick Aston sadly passed from this world, they really SHOULD have cremated him in exactly this way.
Why? He wasn’t particularly interested in the period.
@@Invictus13666
He wasn't particularly interested in a lot of things he enjoyed. Alive I think he'd have enjoyed the _idea_ and dead he would have liked to be part of _experimental archæology._
@@philaypeephilippotter6532 He was cremated, though.
@@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft
I'm not sure that's relevant.
@@philaypeephilippotter6532 glad you’re confident enough to speakers for a man you never met...
Gevonden veel kijkplezier.
*Jackie always impresses me with her Anthropology skills* and I enjoy her reviews of particular finds. I know if I had worked on the sites with Time Team, *Jackie and Helen* would have been my trusted female friends, and I always have had a male to female friend ratio of over 7(M) to 1(F), so 2 in a group *"would truly be a rare find"!* (Pardon the pun)
Beth (Sociologist and Historian)
Tennessee, USA
I've noticed that you comment on a lot of Time Team episodes, and I think we'd make great friends if we were in an archeology class together! Cheers from Colorado 🍻
9:20 Did John lose his car keys?! What's this alternative pointer?
Remember he also frequently used a rainbow Sheaffer No-Nonsense ballpoint. Miss that one even more 😭
"Women with spears" isn't such a wild thing. There's all those songs/tales/sagas of shield maidens. Over in Ireland, there's a king that made a law the said warrior training for women was no longer *mandatory* in the 400s. So, that implies that women weren't just trailing the men finishing off the wounded. They weren't dainty little Victorian/Edwardian types either.
Much as enjoyed this episode, I seem to recall another earlier episode of Anglo-Saxon graves where they did find women buried with spears and (I think, though much more in doubt) shields. And it wasn't just one, but several. So this whole thing of thinking that it can't be a woman because of the spear, especially if they are early Anglo-Saxon (pre-Christian), just seems to me a fallacy. That we are assuming too much from something that perhaps is generally true to be always true. That for all we know with some tribes and people it was more common than others for some few women to be warriors and leaders than with others, and so in some grave sites a few women will be buried with spears while not in others.
I agree. I think there had to have been tribes or clans in which the women could choose their 'career' (and mate) and being a warrior was just fine for whoever wanted to be one... and that men didn't necessarily have to be warriors as well.
There was a program recently out of Norway, or some other Scandinavian country, where a warrior had been uncovered that ultimately turned out to be female. They had another look at some other warrior burials and they also turned out to be female. It was realized that sex bias played a big part in determining whether or not women played a part in warfare.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-reaffirm-famed-ancient-viking-warrior-was-biologically-female-180971541/
@@102191081808 Yep, bone sexing is ridiculously inaccurate on its own.
They found some workable DNA in a few skeletons so they could absolutely determine the sex of burried person, completely upsetting the standard 18th century gender role bullshit.
The same happens with LGBT people really, you' have two women refuse to date men, live together in their own home, do everything like a couple would do, but nah, they'll just be good friends.
'Sappho and her friend' as if.
Whats your favorite time team episode? Dunno which one to go for next. Greetings from Denmark
Nine months later, if you're still interested, my favourite one is In the shadow of the Tor.
@@silviac221 Always interested in Time Team :)
2:40 - 'Alright Jackie what do you think when you see that??'....hmm Mine Sweeper Tony??...
Best episode ever…Patricia
Was here Nov 2019
You are very fastidious about documenting your presence, Mr. Mad Dog. Are you by any chance establishing an alibi for some sort of juicy crime?
Press pause at 30:25 :)
Do they replace all the soil after the dig? I Don't know much about this kind of thing but I would like to.
Yes at the end after all has been recorded, photographed and the artifacts that have been removed cataloged all the soil is returned.
52°31'19.6"N 0°56'57.6"W Roman Villa
52°31'07.5"N 0°56'51.1"W Anglo Saxon burial ground
Raksha is THE BEST! I an firmly of the opinion that she will be fully capable of succeeding Carenza OR Phil. Big shoes, big talent.
Seems Raksha took every bit advice she could. She's been in a few other shows & almost around the world now. She had/has some great mentors. Would love to hear Phil & Raksha go over some of the digs they've done.
Tony doesn’t want to look for a villa? That has to be a first.
Thanks.
just under the surface were still pretty primitive, we seem to be attracted to a large bonfires ?
For the first time, I think Mick's long term health issues were really apparent in this episode.
Time team action figures pls.
New tony robinson with doubtful face and a phil complete woth kneeepads and shovel action
That lot would be worth collecting for sure!
Don't forget Phil's Daisy Dukes.
As to be honored by those found honorable🎉
They thought the double grave might be husband and wife or two unrelated people who were just buried at the same time.
However, it's not unusual for siblings to be buried together either. So I offer that as a third posit.
46:54 Time Team plays a prank on archeologists of the future.
Phil's a genius.
Ain't Helen lovely!
Brian Haskard careful now
She most certainly is! A charming lady.
During the introduction to each episode, Phil's boots will suddenly appear. This is when you know you are in business. Then Tony the flea takes over and as much as he does a great job, he is sometimes difficult to follow with all of his running. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful programme, extremely interesting!
Tony the flea? Producer, Co creator, champion...but flea. God you’re an ignorant twat.
...gonna get my Geake on!
Kinda confused here, in one of the earlier seasons they dug up alot of saxon graves including women with weapons which Helen said was totally possible because in history there where Queen Cartumandua, Boudicca etc, now in this episode she says the spear wouldnt be in there if its a womans grave...puzzling.
Cartimandua and Boudicca lived during the early Romano-British period so a few hundred years before the Saxons. Anglo-Saxon women were often buried with a knife but this was probably more a tool than a weapon.
And again a dig that shouldn't be done in three days time !
The time frame of 3 days gives the investigators the chance to go back to their other jobs and often the sites are taken over by local teams depending on the importance of the site.
You are quite correct. However, Time Team serves the function of a 'finder' team. They determine whether a site merits further investigation. If it does, then regular archaeologists take over and do a proper job. Where I live, there are Paleoamerican sites. Whenever a construction job is proposed, a similar team checks to see if anything important is at risk. So the concept is hardly unique to Time Team. Personally I quite enjoy this series.
MrTg200 Time Team can best be described as evaluation-archaeology. Pretty much most of the sites they have dug have warranted further investigation but it is rare for a local group to quickly take over the site. In the vast majority of cases the trenches that Time Team have dug are simply filled in at the end of the three days. Putting together a team of archaeologists, historians, geo-physics experts et al is an expensive and time consuming prospect and if a Time Team site were to be further investigated, it could take months or even years for a follow-up excavation. Like I said, most Time Team sites are closed down at the end of the dig.
***** I wondered about this. You have so much history I'd imagine it cannot all be left open. Hopefully it is marked and preserved however.
"And again a dig that shouldn't be done in three days time !"
The purpose of the dig was to evaluate if it needs protection or not. In the Wessex Arcaeology report they conclude that Area 1 has been "extensively robbed and plough-damage[d]". They alos write in the report that "the 6th century, potentially mixed-rite, [Anglo-Saxo] cemetery in Area 2 is of considerable regional significance" but also notice it has been badly plough-damaged. They recommend a protection or management plan for the whole site.
This is the origins of saxophones 🎷.
In 400 years someone is going to excavate that new pyre and pottery and be very confused.
What is the instrument they are using at 35:25 ?
+Bram Vermeulen Roman Lyre.
not roman its a saxon lyre..
Do they put the body and finds back after they get their info?
No the remains and finds are sent to other locations ie. universities for further study.
@@JuleyC
Actually the body remains are reburied in sanctified grounds unless there is a _very_ good reason not to.
Phil Potter Ah thank you, I had read that they weren’t in an old Nat Geo magazine
@@JuleyC
That may be true in the *USA* but it is this way in the *UK.*
It applies _by law_ to all bodies buried in ground that is or was sanctified ground and is applied to almost all other bodies too. The only _valid_ reasons for not reburying bodies are medical and scientific research and even then the _need_ must be clearly established
just a thought ? They stopped Cremations because they ran out of trees ? just putting it out there - cheers from Australia
Hi Kerry, They didn't run out of trees, woodland was very well managed during this period as it had been since the Bronze Age, a process known as "coppicing". Even though many of the great forests were cleared as agriculture grew there was never a point where this became a significant problem except on one or two now barren islands around the UK even though in relevant terms most of the U.K. was cleared of trees enough was left to supply firewood and building materials. Woodland and forests are still heavily managed today. Burial and cremation practices change over time because of outside influences, migration and the effect of changes in religion.
They did strip the woods.
The Normans revived the forests for hunting purposes and peasants were severely punished if they went and pulled down trees, etc. They were allowed to pick up branches on the ground which led to cheating by pulling off branches but if caught doing this, you might lose a limb or eye or something.
00:41 ...and most importantly!we only got three day's
Burial or burning, it depends on the weather! If the ground is frozen, you must burn!
dude... I never even thought of a possible weather component to the practice. holy shit. it makes an untold amount of sense now why the Nords burned everyone. I live in an area with an 11month growing season, so ground freeze never even occurred to me.
was Stewart Ainsworth part of this dig at all? just shows up at the end for a pint!
Stewart is at 38.10 = with maybe 10 hours of film per day over 3 days reduced to 1 hour on television alot of film ends up in the editing floor.
The late Robin Bush did hours of research for a Time Team dig in Scotland and he got a half minute on the finished programme. He left the Team shortly after as felt his efforts were wasted.
@@Celtic2Realms Robin left the team due to health, he passed away 22 June 2010, sadly Robin suffered from Alzheimer's.
I was thinking "Stewart would be able to solve this landscape if he was on this one" and there he was at the end just like you said! Must have been a difficult one if they couldn't find a way to get his work on screen 😱
38:46 aww Helen.
Morecombe: - "Are you having a cremation Urn?" ... "Cremation, URN - get it ~ Get it!"
"What's a Roman urn?" "One denarius a week, if he's lucky."
7:51 You're digging in the wrong spot 2011 Tony Robinson.
have anudder go at it. I love it. my roots. Phil were related lol
26:00 These guys know what their stuff, I can't bloody see anything.
What? Matt's not the victim this time? 😜
Yes, he is. He's Raksha's husband now, lol
@@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft No he is not.
@deborahparham3783 yes, he is.
@@InquisitorMatthewAshcraft Even if they are married, which I doubt, that doesn't make him a "victim". It would make him a lucky man. She is smart as a whip and cute as a button.
@@deborahparham3783 I was speaking facetious about the victim status.
24:50 Sounded like a cougar roar lmao
10:23 if it's not Iron Age or Anglo-Saxon, what is it?
Roman
install vpn to your browser if the rest of this season is blocked by channel 4. youtube will let you watch it then.
It's the only way I can watch them in Australia.
For once, Matt wasn't the guinea pig and escaped getting cremated.
Keep it, Tony I don;t like skellingtons.
I love tony but honestly what is the man wearing in this episode?! x
A lot for three days.!.. Always this cavalier approach to centuries and millennia.
what about the geo fizz
Is he Baldrick?
Christopher Murray Yes, well spotted.
Miranda Richardson was Queeny.
A cunning plan, that.
Who is that beauty at 35:16?
I'm wondering the same thing
One of the students, I was at that dig.
“It’s ratings week, luv. Would you mind if we just burned the corners of the pyre? Brilliant.”
Nigh on invisible!!!!
Raksha is such a babe
Great show! At first, I found Tony obnoxious and aggravating, but he is slowly growing on me as the depth and quality of the scientific research is more appreciated by me. Same with Helen, whom I at first thought to be slightly repulsive, I am on some level falling in intellectual 'love' with. I'd love to do some research with her.
Sir Tony( :) ) is funny. and I find Helen Adorable. Phil and Mick are my favorites though. I just ordered 2 of Micks books. So sad he is gone.
susan webb
Yes Helen seems so nice I wish she was my neighbor.
What do you mean she shouldn't have a spear? Never heard of shield maidens?
Who else had a STEM crush on Raksha Dave?
uhhh what now?
Not sure exactly what a STEM crush is but yeah Raksha is a real cutie! 😍
@@burtbackattack Science, Technology, Engineering and Math...... i think
@Perry Baker I'd totally forgotten about this, thanks Perry 👍🏻
She's funny at the pub, too.