The Stunning Roman Mosaics Hidden Under A Molehill | Time Team | Odyssey
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2021
- When a colony of moles brings up pieces of mosaic floor in a Cotswold field, Tony Robinson and the team investigate whether the findings could be linked to a nearby Roman villa discovered almost 200 years ago. A local spring might give a clue to the true purpose of the building. The team are joined by local archaeologist Roger Box, and Roman specialists David Neal and Richard Reece.
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This episode aired on 29 January, 2006, which means that it was filmed in 2005. Note around the 30 minute mark when everyone is having a drink outside in the back of the pub. No one is on a phone or has their head buried in an electronic device, everyone is actually speaking to each other at every single table. Smartphones weren't around then, with the 1st Gen iPhone being released in 2007. I really miss those days, just a scant 15 years ago.
Yeah, nowadays everyone has their heads buried in a device of some sort. Definitely sad.
@@KingNoTailsad for sure. But my having my head buried in my device is how I got to watch this show that I otherwise would not have known about. So it’s not all bad. Now I’m inspired to try and build a Roman style bath house in my back yard.
@sandmaniac3 I actually have one in the states in my backyard. Took a bit to get the permits, lol
The fact that flip phones were around in 2004 as I still have mine even though it no longer works. Not very many were out, and technology has changed since the early 2000s. And when Time Team was airing in the mid to late 1990s, they weren't exactly showing their series beyond the UK. I didn't even know about Time Team until I first found them 8 years ago here on UA-cam and I've been following them ever since, even going back when Netflix, Hulu, or Tubi have all their seasons from se 1 ep1 to current, on their rotation as well as UA-cam.
I was in a waiting area at my doctor's office and there was one other person there, an older ladylike me. we both had our phones out, then we decided to go retro and have.....A Conversation ! it was lovely
I stumbled onto Time Team years late but lordy they are so much fun to watch and learn from. Been binge watching for a year. Never realized how much the Romans built in England.
You have NO clue LOL. They go back MANY years!! Go back at least 10 and then decide . . . .
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You have to love phil, his potteury and his daisy dukes!
I've been watching Time Team videos for six years, and every now and again one like this one - that I hadn't seen before - still pops up.
See the early ones where Tony has hair. Also, if he looked familiar to me so I Google him to learn he played Baldric in Black Adder series.
Bitter sweet to see Mick.
Really bitter sweet.
A river in a populated area is not a safe source for drinking water. People at that time use a river to clean there wash; animals stand in or on the water and people uses Rivers to get rid of some trash. But a spring, not far away, with a closed canal tube system and a well on its end or a basin was perfect.
This is one of the most entertaining, informative and brilliantly produced/edited TV shows Ive ever watched.
So sad that it got cancelled, and even sadder that - in this age of 24/7 reality TV - nobody has tried to resurrect Time Team, or produce a similar show about archaeology and history. Thanks for posting these old episodes. Ahhh . . . the nostalgia . . .
They have returned. go to the TIME TEAM official channel and they explain it. ua-cam.com/video/W22zJRA_m6g/v-deo.html
You will be so happy - it is being resurrected (pun) - obviously, with some missing people- but many returning
@@judgejudyrocks1 you are the mvp. Thanks
Check out Time Team Official on you tube. A new episode was released about a week ago with another due this weekend.
@@davepask4706 Ive already seen Dig 1.
Some good archaeology, but they failed to build a narrative. Its early days yet so Ill give them time to develop the chemistry.
What I loved most about the old show was its ability to give a site some coherent narrative, even when you end up (like they did in Dig 1) with a lot of different time periods all sharing the same location. Considering the raw material they had to work with, I found that the first dig fell flat, in that sense. Not one for the all-time archives, but it is wonderful to see Time Team back in action.
Stuart, with his ability to reconstruct ancient landscapes with the scantest of evidence, is the most impressive of the archaeologists on this show. I wish they'd given him more screen time and followed him as he worked.
I love Timeline but the only thing I take issue with is the three day time limit. Hopefully somebody is doing further excavation on the sites because archeology is a game of millimeters not yards.
The reality is that most of these digs can be regarde as preparation for larger scale digs which will be made over the following months or years. I've worked on a few digs in the past. One lasted only as few days prior to development work and uncovered a manor house that was destroyed following the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII. Another lasted nearly a year, and was on the site of one of Henry's hunting lodges.
Ive had the same thought myself, and Ive heard that both Mick and Phil expressed similar complaints over the years. But in the end, they stuck with the format because it was the only way they could "package" a show about archaeology. Just imagine how challenging it would be to try to make a one-hour TV programme out of a long-term, in-depth dig that could take months or years to complete. The three-day time limit was not about the archaeology, it was about the TV production issues and the need to have new episodes every week. Im pretty sure that many of the sites they worked, on Time Team, were "taken over" by other archaeologists, or will be at a later date. Ive even seen a much later documentary (starring former Time Team member Alice Roberts) that dealt with a site that had formerly been worked by Time Team, and clearly had been excavated much more extensively by a team from a nearby university.
@@k-matsu If only we could see that final result!
It would be interesting to get a follow up on some of the sites. Wether they’re have been further developments over the years.
They have. The one I remember best is when they excavated at Turkdean, Glouchestershire in S05e04 'Turkdean' in 1998 and then returned in S06e9 'Turkdean II' in 1999
I really like Phil, always pushing forward on his determination to find what he came looking for.
A fantastic series which I missed all these years living abroad. Now I am binge watching them like the Poirot series which I never saw. So sad to see that some of the cast have passed away.😢
I see a lot of complaints about the show being only 3 days. Yes, I understand what is being said but if it was more the people who pillage antiques and ancient history would be out in droves looking for a treasure. It is safe covered back up again and hopefully will be worked by professionals some time in the future. I used to wish it was more than three days too, until I started seeing lots of UA-cam videos about "Abandoned castles" etc. They weren't abandoned, people were trespassing and filming where the sites/buildings were. I am thankful for Time Team and the reverence they show during each show, for the frail pottery and even the hard packed dirt someone used as their house floor. It is an honor to watch.
I believe when they find something real great, a team comes out from university to keep working, unless they have to plant their veggies or hay... Tony was knighted for his work here. Sir Tony now..
One thing that I truly respect about the archeologists in the program- they are willing to admit when they are mistaken. If we could all be so open to new information.
Any examples?
@@larryzigler6812 Graham Hancock!
Yes it is refreshing to hear humbleness and honesty from highly educated and experienced academics. One of my biggest pet peeves is PhD's with inflated egos with inability to see anything beyond their own opinion, especially when they're wrong beyond the moon.
@@LuvBorderCollies Any examples ?
truely amazing that they do admit when their wrong especially with the phrase involved " mad dogs and englishmen "!
These Time Team Roman digs have always been my favourites. It is sad to see Mick Aston, who passed away far too early and is greatly missed by all, but lovely again to see the old Team at work - digging up.Roman mosaics, wonderful! 🤗🤗🤗
It blows my mind when they find mosaic flooring from the 2nd century. One of my favorite things. Of course the chemistry of the crew is my other favorite thing. Phil, Tony, Mick and the geo phys boys make it all seem so fun.
Fascinating. Britain is so dense with archaeology. Love this series.
Time Team was the ultimate educational show ever!
I still watch them
watching them now lol not the first time : )
Phil was the best part of this show, he always found something interesting even in the mundane.
I'm constantly amazed to watch ancient ruins being found in someone's paddock.
Yes. It’s so much fun to think of! I’ve a friend in the UK and I’m constantly looking in the background of pics and seeing 500 year old buildings. I’m like “how do you walk past that every day and not stop and stare in wonder??!” He says when you’ve seen it every day for your whole life it’s just something that’s there. It blows my mind. Lol
@@Lela-plants I'm British and have a 12th century Chapel that still in use ,less than half a mile away, And that is not unusual in Britain, The Big church in my Local Town is 13th century, Stone private Houses covering every century in between then and now .
Phil's hat must have it's own eco system
Tony deserves a medal for his work, time and passion into Britain's history.
Tony is pretty good but he does cop a nasty attitude when he wants! I know he eventually became a producer of later seasons but you reap what you sew
He was recognized by the country and was knighted Sir Tony Robinson. Not too shabby.
Its Sir Tony...he is Knighted!
:@@okiejammer2736 But have they knighted anyone for so little before?
😂 you’re being sarcastic I hope-there is a long not-so-prestigious head scratching list.
Early Americans were gaga over Greek and Roman architecture. When I visited Britain I was amazed at how much intact Roman architecture there was.
This is so cool, I wanted to see more of the design from the mosaic they were uncovering. Three days is just not enough, lol.
Now they are extracting DNA from the dust of burials, and sequencing ancient DNA from graves. I would love to re-watch all the Time Team digs, with addendums containing the greater story which new technology reveals.
I just want to have a pint with Phil so bad and talk archaeology.
I just discovered them 3 months ago and I'm enjoying every episode I can watch.😊
Better late then never! It is a brilliant, fun show that educates people a lot!
Every episode I watch fills me with joy and wonder
Phil happily scratching away at the surface of a 2000-year-old mosaic…
He can be a twit sometimes.
@@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164 not to sure about a twit, just someone who enjoys his job, and has a wicked sense of humour.
@@katerinakemp5701 I believe one man’s “twit” is another man’s “nerd”.
@@numerian4516 to true 👍
RIP Mick, only the good die young...
Compliments to the excavator driver on this show! Whoever you are, you must have a delicate touch on those controls so as not to destroy these Ancient mosaic floors.
Fine job!
I miss Time Team so much .. never missed it on TV
They have their own channel, Time Team Classics.
I love watching tt just for the beautiful landscapes they film. The area in this episode is truly breathtaking. No wonder the Romans built stuff here😊
Gosh, I've enjoyed the old Time Team group that I've followed for quite some years now.
I can't enjoy the new Time Team group, for this well-connected group of characters has shaped a unique manner of exploring, discussing, working together, each member with its own color/style of working mode, plus a good sense of humor, all lovable members truly!
Well said, broke my heart when some slick newbie producer decided to "vamp up" the program and dumb down the archeology. Dropped from something like 9 million viewers to 3 mill. in a couple of months. Mick Aston left in protest. They`ve tried to revive it now but the old magic is gone. Why when things are working well to a proved formulae the "powers that be" can`t leave well enough alone....if it ain`t broke, don`t fix it.
I don’t know about him personally bit Phil is a real man in my eyes. Capable, funny, helpful, smart, kind.
Love these documentaries! My late father and I used to watch these all the time before the History Channel and Discovery went reality television.
This tv show is just awesome. Such a shame Mick Aston is no longer with us. Greta bunch of personalities.
the engineering described about the bath house is crazy.........that they had hollow box tile structures circulating warm air etc is amazing.........for 2000 years ago. The stream in culverts, they have appeared at a similar site, are testament to harnessing water down a slope to feed structures.........why lug about water when it can be piped right past your buildings...........rivers are always at the low point of the land and full of muck by comparison.
If they found this in three days imagine what they could have done with a week there if they could get permits given for more digging
That’s how I always feel. Like there must be at least one instance where they are granted more time.
@@Rno352 i think for Tony and his team it is also a question of ( TV station who funds all the digs and shows) money. he explained it in one of his episodes. not always do they come to a -new - field. often before already a local society had diggings. and run out of money. and called Tony. and on many occasions, when things were THAT promising, more money was forthcoming and a local archaeological society was carrying on the digs.
It's an old series now (some of the people have died since) and there probably wouldn't be the same level of interest in the 2020's as the 1990's and 2000's. They did a lot of getting to some interesting discoveries only hours before they were due to leave the site. Sad really.
@@davenz000 leaves than more for the local societies to do..
Baldrick really has come a long way. good on him
Time Team was his cunning plan!
If Time Team videos were shown in grade-school, we might have more historians and archaeologists and fewer tik-tok’ers
Springs have clean water vs dirty river water... I can see why they were worshipped.
Also a spring uphill from your place means you don't have to haul water from the river. Let gravity do it. The water can fill the bath houses, and then run down to the river when you clean them out.
I would love to see what a modern Time Team could learn with today’s technology, and what the state of the art is now.
Wow , just imagine what there is under our floorboards 😮
There is a modern Time Team. It's in production.
I always wish they had longer than 3 days.
Every time I see a thumbnail for Time Team, I say to myself, "I don't have time to watch a full episode". Then I click on the episode and watch the entire program. I can't help myself! I love Time Team!
Well finding the mosaic was really tops. That really settled any questions and minimized speculation - love it.
I just wish y'all had more time, 3 days isn't nothing. Absolutely love the show though.
They break ground and generate income making the program ,which allows them to see if it’s worthwhile for ongoing study …
@@raeelsley2984 ok, thank you
Great episode, but I wish they had come back and done a second episode to continue excavating that area.
Time is fascinating. Something like a villa and a bathhouse, full of life and people. Used every day for years, so much work and effort and cost to construct and maintain; then abandoned and forgotten only to be dug up centuries later and marvelled at by a generation who will also, in enough time, be lost to history. The cycle of life and death on this little blue-ish ball 🌏🌎🌍
I’ve been watching time team for probably 30 years, and I’ve enjoyed them thoroughly. Only saw one of the new ones recently and it seems interesting though I miss the old people
yes . too bad they get old and can no longer do it or die. they truly bring history alive and their chemistry was faboulous. rich and full and alive characters. too bad america did not have access 30 years ago. its like when i stumbled upon " ballykissangel ". it too was wonderful and the episode where Assumpia die
d broke my heart! Gaaday!
Same. They are great.
Big lesson to learn, is to bury something super funny with you so when Time Team 4000ad digs us up they go: "What on Earth do make of this Baldrick?"
Love watching these dedicated experts discover history!
Plow it up, and bury it again? Excited😁for follow up in this area again. Good job team.
It's now late 2022. I think the new time team series that began last year should consider going to this site to try to solve some of the questions that were left unanswered on this program.
I wonder if the ancients dug up their past like we do. What did they teach in history class?
Beautiful fields, rolling and green
The Time Team's work is fascinating!
just amazing what is buried below our feet....
Love Time Team and everyone on your team. I wish I could have the pleasure of meeting all of you. Keep up the wonderful work!
I very hope that They will save this, and observe all the details.
Thanks so much for posting.
Tony: "When we say 'Roman Mosaic' ...... not pretty."
Phil Harding: "Oh come on, Tony. It's not pretty??? How often do you find a Roman mosaic?"
Us: 🤣😂Right on, Phil‼
Love it, it's a series that is informative cheeky 😜 tony and phil along with the late Mick Aspen and the poor John head of the geophysics team show just what great mates they had become over the 20 seasons. Got me through the last covid lockdown, when nothing was happen. I am looking forward to watching the latest series hopefully it has humour and a technology combined show along with the presenters that gel. 😀 with it's viewers.
Thank you Don,Mary your home was beautiful. Maybe you could come back and show us the view from your upstairs porch out to the yard. It would’ve been nice to see your kitchen. You have wonderful front door have a blessed week.😇
This is incredible
Brilliant
Excellent findings !!!
15:25 - it boggles my mind how something like this can be buried by 1 foot of soil & disappear forever. Who buried it, or did it just get covered over time?
Covered over time
Time easily covers these places. Dirt, dust, debris, grasses, digging, animals all these things add up.think about a busy office that doesn't get vacuumed or dusted for a year. Just normal use can really add up if no one is caring for the area. It really doesn't take a Vesuvius.
I so love time team!!! I've been watching for years!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤👍👍👍
These programs are amazing! I can imagine finding this on my property. Incredible.🗿
Nice to see the Kiwi Bridget there.
Would be nice if TT returned to dig that last minute potential villa
18:56 it’s easier to supply a bath house with water that comes from downhill than it is from going uphill with the stream.
I love this series so much. American archeologists have heart attacks when they bring in the bulldozers, but American settlements are so much more recent than those in England.
I’m sorry, what? American (North and South) settlements go back 33,000 years, and thought to be even older by many. I don’t think you thought before you made your post.
@@papwithanhatchet902 oldest accepted archeological site in America is 15,000 years old. And, those are extremely rare. In my college years I helped on several digs (Chumash Native American site. We hand scrapped the top of our pits, no backhoes. English prehistory and history is hands down thousands of years older than American history and prehistory.
@@wendykleeb2071 Sorry, but North American archaeology has moved on from your college years, lol. Cactus Hill is 18-20,000 years BPE, and Monte Verde radiocarbon dating is pushing 33,000 years, with genetic research showing markers supporting the older MV dates.
@@papwithanhatchet902 interesting! I'll have to read up on those. Do we use bulldozers now too?
@@wendykleeb2071 Hey, we haven’t advanced THAT much.
Astonishing!
Thanks for sharing.
Most of the original run of Time Team is available on the channel called "Time Team Classics", and most of them in HD. This episode is called "Villas out of Mole Hills" - S13E02.
I love time line, I love history, an there was a time when I wanted to be in archiolegey. I got interested when I read about the tells of Egypt. Do much history has been lost. And I beleave there is so much more to find.
I imagine archeology can be extremely frustrating at times. Especially when you have time constraints.
I love the passion
I’m surprised the Roman’s built a house like that so close to powerlines
You sound like one from the US 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'll give you a Neil for a Francis ! Always keeping the Mick !!!!
I think in 1810, Mr Samuel Licens took some liberties when he wrote up his report.
Once he’d ripped that mosaic floor outta there, he wasn’t fussed about documenting details like, say....THE SITE’s location.
Classic. You guys sitting around the pub table at the end of day two looks like a scene from The Hobbit. Hehehe
5 guys from England arguing about whether or not their ancestors oppressors had a proper villa/temple complex or if it's just a bath house. It fascinate.
That beer looks good!
2 thumbs up! Great episode!
Love this episode so much!
Great dig!
This episode had me on tenterhooks…where are the mosaics? And then there it was.
I don't know if it's because I'm watching this in a 4kUHD TV, but in the image from above (40:52), there's CLEARLY a square-shaped outline (the lower line is a little bit above the on-screen 'Middle Field' text), then the right one runs slightly diagonally, with its bottim-right corner next to the 'upper' large tree - the 'higher'of the 2 in the darker field to the left of the 'Middle Field' text), and the left side of the square runs diagonally - x-ing the road, and it's top-most corner's right after the 'line' appears on the right-hand field. The 4th side I can't make out, clearly, but it seems that it can't be natural, as it's both straight (connected) lines, forming a geometric shape, which is slightly askew.
I've just looked at the same image, but, on my phone, and it's there.
Mick was spot-on at opening here. A nymphaeum was not mentioned but one could be identified here.
19:20 What do we have here.... I wondered what all the smiles were all the time, I see there are reasons for it. 45:08 That one is a real worker, digging and scraping away, quite fast.
Thanks
Always leaves you unsatisfied. Still great to watch though
Why doesn't the description say when this episode first broadcast. A date would be nice. They used to do that, why did you stop?
I wish I could have seen more pieces of mosaics than heard lenghty conversations about the location of the villa,
Wow! Finally seen evidence in real time!
i'd like to see the whole place dug up and rebuilt. that would be interesting.
Unfortunately the farmer may not agree with you, also how much area is actually scheduled by historic trust.
Why am I expecting Tony to say: "I have a cunning plan!" 😉 I'm a big Black Adder fan me 😁
Lots of success and lots of guesswork .
Tony! That’s who I have a crush on!😍
Thank you very much. Much appreciated as they face the aftemath of the flood.
Spring water is most always cleaner and more desirable to drink than river water.
Early on after finding these wonderful adventures on YT, I wondered why they didn't have these areas scanned and on a geo-phyz plot BEFORE the excavation and filming crews set up.