Stewart was always my favorite cast member. That man saved more digs than he's given credit for. Such a brilliant mind. His ability to piece together a history with just landscapes was incredible to behold. When geophys and trowels weren't able to do it, Stewart always seemed to swoop in and save the weekend.
I adore these chats and discussions. Stewart Ainsworth has always been one of my favorites from TT and it's wonderful being able to listen to him talk about his experiences. This series is amazing in that it's fascinating to hear memories, thoughts, and ideas from such beloved experts. More, please and thank you!!
Thank you, Tim & Stewart. Listening to Stewart describing how he 'reads' a landscape is akin to listening to a quilter describe a quilt, the various fabrics pieced together, unpicking stitches, the meaning behind quilt patterns & their tale of social history. That same passion in his voice, love for what he does. Teatime is, as always, excellent! 😎👍
Stewart is my historical hero, I love maps and landscapes. As somone said below I would happily give up a year of my life to work as Stewarts apprentice.
I was always able to relate to, and empathise with, Stewart's work. As an exploration geologist of almost 40 years experience, the formative years of my career were back in the days before computers, GPS and assorted IT gadgetry and software. As such, I learned early to "read" the topography, terrain, geomorphology, etc, then let it tell me a story of the geological history, how much mineral potential could be there and to make a map of the area from scratch. In fact, it was my realisation of the obvious parallels between the processes and deductive reasoning of exploration geology and that of archaeology which led me to become a Time Team afficionado. Long live King Stewart!
I have decades of history working in mapping. I love maps. So the story he tells of the map and the slaves for me is fascinating and also almost physically debilitating. Stewart is my favourite regular TT member. He is such a brilliant man in his field but always came across as humble among a group of Alpha personalities.
26:12 Written evidence of plantation owners literally gambling with the lives of the human beings they enslaved... I've always gotten the impression Stewart was a good egg, but this interview confirms it for me. He genuinely seems committed to doing whatever is in his power to ensure history remembers more than just the "great" and powerful. I think of the episode where he talks about how his mother was a weaver, and how he grew up around these strong, loud (from shouting over the noise of the looms) women at the end of an era, and I think she'd be so proud.
I live on and island and see Nevis daily. Stewart's humanity is so touching and clear, and the history of slavery so horrendous in his sight, it's heartening to here his view. I admire him very much for not being cold and detached on this subject, the shame of the Colonials.
The one thing I would consider carefully though, is accompanying Stewart to the Caribbean in September or October. That he was there for Hugo and Mitch, two of the biggest hurricanes ever recorded, gives me pause ;)
being from a sugar cane tradition town fm PR, my level of admiration for Stewart went beyond all scales. did Stewart Fort in Md, USA was ever confirmed?
One of my favorite TT members, always, always learned interesting and immediately applicable information. I took a MOOC on Caribbean slavery. Originally, Europeans went to work the plantations as indentured servants, but the mortality rate was so high because of the heat and humidity that plantation owners imported Africans because they survived longer. The average life span of a newly imported slave was 3-4 years. After it was realized how murderous the work was, whites manufactured justifications for enslaving Africans as lesser humans. The climate and labor was so horrendous that the enslaved population could not reproduce their own numbers (despite breeding females), which is why plantation owners had to continually import more slaves.
Apart from the fact that he's actually in my general age group, Stewart somehow obscurely but pleasantly reminds me of my father. My father was the sort of person that, if I hadn't been related to him, I would still have wanted to be his friend.
I've never met an actual tarantula, but I understand they're fairly unlikely to bite. I have met brown recluse spiders, and I can show you proof (if I know you well enough) that if you sit on a recluse, it WILL bite you, and it will leave a mark.... That being said, I would definitely have vacated a trench I found myself sharing with a huge, hairy spider....
I have spent a lot of time on Nevis, my late husband had friends amongst the expat community and knew historical researchers. When investigating stone oven design, for our own domestic interest, we stumbled upon a cluster of them, on the windward side of the island, quite high-up (wish I could remember specific location). Upon further investigation, wondering who built these, we came upon a Jewish graveyard! This was pre-internet...so, years later I decided to Google the topic and yes, there as a scant bit of scholarship and info on a late 17t century? short-lived Jewish settlement there. Back to the Pinney estate; Pinney, was reported in the early Time Team episodes, to be a humane slave-owner, which is ludicrous, no ownership of another person can ever be 'humane'! Later, Pinney sold the estate to a Mr. Huggins, who was later convicted of beating one of the slaves to death in a public square, so there were witnesses, he probably got a fine or something, but went down in history for this awful deed. His British descendent, Pamela Barry owned and managed the lucrative Golden Rock Estate resort for many years. As for the location of the original slave village, I keep wondering why the Time Team hadn't discovered any evidence of mass burials, these people were worked to death, and there were hundreds of them, where are their mortal remains? The Pinney estate was bought in 1996 by a descendent of the original owner and was converted, one assumes, lucratively, into an upscale resort. I think that these slave plantations should've been given to the Nevisian people and restoration moneys paid by the British Govt. so the slaves' ancestors could now justly profit from ownership of assets they were exploited and even killed to create, instead, they now have low-paid work as servants on the same estates as their enslaved ancestors ...same old, same old!
Stewart a word about Boundaries. Very possibly they are Bound Spells surrounding claimed land. Bound Spells being the strongest form of Celtic magic. Ta for your insights.
Stewart was always my favorite cast member. That man saved more digs than he's given credit for. Such a brilliant mind. His ability to piece together a history with just landscapes was incredible to behold. When geophys and trowels weren't able to do it, Stewart always seemed to swoop in and save the weekend.
Never failed to impress me how that man can 'read' the landscape and interpret what happened on it over millennia. Utterly brilliant work.
Stewart's logic and calmness always made him one of my favourites. Good to have you back, thanks for posting
Always love Stewart, seemed like such a gentleman (a level up) and was amazed at his knowledge of reading the land, maps, etc. Thanks for posting.
I adore these chats and discussions. Stewart Ainsworth has always been one of my favorites from TT and it's wonderful being able to listen to him talk about his experiences. This series is amazing in that it's fascinating to hear memories, thoughts, and ideas from such beloved experts. More, please and thank you!!
I was always excited when Stewart was on the shoot! Just watching his process was amazing!
Love Stewart’s commitment to fact finding!
Thank you, Tim & Stewart. Listening to Stewart describing how he 'reads' a landscape is akin to listening to a quilter describe a quilt, the various fabrics pieced together, unpicking stitches, the meaning behind quilt patterns & their tale of social history. That same passion in his voice, love for what he does. Teatime is, as always, excellent! 😎👍
The man himself. I see Prof Ainsworth, I click like.
MY HERO! Cheers Stewart!
So nice to see Stewart again.
Stewart is my historical hero, I love maps and landscapes. As somone said below I would happily give up a year of my life to work as Stewarts apprentice.
I was always able to relate to, and empathise with, Stewart's work. As an exploration geologist of almost 40 years experience, the formative years of my career were back in the days before computers, GPS and assorted IT gadgetry and software. As such, I learned early to "read" the topography, terrain, geomorphology, etc, then let it tell me a story of the geological history, how much mineral potential could be there and to make a map of the area from scratch. In fact, it was my realisation of the obvious parallels between the processes and deductive reasoning of exploration geology and that of archaeology which led me to become a Time Team afficionado. Long live King Stewart!
Always great to listen to Stewart. Inspiring.
I have decades of history working in mapping. I love maps. So the story he tells of the map and the slaves for me is fascinating and also almost physically debilitating.
Stewart is my favourite regular TT member. He is such a brilliant man in his field but always came across as humble among a group of Alpha personalities.
Stewart Ainsworth is still with us. Yeah! Cant wait to see you guys digging again.
I love maps and the landscape, so always enjoyed Stewarts bits. Neavis was one of my favourites.
26:12 Written evidence of plantation owners literally gambling with the lives of the human beings they enslaved... I've always gotten the impression Stewart was a good egg, but this interview confirms it for me. He genuinely seems committed to doing whatever is in his power to ensure history remembers more than just the "great" and powerful. I think of the episode where he talks about how his mother was a weaver, and how he grew up around these strong, loud (from shouting over the noise of the looms) women at the end of an era, and I think she'd be so proud.
I live on and island and see Nevis daily. Stewart's humanity is so touching and clear, and the history of slavery so horrendous in his sight, it's heartening to here his view. I admire him very much for not being cold and detached on this subject, the shame of the Colonials.
Great to hear more about the trip to Nevis and facts about the area and filming
Stewart & Tim, thxs 4 all of those hours of extra ordinary fascinating content 🙏🏼
Just found this!!! Awesome to see and hear Stewart again. Thank you both.
Brilliant. Thank you. Stewart’s insights and skills have always made TT so magical for me. From a map lover.
The man I would most like to have a year's apprenticeship to study under.
The one thing I would consider carefully though, is accompanying Stewart to the Caribbean in September or October. That he was there for Hugo and Mitch, two of the biggest hurricanes ever recorded, gives me pause ;)
My favorite program ever. Thank you for continuing to feed our desire for more content! Time Team forever!
Another fascinating interview, great to have such in-depth background to the episodes.
I like Stewart, and felt he brought a lot to the show, though he did seem less respected that I felt he deserved.
Ah, Stewart...Lord Lumps and Bumps...😃😁😇
This was so interesting. I love Teatime.
Thank you 👍
One of my favorite episodes. I always wish they had gone further on the Amer Indian site.
Thank you for this more in depth understanding of history.
Thank you 😊❤️
love stewart and his knowledge
Stewart is an admirably guy!
A great man, and I think he would make a very competent site director.
I really like Stewart
being from a sugar cane tradition town fm PR, my level of admiration for Stewart went beyond all scales. did Stewart Fort in Md, USA was ever confirmed?
One of my favorite TT members, always, always learned interesting and immediately applicable information. I took a MOOC on Caribbean slavery. Originally, Europeans went to work the plantations as indentured servants, but the mortality rate was so high because of the heat and humidity that plantation owners imported Africans because they survived longer. The average life span of a newly imported slave was 3-4 years. After it was realized how murderous the work was, whites manufactured justifications for enslaving Africans as lesser humans. The climate and labor was so horrendous that the enslaved population could not reproduce their own numbers (despite breeding females), which is why plantation owners had to continually import more slaves.
Apart from the fact that he's actually in my general age group, Stewart somehow obscurely but pleasantly reminds me of my father. My father was the sort of person that, if I hadn't been related to him, I would still have wanted to be his friend.
I just this second noticed that he reminds me of my father....
I've never met an actual tarantula, but I understand they're fairly unlikely to bite. I have met brown recluse spiders, and I can show you proof (if I know you well enough) that if you sit on a recluse, it WILL bite you, and it will leave a mark.... That being said, I would definitely have vacated a trench I found myself sharing with a huge, hairy spider....
I have spent a lot of time on Nevis, my late husband had friends amongst the expat community and knew historical researchers. When investigating stone oven design, for our own domestic interest, we stumbled upon a cluster of them, on the windward side of the island, quite high-up (wish I could remember specific location). Upon further investigation, wondering who built these, we came upon a Jewish graveyard! This was pre-internet...so, years later I decided to Google the topic and yes, there as a scant bit of scholarship and info on a late 17t century? short-lived Jewish settlement there.
Back to the Pinney estate; Pinney, was reported in the early Time Team episodes, to be a humane slave-owner, which is ludicrous, no ownership of another person can ever be 'humane'! Later, Pinney sold the estate to a Mr. Huggins, who was later convicted of beating one of the slaves to death in a public square, so there were witnesses, he probably got a fine or something, but went down in history for this awful deed. His British descendent, Pamela Barry owned and managed the lucrative Golden Rock Estate resort for many years.
As for the location of the original slave village, I keep wondering why the Time Team hadn't discovered any evidence of mass burials, these people were worked to death, and there were hundreds of them, where are their mortal remains?
The Pinney estate was bought in 1996 by a descendent of the original owner and was converted, one assumes, lucratively, into an upscale resort.
I think that these slave plantations should've been given to the Nevisian people and restoration moneys paid by the British Govt. so the slaves' ancestors could now justly profit from ownership of assets they were exploited and even killed to create, instead, they now have low-paid work as servants on the same estates as their enslaved ancestors ...same old, same old!
Stewart a word about Boundaries. Very possibly they are Bound Spells surrounding claimed land. Bound Spells being the strongest form of Celtic magic. Ta for your insights.
Ahh, Stewie, how can you be so surprised that slave owners treated them like cattle?