Time Team S10-E07 Bath,.Somerset
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- The Royal Crescent in Bath may be one of Britain's finest structures - but that doesn't deter Tony Robinson, Mick Aston and the rest of the team from digging it up.
Round the back should be a Roman cemetery and at the front should be the Fosse Way.
Hours of torrential rain and an unexpected Victorian church cellar don't make life easier, but by day three they unveil Roman skeletons and a Roman road... even if neither is in quite the right place.
I am a medical doctor. I admit that I miss a forensic examination of unearthed skeletons.
I went to Bath many years ago. The hot spring was putting out plumes of bubbles, for all the world like fermenting wine. No mystery that it was deemed sacred by a society that worshiped Bacchus. Into the spring, people had thrown strips of lead (probably all from the same vendor, I'd bet) on which they had written short prayers. It was less then edifying to see that most of the prayers were curses.
The part that should have been the best was walking around the big pool in sneakered feet, treading actual pavement laid in ancient times. I'd have done it barefoot, but there was some sort of sense of gloom from those stones. It was actually depressing. Then I figured it out. This was a hospital. People came here bringing their mortal illnesses hoping against hope for help. Before penicillin, the average patient consulting the average doctor in America was more likely to be made worse, not better, by medicine into the 20th century. I doubt ancient gods did any better.
Even though my career has been in the post-penicillin era, I still have always felt hospitals depressing. Bath was no different, even after all these years.
I have to say, I'm always pleased to see the women digging right along with the guys.
Well, each should (insert polically correct responses here)they are professionals, 16:12 and we are viewers 😊
As always, interesting and immensely enjoyable, despite the rain.
These shows really bring what we learned in history books to life.
I am american.. I did not learn any of this. :/
susan webb Born and raised in Boston. Seventeen years of nuns, Jesuits and liberal arts. Different times now. History is not regarded well. Even facts are ignored if they are inconvenient for a political purpose. Nice to see programming with an attempt at gaining truth.
I was born and raised in san jose ca. I am 51 and we learned geography in 7th grade, and then pretty much american or north american history the rest of the 5 years. I have fixed that as an adult.
Yep same idiots from the socalist rewrite history still morons!
The rain is always "tipping down" lol
Phil regards archaeology very nearly as seriously as he regards his lager
A man with principles 😊
Except he doesn’t drink lager unless he has to. Jesus.
Phil has the most handsome smile :)
And don't you think he's darn good looking when quiet and looking pensive?!
@@alanatolstad4824Or any other time, really :-) Gotta love Phil.
Phil is my favorite
@@miekekuppen9275He is indeed a very handsome and fascinating man.
It would appear that all archeologists - at least in Time Team digs - must bring a hefty dose of good humor along with their trowels and shovels!
I think it's necessary considering all the headaches they have to put up with. For the Field Techs anyway, a lot of work for little pay other than satisfaction by the subject.
That is a sign of somebody actually having a job they wanted to have and enjoying it.
In the Eastern Cape, South Africa the Xhosa people who live in small villages bury their dead next to their houses. They have a lot of rituals regarding the interment of the dead and also the visiting of the dead. When they visit the grave site they talk to the deceased person believing they are still there and are able to give them advice for any difficulties they are experiencing. They also pour water on the grave. I am not sure, but I think this is an act to give the ancestors a drink. When buried the Xhosa person is buried with articles like walking sticks which are their personal property as well as other articles which are said to help them in the afterlife. In their culture an elderly man carries a beautifully carved walking stick. This maybe to help him walking but more often than not it is a sign of his authority over the tribe; more or less like a king's scepter. Because the people are buried next to the houses they are not only easy to visit and talk to but they are still part of the community and the family circle.
Who the fuck cares were not African not the same culture jam your multicultural bullshit up your commie ass once and for all quit comparing cultures not the same NOT THE SAME MORON! Quit helping globalists to brainwSh the world! You fucking idiot!
@@bigbearfuzzums7027 It sounds to me like big bear fuzzums needs a hug. I found Lamees Ahmad's comment to be quite interesting. It is always fun to compare cultures because we can find so many similarities between them, but that doesn't mean we are saying they are the same. Upon rereading Lamees Ahmad's comment and also big bear fuzzums' angry response, I'm seeing nothing communist, multicultural, or even globalist. Sometimes it helps to read something more than once to understand what the writer means.
@@lanitagrice7644 fuzzums sounds like he needs an enema.
It's natural for people to associate what they are learning with what they have experienced. They aren't saying "this is the same", they are saying "I understand what you are saying because I have seen xyz here." It is a natural instinct to share information. Now we know something interesting about this particular tribe in S Africa. It's anecdotal. Take it or leave it.
Trench one is here but has been replanted with trees and shows no sign at all of the excavation: 51.387992ºN, 2.366382ºW
And you can just barely make out the line of the road in the crescent here: 51.386251ºN, 2.368907ºW
"Day two and already we've taken down half the buildings in the cresent for Phil's trench 3. But we haven't found anything yet ^^"
We're so sorry, Mr. Roberts, but we haven't done a bloody thing all day. We're so sorry, but the kettle's on the boil, and we're so easy called away.-
' Its worse than that, he's dead, Tim.'
The excavation is the area defined by no grass on it.
I am always surprised that they don't always have cover over the trenches. Being Britain and all one would think they would always be ready to protect a dig from the rain; especially considering they only have three days!
Yes they sometimes cover up but there are more times when they don't seem prepared to cover.
I went looking for this comment in the discussion because I was thinking the exact same thing. Protective tents should have been standard to the digs. At least 3 trenches worth. I realize on some rare occasions they open a host of trenches, but 3 should be enough to soldier on.
This is a good episode to mention that "sarcophagus" is the singular with "gus" as the ending. The plural is "sarcophagi" with "eye" as the ending. Guy, of course, has it right. Just say it as he does it. (Morbid fact for today--The word "sarcophagus" comes from two words meaning "eater of the corpse)."
‘ghee’ is also correct.
Henry is cool!
Guy must be lonely, as the first historian ever to say "I don't think it's religious"! ;P
No wonder he's lonely. "I don't think it's religious." That's the same as saying; "I don't think GOD has anything to do with this!" Everyone is backing away waiting for the lightening to strike!
Love the shows, Ive spent lots of time outdoors, pitching tarps would help these guys a lot, not hard to do.
Rumour has it that the occupiers of the Crescent properties, lobbied their influential local Candidate, who permanently halted Fosse Way, road building in front of the residential properties
Everybody knows that you don't over stir pan cakes. Eye roll.
Leopararouen I would love that recipe!!
And I share as well. I crochet and make my own patterns sometimes and I never charge to pass them on. I also make things just to keep my hands busy (so that they aren’t always shoveling food into my mouth! ) and I usually give everything away
so deep...where did all that dirt com from???
Vote Phil for PM!!!
Absolutely LOVE this series but what happened to Carenza? I liked her!
She was pregnant at least once, and also had some serious health issues at another time.
At one point Carenza had been diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy, only to find out it had been a false positive and the surgery was for nothing. I felt so bad for her.
That is so sad.
Helen is good though, I don't like the bashing of either one.
@@pollyb.4648 I think all involved with the show are great. These guys have other jobs or school to attend and still take the time to get involved and share the subjects they love with others. That says a lot and gets them my support all the way.
It must be a real pain to have to stop, wait for the cameras and then redo something you say or explain the same information over and over from episode to episode but they do, with great patience.
Also, it takes some nerve to talk in front of cameras and Tony is the only member of the basic crew that has that natural talent so I can overlook their occasional awkwardness and reluctance easily. Besides, which of any of us could be in front of the camera over and over for 20 seasons and not have at least a few awkward moments?
She was snotty and had no sense of humor
Good results, considering the team only had a skeleton crew available for excavation.
They only briefly mention that an extension of the church in 1907 disturbed the sarcophagi from where they were left during the original construction. And there is not a theory as to what happened to them then?
@alison webster Maybe, but back in the 1800's antiquarians generally kept shoddy records and often took what they found home or sold it off to other collectors.
39 dug up roman skeletons disliked this episode
I like that!!!!!
The photographer shows the beautiful rainbow and Tony says nothing. Are they common there? To me they are special.
He did say that it finally looked like they had a bit of hope.
*Peggy Jenkinson*
They're far from uncommon but they're not routine.
'...a funny thing happened to me, on the way to the Baths.'
Thats amazing how all that surface water apparently disappeared overnight. It appears that day 3 was filmed, some days after day 2.
They just said three days, nothing was ever said that they had to be three consecutive days. That was only ever an incorrect assumption commonly made on the viewer's part. The Devil is in the details.
@@thomaspatton4401
Nevertheless they were consecutive days. And *Bath* is exceptionally well-drained.
@@philaypeephilippotter6532 I see what you did there ;)
@@Libbathegreat
I did nothing, the *Romans* did it. 😉
Also I know *Bath.* It's on the northern hillside, which is _steep,_ above the *Avon* valley.
A revelation, people actually died during Roman occupation. And they were smokers, proved by their coffin nails being found with their skeleton.
I guess, due to the coffin find, we can rule out simple Fosse way, 'road kill' victims.
Hate when the audio isnt synced
'shnops' commenting below, made sort of an indirect (though astute!) observation about some of the female researchers present being,....ahem,..well, rather attractive. All I will say is, that I would certainly concur with that observation. Actually forgot we were looking for Roman artifacts more than a couple of times on this particular dig! Steady boys, let's stay on task. Anyway, very nice job overall. And yes, I too would enjoy going over our findings with a coffee at the end of the day with the experts in a couple of the various scientific disciplines represented! ; )
I like looking down the shirts of diggers.
Yep, Phil has a swell hairy chest!
S.O.W.
@@johnrogers2826Actually Phil does not have a hairy chest. That is evidenced very clearly in the Phil Harding Axe Man video.
Where are all the original archeologists? When the original crew isn't on-site, the show isn't as good.
Barth? It's BATH...no surplus R ! Wish these folks (Mick and Phil excluded) would speak proper English!
Geordie is proper English, well, Anglo Saxon
no such thing
I LOVE to hear regional British accents. For so relatively small a country, there are sure a lot of them.
does it matter ?
There's gotta be a Time Team Phil Philosophy T-shirt franchise.
What's the plan?
Phil: dig a hole!
I love Phil's enthusiasm and intensity and his sense of humor . Besides some of the pretty girls in the company I'd love to sit in a pub with him and listen to him go on ! What a treat !
that man will never be sorry he spent his life digging holes. I envy the life and love he has for it all. What a 'character' a 'codger' and what an amazing person.
So often he has to argue with Mick and Tony whether he should continue digging his trench, as he wants, or be moved someplace else, as they want. In each case, it seems to me, his persistence is correct and he finds something worth digging for.
@@deviwolf3365 It’s not arguing though. Good grief.
And half the time he gets nothing.
I'm enjoying the thought that all those posh and refined characters from Austen's novels who came to Bath and stayed in the Royal Crescent had a pagan cemetery under their front lawn :>
@7:40: Phil; 'Oh dear... We're havin' a bit o' trouble with The Presenter, ain't we?'
Count on Tony to keep things interesting!
tony: well where's the xcavation then?
phil; your'e standing in it. the area of the excavation is defined by the area with no grass on it.
Classic Phil. Tony is like a child who makes a fuss if he doesn't get what he wants. Phil has a quick wit and a talent for putting him in his place. Too Right!
not normally into the industrial archeology,but this was an outstanding episode.❤
Want to see something really weird....? Check out this video at 7.05 through to 7.10.....the guy taking a photo from the fence. Now check out his finger nails. Takin' photos of Phil huh?
+billoxiiboy yes his nails
@billoxiiiboy reading your comment withered my crops and lowered the IQ of everyone by three points. not surprised you're from biloxi
I think he looks rather dear. lol
@@chikkiboo Your IQ is that of a handball......Christmas tree lights are brighter
love seeing Alice with red hair!!
English men complaining about rain?😂
#timeteam great show if the apparel had a bigger selection like a hooded zipper sweater with a small logo I'd buy one 2XL love the way Phil says tony
Mick🌈sweater ✔️
Im sitting here watching this as i work on my first crochet project - a Mick Aston striped sweater!
'... I'm pleased to say, the skeleton is from a male'!
Actually "I'm happy to say it's a male", in other words - "I'm confident in my assessment".
That's two p out of my pocket, omg she is so cute
To whom are you referring?
@@gregb6469 Sophie. The person who said it.
"we'll break your spirit, yet"
US says PTSD non-combat related
To what ???
I do not understand why the wall and wheel ruts are so deep where did all the ground come from
Where does the depth come from? I mean, where does the soil on top of the Roman ruins come from? Wind, plant leaves?
Failure to sweep away leaves
I read once that you can get almost one inch of debris each yr. Due to erosion, gravity, rain and other weather on a sight.
And there are literally tons of celestial dust that fall from space all the time. It's made of the same things as what the earth is already made of.
@@annarboriter 2,000 years worth.
It's a difference in how people reused built-on land compared to how we do it today.
For thousands of years, people would build something, occupy it for a while, and then it would fall out of use. When someone wanted to build over it, they'd salvage whatever was worth salvaging. But they didn't have big heavy machinery, so yanking out hefty foundation stones buried deeply in the ground was a huge undertaking, and really not worth the effort. So, they'd either reuse the old foundations, or bring in dirt and gravel from elsewhere to level it up and build over it. And then the process would start all over again. The result is that the ground surface in continuously-occupied sites can rise by several meters over millennia. In the middle east, there are big mounds called "tells" that are purely built up from thousands of years of successive occupation on the same spot
Geo-Phiz; A soda drink for Archaeologists;)
bruary 16, 2003.
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Well...... Hello, Alice, nice!
Yes Dr. Alice was lookin' good in this episode.
Viva México 🇲🇽
Am I the only one finding Sophie pretty blah?? I think an improvement over Carenza's argumentative style but very forgettable. I could not remember her at all from my first views a few years ago and still can not remember her after watching S10 over again. She must not have lasted after one season.
According to Guy, every Roman sight with more than one broken broach is a recycling center.