I love that we can put away the idea that humans were not grunting Stone Age warriors. These discoveries and stories make me realize that people have been much more sophisticated than earlier thought (and taught). Thank you from New York, USA.
When Prof. Roberts says... " This is where archeology gets really exciting for me... forcing us to confront our expectations.. it's going to make us change our minds.". I'm just an amateur student of archeology... but I couldn't agree more.
Not only is she a brilliant anthropologist, but she brings it to a point where even someone with minimal education in these fields, like myself, can understand it. Thanks Dr. Roberts!
If I was 20 years younger I’d study Archeology and move to The UK! I got hooked watching Time Team, and the US doesn’t have the endless history like the United kingdom
Oh well yes, there's lots of history, just looks different. Id argue that archaeology in the us is also a lot more interesting since we don't actually know much about ancient indigenous ways of life. We are so blinded by settler racism "common knowledge" about the "savages" that the findings of actual life in the Americas before Europeans arrived must be crazy! Also, you have to learn a whole new culture in order to interpret the findings. You'd have to also study religion and culture of the living native people in order to understand the old indigenous people better. It would be so much more interesting and - if you want that for yourself - you'd have way more chance to make a name for yourself in this unknown field
Check out the mound builders in the Midwest. The Snake Mound. Just because there aren't Europeans making their history, doesn't mean Native peoples who eventually populated the entire US & Canada, didn't leave a history. There's even evidence that Mayans escaped with their families and treasures away from the Spainards after hearing about them. History isn't just about Europeans... trade routes are there amongst treasures dug by archaeologists who find ocean shells thousands of miles inland. You're still young. Go back to school or help a local college during their summer dig program...
North America has amazing Native archeology, but sadly, it's been trivialized by racist academics for far too long. Many sites have also been destroyed by colonists. I'll never get over the leveling of Cahokia; we have less than half of what was originally there.
I believe that it is very difficult to get permission to excavate first nation sites. I'm sure someone else can fill in more detail on this @@phoebeel
This episode was the most astonishing & exciting to watch & that’s no shade to other episodes at all. I was utterly engrossed from the start & even speaking aloud the same words as they were said on screen. To the burned roundhouse that so much of their household items were lost in the fire & the loss of them the hardship of the people to Christian people buried in carved out trees. The seventh century bed burials of highly regarded women of faith that didn’t need a man or marriage and had important work to do all the way through to our “Thane” & Alfred the Great being on the same coin and yet in recorded history in the chronicles being changed by the finding of the silver hoard by the intrepid & persistent (nothing for 5 hours) metal detector man was so amazing. To see the coin and jewellery that was obviously telling the story of the alliance between them was gobsmacking!!!! Thanks Alice & everyone else, I love digging for Britain. I don’t comment usually but sending *virtual hugs* all the way from Perth Western Australia ❤
Unearthed history is one of the best archeology channels, every time I get a new video notification I go rushing to watch it knowing something new and incredible to learn about will be on every video.
Canadian lass here (Scots/French background), *huge* fan of ancient history. I'd probably watch Prof. Roberts opening a letter, she's so compelling. Keep these fabulous documentaries coming!
Northampton, MA here. Wanted to be an archaeologist growing up. Now retired, I dig behind my house (woods) and find treasures from pre colonial times up to the 1950s (2” high plastic GI Joes post WW2, silverware from the old cutlery factory down the street. This channel, Time Team, anything is great. I remember this discovery when it was originally publicized.
Well, isn`t this marvelous, another splendid episode in this outstanding series. In retrospect, Time Teams self imposed time limitation of three days per dig placed serious impediments on their ability or expectations of making making a major discovery. The success of this series, by contrast, is in each dig making a film record on a daily basis, which could then be edited, as each dig would last far longer than three days, and then the results incorporated into an hour long episode - a terrific concept, and one that British archeology has gained a heightened profile and a substantial following - including me :) Prof. Alice Roberts leads a team of highly qualified presenters to make each discovery easily understood, and, invariably, exciting !!!!!
It's amazing to think about our ancestors, 3 THOUSAND years ago, arranging their houses in a similar manner to us and with the same sort of conformity. The pyramids are mind-blowing, but the similarities in home-life make them feel so much more familiar and same-minded. This is why I enjoy living museums and similar sites; they really bring home how many more similarities there are rather than differences. It's the same with the stone age footprints that show the adults walking with purpose as the children scamper around. ❤ This site is an amazing gift to humanity.
Best presentation ever would include Lucy Worsley and Dr. Alice Roberts collaborating on some profound Tudor discoveries that have come to light. PLEASE!
What an amazing discovery of the Viking period coins. Coins from this period are rather scare and expensive for collectors. You can for example get nice Roman coins from 500-700 years earlier for as little as $20-50, but Anglo-Saxon and Viking coins tend to go for $1000 or more each!
For all our modern day accomplishments we are so naive when it comes to evaluating our past those poor simple souls that lead to our existence. This is the best archeological series of all time , as we are shown all the people involved from dedicated excavators to superb experts and great amateurs but who brews the tea and coffee? Leave no one out congrats to all involved.Thanks from a future ancestor.
Thank you for a great episode. I have watched Time Team for many years and enjoy seeing the scientific evolution of equipment, from Dr John Gators early geophys equipment to Rob-Dog. Absolutely brilliant. Loving the Time Team News, keep it coming.
The segment on the Battle of Barnet is rather interesting. Quite some time ago “Two men in a Trench“ did a dig on supposed site of the Battle of Barnet, but they were very much in the town of Barnet. This seems to be miles away from there. I wonder which one is the right site, if either of them are. It really does illustrate how placing of a mediaeval battle site is really difficult.
I must admit I have conflicted emotions watching the story of the Must Farm excavations. On one hand, how terrible it must have been for the people that lived there, when their dwellings and belongings burned. On the other hand, how wonderful it is for us (sitting in a comfortable home) to be able to watch the amazing discoveries being unearthed.
Yet again we find that our Bronze age ancestors were way more sophisticated than our prejudices would lead us to believe. The Iron age even more so I would assume.
Human intelligence was the same, the improvement or otherwise of behaviour is, I imagine, contentious, just the technology has vastly changed an improved (?).
"Our prejudices "??...very presumptuous of you...we can only go by what we were taught in school/college by our "informed " teachers... as adults , we rely on so called " experts in their fields" to inform us.... calling people prejudicial is ignorant and condescending.
It's true that for a long time our views on our ancient ancestors were fairly prejudiced, but over the last 50 years that has been changing. The main reasons for this are that new discoveries expand our knowledge base. We can only describe times long past based on the evidence available to us, and as technology improves, so does our ability to understand the traces left behind by our ancestors. Must Farm is a prime example of this process in action. Prior to this discovery, all we had to go on was mostly post holes, a few discarded, broken, or ritually deposited artefacts. Sites like Must Farm are *exceptionally* rare, but exponentially increase our understanding of these ancient people.
The Bronze age village is like the Wreck of the Invincible where everything is found to be ordered & labelled, showing us how people in the past were far more sophisticated than people imagine.
My studies (long time ago) highlighted that there was a blending of beliefs following the arrival of Christianity in Britain to the extent that many of the monks were recalled and replaced because of it. So not surprising that a blending of Christianity and other beliefs that were imbedded in culture of the time would remain for some time. It wasn't were one thing and overnight we became something else.
I can’t believe that all you guys hypothesised that the Bronze Age folks had minimal belongings. I’m sure they were as we are today, in having all that they needed and spares just in case something broke. They weren’t morons. 12:19
In the battle of Barnett it makes sense that Edward went to the lowlands at dusk: to feed and water the horses prior to the campaign the next day! (I’m an avid TT fan from Australia, where water is scarce, and have often wondered about water management in the hill top forts and castles etc. How was a garrison supplied for water? Wells seem to rarely be identified on geophys or digs!)
It's really difficult for me to think past the birth of Julius Caesar, I just can't wrap my head around what the world looked like back then, let alone 3000BC!!! It's insane. And that anything surived at all up until today is miraculous!
Stirrups were a major advancement in military technology becoming common by the 6th and 7th century. Originally developed in eastern Persia or China. If you look back at the armies of Alexander and of Rome. A cavalryman could be unhorsed by a good attack as the reverse momentum of the response to the attack could send them off the horse. Lancers evolved later as a stirrup gave you the ability to absorb the impact upon the enemy.
And now just a few minutes later in the program, they start mentioning woods that were not good for what they needed them for at the time, but would be extremely desirable for making musical instruments, although that was not what they were looking for Wood for at the time… I hope this makes sense!. I’m just saying because I’m a guitar nerd!
Just like it's astounding they kept their houses clean/organized and had everyday tools 🙄 And what family who gardens for a living wouldn't have multiples of the same tools?? Everyone pitches in and has to be able to do so.
They all were v In telligent n wise they survived n places we modern people could never survive..the arrogance of these. " modern day scientists" blessings everyone
I have been going in and out, watching this episode between tasks. Wondering why the bronze age residents of this home left so much behind. What happened to make them leave this well outfitted home?
They explain at the beginning but The whole area burned down. Thats why they left and why everything is stil lthere. It all burned fell into the marsh they lived on
The whole structure collapsed into the lake they built their homes on. Must have been deep enough to discourage retrieval of their precious objects. another option is that the village was attacked by another group and their village was set on fire, they escaped and were either captured or put to death. I realize All this is speculation, but that’s how I process things
It's another Glastknbury Abbey! The monks also set up an Authorian legend all those years ago to get the pilgrims in! We think it's only been a paid for attraction since English Heritage took it over. We wouldn't pay to go.
OCD may have originated here. By keeping similar things in one place, everyone know where to look for supplies they need. You'd need to return them to their correct places so others could use them.
Sorry to raise a mild criticism; but at 26:12 Professor Roberts says: "...amongst the first Britains to convert to Christianity." There were Roman/British Christians here from at least the 4th Century. "...amongst the first English to convert to Christianity." Is a quantum measure better summation of evidence. I wonder why the script writers chose 'British' instead of 'English'.
There have been Britons living on the island of Britain long before the English were even a thing, so it's not inaccurate to say British, also the current series is called Digging for Britain, not Digging for England.
@@tomnicholson2115 I am sorry, but you have missed my point. Roberts saying/reading:"...amongst the first Britains to convert to Christianity." for an Anglo-Saxon site is clearly wrong. If you read my post I say that there were British Christians here from at least the 4th Century.
@@glynwelshkarelian3489 No part of the island of Britain was known as England till 927 AD so there were no English people till then! So that would answer your question, why chose 'British' instead of 'English' and that seemed to be the point of you're first comment. Even if Christianity came centuries before that the people would still have been British.
@@tomnicholson2115 No. The point is that there were many people, now known as British, who had converted to Christianity centuries before the 'Anglo-Saxons' arrived. So saying 'first British' is wrong.
Regarding Alfred, the 'so called', Great. We watched a program by The History Chap, and he went through the family tree. Alfred was the youngest of 5 and only got the crown as the others died. On one encounter, it was during the Christmas feasting, and they attacked on the last day when everyone was hung over and feasted out. He ran away to the marshes and got rescued. His solution after that was to keep paying off the invaders rather than confront them, and this is where the word Danegeld comes from. He then found himself in a situation where they kept coming back again and again, since it was a stupid tactic. So he joined forces with others who had been fighting them in order to properly fight them. Once they were defeated, he then got the head of the Viking army to convert to Christianity or die. He then took all the glory. There was nothing GREAT about him.
omg! i WONDER IF ANYONE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT A TREMENDOUS LOSS THIS REPRESENTED FOR FAMILIES? Were they all killed? Or did they have to re-start everything? What a tough row it would have been.
Ceolwulf was probably killed by Alfred and that's why he's not in the history books, or if he is , is described in derogatory terms. Also Mercia was given over to Alfred's son after ceolwulf " disappeared". Doesn't take a genius to understand what happened
am i the only one confused as to how Barnet is in the east of England? - Also, has anyone ever considered that the reason women are only found in 7th century bed burials is because they died in childbirth?
I’m glad that metal detecting finally became an acceptable tool for Archeology. Very early Time Team episodes tended to poo poo their value as a tool for advancing archeology. Lord knows how many additional artifacts might have been found had metal detectives been brought in as legitimate members of Time Team from the beginning of the series in 1991.
I know a young man studting archeology at oxford, his name is Evan Proudfoot, I did a search for his name and came up with a picture of him working at pompeii, how cool is that?
Could have been a flood, heavy rain. The Uk gets flooded on a fairly regular basis plus the Dogger (spell) lands were completely washed away from a large flood.
I also am beginning to question the value of exhuming graves, studying them and the putting them in a box. These are the remains of human being, once they have been studied for what whatever purpose, they should be Re buried!
Nothing changes humans have been acting the same way since the very beginning. In fact when trying to solve archaeological history one should approach it from that common reality. We are no different now than we were then
I think the mighty UA-cam Algorithm that also chooses the adverts has a way to go. I got adverts for both Coke Zero ("Real Magic") and Pepsi Max ("Max taste, zero sugar") during this video. I would have thought that the people who watch things like Unearthed History would be the last people to try to sell these sorts of drinks to. They might be interested in mead or home brewing, especially if the home brewing were advertised as traditional. You'd probably see your stock flying off the shelves if you offered reproduction neolithic spindles with unscoured fleece from the earliest known breed of sheep, or perhaps an early variety of flax.
I find my self concerned for those working in the lower areas years ago I was working indoors where a crane was running in the overhead the people working in the lower areas were inhaling a hazardous mix of carbon monoxide and air, some of them got a bit sick those of us above could smell the diesel exhaust, but we had no trouble, we didn't know the carbon monoxide was settling.
@@floppysmith1181 Not so pathetic, but rather an amusing fact I'd say 😉 plus every comment helps with the algorithm putting out to more folks. Just seems like a bit of typical bit of British toilet humour to me 😃
Although it must have been a tragedy for the community to lose their village, but! why would they not return to salvage objects of great value such as the sickle, the spear head, cooking pots that remained intact?, can archeology provide good reaesons why they would knowingly abandon all of these repairable items....???
@@ME-fo7si I see your point, but if the village was attacked and burnt down why would their enemy not ransack and loot such valuable items...perhaps the villagers left the items knowlingly to appease the gods ????....we will never know.
At the time, everything would have been hidden under the collapsed roof. Over the years the straw and leaves decayed, leaving only logs and planks covering the household goods. Also, the fens are dryer now, but at that time the houses would have collapsed into a deep pond.
In Orthodox Christianity, when someone has passed, we say that they "fell asleep in the Lord." I'm pretty sure it's a literal translation from the New Testament's original Greek text. That phrase might have some meaning here, among early Christan Saxons.
Here is a new theme for English Archeology: excavation in cemeteries to find and study skeletons and objects buried with writers, politicians, aristocrats, royalty, scientists and artists who died until the end of the 19th century. This could reveal new aspects about their lives and deaths, dispel myths and of course provide evidence to resolve old biographical controversies. Over time, this activity could give rise to a new science: Archaeological Gossip. 😂😂😂😂
i am thinking that the fire was a crime. why didn't the owners retrieve those valuable items? I am sure if there was a way to get them the people would have retrieved them.
I love that we can put away the idea that humans were not grunting Stone Age warriors. These discoveries and stories make me realize that people have been much more sophisticated than earlier thought (and taught). Thank you from New York, USA.
When Prof. Roberts says... " This is where archeology gets really exciting for me... forcing us to confront our expectations.. it's going to make us change our minds.".
I'm just an amateur student of archeology... but I couldn't agree more.
Only our imagination limits what we think.
Not only is she a brilliant anthropologist, but she brings it to a point where even someone with minimal education in these fields, like myself, can understand it. Thanks Dr. Roberts!
She's easy on the eyes too lol she be hot 🔥
Professor Alice Roberts
I coudnot have said it better.❤
It is so exciting to see the archaeologists getting actual joy from the things they are finding.
If I was 20 years younger I’d study Archeology and move to The UK! I got hooked watching Time Team, and the US doesn’t have the endless history like the United kingdom
Oh well yes, there's lots of history, just looks different. Id argue that archaeology in the us is also a lot more interesting since we don't actually know much about ancient indigenous ways of life. We are so blinded by settler racism "common knowledge" about the "savages" that the findings of actual life in the Americas before Europeans arrived must be crazy! Also, you have to learn a whole new culture in order to interpret the findings. You'd have to also study religion and culture of the living native people in order to understand the old indigenous people better. It would be so much more interesting and - if you want that for yourself - you'd have way more chance to make a name for yourself in this unknown field
Check out the mound builders in the Midwest. The Snake Mound. Just because there aren't Europeans making their history, doesn't mean Native peoples who eventually populated the entire US & Canada, didn't leave a history. There's even evidence that Mayans escaped with their families and treasures away from the Spainards after hearing about them. History isn't just about Europeans... trade routes are there amongst treasures dug by archaeologists who find ocean shells thousands of miles inland.
You're still young. Go back to school or help a local college during their summer dig program...
North America has amazing Native archeology, but sadly, it's been trivialized by racist academics for far too long. Many sites have also been destroyed by colonists. I'll never get over the leveling of Cahokia; we have less than half of what was originally there.
I believe that it is very difficult to get permission to excavate first nation sites. I'm sure someone else can fill in more detail on this @@phoebeel
@@restezlameme excellent points
This episode was the most astonishing & exciting to watch & that’s no shade to other episodes at all. I was utterly engrossed from the start & even speaking aloud the same words as they were said on screen. To the burned roundhouse that so much of their household items were lost in the fire & the loss of them the hardship of the people to Christian people buried in carved out trees. The seventh century bed burials of highly regarded women of faith that didn’t need a man or marriage and had important work to do all the way through to our “Thane” & Alfred the Great being on the same coin and yet in recorded history in the chronicles being changed by the finding of the silver hoard by the intrepid & persistent (nothing for 5 hours) metal detector man was so amazing. To see the coin and jewellery that was obviously telling the story of the alliance between them was gobsmacking!!!! Thanks Alice & everyone else, I love digging for Britain. I don’t comment usually but sending *virtual hugs* all the way from Perth Western Australia ❤
Unearthed history is one of the best archeology channels, every time I get a new video notification I go rushing to watch it knowing something new and incredible to learn about will be on every video.
It is always a pleasure to listen to Prof. Alice
She is something of a woke idiot. Especially over her bc/bce stance.
And an absolute joy to look at too.
She's interesting and beautiful.
The old team was so good. I miss them. Their interactions were formed over years of close work together and it showed.
I'm a Canadian far removed, and still I watch as soon as I'm notified.
we English still think of our people who moved away to new lands as our own don't worry about that even if they don't we always will
@@danielwardle5374 Maybe that's why I don't feel far removed, just geographically and temporarily seperated.
Fellow Canadian here, also geographically far removed. But I just love this series. Auntie Beeb and documentaries, close to perfection.
Canadian lass here (Scots/French background), *huge* fan of ancient history. I'd probably watch Prof. Roberts opening a letter, she's so compelling. Keep these fabulous documentaries coming!
Northampton, MA here. Wanted to be an archaeologist growing up. Now retired, I dig behind my house (woods) and find treasures from pre colonial times up to the 1950s (2” high plastic GI Joes post WW2, silverware from the old cutlery factory down the street. This channel, Time Team, anything is great. I remember this discovery when it was originally publicized.
With the details of the roundhouse you are revealing their humanity bring the connection closer
Well, isn`t this marvelous, another splendid episode in this outstanding series. In retrospect, Time Teams self imposed time limitation of three days per dig placed serious impediments on their ability or expectations of making making a major discovery.
The success of this series, by contrast, is in each dig making a film record on a daily basis, which could then be edited, as each dig would last far longer than three days, and then the results incorporated into an hour long episode - a terrific concept, and one that British archeology has gained a heightened profile and a substantial following - including me :)
Prof. Alice Roberts leads a team of highly qualified presenters to make each discovery easily understood, and, invariably, exciting !!!!!
This is older than I thought! However, I've never heard of either a bed, or tree burial! Every day's a school day!
It's amazing to think about our ancestors, 3 THOUSAND years ago, arranging their houses in a similar manner to us and with the same sort of conformity. The pyramids are mind-blowing, but the similarities in home-life make them feel so much more familiar and same-minded. This is why I enjoy living museums and similar sites; they really bring home how many more similarities there are rather than differences. It's the same with the stone age footprints that show the adults walking with purpose as the children scamper around. ❤ This site is an amazing gift to humanity.
Do we get a Phil sighting in this one too!!? That’s awesome! 😁
Thank you Alice for another bit of history 👍❤
Your country is beautiful. Thanks for all the great history shows.
Best presentation ever would include Lucy Worsley and Dr. Alice Roberts collaborating on some profound Tudor discoveries that have come to light. PLEASE!
What an amazing discovery of the Viking period coins. Coins from this period are rather scare and expensive for collectors. You can for example get nice Roman coins from 500-700 years earlier for as little as $20-50, but Anglo-Saxon and Viking coins tend to go for $1000 or more each!
For all our modern day accomplishments we are so naive when it comes to evaluating our past those poor simple souls that lead to our existence. This is the best archeological series of all time , as we are shown all the people involved from dedicated excavators to superb experts and great amateurs but who brews the tea and coffee? Leave no one out congrats to all involved.Thanks from a future ancestor.
I just love these new finds and often wonder what else is to be found on these great Isles
Alice, I have to say: You are fabulous, and I appreciate this superb work. Don from Northern California
New or old, always a good watch! Thank you!
Awesome documentary! Must be very exciting to excavate.
These are the best showings that you have shown. 😮
Great show, thanks for sharing.
Great show, Alice, keep up the good work.
Thank you for a great episode. I have watched Time Team for many years and enjoy seeing the scientific evolution of equipment, from Dr John Gators early geophys equipment to Rob-Dog. Absolutely brilliant. Loving the Time Team News, keep it coming.
Keep digging and keep saving invaluable history. So much has been destroyed accidentally
Superb as usual...
The segment on the Battle of Barnet is rather interesting. Quite some time ago “Two men in a Trench“ did a dig on supposed site of the Battle of Barnet, but they were very much in the town of Barnet. This seems to be miles away from there. I wonder which one is the right site, if either of them are. It really does illustrate how placing of a mediaeval battle site is really difficult.
Nice Job Prof. AlicE!!! Cheers JJ
I must admit I have conflicted emotions watching the story of the Must Farm excavations. On one hand, how terrible it must have been for the people that lived there, when their dwellings and belongings burned. On the other hand, how wonderful it is for us (sitting in a comfortable home) to be able to watch the amazing discoveries being unearthed.
Simply incredible
I absolutely love it when archaeologist find that one object that clicks and they go "Oh 5
Thank you for all you do
Mind-blowing stuff. Loved it
Irish but watch on line in Spain . Brilliant and always interesting programe.
Fascinating!
Yet again we find that our Bronze age ancestors were way more sophisticated than our prejudices would lead us to believe. The Iron age even more so I would assume.
Let's not forget that our "Bronze Age ancestors" built the pyramids, Athens and Babylon.
Human intelligence was the same, the improvement or otherwise of behaviour is, I imagine, contentious, just the technology has vastly changed an improved (?).
"Our prejudices "??...very presumptuous of you...we can only go by what we were taught in school/college by our "informed " teachers... as adults , we rely on so called " experts in their fields" to inform us.... calling people prejudicial is ignorant and condescending.
@@maggielarkin9314good job that you are so non judgemental
It's true that for a long time our views on our ancient ancestors were fairly prejudiced, but over the last 50 years that has been changing. The main reasons for this are that new discoveries expand our knowledge base. We can only describe times long past based on the evidence available to us, and as technology improves, so does our ability to understand the traces left behind by our ancestors. Must Farm is a prime example of this process in action. Prior to this discovery, all we had to go on was mostly post holes, a few discarded, broken, or ritually deposited artefacts. Sites like Must Farm are *exceptionally* rare, but exponentially increase our understanding of these ancient people.
great programme , i dont miss one :}
The Bronze age village is like the Wreck of the Invincible where everything is found to be ordered & labelled, showing us how people in the past were far more sophisticated than people imagine.
Dr. Alice is easy on the eyes ❤!!!
AND EARS.
My studies (long time ago) highlighted that there was a blending of beliefs following the arrival of Christianity in Britain to the extent that many of the monks were recalled and replaced because of it. So not surprising that a blending of Christianity and other beliefs that were imbedded in culture of the time would remain for some time. It wasn't were one thing and overnight we became something else.
Wonderful👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I can’t believe that all you guys hypothesised that the Bronze Age folks had minimal belongings. I’m sure they were as we are today, in having all that they needed and spares just in case something broke. They weren’t morons. 12:19
Cheers ! Happy thoughts!
In the battle of Barnett it makes sense that Edward went to the lowlands at dusk: to feed and water the horses prior to the campaign the next day! (I’m an avid TT fan from Australia, where water is scarce, and have often wondered about water management in the hill top forts and castles etc. How was a garrison supplied for water? Wells seem to rarely be identified on geophys or digs!)
It's really difficult for me to think past the birth of Julius Caesar, I just can't wrap my head around what the world looked like back then, let alone 3000BC!!! It's insane. And that anything surived at all up until today is miraculous!
Brilliant,
Bellissimo 💫
Stirrups were a major advancement in military technology becoming common by the 6th and 7th century. Originally developed in eastern Persia or China. If you look back at the armies of Alexander and of Rome. A cavalryman could be unhorsed by a good attack as the reverse momentum of the response to the attack could send them off the horse. Lancers evolved later as a stirrup gave you the ability to absorb the impact upon the enemy.
And now just a few minutes later in the program, they start mentioning woods that were not good for what they needed them for at the time, but would be extremely desirable for making musical instruments, although that was not what they were looking for Wood for at the time… I hope this makes sense!.
I’m just saying because I’m a guitar nerd!
First saw Dr. Roberts when she worked with Time Team. She had flaming red hair at the time.
i love this channel
Just because you got a bit of paper doesn’t mean you’re smarter than your ancestors why shouldn’t Bronze Age people be sophisticated
Just like it's astounding they kept their houses clean/organized and had everyday tools 🙄
And what family who gardens for a living wouldn't have multiples of the same tools?? Everyone pitches in and has to be able to do so.
They all were v In telligent n wise they survived n places we modern people could never survive..the arrogance of these. " modern day scientists" blessings everyone
I have been going in and out, watching this episode between tasks. Wondering why the bronze age residents of this home left so much behind. What happened to make them leave this well outfitted home?
They explain at the beginning but The whole area burned down. Thats why they left and why everything is stil lthere. It all burned fell into the marsh they lived on
@@ginnygin7141 I must y have moving about way too much. Missed that.Thanks.
The whole structure collapsed into the lake they built their homes on. Must have been deep enough to discourage retrieval of their precious objects. another option is that the village was attacked by another group and their village was set on fire, they escaped and were either captured or put to death. I realize All this is speculation, but that’s how I process things
Arthur was buried in a log coffin too, in Glastonbury
It's another Glastknbury Abbey! The monks also set up an Authorian legend all those years ago to get the pilgrims in! We think it's only been a paid for attraction since English Heritage took it over. We wouldn't pay to go.
What you got?
Ring pull, Shandy, 1982
Rindhise.
Sweet!
OCD may have originated here. By keeping similar things in one place, everyone know where to look for supplies they need. You'd need to return them to their correct places so others could use them.
That is not "OCD", it's common sense.
Sorry to raise a mild criticism; but at 26:12 Professor Roberts says: "...amongst the first Britains to convert to Christianity." There were Roman/British Christians here from at least the 4th Century.
"...amongst the first English to convert to Christianity." Is a quantum measure better summation of evidence. I wonder why the script writers chose 'British' instead of 'English'.
There have been Britons living on the island of Britain long before the English were even a thing, so it's not inaccurate to say British, also the current series is called Digging for Britain, not Digging for England.
@@tomnicholson2115 I am sorry, but you have missed my point. Roberts saying/reading:"...amongst the first Britains to convert to Christianity." for an Anglo-Saxon site is clearly wrong. If you read my post I say that there were British Christians here from at least the 4th Century.
@@glynwelshkarelian3489 No part of the island of Britain was known as England till 927 AD so there were no English people till then! So that would answer your question, why chose 'British' instead of 'English' and that seemed to be the point of you're first comment. Even if Christianity came centuries before that the people would still have been British.
@@tomnicholson2115 No. The point is that there were many people, now known as British, who had converted to Christianity centuries before the 'Anglo-Saxons' arrived. So saying 'first British' is wrong.
Jesus rose in AD30. I bet Christians came to Britain within 10 years
Regarding Alfred, the 'so called', Great. We watched a program by The History Chap, and he went through the family tree. Alfred was the youngest of 5 and only got the crown as the others died. On one encounter, it was during the Christmas feasting, and they attacked on the last day when everyone was hung over and feasted out. He ran away to the marshes and got rescued.
His solution after that was to keep paying off the invaders rather than confront them, and this is where the word Danegeld comes from. He then found himself in a situation where they kept coming back again and again, since it was a stupid tactic. So he joined forces with others who had been fighting them in order to properly fight them.
Once they were defeated, he then got the head of the Viking army to convert to Christianity or die. He then took all the glory. There was nothing GREAT about him.
Ohalo II is an amazing seldom talked about a 23,000 year old site with evidence of agriculture.
Wood with plentiful knots is also the hardest and most resistant to decay.
"Dr. Roberts, I've got a bone you need to handle."
Rasing my eyebrow in a Roger Moore way...
I always notice in excavations they are using metal trowels, bamboo has to be better than distracting scores left by steel.
It's amazing they kept their houses clean/organized and had multiples everyday tools 🙄
The arrogance of archeologists is astounding
Seems to me that each round house is dedicated to a specific communal duty and the largest central house was for communal dining
Makes sense
omg! i WONDER IF ANYONE THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT A TREMENDOUS LOSS THIS REPRESENTED FOR FAMILIES?
Were they all killed? Or did they have to re-start everything? What a tough row it would have been.
Ceolwulf was probably killed by Alfred and that's why he's not in the history books, or if he is , is described in derogatory terms. Also Mercia was given over to Alfred's son after ceolwulf " disappeared". Doesn't take a genius to understand what happened
This must be where the saying "Havent got a pot to piss in" comes from
It's hard to imagine a stirrup as technology, in today's day and age.
am i the only one confused as to how Barnet is in the east of England? - Also, has anyone ever considered that the reason women are only found in 7th century bed burials is because they died in childbirth?
Its a wonder what happened to the roundhouse village to cause all those finds to be preserved and saved almost like it was a Pompeii
The houses caught fire and collapsed into the oxygen depleted marsh. That's why it's so well preserved. Also burnt things tend to not decay
@@annazaman9657 could they have been set alight, by a rival clan.
@@ME-fo7si could be
I’m glad that metal detecting finally became an acceptable tool for Archeology. Very early Time Team episodes tended to poo poo their value as a tool for advancing archeology. Lord knows how many additional artifacts might have been found had metal detectives been brought in as legitimate members of Time Team from the beginning of the series in 1991.
I know a young man studting archeology at oxford, his name is Evan Proudfoot, I did a search for his name and came up with a picture of him working at pompeii, how cool is that?
Another masterpiece by Unearthed History. Thanks to everyone involved. And Doctor Roberts you are extremely hot.
I'm curious what a wheel was doing at a site which was illustrated as being out in the water? Not arguing, just curious.
Perhaps it was a water wheel? 😆
They probably found it, had no idea what it was, but brought it home as a curiosity!
You can't steal the cart on the shore, if you have a wheel up on your island house. Like a car up on blocks LOL
Could have been a flood, heavy rain. The Uk gets flooded on a fairly regular basis plus the Dogger (spell) lands were completely washed away from a large flood.
I also am beginning to question the value of exhuming graves, studying them and the putting them in a box. These are the remains of human being, once they have been studied for what whatever purpose, they should be Re buried!
True they were buried with dignity and should not then boxed & archived for future investigation
I agree ,doesn't sit well with me
Agree
0:23 - Ancient Tasing Ritual.
This must be one of the oldest communities on the island. I wonder how many of us are related to those that lived here.
Quite possibly everyone, other than recent immigrants.
I wonder if the wooden tree trunk of that burial place was the start of the wooden coffins we know today,
I was wondering the same, and think it is reasonable to assume it could be...
Might Must Farm have been a 'well off' site? Could other Bronze Age houses be less well equiped?
27:00 there was probably a church nearby the graveyard. Btw using a wood tree coffin doesn't make you pagan. Could be cultural
Nothing changes humans have been acting the same way since the very beginning. In fact when trying to solve archaeological history one should approach it from that common reality. We are no different now than we were then
Well said.
Professor Alice Roberts. Legend. Smart, sexy legend.
I think the mighty UA-cam Algorithm that also chooses the adverts has a way to go. I got adverts for both Coke Zero ("Real Magic") and Pepsi Max ("Max taste, zero sugar") during this video.
I would have thought that the people who watch things like Unearthed History would be the last people to try to sell these sorts of drinks to. They might be interested in mead or home brewing, especially if the home brewing were advertised as traditional. You'd probably see your stock flying off the shelves if you offered reproduction neolithic spindles with unscoured fleece from the earliest known breed of sheep, or perhaps an early variety of flax.
I find my self concerned for those working in the lower areas years ago I was working indoors where a crane was running in the overhead the people working in the lower areas were inhaling a hazardous mix of carbon monoxide and air, some of them got a bit sick those of us above could smell the diesel exhaust, but we had no trouble, we didn't know the carbon monoxide was settling.
Thier beliefs back then if the lord took them in thier sleep this is the way they was given
They must be “embarking” on their journey to the other side.
The problem with round houses is you can’t find a corner to piss in
What a pathetic thing to say
@@floppysmith1181 Not so pathetic, but rather an amusing fact I'd say 😉 plus every comment helps with the algorithm putting out to more folks. Just seems like a bit of typical bit of British toilet humour to me 😃
Damm Dr. Alice you don't age
Although it must have been a tragedy for the community to lose their village, but! why would they
not return to salvage objects of great value such as the sickle, the spear head, cooking pots that
remained intact?, can archeology provide good reaesons why they would knowingly abandon all
of these repairable items....???
Enemies, rival clans.
@@ME-fo7si I see your point, but if the village was attacked and burnt down why would their enemy not ransack and loot such valuable items...perhaps the villagers
left the items knowlingly to appease the gods ????....we will never know.
At the time, everything would have been hidden under the collapsed roof. Over the years the straw and leaves decayed, leaving only logs and planks covering the household goods. Also, the fens are dryer now, but at that time the houses would have collapsed into a deep pond.
I’ve heard of dying in bed, but this might be my first burial in bed. I would try to catch up on my sleep.
In Orthodox Christianity, when someone has passed, we say that they "fell asleep in the Lord." I'm pretty sure it's a literal translation from the New Testament's original Greek text. That phrase might have some meaning here, among early Christan Saxons.
Here is a new theme for English Archeology: excavation in cemeteries to find and study skeletons and objects buried with writers, politicians, aristocrats, royalty, scientists and artists who died until the end of the 19th century. This could reveal new aspects about their lives and deaths, dispel myths and of course provide evidence to resolve old biographical controversies. Over time, this activity could give rise to a new science: Archaeological Gossip. 😂😂😂😂
How about you keep your ad free podcast and give me the ad-free documentary that I've paid for!
i am thinking that the fire was a crime. why didn't the owners retrieve those valuable items? I am sure if there was a way to get them the people would have retrieved them.
What's the bet that the title and roundhouse description relates to under a fifth of the video and is hard to find if that's why you came here!