Time Team S09-E02 Ancaster,.Lincs
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- The small Lincolnshire town of Ancaster lies on Ermine Street, which is a major Roman road heading north from London.
The only Roman remains visible today are some massive earth banks and ditches, which have been dated to the 4th century.
So what was here before these defences and why were they built?
I love the way Phil expresses his concern about maintaining the dignity of the grave.
He’s a great example of what an archeologist should be.
..except for the part about poisonous gas...oh we'll just have a quick peek...lol
every viewer: WTF!?!?!?!
One of the best TT episodes. Phil's insistence on staying in that trench was incredible, they were so close to missing that incredible find. He deserved his pint after that!
reality TV by any other name.
I agree! And thanks to Margaret for supporting him.
I remember this episode. i was thinking then what fun it would be go on a date with a woman like the wonderful Margaret, who just happens to know the necessary temperature for burning a body. And who can pick up the smallest bone fragment and say, "Oh, this is the dingus from the left foot of a male aged 16 to 20 from 4,000 years ago."
Phil Harding. That dog will hunt.
Phil has an uncanny genius for knowing when and where there's something worth digging for.
When I hear the name of the Celtic God Viridios, it makes me immediately think of ' the Green Man ', for some reason. I suppose it is because in Latin, the word ' Viridis ' means: Green or Verdant. I will always be very thankful to my 4th grade teacher, for teaching us certain Latin and Greek words, suffixes and prefixes. It has come in very handy throughout my life so far, and it still manages to come in handy even now, at age 58.
One other thing: These episodes of Time Team never, ever get old to me. I can watch them over and over sometimes, and often do. Possibly, that is weird, but maybe it isn't so odd, considering that I have wanted to be an archaeologist my whole life. Even though I am disabled, I wish I had gone against my parents wishes and studied Archaeology after all. I don't think they understood my fascination. I still get a tingle when I, or anyone else, uncovers an artefact. Thanks to Time Team and to dreams. Also, thanks to Reijer Zaaijer for uploading these episodes to YT.
Indeed, it seems more like Green God than Great God.
@@LilieDubhAbsolutely. I really do think that it is likely, that is who Viridios was: The Green Man, of many stories and legends. It makes logical sense anyhow. Hearing his name, actually made me think of one of my favourite books: The Girl as Green as Elderflower. Or, is it The Girl Green as Elderflower? I cannot recall at the moment, but it is one of those titles. The author has also slipped my ageing mind. I shall try and find that book amongst my library, as I know I have it still. An excellent book by the way, that everyone should read. Thank you for the reply and have a great day!
I found T.T. a couple years ago and I watch them over and over!❤ the classics are the best!
@@scooby6742 I love hearing that, because I do the same. Yes, the classics are so good, and every time I re-watch them, I learn something new. I have always found archaeology very exciting. I loved digging and excavating when I was a kid, and I never grew out of it! I grew up in Montana, USA and I used to dig in all the really old dumps and other places to find Victorian era bottles and things like that. I now have a massive collection of really beautiful, old bottles. I only collect the ones that are pre-1900, and I have quite a few that are very valuable now. It is amazing how much they have gone up in worth, since I was a kid in the 70's and 80's. Of course, the artefacts that are found on TT, are about 1000 times older than that! I have already had some pretty large offers for my bottle collection, because some are the only examples known to exist so far. Other collectors pay huge amounts for those, but I don't think I am ready to part with them yet. We shall see! Glad to hear that you enjoy TT as much as I do. Do you get out and ever do any digging yourself? Thanks for your reply, and I hope you have a spectacular day!
My favorite parts are when Stewart goes wandering off and then comes back with a description of how the surrounding landscape looked like at the point in history in question.
I love the banter between the team. It’s so good to rewatch these episodes & see old friends again like Mick.
24:53 this is the moment that humanizes this whole experience, the respect and dedication to archaeology, the study of fellow men.
I like Phil. He's game for anything and very knowledgeable.
I love Phil's respect for the dead. He deserved to find that immensely important inscription. It's nice to know that the TT crew have been responsible for a fair few such finds.
I once worked on a Roman town and we found an early legionary funerary inscription (1C AD reused as a wall foundation). The feeling on site for days was incredible. It was in several pieces (first found in the spoil) and contained incredible details about the legionnaires life.
Including name, legion, home town in Italy.
@@samuelthorley9547 I'm so glad you had that experience!!
I love reading ancient inscriptions. What a fantastic find!!!
One of my old teachers at Oakham School (fittingly, he taught Latin) was one of the first to excavate the Roman ruins at Ancaster. He would have loved this episode.
For an archaeologist who allegedly "hates" the Romans (see the "Caerwent" episode), Mick Aston was extremely often involved in Time Team's excavations of Roman sites. I know he was really an expert on the Dark Ages and Medieval eras, but he often showed great enthusiasm when researching and excavating Roman ruins (see the "Turkdean" digs) - it somehow doesn't match up with his alleged dislike of the Romans in general. Nevertheless, I liked Mick Aston very much and was devastated when hearing that he passed away in 2014 - also what he said at the end of this episode, that some of Time Team's discoveries, like this one, may go straight into the text books, was a typical understatement of his - so much of his work with the team definitely will go into the text books, some of them were really incredible finds of national and international importance.
RIP Prof. Mick Aston, you are sorely missed down here.
In fairness, I can sort of understand Mick... Like Mick I'm a medievalist (so yeah, absolutely pots and bonkers about anything to do with the medieval age) the Roman age exists for me, but it's on a kind of "nice to know" level. It's interesting, but it's nowhere near as interesting as the medieval age. Threre's a few vids on here that pay tribute to prof. Aston that speak at length about his apparently contradictory interests, and I kind of get it. I don't know why I get it, it's just, I can identify with his interests because I think in roughly the same way. I don't think it's a dislike, more a kind of apathy and curmudgeony disinterest (Oh, and PS, he passed away in 2013 :P)
I think a lot of it is just friendly rivalry with his fellow archaeologists. Just having a dig at them, saying "my field of expertise is better". I reckon everyone who loves history has a favorite period, but recognizes the importance of all other periods and can still get excited when something unique or important turns up.
Fatherly nature.
Whatever he thought about the Romans, you have to understand he practically invented this programme (along with Tony) and it was his 'baby.' He loved making it whatever the subject matter. He did take time out from some of the Roman digs but his presence at most episodes was as much to do with his important input on the structure of the programme as anything else. When he started to be sidelined after the production was taken over by a new company, he got upset and left the show.
He was the same with churches and things like that, agnostic bordering on athiest but was really interested in religious finds
I have a lot of time for - and belief in - Guy D-l-Bedoyere; he used to write articles for Airgunner magazine back in the 70's when I was an avid local hunter.
His knowlege and dedication to history and wildlife conservation REALLY is a bit special.
Bless him.....
It's fun to think that his primary school son in this episode is now in his late twenties and deep in his own archaeology work in the prime of his life building on his dad and time team and all the rest. The greatest legacy of time team is not the episodes but the fact that time team inspired an entire generation of archaeologists in and out of Britain.
Also out of sheer curiosity what did you hunt?
I know Phil must have been so excited about the stone burial coffin. And then to find the inscription must have given him a feeling of euphoria that he was adament to continue in his trench and stayed with his "find" through till the end. I'll put this find in the category of Phil finding a magnificent piece of flint! Well done Phil.😂😂🥀🥀🥀
I agree. The chemistry of the original team made you wanted to watch. I watch the original episodes over and over. I am completely indicted. ❤❤
4:30 -- The most charming part of this episode is Mick giving a synopsis of the site, while breaking in with driving directions like a Tom-Tom so that Tony doesn't get lost. #Priceless
And warns him about the slickness of the mud!! He seemed like a wonderful human : )
It's a pity robinson didn't get lost. Carn't abide him myself.
Or an example of aston’s control freak personality. Glad you enjoy it.
@@Invictus13666 An example is an example. Mick wasn't perfect, but he's PURER than Tony, so there is that too.
@@Invictus13666 I KNOW THE LEFTIES LIKE MICK ARE DISGUSTING, but TONY is WORSE because he's a brown-nosing shit-disturber who isn't as funny when he's trying too hard. Mick did Tony a *lot* of good.
LULZ ... so now we know Tony's Sock Account on YT.
Top notch guests, great finds, this episode is exceptional.
@ 26:26 - @ 27:59 A different side of Phil which was pretty touching. The episode was worth that alone.
I thought it was touching, and also I noticed that Margaret was sensitive enough to stop and check that Phil was okay with opening a sarcophagus.
I agree. I'm very glad to see the people involved handled the situation with respect, even though they didn't really agree. I felt for Phil.
Lisa Kilmer Yes, Margaret was very kind & thoughtful.
Indeed, Phil is quite the man, on so many levels.
You only see Phil like that on two occasions. One is digging a burial, the other is knapping flint, especially in the earlier series
A lot of comments say they wished Time Team would come back and I'm part of that group. But, the original Time Team had a rare chemistry which drew people in, and that's very hard to find in a group. Just look at the last season of Time Team, the producers tore the original group apart and replaced most of them with people which dumbed down the show. They destroyed the core chemistry of Time Team, and eventually the show collapsed and cancelled. To find a another team like that again is very rare.
they didn't "dumb down" the show; they hired some excellent academic women, and everyone said that was wrong....i rather believe that British and American television corporations were busy denying science, and replacing it with bread and circuses...all so dictators could cone in and--supposedly--.The People would not be able to fight back....they were wrong.
Nope, they dumbed the show down. That was Mick Aston's exact words as the reason why he quit Time Team....and what does hiring academic women have to do with anything? Please elaborate?
@@OUigot Yes, Mary Ann Ochota had serious academic chops but she never utilized them. She talks to the camera like she's talking to children. That is why Mick was frustrated. He treated people with respect, she stayed in her ivory tower.
@@doncook2054 If they wanted a female co-presenter they could have elevated one of the women already on the team, who were already much loved by the viewers, like Raksha or Helen. Instead they brought in a person with no history with the programme who seemed to have been chosen for being "glamorous". That while reducing the science content. I think that rankled with fans a lot.
@@ian_b Exactly they had young people all around them bursting with talent , humor and expertise. Bridgette, Matt, Ian, Katie , Jennie just to name few more.
They made so many wonderful finds throughout the years
Ha Ha I love how Phil answers with "Antony" when Tony calls him "Philip."
Yeah, hes my favorite one.
I marvel at the ability of Stewart and Phil to understand the implications of various features in the landscape for how the human history developed in a given place.
I can’t believe I heard Guy de le Bedoyere say he was excited about the discovery of an Iron Age presence at this site! In previous episodes when he was asked about this period of British history he was quite emphatic that he could care less! The good news is he was able to reconsider an earlier contention! Go Guy!
Love this episode probably one of my favorites. Weird I know but I love the episodes when they find skeletons/remains. I’ve always been fascinated by osteoarchaelogogy
Gasp!!! A cold, wet stormy day in England?!?!?!?!? NO!!!!!I love Phil schooling Mick and Tony about why his trench is important.
Dio Viridios.
I just looooove the British range of non-obscene exclamatory adjectives: “brilliant”, “cracking”, etc. personally, I am quite fond of the British obscene exclamatory adopted world wide, but it nice to have a couple of clean ones.
Or the exclamation, Blimey!!
i think my favorite is Phil's 'Stone the crows!'
That's smashing of you to say, thank you ☺️
So glad to see lots of Guy de la Bedoyere. My favourite among the team - and that's saying something as they are all so wonderful.
I don't know why but that "Phillip" / "Anthony" bit cracked me up no end.
my dad is the one u see batting in cricket match
Mick Aston - Time Team Archaeology Grandpa and GPS extraordinaire.
There is no shutting Phil Harding down, they tried, and almost robbed him of his first, as a field archaeologist. Well done, Phil.
I really liked this episode. Very intriguing.
Of course it's raining in lincolnshire ☔😊 I have lived here for 20 years and I swear it's always rained
Tony is the absolute best.
#1 Rule of Time Team: Always turn to/listen to Stewart
Last it seems sometimes 😊
New mass plague gravesite discovered in Lincolnshire & all I could think was, "Too bad Time Team's not around to tell us about it."
All these large people and uncharacteristically large bones. I hope they are going to discuss what legion or cohorts of Roman soldiers were garrisoned in the area. Since the Empire was huge, they could have been from anywhere. I haven’t finished the episode, so I don’t know if they do any DNA analysis, but it would be so interesting to know the ethnicity and origins of these mighty people.
They never did explore those remains…I’ve often wondered, as the one was deemed female.
They were probably just romanized Britons
Phil's sarcophagus/kist/what have you, and the recommended safety precautions reminds me of a science fiction book titled "The Doomsday Book" by Connie Willis, containing a medieval sarcophagus opened that did indeed have biological dangers within it. It's a great book, anyway, and is the reason that I know the basic idea of how to do contact tracking, which during Covid is especially useful.
A bit late but thank you for the book rec! I've just bought it. I love sci-fi and mediaeval stuff, so this sounds brilliant. I'm just re-reading "Timeline" by Michael Crichton for the billionth time, one of my all time faves, so it's great to have a new book in a similar vein to look forward to :D I see it's part of a series too! Even better! Thanks again!
God these episodes take me back to my child hood
The village I have lived in my entire life
Cool
That’s so cool- where I’m from (Colorado US) if I find a skeleton just lying around in a field I’m going to:
A) Scream
B) pass out
C) wake up
D) call 911 and get the police
E) go to therapy
:-)
@@mamavswild
That's too bad.
As you wrote this only 4 months ago, Holly Norton is your state archaeologist.
Her office can advise you.
I suppose you should call the police but I'd check if it's real and if it still had gooey bits or flesh attached.
In that instance, I'd hope I wasn't alone!
I notice that Phil's hat is looking a lot fresher than later series, almost new !.
Thank you all for the finds. Tony should sometime listen to Phil--excellent find!
I want my bones to be found by the Time Team. 😁
Then ask to buried sitting up & arms folded, next to Bus Stop sign. That should confuse them a while.
going to be tough since the show hasn't aired new episodes in years and Mic Aston passed away.
Was anyone else alarmed during the intro when Tony tossed the Goddess Minerva into the car? LOL
I was actually referring to damaging a priceless artifact. Man, you guys are morons.
+Rod 1984 Yeah historical artifacts are completely pointless if they have religious imagery on them we can learn nothing from them.
When doing a piece to camera, Tony has a tendency to get a bit aggressive: arms waving, running around, lots of gesticulation. I think it was part of that.
Would not call that a "toss" he clearly placed it on the seat.
I tend to get a bit alarmed whenever I see Tony start running.
First appearance of Kerry Ely, early on archaeologist, later logistics guru (safety, shelter, sanitation, sustenance)
"As usual..." when you need answers, you ask Stewart.
i would love to know phil or even meet him
I've shook his hand, he has a very firm grip!
I like him too
I would as well
Me too
Intelligent and down to earth with a ton of common sense and humor, a rare breed indeed.
Tony is so delightfully disrespectful as he shows us the "Goddess Minerva" and then proceeds to chuck her back into the car like a loaf of stale bread! Super!
love when Phil getting a bit angry 22.20
This is a good one! We’ll cut and exciting!
I believe this the most civil with another expert I've seen as he is with Maggi 😊
Margaret gives a serious warning about health & safety risk, so Phil has 'A quick look'. "If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well" he earlier stated?
The lead coffin would have been comepletely closed in (a lead lid as well), so that is what he was looking for. He wouldnt have opened the lead lid without the proper gear
Turn left here...it's a bit slippery on this mud....Yes mother...
The burials might be a mass grave of original Celts--who were a whole lot bigger than the average imported Roman. Romans weren't shy about mass murders. Or a plague pit of some variety.
The "temple" might just be a whole lot of personnel household gods or an individual's preferred god that they got buried with. Sort of like burying a person today with their cross necklace on.
Mick with a beer!, what no wine?
Margaret is my favorite!
Carenza's field is here:
52.980295ºN, 0.533213ºW
Phil's field is here:
52.981389ºN, 0.539918ºW
Very interesting Viridios. Vigorous person indeed.
Excellent episode. I noticed how huge those leg bones before they mentioned it. And those inscriptions, Awesome!I am going with the "Virile" angle for the translation: "Strong" there might have been a familiar or population of exceptional strong, Large Virile people.
Time team .... assemble.
Should be frisians in that part of the country they find more large skeletons. Dutch are known by their length.
Frisians were their already in late roman time.
my grandfather was Frisian,borne in 1898,he was 2 metres tall.
Pretty much usual for almost any part of the UK. Stick a spade into the ground and you'll find something Roman. Dig a bit deeper and there you are. Layer after layer of history. So much that most people pay it no attention whatever.
I don't think Mick (RIP) was too fond of Sir Tony's driving. To Tony's credit he kept his eyes on the road when chatting with Mick.
I find it quite fantastic how in episode after episode, the best trench is the one Carenza is digging.
Apart from this one you mean, where Phil digs up a Roman cist with an extremely rare inscription on the inside of it?
I think this is when Time Team was at it's peak. So sad that the show went downhill with all the newbies at the end.
In saying that though, I wish they would re-boot it. And I'd love to see a "Time Team World Dig" happen, where they go to other countries. I live in South Korea, and the amount of archaeology I just trip over (sometimes literally) when hiking in the mountains here is incredible. The sad part is, even many of the locals doesn't know it exists!
Carenza is the epitome of brains and beauty .
The Viridios stone is an nice find. Viridius was a local Roman god unique to Britain. It doesn't amaze me that some chap back then used it as a slab for a grave. The Medieval people let nothing go to waste. 'If it can be lifted someone will take it. (same as the present) Probably to build their hut somewhere nearby.
Really cool episode :D
Carenza at 11:33 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
In Pompeii and Herculaneum, archaeologists commented on the excellent dental health of citizens in a documentary. Perhaps, because of the Mediterranean Diet. Which leads to the next question, what in a British died contributed to such bad dental health.
Bad stone ground grain and sweet diet of rough vegetables an meats I'd guess.
The frequent wet weather and lack of sun in the UK must be a contributing factor to dental decay.
Ohhh arrre Tony poison lead! Stone the crows..
Phil Harding is Alpine Joe
First aired January 13, 2002.
Oooo arr!
The Romans were such magpies lol
My friend George appears at 6:20 he’s a man now. He has a beard.
Lol
Brilliant
now I see why you guys drink warm beer. but on cool days I would go for the malt whiskey
We like "warm" beer because it tastes good at 11 degrees C. The beer that others drink is chilled so that you can't taste how bitter it is. Try drinking your own beer when it's warm, you'll soon see why it's served cold
The local god Viridio sounds awfully like the Latin for “green”. A green god? I can’t think of a classical Roman god referred to as green, though Bacchic worship did involve the thyrsus or wand that combined the wild fennel stalk and a pine cone (field and forest). Are we looking at a Romano British god with Celtic origins? The Green Man and all that? Pagan Nature worship segued into Imperial pantheon?
That was my thought too. How old is the Green Man Legend/myth/story?
@@EnglishJoanInOregon As old as hunter/ gatherer times.
It may have been a Roman endorsement of a pre-worshipped local god.
I have to wonder... Viridian, vert, Lincolnshire, Lincoln green (straight out of Robin Hood)-- Viridius. Was this god the Green Man? Could be.
Nope
Are these trenches left open to continue the work or are they filled back in???
They have to re-instate the site back to the starting condition. Leaving trenches open and the archeological finds in situ would need extended protection from weather and humans.
Thanks for the info !
Filled back in, but each trench is carefully recorded so that any future excavations on the same site can easily pick up where Time Team left off
lol lol some pretty bad but amusing closed caption...our roman expert,guide love bed why air. lol lol
The Latin word "viridius" means green, leafy green. The Roman god Viridius was the Vegetation god, similar to the Old English Jack of the Green.
Interesting, thanks. Perhaps I shall now worship Viridius!
***** Some of us studied Latin in school.
***** Actually, I have studied ancient and modern belief systems since I was twelve years old and began to learn a particular school of philosophy, Druidism. I have studied Latin and ancient Greek as well. My minor in college was history, with a concentration in classical area studies, i. e. ancient history.
***** , Belittling people just shows your own insecurity. The fact remains, as I pointed out in the beginning, the word means "green" and describes the vegetation deity.
***** I feel sorry for you, an obvious troll who seems to get his jollies by belittling others. I won't continue any farther with this, since it is just what you want. Crawl back under your bridge.
Many of Phil's utterances sound very much like Baltimorese. But not the consonant clipping in the middle of words. Bi-in for Bitten or Di-in for Didn't
Would have liked to hear more about whomever it was whom the Romans were defending themselves from, so far into their reign and so far from any obvious barbarian areas.
It was mentioned in the episode that contemporary to what they were digging the coastline was quite a bit closer and there were accounts of marauding pirates
They never got over their fear of the Picts. The Picts never stopped kicking Roman butt any chance they got. Our guys wanted no part of those aggravating Italians.
Who is this God (sp?) I’ve tried to find a pagan god, and can only find a gladiator. Does anybody know who the pagan god is and how do you spell his name?
They said he was only found on to places so maybe only a locally known one maybe 😊
Could.some knowledgeable person tell me why the archeologists sketch the site since they photograph said site.
I have a question. I understand that if they are digging in a town site the finds would end up in a museum, or at least the better pieces would. What happens if they find something in a person's back yard? Do the owners of the property get the finds or do they still end up in a museum? I've watched many episodes and read the comments and I don't remember anyone talking about who gets what.
I would presume the finds would have the same status as metal detector finds on private land, which would mean anything valuable would be declared as 'treasure trove.' It would be sold at a specialist auction, and the proceeds from the sale shared between the finder (i.e. Time Team) and the landowner. This only relates to valuable articles though. When it comes to old pottery fragments etc. the owner would get to keep them
From what I remember from previous shows the finds declared treasure and going to a museum have to be bought by that museum.
@@bitsnpieces11 Yes that sounds right. Sometimes I know Time Team donate non-valuable finds to local museums, for example when they excavated the site of a former ship builder's yard in Kent they donated a box of medieval nails etc. to the museum in nearby Tenterden (I live locally and I've seen them in there).
What did they do with all the human bones? Do they send them off somewhere? Or do they re-bury them when they close up?
After having studied those bones, they just stock them so future generations of student can use...
I think in Britain they still don’t drink water! Lol!
What's water🍻
It's what beer is made from
Was it a T20 match?
I wonder if there are any vikings within those burials
i THINK THAT VERIDUS WAS THE NAME OF THE MAN IN THE GRAVE.
THEN WHY WASN'T HIS NAME ON THE OUTSIDE INSTEAD OF THE INSIDE? WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT OF PUTTING HIS NAME INSIDE THE GRAVE?
@Ijusthopeitsquick it's meant only for dead not to veneration of the God.
Maybe.....
lol @ 13:15 "Yeah, yeah, yeah....yeah....yeah"
That tall guy looks like Abraham Lincoln.
when was it NOT raining!!!!!!!!!!
Exactly! 😂
On the 4th day.....
@@user-hy7zb2vl3t when TT is gone and the local teams are doing their work...
Correction, the Romans didn’t build the wall, the enslaved Brits were forced to build this wall.
Sorry, but NO. Slavery was practised everywhere in the world at that time, and some Celts were known to be especially brutal. Romans actually brought order, peace and prosperity in an unprecedented way. Slaves were mostly war prisoners and law breakers, but still had the ways to better themselves in roman society. And, just few decades in, Brits had full roman citizenship. Common Brit had more rights under the Roman Low than later, all through till the XVIIIc. Right now, in the XXIc, there are countries and area where people are treated worse 🖤😳
And, at least 2 Emperors were from Britain 🙂
Roman legionaries had a lot of experience in digging and building. Would they have trusted inexperienced Brits with significant construction? They might have had slaves carry and move the building materials.
And not one mixed race prson
*gene mayne*
Tell me, how on _earth_ do you know?
I am intrigued by the Viridius name. Vir = man in Latin. Hence a translation of that name is Man-God (Viri-Dius). In a way, Jesus Christ was also a God in a man's body. I am sure both the Celts and Romans would have understood the parallel. So "Dio Viridius Sancto" is "To Holy God Man-God." Which, in my opinion, could even give a legitimacy to having such wording in a Christian grave, as the locals would believe that Viridius, Christ and his Father (Jehova) were one and the same.
Autocorrect appears to have changed your *vir* to *virus*.
@@petertaylor4980 sorry I did it of the top of my head. At the same time, viridis is green, fresh, youthful, blooming. Very interesting how close these terms are to a notion of fountain of youth.
Philmecrevis
Mass grave from some battle or some disease?
Can anyone explain why a human skull is the intro? Does it give anyone else any existential dread?
Not when you're supposed to be looking at the past .....