The Lost Villa | FULL EPISODE | Time Team 

@Napoleon Hercules , Thank you, Sir! Will do soonest. All help and guidance appreciated!

I love your name. yes the energy would be great.

Me too, young lady 👍

Hope your still watching

Tony calling 'geophys' a horrible word, only to the use it for the next 15 years at least 10 times per episode haha

And people are still only just discovering this program. I only first learned about it around 10 years ago, and I didn't know what geophysics was. Could be the new people discovering this series are likewise, so it never hurts to give an explanation once in awhile.

And the fact they're driving a Suzuki Sierra not a Land Rover 😂 Tony has lots of hair too ! LoL

in several of these early episodes they also explain what GPS is and how it works, and just a few years later they don't bother explaining how any of the technology works

@@edwardfletcher7790Tony has his glasses too…but, imo, he makes the show work…the new guy is all showy talk😒

Ae Archeology has always been shrouded in mystery, and supposition. Television brings clarity to millions of TV viewers to what's happening. Make no mistake, its the viewers tax paying $$ that wants accountability to where the money is being spent and why.

@@laureenmagee393 By the end of the program they were the most respected team archeologists in Britain.

because time team turned out to have lots and lots of money to do archeology (and during the financial crisis of 2008-09 all building works stopped and so no archeology to be had)

It is rather interesting that academic and "institutional" historians, archaeologists, scientists, etc., often seem to react in a defensive way towards anything that threatens the established narrative? I wish they could evolve out of that.

It is rather interesting that academic and "institutional" historians, archaeologists, scientists, etc., often seem to react in a defensive way towards anything that threatens the established narrative? I wish they could evolve out of that.

Pretty sure those are mums.

@@samflower31 How interesting! Thank you.

Dandelions, for sure. Not tall enough for chrysanthemums (chrysanthema(?))

@@EnglishJoanInOregon Aha! Here in N. California (the SF Bay Area) I'm used to seeing much smaller dandelion flowers. Thank you!

And of course geophys

"Bish-bosh-bash" :P

You forgot romantic. He uses that one a lot.

@Richard Aubergine don’t be an ass.

@Richard Aubergine that made absolutely no sense. Your original comment was antagonistic, mean spirited and contributed absolutely nothing of substance to the conversation. Your just a bully.

Love this program, its attitude, and the individuals chosen to serve as "cast"! My take on the dynamics of scheduling as presented in the program (showing concretely how archaeological law affects the individual) is that there likely only so much money, always limited, to investigate and develop a site in England. Of course, the landowner must be compensated. But I suspect that a farmer often does not want the intrusion of the archaeological authorities. I think that explains the tension in the scene on the part of yeoman, farmer Barnes (currently at ~12:30) meeting with the Oxford expert, Henig. You can almost see him (Barnes) thinking to himself that he's now lost the freedom to use his land in the way he wants. I'm not taking one side or the other -- although personally I prefer the preservation of sites over inconvenience to any one individual. This program could be entitled "Archaeological Bureaucrat Meets Yeoman Farmer." Again, whatever the name of the Time Team program, its substance is quite appealing, for it ultimately celebrates the people of England by honoring their marvelous history (be it Paleolithic or Saxon or Roman). Live on Time Team! Thank you for posting.

@@abogadojon I'm not against scheduling as such, more about how it was practiced archaeologically sometimes. For a period there was this constant feeling that sites should almost be preserved intact for some mythical future archaeologist with better technology to dig them. The only problem is that sites are not only lost despite scheduling, but sometimes are not what we think and the only way we really know is to dig. Moreover, some of that I think was reaction to realizing just how much our improvement in technology in recent decades increased what we were learning from sites. Archaeologists became all too self-aware, and in light of the early history of archaeology (a lot of lost knowledge due to their ideas then) that is still a legacy now, I think what happened became a reaction to the past. We need to more about what we can currently learn, and leave enough of any site intact so that it can also be dug later as technology and knowledge improves. That way we know what we are scheduling far more precisely, and will have better questions of any site on return. I think that TT actually helped to prove this point over the years.

@@a.westenholz4032 I agree. A future landowner could unknowingly or deliberately use "deep ploughing" and wreck the place before anyone from EH knows about it. It wouldn't be the first time it's happened. There was a scheduled building in Sydney that a developer couldn't bulldoze for a new development. So he did anyway. He was fined but still made a bucket of money on the development.

thats all thanks 2 karenzathetwat

@@PetrPechar1975 Thanks for sharing the link! Very interesting!

@@PetrPechar1975 Another "thank you" for this link; I wish the original program had provided a map of Britain with the site highlighted for their now worldwide audience.

I found this field on Google Maps: www.google.com/maps/place/51%C2%B031'00.8%22N+1%C2%B056'45.5%22W/@51.5169234,-1.9475065,654m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d51.51689!4d-1.945981

@@bavariantrawler I have learned quite a bit about British geography, as well as history, by watching this series.

Just came here to comment this. XD

just sitting back and watching the strangers talk animatedly about something boring 🤣

funny, they visited your neck of the woods in their US edition

true and false. it’s true that it’s a relief, it’s false that it’s not a sculpture. a relief is actually a form of sculpture, there’s multiple different kind of sculpture styles. they’re correct in calling it a sculpture

Looks like a US Army M-65 Field Jacket.

I love how different people pick up on completely different things in these shows. I've seen every episode many times and never noticed Phil's jackets, but I will from now on!

@Zack Stewart Looks like a Belgian M88 to me

@@TimHornerWOP In some episodes he's wearing Netherlands Army surplus, by the flag on the upper sleeve.

If you care at all at this point, the last episode aired in 2014. However, they have a patreon set up and will be starting digs with a new team (and probably some old faces) in the near future.

Now!

Why do you think he lost his field? Be specific.

@@Invictus13666 the use of his field. Scheduled, no more plowing. Sorry, should have been more specific. 😊

@@justgonnagetbetter1037 and what makes you think he’ll lose the use of his field? Many scheduled areas are farm fields.

@@Invictus13666 that was brought up in episode, the damage from plowing. Surely plowing across scheduled land is frowned upon.

@@justgonnagetbetter1037 there’s a huge difference in how plowing was done in years past and how it’s done now. So no-it isn’t.

They often do need to get permission from English Heritage.

It wasn't even that, just straight up cowardice. An evaluation would actually have been really useful, especially since the damn thing was about to be plowed. But instead of doing that so the site could be properly protected, she decided she needed to cover her ass with English Heritage (her employers), and the most convenient way to do that was to get on her soapbox and virtue signal.

They're concerned about their history as we all should be no matter where we are!

They're concerned about their history as we all should be!

Before government intervention we ravaged and destroyed our heritage without remorse so sometimes being pedantically controlled isn’t such a bad thing

And the U.S. is turning into a right-wing theocracy. Same thing.

Wah wah wah.

Micks brummie accent is less strong than in the first episodes

And the ladies' haircuts are still from the 80's ;)

Wonder how old Mick's sweater is?. He's been wearing this sweater for ages!

@@annpartoon5300 I (American here) find the great variety in accents so interesting as there's really not so much distance from place to place. I find the accents really delightful as well.

@@milliebanks7209 He probably bought a few dozen of it...

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ecK_ibQ4DGU.html /Robin had his own Historical show that featured more background info on various TT digs. This link (if it works 🤞) is for one such episode. Go to Reijer Zaaijer youtube site, then click 'videos' option to see more. I admired Robin as well. cheers!

Yes, one of the best. I would've loved to have talked to him as well.

His description of the "Blood Eagle to Tony: priceless

I love the way he just strolls up and casually corrects Pevsner.

I just wanted to follow up on your observations by saying that I was quite surprised to see that plastic digital watch on his wrist; the choice was incongruous with the rest of his style. (Perhaps it was a rather expensive digital watch.)

Pretty sure he's had at least 3 hats....

The fact that Tony had hair should have been your first clue.

And Tony still had some hair

I too have watched the evolution of Phil's hat 🤣

It's like Doctor who - it regenerates!😂

You're in luck, they went back to Turkdean and did a live broadcast special! It's a really good episode as well!

ROMANVM EVNT DOMVS!!! :P

I saw a demo where Ian peeled a banana with the digger

I think I read some place that Ian had been an archaeologist himself. After I learned that I wondered if that was part of his skill with the digger. He certainly contributed a lot.

Wikipedia has bios of some of the team members; many are on university faculties. Tony’s credentials are impressive (in addition to Blackadder. IIRC, he’s a highly decorated knight.

@@elizabethneill3825 That would go some way to explain how he was able to spot features in the ground at times that the others didn't see :P

As a fellow knitter and a tailor on top of that, I noticed them too. But I doubt they are hand knitted. The fitting isn't good enough for that.

I only became aware of the series about 10 years ago or so.. it's hard to believe how much time has passed since the very beginning. All those little kids will be in their thirties and forties now, bless ♥️

Tony once called him prof. Dumbledoor.😀

ironic as Corenza was arguing just that with trying to wait for national permission but the others were trying to make it more interesting and plough through the weekend(literally)

I think for most people the attraction is to see themselves on TV. It is good that they always tried to get schoolkids to help as some of those will be inspired to become a new generation of archaeologists.

Yes, much prefer the general English rather than the ungeneral English. They can be a bit dodgy. And as an American, you seem dull. Jaded indeed. Sorry chap

@@deadpanfish I think you misunderstand and perhaps I used an incorrect word. I meant the general populous (not in a snarky way, but was just trying to differentiate from celebrities and the general populous). Sorry you took it as an insult, it was never meant to be.

Actually, few are English, save Phil on Time Team (this fact came from a DNA test he did on another later show), as the greater % of population are Anglo Saxon, aka Germanics. I share this with you as I too am an American, a very Irish American that happens to have a couple of my Degrees in the general subject and a personal desire for my own heritage History + an ongoing Researcher in Ancient History resulted in my awareness of this lesser know info that I share with you. The early English, like the Welsh and Irish were of Basque Lineage. Later invasions left the Gene pool noticeably low in English Male (Paternal Chromosomes) While the Maternal held and has a more expected influence of Anglo Saxon influence. The data and references are also careful not to use the reference "ethnic cleansing", but the numbers sure speak to that potential. These facts like most Research of History related subjects, come with a variety of "Roots" some call "Rabbit Holes", and those threaten the "Mainstream Academia's" "Story", which is why it remains obscure. I, being more of an "Authentic and Traditional Academic Standard" set aside the ,Mainstream's 19th Century based Paradigm" aka "Darwinian Theory applied as if proven fact", and I continue my Research following the "Standards of Science and Research" (which forbids holding a Belief, Theory, or Opinion, that can interfere with the greater facts emerging). Their entire Story and Timeline is fixed to that Theory and as Genetics/DNA testing and studies proceed, the entire "House of Cards" will eventually come down, as the current data findings continues to go in another direction. (We Modern Humans Evolve, but the Theory doesn't fit our facts). I could write a book, but for the value intended here, this clarity a worthy highlight of knowing. I find iit interesting when applied to the Time Team and other Documantary Programs I watch. BTW, the whole Egyptian Story by Mainstream is highly off track, which is why there remains so many questions using their Story. When the more accurate facts are applied, the blurry effect begains to disappear, and quickly. Cognitative Dissonance is a subject that can be applied to the results of having the greater facts, and that is also why the information is slow to leak through to the Public. No worries, facts are present whether we know them or not and the facts I'm aware of offer far more positive value than any point one might fear. There is absolutely no valid reason for any fears on this or any subject, its merely a useful tool for Media and Power Controls. The real facts are far more exciting and offer the individual infinite desired potentials. They also prove "there was/is a Creator Source behind all that is of our 3D Being and Univers", though I would not attempt to define this in any Religion based statement, Spiritual, but not Religion. The Show with Phil's DNA is one of the more recent. He has a far more Ancient Maternal (Female) genetic lineage than the Queen (who is of Germanic lineage and that of a Semitic value, actually "Abraham" , which she acknowledged.) In closing, I've far more to discover, but I will say, that which is contributed to Myth, is not to be ignored, and my statement, should it be asked, would be as follows: "The Mainstream Academics, particularly the Archaeologists, continue to try to put Cinderella's Shoe on Drucella's Foot". - and - "The Mainstream Archaeologists will to prove to be the Myth Makers". - Beth Bartlett Statements here are based on Peer Reviewed Published Journal Article facts and acknowledged Studies. Best Wellbeing

@@deadpanfish Please see my reply here. It may prove to expand the idea of "General" and "English" ...

I imagine that's the same grin he gives when he's been invited to the bedroom!

Yh I caught it lol..he looks up,grins and back down paying attention...love it😜🤦‍♂️🤣✌️🥃

I wondered about that: they talked about the presence of the apse as if it were really significant. I'd normally associate an apse with church architecture, but because Carenza and the others seemed so excited about it, I wonder if it has some other significance in a late Roman context. Does it mean it's a palace? Or is a sign of "high status"? Or something religous, like a temple? Were temples built with apses?

I like Carenza very much. She often explains things in a way I understand.

she knows what’s going on and why but they want to make what’s more entertaining and ignoring the future of the site rather than how it affects the entire country…seriously, it’s already proven to have changed the history of the area yet they want to plough through it and get their quick fix rather than document it for the future

@@bostonrailfan2427 Well i guess there's a little devil with a shovel sitting on every Archeologists shoulder bouncing up and down and cowing "DIG!" on the top of it's lung - sometimes hard to herd in I suppose

Well, yes and no. I'm an archaeologist and while less is more in this case, you can't claim a site is of national significance without doing a Phase 1 assessment. Even just doing geo work isn't good enough; here in the US, we'd do shovel testing on transects and then, if warranted after artifact analysis, test pits would be put in in places where they would produce the best results. From there, re-assessments would be made. It's a bit different in the UK since on a site like this, they wouldn't shovel test - and on most sites that they think have been disturbed by farming, they'd drop in larger treanches right away, using the geo information as a guide. So, Carenza is both right and wrong in this case.

Carenza is a badass in all walks of life.

@@MaritimeHeritageMN Since she was actually the *EH* representative I think she was more right than wrong. *EH* restrictions aren't as severe now as they were then and *TT* was still seen as _frivolous_. It was difficult for her and it shows. I think she did a good job under the circumstances.

@@philaypeephilippotter6532 well considering her boss from EH seemed annoyed that all she was called in on was the geophys, I will go with BO, assumed to be truthful as an expert in field, in that she was being premature and over reacting. Amanda even basicly laid out that something along what BO had mentioned should have been already done. It was more a case of Carenza panicicing that her career might be ruined by some silly little television program. All the archeologists on site were very well known in field, quite experienced and had worked on major EH sites. They know the rules as well or better then Carenza which is why they were all ripping their hair out when she was throwing her weight around. They knew full well what procedure normally was and knew geophys wasn't enough to go off of.

@@bottomlands She is the fat lady who sings at the end of a piece of music to show it's over.

In 2016 a family discovered one of the best preserved Roman Villas in England when they commissioned some work be done on their barn. You can find stories about just by searching, "Tockenham, Roman Villa". Edit: For reference, this episode of Time Team was recorded in 1995.