Time Team S08-E07 Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire 

Used to love this programme when I was younger, so much so that I used to dig in my back garden looking for stuff.. I found an old tin of beans once, it was amazing.

I know this has nothing to do with Archaeology. I love the difference in the way we Americans pronounce the word schedule, versus the way the British folks do. I’m sure my early ancestors from Great Britain spoke similarly to these guys. Love it!!!❤

Victor's drawings never fail to impress!

I always laugh my arse off at Tony running everywhere. So very cute he is

Your series has kept me throughout COVID-19! Thank you for such enjoyable programming!

Does any one else fancy having a roundhouse in there garden like me ! what a great man cave ! thumbs up if you agree !

Thanks so much for posting.

That bone "comb" has the look of a weaving tool: also called a comb, that a weaver uses to beat a weft in. Vertical frame looms were the ancestors of tapestry looms and both used such a thing. Such things can also be seen on ancient Greek urns that depict women weaving.

In some recent hard times for me. Losing my job and stressing. This program has helped me to maintain my sanity.

Thank you for introducing me to Sir Terry Pratchett.

On this cold snowy January day of 2022 in Montana I'd like to say that the thumbnail is amusing.. Prof Mick Aston meet Prof Mick Aston.. I'm watching these again, again, feeling nostalgic and melancholic.. these people made a wonderful team! Mr Robinson's embraces of Mr Aston were heartwarming!! These episodes are like watching weekly family reunions! I'm grateful! To God foremost, for everything!!

I am an archaeologist in the US and have worked extensively on numerous military bases here. The UXO training is always great fun!!!

How lovely that the young army volunteer said that building the roundhouse made for "the best three days of her life."

So much archaeology on Salisbury Plain, you could dig for years & years and still find new stuff every day.

I think the most impressive part of the building of the roundhouse was the authentic use of Iron Age aluminum extension ladders.

Poor John, never seems to be allowed to pause for a cup of tea.

Reality check - the service member said he was going to Bosnia. The Romano-British are so timeless to us; then there's the soldier's reality, and our binging in the start of COVID -19's third year! Thank you TimeTeam.

Peter Reynolds was one of my favorites out of the wealth of experts TT called upon. He was a natural communicator of information. Sadly, we lost him around the time this episode aired.

TIme Team is my happy place. I went to college for archeology but I am a stagehand. I would love to work the new Time Team if they do it.

"oh, you archeologists, any time you don't know what something is you say it's ceremonial" LOL touche Tony!

"But we're in luck. We can get digging without fear of being blown up."

According to Terry Pratchett, the best witches were raised on chalk.

Phil - I could get attached (a-thatched) to this! .... subtle Phil joke?

Ah the memories! Not only did I grow up with this show but I was also a member of the Young Archaeologist Club as a kid and we made a roundhouse.I have to say that their daubing technique isn't great! lol The trick is to fling it hard against the wattle from a short distance before evening it it out.

I hadn't watched any TT for a few days, and once I started this one, i realized how much I've missed it. Seeing Carenza just makes it even better.

What accent does Phil have? I think it's great. I've read every comment from every episode up to this one and have never seen anyone comment on it. Phil is my favorite of them all. He has such enthusiasm and he's always willing to try his hand at new things.

the thatch would rot less fast if they put the top end of the reed DOWN and NOT up ... reeds hold water when standing upright ... inverted they SHED water .. because water reeds are many long leaf like branches that grow to make the stalk ... and each one catches water from the little "hairs" on them ... invert them and they repel the water ... yet NO THATCHER seems to mention that significant little bit

“Lookadahh” -Phil Harding 😚😉

Wonderful episode

"We don't want to wattle across the doorway" Indeed, would the neighbours think?

Right!! Give me a trowel and get me there now!!! What a wonderful site.

I just noticed that the helmet he has on his head has got his name on it.

Ceremonial and ritual! Love it

I love how the guy shows Phil how to properly do the thatch roof with that tool, and just a few minutes later it shows all the army guys doing what Phil was doing, but all completely wrong.

Tony has so much energy!

Tony running around like a Terrier, LOL.

Is it just me or is that a Zombie standing there in a red sweater at 11:26???

I've always wondered why early pottery seems to have such a small base. I'd think it was an invitation to spilling things, in the days when flat floors and flat tables were probably rare.

Phil's a 'chalkist' 😂

..that soldier at 11:30 wearing camouflage,and hi-viz...does he want to be seen,or not?..lol

They placed the flag on the top of the small roundhouse at the end. "With resolution and fidelity"....planted up there on the peak...it would be high fidelity. ;)

Love me some Carenza. She reminds me of the lady from Jurassic Park, especially when she has on those kahki shorts.

First full half quern stone! Yay

The reason for the long entrance is to keep the wind out.

Stewart is great. ❤ Time Team!

Thanks :)

32:25 .....Ahhh! Now it makes sense why in other episodes with Francis where he's always saying "it was for ritual purposes, Tony." Lol! God bless him.

Tony I'm really enjoying the music in this whose idea was this truly wonderful great Beat Great Sound Blended and spot on

When you open Google Earth at these coordinates: 51.257064°N 1.737308°W the area's many crop marks in the shape of Iron Age round houses are really distinct. And then you zoom in and discover they're all tank tracks.

Running Tony, really on speed pills on this episode. Funny.

That Geo-Phys looks like a Game Board!

Dueling banjos. lol

That poor hood on the time team rig. I wonder how scratched it really is.

I wonder how many of the soldiers involved in the project went on to follow careers in archeology or thatching?

Tony made another wattle and daub wall a few years later in "Worst Jobs in History". Why was it a worst job? Daub was often not only made of mud and straw but of animal dung as well.

Where the tasty, gravy smothered steaks originated!

I'd like to know how much time Victor has to complete his sketches, and, does he use a ruler to draw straight lines, or is he one of those gifted artists who can free-hand them?!

Time Team....aahhh a return to sanity

I was expecting them to find WWI relics. I know the Canadian troops all spent time training at (muddy) Salisbury Plain before crossing the channel.

This is the sort you want to go on for six days

I love phil

Although round houses seem an impractical shape, in Africa the traditional houses were deliberately built round. This was because the people did not want any corners to their houses. They believed that evil spirits could live and hide in the corners and at night they would harm them. They also liked their beds to be off the ground so that evil spirits could not climb into their beds. it also made it more difficult for snakes and scorpions to get into their beds where they crawled and slithered to get warm under the bodies of the people. In Zimbabwe the Shona people believe that snakes and reptiles are evil spirits and they are deadly afraid of them. If they see one they will scream and run away. Even today in villages the African people put their modern beds on bricks to make it more difficult for the evil spirits to climb up and harm them. No corners means no place to hide. Maybe it was almost the same thing in Britain. If I am right, it seems that when Christianity came to Britain the houses started changing into the rectangle shape. With the building of the rectangle parishes and churches and the explanation of the priests and monks they gradually lost their fears. And of course, which evil spirit would dare challenge the powerful Roman Legions in their angular buildings.

This may seem a daft question, but frequently on this show I hear them referring to soldiers liking to dig holes whenever they're stopped anywhere. Never having been in the military myself, I'm a bit mystified by that. What is this about? Protection? Shade? Boredom?

What did Sir Tony do his National Service in?

35:00 grain and seed storage , how to survive.

vertical stripes on Mick's sweater! how many of those things does he have?

Mick cut his hair?

15:20 Lloyd Bridges.

"Hectars", lol.

19:00 Caesar's "brief visits".. "some kind of treaty". Oh dear. Our modern understanding of the term "conquer" differs greatly from that of the ancient Romans. When the Britons signed that "kind of treaty", Caesar could justifiably claim to have "added Britain to the Roman imperium", thereby, in Roman terms, conquering it. Note also the fact that the official celebrations subsequently voted to him by the Senate were longer than those for his conquest of Gaul

I wonder now whether thatched iron -age-style huts appeared on British bases in Iraq and Afghanistan and nearby countries.

Didn't Phil play bass in that 60s London band? Ha.

I'm just seeing this show 2018 I'm probably the only one

Can any American imagine our military allowing archeologists to mess about on their bases? Not bloody likely!

It's a shame they don't use the most up-to-date technology and take EVP's overnight. That might let them know ahead of time where to dig, and it would give real insight to the goings on in the late Iron Age and the Roman occupation. (Yes, this was sarcasm.)

40:52 Dig site on Google Earth, 51°15'26.22"N 1°44'17.34"W

Does anyone know which FV Tony is riding in at the beginning?

Having looked at this location on Google earth, I don’t think anything has happened. I’m no expert, but it doesn’t look like the earthworks have been bothered.

Tony dr. Phil Doctor Mike bloody hell it's raining that spoils the Dig I sure learned a lot from your Diggs dr. Phil especially the learning of these round houses Splendid to see how they were built I never knew that there was a round house in London England I guess I'm greatly mistaken but it is fascinating when you find it was a rainy day in in Pizzaville I think it's time to order for pizza wait out the rain enjoy a pizza might as well but I wonder if the guy would deliver Where You Are totally fascinating I love this program it's so educational that's why I'm addicted to your program kind team thank you very much and I hope you take that offer of a pizza and I wonder if they deliver it would be something else if they came along to where you are and deliver the pizza thank you thank you very much UCB third son of Elvis Presley it would be nice to hear from the time team keep your fans happy especially ones who are dedicated to you and give you a thumbs up does it hurt now does it all the success for the time team in the Stig

hello Tony dr. Phil and dr. Mike I hope the think today is very successful and I would also like to thank the British royal Armed Forces for their service in action in war they're my hero4 action and service in their greater protection that they give us The Bravery sweat and how they move through War is remarkable beyond my words there's service and dedication Blood Sweat and Tears and guts of Glory are British veterans that have served overseas I would also like to thank them very much for and also being safe so that these animals can't get us thank you very much you are my hero your bravery is terrible for us thank you once again all troops who served overseas three cheers for the British Armed Forces hip hip hooray hip hip hooray hip hip hooray I'm watching time team and I really like the program I'm so addicted to it I just can't quit I watch a day night and sometimes come on to give my things thank

the similarites are striking...as the roman currecny devalued, it soon went extinct...$$$$ ...lmao.

"with resolution and fidelity" ..."what does that mean?" says Tony; a bit of a Baldrick moment there. One of the dafter of his daft questions.

Let me see now First you hand to walk the place, then the army came in and checked for mines. Seems a little backwards.

Please please please phone a professional thatcher in the Netherlands, where many farms still have real thatched roofs, no sloppy roofs...I'm very sure these iron age people made roofs the same way as the modern Dutch Thatchers.

Mick🌈sweater ✔️

Love Time line but can't stand Carenza when I hear her voice I want to change videos