Time Team S09-E02 Ancaster,.Lincs 

..except for the part about poisonous gas...oh we'll just have a quick peek...lol every viewer: WTF!?!?!?!

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!

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.

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!!

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

Yeah, hes my favorite one.

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.

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

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.

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?

Or the exclamation, Blimey!!

i think my favorite is Phil's 'Stone the crows!'

That's smashing of you to say, thank you ☺️

There is no shutting Phil Harding down, they tried, and almost robbed him of his first, as a field archaeologist. Well done, Phil.

Last it seems sometimes 😊

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!

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!

They never did explore those remains…I’ve often wondered, as the one was deemed female.

They were probably just romanized Britons

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.

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.

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.

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

my grandfather was Frisian,borne in 1898,he was 2 metres tall.

Apart from this one you mean, where Phil digs up a Roman cist with an extremely rare inscription on the inside of it?

Nope

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.

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

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

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.

After having studied those bones, they just stock them so future generations of student can use...

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).

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.....

What's water🍻

It's what beer is made from

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.

*gene mayne* Tell me, how on _earth_ do you know?

Lol

Not when you're supposed to be looking at the past .....

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.