The Buried Mysteries Of The Roman Cemetery Beneath Hadrian's Wall | Time Team | Odyssey

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Saw the comment about why only three days. Here is the explanation as I heard it from the director of TT. Mick Aston wanted to make archaeology more interesting and accessible to the average Briton. After talking with others,he presented it to a television company, and the format was decided on three days. Firstly, the archaeologists had regular jobs (many were at universities across England) and they couldn’t take long periods of time off, to go on a normal dig. Secondly, three days added a bit of suspense, could they accomplish their goal in that time period? And, although I don’t remember hearing this, I should think financing played a part in the time limit. What I am sure of is that no one, no one at all, expected it to be the major hit that it was. For 20 years, TimeTeam kept the viewing public enthralled with the mechanics of an archaeological dig, and the wonderful history of their country. For those of us who have discovered it now, the archaeologists and the supporting crew have become people we wish we could have known in real life. All thanks to a dream that Mick Aston had. RIP, Mick of the rainbow jumpers (or sweaters, as we would call them in the US).

I started watching these to fall to sleep, and now I'm taking an intro to archeology my senior year of college bc I genuinely love the field of study. Btw I'm a psych major lol

This host is so wonderfully animated, passionate and personable in his delivery

Achilles Roman. By the way, I have difficulty communicating because I had a stroke in Broca’s area, the part of the brain that controls speech. 2/8/2021 but I lived again. (My wife helped me compose this.)

Time Team never ceases to amaze, educate, and entertain. Bravo!

I'm a Time Team tragic! This has to be one of the best filmed, directed, and edited episodes. Lots of close footage and zoomed and panned wide-angle lens shots. Lots of explanations, and lots of gritty digging in grotty conditions.

Time Team is amazing! I am addicted to all episodes.Thanks for this amazing show!

I like the Time Team episodes with Helen. Her smile always told of her deeper knowledge and ultimately that proved to be validated. Far less talking, a trait I am relearning. 😉

So, the Romans marched north, got to Scotland, took one look and built a wall, sounds about right.

Thanks to Time Team I know more about UK than here in Sweden.

That Roman coin is absolutely fascinating. I didn't know it was possible to put so much information on such a small object, and it is in such good condition for an object of its age.

You have such a green country, in Australia we have patches of rainforest but have blistering hot days for weeks on end. Too hot to sleep.

This is one of the digs I'd like to see keep going

I enjoy watching and learning from these videos. A job well done

Watching that pyre being built , brought back a sad memory . My Thai wife's younger sister was cremated on a Funeral Pyre . In Thailand that is very rare , most are carried out at the Temple ovens . The construction was much the same , the body in a wooden coffin and placed on top. When lit the heat is incredible , nigh impossible to stand within ten metres . Very emotional , Christian cremations are quite pitiless in comparison. Next day when the fire has burnt itself out . The ashes are sifted and pieces of bone collected in a box . Taken to the local Temple to be sanctified. Personally I would be quite happy to end that way.

I love time team, it is very comforting for me

"Was that thing pornography?" "Maybe, we'll need to look at it again." Or something like that. Whatever the exact words, it was excellent and will probably inspire someone to become an archeologist when he or she grows up.

that coin is so beautiful, im not use to seeing such great detail when they find these ancient coins. and that urn is so simple yet lovely in design.

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