| Time Team: Series 18, 2011 - Click on the links below for the different programmes. | ||||
| Reservoir Rituals - Tottiford Saxon Death, Saxon Gold - West Langton Romans on the Range - High Ham Hitlers Island Fortress - Les Gellettes, Jersey The Furnace in the Forest - Derwentcote Under the Gravestones - Castor The House of the White Queen - Groby Hall |
Cannons v. Castles - Mont Orgueil, Jersey The Mystery of the Manor Moat - Llancaiach Fawr Search for the Domesday Mill - Buck Mill Rooting for the Romans - Bedford Purlieus Wood Castle of the Saxon Kings - Bamburgh Looking Underground - Geophysics Compilation Hunters to Hearths - 'The way we lived' Compilation |
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| Rooting for the Romans - Bedford Purlieus Wood An eagle-eyed forest ranger spotted bits of Roman building poking out from the forest floor in Cambridgeshire's Bedford Purlieus Wood. Cutting-edge aerial visualisations reveal evidence of a complex of building foundations hidden in the woods. Tony and the Team investigate what these buildings were and why they were here. It's a straightforward question, but the dig is one of the most challenging of the series as it's almost impossible for geophysics to operate in the cramped woodland environment. The diggers can't see each other's trenches for the trees; and a thick layer of autumn leaves add to the general disorientation. But the Team manage to uncover substantial buildings, intricate finds and what looks suspiciously like a statue. Over three days they piece together a tale of Roman industry and trade, and what may be the key to understanding the site: the presence of a fancy bath-house. For the more canny amongst you - this is the one that got away in last years schedule and was infamous amongst the Team for the close-up encounters with Harrier jumpjets! |
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