Time Team
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About the podcast
Time Team's Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology. Featuring exclusive access to digs and interviews with experts to unearth the stories of the past.
We bring you a podcast here every Tuesday, with one available to watch per month on our YouTube channel.
Join our community of archaeology and history enthusiasts over on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.
Episodes 102
Iron Age treasure discovered on RAF site
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to Richard Osgood who's leading a team of military veterans to construct an Iron Age chariot. You can support them here:https://www.gofundme.com/f/build-a-chariotRichard …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to Richard Osgood who's leading a team of military veterans to construct an Iron Age chariot. You can support them here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/build-a-chariot
Richard also has details about work being done at RAF Valley on Anglesey where volunteers and archaeologists have discovered some remarkable Iron Age objects.Also on today's podcast; you'll learn more about WWI dugouts still hidden below the fields of Flanders, you'll catch up with Jacq Barnard at the Sutton Hoo Ship's Company as work continues to create an Anglo Saxon ship, and anthropologist Briana Pobiner explains her research on the palaeolithic diets of our ancestors.
Become a Time Team member to discover more. You'll get ad-free and bonus podcast episodes, masterclasses, 3D models and exclusive Dig Watch episodes which take you to the very heart of a dig as it's happening. Visit patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.
The revolutionary origins of language
The origins of human language have always been mysterious. There have been lots of ideas, but very little evidence, and the arguments within the anthropology, sociology and linguistics worlds have been furious …
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The origins of human language have always been mysterious. There have been lots of ideas, but very little evidence, and the arguments within the anthropology, sociology and linguistics worlds have been furious. So far there’s been little use of archaeological evidence, but a new book has drawn us into the debate too. In The Revolutionary Origins of Language, UCL anthropologists Chris Knight and Jerome Lewis argue that language didn’t emerge simply because our brains got bigger or our ancestors developed better voices. Instead, they suggest, it grew out of something much more social: cooperation, trust, ritual and the power of people to stand together. So how does archaeology provide evidence for ritual, social co-operation and therefore language? In this podcast Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to the book’s authors to find out.
The Revolutionary Origins of Language is available to buy now in the Time Team shop. You can find it at https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/collections/books/products/the-revolutionary-origins-of-language-chris-knight-jerome-lewis
For more from Time Team, including ad-free and bonus episodes of this podcast, Dig Watch updates from excavations, 3D models and so much more, consider becoming a Time Team member. Your support allows us to carry out archaeology up and down the country and continue to make episodes of the programmes. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
The search for a fallen WWII airman
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams reminisce about their time at Sutton Hoo as we publish our films about Time Team's 2025 season of digging at the Anglo-Saxon burial site. Angus Wainwright from the National Trust …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams reminisce about their time at Sutton Hoo as we publish our films about Time Team's 2025 season of digging at the Anglo-Saxon burial site. Angus Wainwright from the National Trust gives you an idea of what you can expect from upcoming episodes.
You'll also meet Tim Fletcher from Geoscope. He's the lead archaeologist on a project that's been sifting through peat in West Yorkshire in an attempt to discover the final resting place of 22-year-old Cpl Clarence Watson. His body was never recovered after the American B24H bomber he was in crashed on Twizle Head Moss near Holmfirth in 1942.
Helen's particularly excited to introduce you to Tasha Fullbrook, a PhD researcher at The University of Reading. She's been working on a unique category of Roman coins and her work could change our understanding of how the Romans used money.
There's also an interview with Time Team's creator, Tim Taylor MBE. He explains how the Dig Village book helps village communities uncover their own archaeology. The book's now available to buy in the Time Team Shop at https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/.Becoming a Time Team member is a great way to support the archaeology we do up and down the country. You'll also get access to ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast, as well as 3D models, masterclasses and episodes of Dig Watch which take you to the very heart of a trench as an excavation is unfolding. To find out more visit patreon.com/timeteamofficial and get your first 7 days free.
Time Team live in Lincoln
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams host a special live edition of the Time Team podcast from Southside Arts Centre in Lincoln where Time Team has been carrying out a three day dig.People in the audience are …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams host a special live edition of the Time Team podcast from Southside Arts Centre in Lincoln where Time Team has been carrying out a three day dig.
People in the audience are invited to put their questions to Prof. Carenza Lewis, Dr Samantha Tipper, Matt Williams and Helen as they learn more about the archaeological dig happening just a stone's throw away.
Geophysics whizz Jimmy Adcock and osteoarchaeologist Jackie McKinley are also on hand to offer their expertise.Time Team members received discounted entry to the event, which was recorded at the end of day two of the three-day dig. Members also get access to loads more from Time Team including Dig Watch episodes which take you to the heart of the excavation. We're so grateful for the supports are members give us. You can join our archaeology community by visiting patreon.com/timeteamofficial.
Next week the podcast will be learning more about Sutton Hoo. After a month of digging in the summer of 2025 the films are finally out on YouTube and ad-free on Patreon.
Medieval leprosy hospital uncovered
Time Team archaeologists have been in Lincoln looking for a medieval leprosy hospital. Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are on site to find out more. We take you behind the scenes as the three day dig takes …
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Time Team archaeologists have been in Lincoln looking for a medieval leprosy hospital. Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are on site to find out more. We take you behind the scenes as the three day dig takes place. Featuring interviews with Sir Tony Robinson, Carenza Lewis, Stewart Ainsworth and John Gater.
Don't forget to listen to our bonus podcast, available exclusively to Time Team members on Patreon. You'll hear from more experts, plus Helen answers questions from Time Team members. Joining our community of Time Team members gives you access to so much more; from masterclasses and 3D models to the chance to come and dig with us on site. Your support allows us to undertake archaeology up and down the country. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
Roman Britain in Twenty Towns
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to archaeologist Richard Hingley. He's Emeritus Professor of Roman Archaeology at Durham and author of ‘Roman Britain in Twenty Towns: A Visitor's Guide’.The new book looks …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to archaeologist Richard Hingley. He's Emeritus Professor of Roman Archaeology at Durham and author of ‘Roman Britain in Twenty Towns: A Visitor's Guide’.
The new book looks at looks at a world of power and wealth, trade and religion, slavery, colonialism and resistance, all through 20 specially-selected locations.You can get a copy of the book through the Time Team shop at the following link:
https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/products/roman-britain-in-twenty-towns-a-visitors-guide-paperback-richard-hingley?_pos=1&_sid=c8e2a8736&_ss=rBecome a Time Team member to get even more from Time Team. Your support directly funds archaeological digs up and down the country. It also gets you access to behind the scenes videos, ad-free and bonus podcast episodes, masterclasses, 3D models and the chance to dig with us on site. Visit patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
The Royal Navy's lost shipwrecks
With Time Team's next three day dig happening in Lincoln from Friday, Helen and Martyn speak to Time Team's Prof Carenza Lewis and Dr Samantha Tipper from Anglia Ruskin University. They explain why the site of …
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With Time Team's next three day dig happening in Lincoln from Friday, Helen and Martyn speak to Time Team's Prof Carenza Lewis and Dr Samantha Tipper from Anglia Ruskin University. They explain why the site of a medieval leper hospital is so exciting and ask the questions we're hoping to get answers to.
You'll also hear from Lieutenant Commander Jen Smith, the Royal Navy's Deputy Fleet Wreck Officer. She'll tell you how a change in the law could protect more military shipwrecks.
Dr Toby Driver from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales summarises the incredible archaeological discoveries that've been made during the dry and hot conditions over the summer months. You'll learn how parch marks in the soil can be viewed from the air to reveal lost history beneath our feet.
Finally Helen and Martyn catch up with Dr David Neal, one of the leading experts on Romano-British mosaics.Become a Time Team member to support archaeology up and down the country. Joining us on Patreon gives you access to ad-free and bonus episodes, behind the scenes videos, masterclasses, 3D models, the chance to dig with us on site and so much more. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.
The founding father of archaeology
Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members. You'll learn about the man widely considered to be the founding father of modern archaeology, discover which archaeological sites …
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Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members. You'll learn about the man widely considered to be the founding father of modern archaeology, discover which archaeological sites don't get re-buried after an excavation and find out which archaeological technique has produced to the most surprising results.
Helen's Find discusses an object discovered through archaeology with an exciting story to tell. You can look at this week's object here:
https://finds.org.uk/pas/recorded-find/HAMP-9DA925There's so much more from Time Team available to Time Team members. Supporting the work we do means you get exclusive access to bonus content, ad-free episodes and the chance to join us on site. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial now for all the details.
Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London
The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at The British Museum on loan from France. Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to medieval embroidery expert Alex Makin who got an exclusive preview of the new display before …
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The Bayeux Tapestry has arrived at The British Museum on loan from France. Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to medieval embroidery expert Alex Makin who got an exclusive preview of the new display before the rest of the public got to see it.
Derek Pitman joins the podcast from Northumberland where a Time Team X-Crew dig has been underway. Historian and writer Alistair Moffat gives some context to the lawless border region where the shieling sites are situated.
Dr Hugh Willmott takes you on a tour of the second season of excavations at Cerne Abbas, a forgotten abbey at the foot of the famous Cerne Abbas chalk giant in Dorset.Time Team members have access to a bonus episode of the podcast this week. It's an in-depth conversation about the Cerne Abbey dig with Dr Hugh Willmott. Join us on Patreon now for that, ad-free episodes, dig updates from Northumberland and so much more. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.
The real legend of King Arthur
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore Tintagel Castle with Professor Ken Dark, Director of the Tintagel Hinterland Project and author of Tyrants and Traders: Tintagel, Arthur and The Lost Kings.You'll learn …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore Tintagel Castle with Professor Ken Dark, Director of the Tintagel Hinterland Project and author of Tyrants and Traders: Tintagel, Arthur and The Lost Kings.
You'll learn more about this remarkable location, its place in history and its links to the legend of King Arthur, who's rumoured to have been conceived within its walls.The book's available right now in the Time Team shop. Head to https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/ for details. Don't forget you can support Time Team's work by becoming a Time Team member. At patreon.com/timeteamofficial you'll get ad-free and bonus editions of the podcast, masterclasses, behind-the-scenes footage and so much more.
Bronze Age DNA discovery
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams meet the team behind a new DNA discovery that changes our understanding of Bronze Age society. David Dawson from Wiltshire Museum and Tom Booth of the Crick Institute explain how …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams meet the team behind a new DNA discovery that changes our understanding of Bronze Age society. David Dawson from Wiltshire Museum and Tom Booth of the Crick Institute explain how it turns out the famous "stout man" is actually "stout woman"!
Time Team's Carenza Lewis has details of how Time Team members can join us on our next dig in October. It's taking place in Lincoln, with more information available soon at patreon.com/timeteamofficial.
Lawrence Shaw gets you excited for Time Team's expedition crew dig in Northumberland and you'll meet the mathematician trying to solve a neolithic mystery using his geometry knowledge.To support the archaeology work we do up and down the UK and around the world, consider becoming a Time Team member. You'll receive tonnes of benefits such as ad-free and bonus podcasts, 3D models, behind-the-scenes photos, masterclasses and the chance to join us on site. Visit patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
How heatwaves are revealing lost archaeology
Time Team archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers questions sent in by Time Team members. You'll find out how recent heatwaves are exposing lost archaeology in the ground below, how children can ask the most …
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Time Team archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers questions sent in by Time Team members. You'll find out how recent heatwaves are exposing lost archaeology in the ground below, how children can ask the most illuminating archaeological questions and whether double yellow lines would be interpreted as decorative by archaeologists of the future. We also pay tribute to Sir Tony Robinson on his 80th birthday.
Helen's Find shines a spotlight on an object discovered through archaeology. Today's find can be seen via the following link:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1991-0411-2858Don't forget that you can ask a question in a future episode, plus get ad-free and bonus podcast content by supporting us as a Time Team member. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to see how we use your money to make more programmes and carry out more archaeology in the UK and around the world.
Digging a neolithic mystery on Orkney
Martyn Williams is at Time Team's dig on Orkney where the mysterious geophysics 'blobs' are being investigated. You'll hear from Sir Tony Robinson who's visiting the site and has fallen in love with the …
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Martyn Williams is at Time Team's dig on Orkney where the mysterious geophysics 'blobs' are being investigated. You'll hear from Sir Tony Robinson who's visiting the site and has fallen in love with the landscape and its remarkable neolithic history.
There are also conversations with Time Team's John Gater and Jackie McKinley who are battling the wet and windy conditions in the Northern Isles.
Martyn also learns more about the local neolithic landscape by speaking to historian and writer Sigurd Towrie.This is just a taste of what's been going on. To follow the dig as it happened, become a Time Team member on Patreon to see what we've been getting up to. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details of how you can support what we do.
Is the Brodgar Butterfly really a butterfly?
We had so many of your questions about The Ness of Brodgar that we decided to make another podcast answering them! Martyn Williams is at the neolithic site on Orkney with Anne Mitchell, one of the site's …
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We had so many of your questions about The Ness of Brodgar that we decided to make another podcast answering them! Martyn Williams is at the neolithic site on Orkney with Anne Mitchell, one of the site's directors. Martyn and Helen put your questions to Anne including a discussion about the iconic Brodgar Butterfly.
To get more from Time Team, including exclusive day-by-day dig updates from The Ness, head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial. Your support allows us to do more archaeology and produce more brilliant Time Team programmes. You'll also get access to masterclasses, behind-the-scenes updates, ad-free episodes and bonus podcasts.
Orkney neolithic site starts to reveal its secrets
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams take you to the heart of Time Team's dig at The Ness of Brodgar on Orkney. You'll hear from inside the trench as the site finally starts to give up its secrets. Jackie McKinley …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams take you to the heart of Time Team's dig at The Ness of Brodgar on Orkney. You'll hear from inside the trench as the site finally starts to give up its secrets. Jackie McKinley sheds light on what the mysterious circular structure could really be and Dani Wootton makes an amazing discovery.
You'll also hear from Rob Watts from the YouTube channel RobWords. He's in Orkney to visit the dig and learn more about the languages once spoken there.
Plus, Sean Romo, the Director of Archaeology at Jamestown in the US gives us an update on the ongoing work to understand more about one of the first sites in North America to be settled by Europeans.Time Team members can get more from our dig at The Ness of Brodgar, including being able to watch the many Dig Watch updates from the site. Your support allows us to do more archaeology here in the UK and around the world. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.
Your Ness of Brodgar questions answered
Martyn Williams speaks to Helen Geake from The Ness of Brodgar on Orkney where Time Team's been carrying out a month-long excavation.The Ness is a neolithic site where 20 years of digging identified dozens of …
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Martyn Williams speaks to Helen Geake from The Ness of Brodgar on Orkney where Time Team's been carrying out a month-long excavation.
The Ness is a neolithic site where 20 years of digging identified dozens of buildings just a stone's throw away from majestic stone circles and burial mounds.
Following a geophysics survey our very own John Gater noticed a strange circular anomaly. The team were dispatched to work alongside Ness of Brodgar archaeologists to find out what it might be.Nick Card, one of the site's directors, answers some of the many questions sent in by Time Team members who are eager to learn more about this incredible site.
There's another podcast from Orkney next week. In the meantime, why not check out more Time Team content from The Ness of Brodgar. We've been keeping you updated on the dig moment by moment. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to become a member and catch up on what you might've missed.
Hidden Tudor tunnels at Henry VIII's palace?
In this week's Time Team podcast you'll learn about an exciting discovery at New Hall School in Essex, home to the Palace of Beaulieu which was once owned by King Henry VIII. Workers repairing a ha-ha (sunken …
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In this week's Time Team podcast you'll learn about an exciting discovery at New Hall School in Essex, home to the Palace of Beaulieu which was once owned by King Henry VIII. Workers repairing a ha-ha (sunken wall) came across what are thought to be Tudor tunnels, once part of the original palace building. The site was once the subject of a Time Team dig back in 2009. Martyn Williams revisits to see the latest discovery for himself.
Also today, John Gater speaks to Helen and Martyn from Orkney where Time Team's dig at The Ness of Brodgar continues. Time Team members can follow it as it happens on Patreon. You'll also hear about Orkney's unique rock art from expert Tertia Barnett and Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw check out a historic festival at Butser.
To follow updates from The Ness of Brodgar, as well as getting access to ad-free and bonus episodes of the Time Team podcast, become a Time Team member. Visit patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.
How did Romans grout their mosaics?
Helen Geake answers questions on archaeology and history submitted by Time Team members on Patreon.You'll hear about the items archaeologists take home from a site, the features that are crucial for an …
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Helen Geake answers questions on archaeology and history submitted by Time Team members on Patreon.
You'll hear about the items archaeologists take home from a site, the features that are crucial for an archaeological drawing and you'll learn how you can still be an archaeologist without digging in a trench.There's also Helen's Find, where Helen brings a historical object to your attention. You can see the one mentioned in today's episode at the following link:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/500107Time Team's currently at the Ness of Brodgar on Orkney. You can follow our dig as it happens by joining us as a Time Team member. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to support the work we do.
Orkney's hidden stone circle?
What could the mysterious circular anomaly be? Time Team geophysicist John Gater has scanned an area near the iconic neolithic site of The Ness of Brodgar. An intriguing circular pattern has revealed itself in …
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What could the mysterious circular anomaly be? Time Team geophysicist John Gater has scanned an area near the iconic neolithic site of The Ness of Brodgar. An intriguing circular pattern has revealed itself in the data, but what is it? Helen Geake shares her theory with co-host Martyn Williams. Time Team's Jackie McKinley also has her own idea of what might be hidden beneath Orkney. She shares her thoughts as she prepares to travel to the site herself.
Also on today's podcast; you'll learn how AI is helping to unravel ancient scrolls, find out more about the skeletons discovered on an ancient Wars of The Roses battlefield and you'll hear what happened when Martyn visited Time Team's Meg Russell on a site in Dorset where archaeologists of the future are being trained.
You can follow Time Team's dig at The Ness of Brodgar, with updates from site, by becoming a Time Team member. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more. Becoming a Time Team member supports the archaeology we do up and down the country and around the world. We couldn't do it without you!
When recovering finds goes wrong
Helen Geake answers more questions from Time Team members about archaeology, history and Time Team. You'll learn about the delicate process of recovering buried finds, ponder the merits of archaeological …
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Helen Geake answers more questions from Time Team members about archaeology, history and Time Team. You'll learn about the delicate process of recovering buried finds, ponder the merits of archaeological experience and hear about the Time Team moments Mick Aston would've enjoyed.
In Helen's Find you'll learn about an object discovered through archaeology. This time it's a small sundial. You can see it here:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/502553Become a Time Team member to ask your question on a future edition of the podcast. You also get access to ad-free and bonus content, 3D models, behind-the-scenes insights and the chance to join us on site. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
Amazing Stonehenge discovery
Phil Harding tells the Time Team podcast about a remarkable discovery at a site just five kilometres from Stonehenge. Holes thought to have once contained huge wooden posts were discovered which date back 500 …
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Phil Harding tells the Time Team podcast about a remarkable discovery at a site just five kilometres from Stonehenge. Holes thought to have once contained huge wooden posts were discovered which date back 500 years before the stones at Stonehenge were erected. The posts at Bulford line up with the summer and winter solstices, in the same way they do at Stonehenge. It means this new discovery could have been an early prototype for the solar alignment seen at Stonehenge.
You'll hear Phil talking to Helen Geake and Martyn Williams, alongside Fabio Silva, an astroarchaeologist, who helped to confirm the findings. There are also details of how you can contribute to Time Team's future research by suggesting sites for new digs.
You can help Time Team unearth more of our past by becoming a Time Team member. In return you'll get access to ad-free and bonus episodes, 3D models, behind-the-scenes exclusives and the chance to dig with us on site. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
Could an Egyptian mummy be hiding in a field?
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members. You'll learn the archaeological significance of ditches, ponder whether climate change might destroy our buried ancient past and consider …
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Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members. You'll learn the archaeological significance of ditches, ponder whether climate change might destroy our buried ancient past and consider the possibility ground up ancient Egyptian mummies might be scattered across British fields!
There's also Helen's Find. This time Helen's looking at two objects from the Portable Antiquities Scheme:
1) https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/512140
2) https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/912922Time Team members can ask Helen a question for a future episode. Sign up on Patreon for ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast as well as so much more from Time Team.
Who were the Picts, really?
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams take you deeper into the world of history and archaeology. On today's episode you'll discover the remarkable result of 10 years of research into the …
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Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams take you deeper into the world of history and archaeology. On today's episode you'll discover the remarkable result of 10 years of research into the Picts in Scotland. Prof. Gordon Noble summarises a decade's worth of work!
There's also an update from the Guildhall in King's Lynn where it's believed William Shakespeare performed, Time Team's Naomi Sewpaul explains why snails could hold the key to understanding our past and you'll meet some Time Team members!
You can find more information on a decade of research into the Picts here:
https://www.socantscot.org/news/new-society-book-transforms-our-understanding-of-the-picts/Want to become a Time Team member and support the work we do? Get access to loads more from Time Team, including ad-free and bonus episodes of this podcast. Go to www.patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
What nobody knows about hill forts
Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake is answering questions from Time Team members. Where did people who lived on Iron Age hill forts get their water? Did Anglo-Saxons live in buildings vacated by the Romans and …
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Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake is answering questions from Time Team members. Where did people who lived on Iron Age hill forts get their water? Did Anglo-Saxons live in buildings vacated by the Romans and which member of Time Team is most keen to get to the pub? Helen brings you her thoughts on the things you want to know.
There's also a surprise guest in the form of Dr Michael Olsson from Uppsala University in Sweden. He's got in touch after hearing Helen and Martyn discuss a topic he knows a fair bit about!
Everything we do on Time Team is made possible by the generosity of Time Team members. To join us, and get access to so much more from Time Team including ad-free and bonus episodes of this podcast, masterclasses, 3D models and a chance to join us on site, head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial.
Did we discover a medieval village?
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are back with another edition of the Time Team podcast on YouTube. In this episode Lawrence Shaw and Stewart Ainsworth make the tricky journey to a remote part of …
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Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are back with another edition of the Time Team podcast on YouTube. In this episode Lawrence Shaw and Stewart Ainsworth make the tricky journey to a remote part of Northumberland. Might they have come across the site of a lost medieval village, or perhaps an ancient 'shieling' site? The pair debate how suitable the site might be for a larger Time Team investigation.
Also, Time Team's Carenza Lewis gives an update on work following our dig in the village of Norton Disney and Time Team's graphics whizz, Matt 'Bear' Clark, shows us behind the scenes on some of the works of art he's creating for the programme.
In Time Team News this month you'll learn about the discovery of a site for producing illicit whiskey, the medieval notebook lost in a toilet and the doomed 19th Century expedition to discover new trade routes. Links below.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx219pg5lpxo https://www.heritagedaily.com/2026/05/medieval-notebook-found-preserved-in-latrine/158064 https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/more-doomed-franklin-expedition-sailors-identified-revealing-clues-about-how-they-tried-to-find-safety
All of the work we do unearthing the past and making programmes, including this podcast, is funded by the public. Becoming a Time Team member and supporting us on Patreon directly funds excavations and the programmes we make. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to discover the benefits you'll receive when you join us.What were ancient roofs built from?
It's a question and answer edition of the Time Team podcast. Dr Helen Geake puts on her thinking cap as Time Team members grill her on subjects such as the prevalence of ants on a dig, the relationship between …
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It's a question and answer edition of the Time Team podcast. Dr Helen Geake puts on her thinking cap as Time Team members grill her on subjects such as the prevalence of ants on a dig, the relationship between archaeology and other fields, and the way to determine what an ancient roof might have been constructed from.
Helen's Find also makes a comeback. This time Helen's looking at a stylus. You can see the item for yourself here:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/900647Time Team members get to ask Helen a question. Just head to the 'chat' section on Patreon at patreon.com/timeteamofficial
Becoming a member is a great way of supporting the archaeology we do and the programmes we make. All our digs are funded by you! In return we bring you ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast as well as behind the scenes films, 3D models, masterclasses and the chance to join us on site. Consider becoming a Time Team member today and thank you for supporting what we do.Secrets of neolithic artificial island revealed
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams find out more about a crannog in a Scottish loch which has been hiding a secret about its construction. Dr Stephanie Blankshein from the University of Southampton explains the …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams find out more about a crannog in a Scottish loch which has been hiding a secret about its construction. Dr Stephanie Blankshein from the University of Southampton explains the findings from exciting new research.
You'll go behind the scenes of a conservation lab at Birmingham Museum where ancient objects are restored to their former glory.
Jacq Barnard from the Sutton Hoo Ship's Company gives an update as work continues to reconstruct an Anglo-Saxon ship.
Ahead of the release of a classic episode of Time Team, you'll learn more about a stone age tsunami which could have been partly responsible for making Britain an island.Get ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast by becoming a Time Team member. You'll also get loads more exclusive content from Time Team, including 3D models, masterclasses and the chance to join us on site. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more about how you can support the archaeology we do.
Plaque to the future
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members in this episode of the Time Team podcast. Co-host Martyn Williams shares some of the ideas the production team have been coming up with on …
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Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members in this episode of the Time Team podcast. Co-host Martyn Williams shares some of the ideas the production team have been coming up with on how to mark the moment the Sutton Hoo Ship's Company launch their reconstructed Anglo-Saxon ship.
There are questions on identifying dental work on skeletal remains, the future of large scale archaeological excavations, telling a person's profession from their bones and the Time Team project Helen's most proud of.
You can submit your question for a future episode, plus get ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast by becoming a Time Team member. Your support on Patreon allows us to make more programmes and carry out more archaeology. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
The maps that unlock your family tree secrets
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams bring you more from the world of archaeology. In this episode of the podcast Derek Pitman shares some of the results from a geophysical survey of the Mapperton Estate. Could the …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams bring you more from the world of archaeology. In this episode of the podcast Derek Pitman shares some of the results from a geophysical survey of the Mapperton Estate. Could the grainy blobs on the data be a lost Roman building?
As Suzannah Lipscomb takes you behind the scenes at Broughton Castle, our chief metal detectorist, Keith Westcott, reveals how he discovered a huge Roman villa nearby.
Mark Bayley from The Genealogist demonstrates how you can use maps to research your family tree.
There's also Time Team News, where you'll get Helen's thoughts on the following archaeology stories in the news this week.
Cave discoveries: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8ejjw7377jo
Homer's Iliad: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/egypt-mummy-homer-iliad-gut-b2961509.html
Red hair genetics study: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/16/red-hair-gene-favoured-natural-selection-studyTime Team members have access to a bonus podcast where osteo-archaeologist Jackie McKinley gives you an in-depth insight into research done into the double burial at Cherington. Cutting edge DNA technology has revealed a boy and girl, buried together, were brother and sister. Jackie explains why the discovery is changing what we know about Anglo-Saxon burials. That's available at patreon.com/timeteamofficial
The archaeology of language
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are in conversation with linguist, writer and broadcaster Danny Bate. His new book, 'Why Q Needs U', invites you to get to grips with the complexities of language and how tracing …
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are in conversation with linguist, writer and broadcaster Danny Bate. His new book, 'Why Q Needs U', invites you to get to grips with the complexities of language and how tracing its roots can help us discover more about the past.
You can get much more from Time Team and the podcast by becoming a Time Team member. Get ad-free and bonus episodes as well as 3D models, masterclasses and early access to new Time Team episodes. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to learn more.
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