Time Team
Time Team's Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology. The podcast offers exclusive access to digs and interviews with experts to uncover stories of the past. New episodes are released every Tuesday, with one video per month on YouTube. The show invites listeners to join a community of archaeology and history enthusiasts through Patreon.
Episodes
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 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.Mart
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 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 Ne
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 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 O
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 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 disp
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 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
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 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 ca
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 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 he
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 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 se
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 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 coul
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 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
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 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
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 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 U
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 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 investigati
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 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 c
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 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 Sutto
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 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
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 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 discovere
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 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,
Has Time Team discovered a lost Roman site?
Time Team's expedition crew have been on the Mapperton estate in Dorset where they've been excavating a mysterious structure in a field. Helen Geake and Martyn Williams take you to the heart of the dig and wonder whether the discovery could be a long-forgotten Roman building.There's also exciting news from Time Team's Jackie McKinley who's received some remarkable information about the bodies of
Understanding Brancaster's Roman fort
Time Team have just finished a three day excavation of the Roman fort at Brancaster in Norfolk. On the evening of our second day on site the team headed to the local village hall where people in the community gathered to hear about some of the discoveries archaeologists had made.Recorded in front of a live audience you'll hear from the podcast's own Helen Geake, Angus Wainwright from the National
Excavating the Roman fort of Branodunum
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are on site with Time Team in Brancaster, Norfolk. Archaeologists are excavating the Roman fort of Branodunum following some amazing geophysics results, whilst filming a new Time Team episode. Helen and Martyn will take you behind the scenes as the dig takes place. You'll meet the team of experts and volunteers who are all working hard on a very cold and windy site
The truth about The Celts
In a special edition of the podcast, Helen Geake and Martyn Williams sit down with John Waddell, author and former Professor of Archaeology in the University of Galway.He's just released 'The Celtic World: A History', which looks at what life was really like for The Celts of Europe. John helps to dispel myths and tells you things you never knew about their culture, language and lifestyle. You'll
Hadrian's Wall and more at Current Archaeology Live
We're at Current Archaeology Live at UCL in London. Guest speakers from the world of archaeology are presenting to a packed audience. Helen and Martyn have been chatting to some of them.You'll hear from the event's keynote speaker, David Breeze, who knows all there is to know about Hadrian's Wall. There's also a conversation with the winner of the Archaeologist of the Year award at the Current Ar
Why nobody's sure what furniture was in a roundhouse
Helen and Martyn are back with another questions episode. Archaeologist Helen Geake is answering queries sent in by Time Team members on Patreon. They include the furniture you might find in a roundhouse, why the Iron Age didn't come before the Bronze Age and what Time Team archaeologist do when they're not filming episodes of the show.There's also Helen's Find, which looks at an interesting obje
2,000-year-old footprints discovered on beach
Join archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams as they guide you through the world of archaeology. In this episode you'll learn about the 2,000-year-old footprints found on a beach in Scotland, the battle to save Ukraine's archaeology from destruction, Giselle Király is on the lookout for rock art on Ilkley Moor and there's an update on the Dorset shipwreck which appeared on a beach.Y
Did the Iron Age happen at the same time everywhere?
Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members on this episode of the podcast. She'll ponder if time periods like the Iron Age, Bronze Age and Stone Age happen at the same time in different parts of the world. There are also questions about what archaeologists might have got wrong, whether people looking at the past are being respectful and how you can get a job as an archaeologist.You'll a
17th century shipwreck appears on Dorset beach
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams hear about shipwreck timbers, buried for hundreds of years on a Dorset beach, that have been uncovered during a storm. Maritime archaeologist Tom Cousins from Bournemouth University explains how they got there.Time Team's Henry Chapman is explaining how the work he's doing at Stonehenge is revealing new secrets about the landscape the monument is set in.Also, Helen
Tony Robinson celebrates five years of Time Team’s return
You're invited to a special meet-up at the pub where the whole Time Team gang gathered to celebrate five years of the show's return. We say thank you to the fans who brought us back with an episode recorded at The George Inn, London.Helen Geake and Martyn Williams chat to Sir Tony Robinson, John Gater, Gus Casely-Hayford, Jackie McKinley, Derek Pitman, Lawrence Shaw and many more. They reminisce
Incredible discoveries at nuclear power station site
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology.In this episode Richard Osgood, from Operation Nightingale, reveals what it was really like to excavate at Time Team's latest dig; the princely burial at Cherington. You'll also meet the conservator tasked with bringing an Anglo-Saxon sword back to life.Time Team's environmental archaeologist, Naomi Sewpaul,
Princely graves, symbols, and Anglo-Saxon England
Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams speak to Richard Osgood ahead of Time Team's return to the village of Cherington, where excavation of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery continues. You'll also meet some of the military veterans working on the site who are part of Operation Nightingale, an organisation which uses archaeology to help former and serving military personnel recover from psyc
The everyday ancient objects lost to archaeology
Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members in this episode of the podcast.There's a discussion about Purbeck marble, a question about the everyday household items that are lost to archaeology, thoughts on patriarchal societies and whether Helen would ever write a novel.In Helen's Find you discover more about an ancient item. This time it's a musical instrument. Y
Remarkable Iron Age battle trumpet unearthed
Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams discuss an amazing find from a dig in Norfolk. They also get more information about two of the excavations Time Team's embarking on this year; one at The Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and the other in Brancaster on the Norfolk coast.Nick Card from The Ness of Brodgar explains the site's significance and The National Trust's Angus Wainwright sets t
Sutton Hoo ship update and more 2025 best bits
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams look back at more of their favourites from the Time Team podcast in 2025.This time Stewart Ainsworth makes a discovery at Bodbury Ring, John Gater's revisiting a Roman site, Francis Pryor has a warning about Flag Fen, Jackie McKinley's on site at Sutton Hoo, Giselle Király's walking in the footsteps of Otzi The Iceman and Martyn's getting up close and personal with
The best bits from 2025
It's part one of our look back at some of the best bits from the Time Team podcast in 2025.Helen Geake and Martyn Williams remember time spent at Sutton Hoo, investigating the landscape with Stewart Ainsworth, exploring the ancient city of Pompeii with Dr Sophie Hay, test pitting in Norton Disney and using a floatation tank with Naomi Sewpaul.What were your favourite bits from the podcast this yea
The Time Team Christmas Quiz 2025
Merry Christmas from the Time Team podcast. The rematch is here! Time Team archaeologists Helen Geake and Derek Pitman go head to head in this year's Time Team Christmas quiz.With questions from archaeologists, crew and our Time Team members, will Helen take the title again or will Derek manage to secure his first victory?How did you get on? Play along at home to test your archaeological and Time
Can new tech unroll ancient scrolls?
Most of this episode was recorded before we learned about the death of Kerry Ely, Time Team's 'Mr Logistics'.Helen's answering questions from Time Team members. We'll discuss when a buried body becomes archaeology, if it's possible to go on an archaeology digging holiday, the archaeologists that run in the family and whether it's possible for new technology to unroll ancient scrolls.There's also H
Sir Tony Robinson
In this special edition of the Time Team podcast, archaeologist Helen Geake speaks to the man who's been at the heart of Time Team since the very beginning, Sir Tony Robinson!Tony reveals how he came to present the show, discusses his love of archaeology and talks about his new book, The House of Wolf.You can buy Tony's book in the Time Team shop. Go to https://shop.timeteamdigital.comTo get more
Orkney's shipwreck mystery: Sanday Wreck
In February 2024 a wooden shipwreck was revealed on a beach in Orkney. People on the island of Sanday originally believed it might’ve been dislodged from the seabed in violent storms. What was it and how did it get there? Archaeologists have been piecing together the mystery of the Sanday Wreck.In this special edition of the Time Team podcast, Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to Ben Saunders,
Surprise discovery in the heart of neolithic Orkney
Time Team archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams take you to the north of the British isles. Time Team's geophysicist John Gater has an exciting announcement to bring you about a remarkable neolithic site in Orkney, The Ness of Brodgar. You'll also hear about a site first investigated by Time Team in 1994. Finlaggen was the heart of a powerful community centuries ago. You'll meet
Could archaeology become obsolete?
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are back for another edition of the Time Team podcast. This week Helen's answers questions from Time Team members. She'll discuss archaeologist arguments, what you might find in a first world war trench and she'll ponder if archaeology could become obsolete.There's also another round of Helen's Find, when Helen explores an object or item fou
The war veteran saved by archaeology
This episode of the Time Team podcast is being published on Armistice Day, when those who've served are honoured and remembered. Helen Geake and Martyn Williams speak to one veteran whose life has been changed through Operation Nightingale, a project which uses archaeology to veterans and serving military personnel suffering with their mental health.Following the release of our film about Cerne Ab
How can AI revolutionise archaeology?
Time Team archaeologist Dr Helen Geake is answering questions from Time Team members in this edition of the podcast. Helen's pondering the benefits AI might bring to archaeologists and geophysicists in the field, exploring how Mick Aston used his camera and discussing the benefits of drawing over photography.The item mentioned in Helen's Find this week can be seen here:https://finds.org.uk/databas
How archaeology can solve crimes
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams chat to Time Team's landscape archaeologist Stewart Ainsworth. He's working with Cheshire Police to tackle so-called heritage crime. With the help of PC Jono Lightfoot he'll explain how techniques used by archaeologists could be the key to catching the criminals.Martyn visits Professor Henry Chapman at The University of Birmingham to find out more about his work on
A local lad done bad
Helen Geake answers more questions from Time Team members. She also has a remarkable story to tell as part of Helen's Find. You can see the object being discussed here:https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1129918You'll learn all about Sir Clement Higham, a fairly unlikeable character, through the silver vervel.If you've got a question for Helen to answer on a future episode then why n
Saving Henry VIII's flagship The Mary Rose
43 years since it rose from the seabed the Time Team podcast has made a special visit to the Mary Rose. Find out how a team of archaeologists and other experts are preserving Henry VIII's flagship at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.Martyn Williams gets up close to the ship, going behind the scenes at the Mary Rose Museum, whilst Helen Geake interviews some of the people who know it best. Dr Alex Hild
Mick Aston's Time Team legacy
In this question and answers edition of the podcast Helen Geake and Martyn Williams reflect on Mick Aston's legacy on Time Team. There are also questions on the rules around metal detecting and the benefits of LiDAR technology.Helen's Find returns. This time Helen's talking about a very simple item, the humble pencil. Here's a link to the Portable Antiquities Scheme website so you can take a long
Back to Brancaster's Roman fort
Time Team have returned to the Roman fort at Brancaster in Norfolk. The geophysics team, lead by John Gater, have unfinished business at the site.In this episode Helen Geake and Martyn Williams take you behind the scenes of the filming of a brand new Time Team programme. John and his team fire up their magnetrometry and GPR equipment to discover so much more about this amazing site. You'll hear co
How do Roman villas get forgotten about?
Time Team members are an inquisitive bunch. We've devoted the whole of this episode to answering more of your questions. Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake will be pondering whether special vaccinations are needed to dig up ancient human remains, how necessary it is to cut down vegetation to conduct a geophysical survey and how the outlines of long forgotten buildings show up in hot weather.Helen's Find
The lost abbey beside the Cerne Abbas chalk giant
On this week's Time Team podcast with archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams; Helen gives us the low down from Sir Tony Robinson's book launch in London. Lawrence Shaw takes you to Cerne Abbas where a dig to rediscover a lost abbey just metres from the famous chalk giant has been taking place. That's part of a new film coming to Time Team's YouTube channel very soon.Time Team's M
How ethnically diverse was Anglo-Saxon society?
Time Team archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members. In this episode you'll hear Helen's thoughts on mysterious stones in Cornwall, diversity in Anglo-Saxon society and how much British influence might there have been on the European continent? There's also a great question about the digs on Helen's bucket list.Helen also introduces you to another item from the Portable
How one village helped tell Walt Disney's remarkable family story
Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams get you ready for Time Team's next three day dig, which took place in the village of Norton Disney. You'll hear from Time Team's own Carenza Lewis who got the whole community involved in digging their own past at test pits in gardens and fields across the local area.Time Team members have been able to see an exclusive preview, so Helen and Mart
Busting a Hadrian's Wall myth
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are back at Flag Fen to answer questions from Time Team members.This time they tackle how much an occupying Roman force might've mingled with the locals, the newest find Helen's come across, myth-busting a tall tale about Hadrian's Wall and doing archaeology in your later years.Helen's Find returns. You can see the object Helen's discussing here:https://finds.org.uk
Sutton Hoo ship reconstruction update
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are at Flag Fen where a fire has destroyed a volunteer-built roundhouse on the ancient archaeological site. Helen sees the damage for herself.Jacq Barnard from The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company has an update on the work that's underway to reconstruct the Anglo-Saxon ship buried in the mounds at Sutton Hoo.With the Bayeux Tapestry coming to the UK, Helen and Martyn sp
How much does a Time Team dig cost?
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are back with some of the questions Time Team members have been asking.From discussing advances in archaeological technology to the cost of running a dig, Helen does her best to bring you answers.Martyn also has a go at asking a question, putting forward the silurian hypothesis for Helen to consider.There's also another edition of Helen's Find. The object Helen's re
Meeting the Little Boy Blue dig heroes
Time Team's Francis Pryor appears on this episode of the podcast to discuss the damage to one of Flag Fen's reconstructed roundhouses.You'll hear from Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw who've been at the Festival of Archaeology's launch event near Belfast in Northern Ireland.The Operation Nightingale military veterans and serving members of the armed forces talk about their experience digging for a B
How did the Romans stay warm?
It's another question and answer session this week. Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake is taking the questions you've been asking on Patreon. She'll discuss how rich Romans heated their villas in chilly northern Europe, whether archaeologists behave different around human remains depending on the religion the deceased person might've been from; and just how do you date pottery?There's also Helen's Find,
The 5,000 year old man found frozen in the snow
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are back for another edition of the podcast. This episode is also available to watch on YouTube.Time Team's Giselle Király is in the Italian Dolomites discovering human remains left frozen in the ice for 5,000 years. She comes face to face with Ötzi the Iceman, whose body is on display at South Tyrol Archaeology Museum.The Festival of Archa
Why don't archaeologists deal with dinosaurs?
In this question and answers episode Dr Helen Geake brings you her thoughts on archaeology-related queries posed by Patreon supporters. She'll tackle topics about the difference between paleontology and arcaeology, what's done with partially excavated human remains on a dig and whether or not the Anglo-Saxon invasion happened in the way the history books suggest.There's also another edition of Hel
Potential Viking boat burial on Shetland
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are joined by Time Team archaeologist Jackie McKinley. She's been part of the team investigating a potential Viking boat burial in the most northern part of the UK. She gives us a sense of what it was like working in driving rain and high winds, as well as the clues which could point to a Viking boat being hidden beneath the soil.Archaeologists have discovered ev
Could you be related to an ancient King?
It's another episode devoted to answering the questions you've been asking on Patreon. Time Team archaeologist Dr Helen Geake considers whether DNA could discover the ancestors of ancient Kings who are alive today, how long achaeology has been studied and the measures in place to stop artefacts being stolen from a dig site.There's also Helen's Find. This time Helen's discussing seal matrices, the
Mudlarking for London's lost history
Searching for treasure in the mud on the banks of the river Thames, or mudlarking as it's known, dates back generations. Now specially licenced mudlarks comb the foreshore looking for clues to the city's past. You'll meet Tom Coghlan who discovered something truly remarkable, now on display at a new exhibition at London Museum focusing on mudlarking.Also on the podcast, archaeologist Dr Helen Geak
The Sutton Hoo debrief
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams sit down after four weeks of Time Team's Sutton Hoo dig to reflect on what's happened over the past month.Naomi Sewpaul discusses her work on site and sheds some light on what she may have discovered using her special floatation tank.You'll meet one of Edith Pretty's relatives who reflects on the legacy of the woman who owned the site and sparked the archaeologic
Could another ship be buried at Sutton Hoo?
It's Time Team's final week digging at Sutton Hoo and it still has secrets to reveal. Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams brave the wind and rain to take you to a new trench that's been opened on the bank of the river. Could work there uncover another Anglo-Saxon ship?Helen's been squelching in the mud on the side of river at low tide where Carenza Lewis and her team are looking for evidence of hum
Sutton Hoo dig unearths cremation urn
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are back at Sutton Hoo, where Time Team's dig is in its third week.Helen brings you up to speed with what's going on on site, including the latest on the cremation vessel that's been discovered in trench one.Martyn meets the volunteers getting the opportunity to dig at Sutton Hoo and Tim Fitzhigham from the Guildhall at King's Lynn drops by
Sutton Hoo gives up more secrets
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams bring you this episode of the Time Team podcast from Sutton Hoo where our second year on site is underway.John Gater explains how he hopes new geophysics technology might shed some light on mysterious signals detected last year and Jackie McKinley takes you through her analysis of the missing piece of the Bromeswell bucket.We also take a trip to Woodbridge where
The Sutton Hoo dig gets underway
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are at Sutton Hoo where Time Team's 2025 dig has just started.Professor Martin Carver, who led an excavation of the famous Sutton Hoo mounds in the 1980s, is on site with his thoughts on the project.Sutton Hoo's archaeology and engagement manager Laura Howarth tells us what she hopes the 2025 dig will be able to reveal about life in the area
Understanding Sutton Hoo's Bromeswell bucket
With just one week to go until Time Team returns to Sutton Hoo, Martyn Williams and archaeologist Dr Helen Geake find out even more about one of its unearthed treasures, The Bromeswell Bucket.Martyn visits one of the UK's largest Iron Age hillforts in Oswestry to find out how vandalism is putting its archaeology at risk.With fears about the future of university funding for archaeology courses, com
Is there a dark side of metal detecting?
It's another episode of the Time Team podcast devoted to answering your questions. Dr Helen Geake responds to what you've been asking on Patreon.You'll find out about the dark side of metal detecting, whether our ancestors were buried or cremated and why farmers can continue to plough the soil at scheduled monuments.Plus, Helen's find this week is a spindle whorl. You can find out about one from a
Francis Pryor on the threat facing Flag Fen
Time Team's Francis Pryor discovered Flag Fen, a Bronze Age site of world importance, in 1982. The remarkable preservation of a wooden causeway, over a kilometre long, along with ancient roundhouses, gave us unique insight into how people lived thousands of years ago. Now, decades after Francis' discovery, Flag Fen is under threat and the archaeology is at risk of being lost forever. Time Team tak
Did Vikings really wear horned helmets?
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake answers more of your questions in this episode of the Time Team podcast. From whether Vikings really wore horned helmets to why the police aren't called in every time a skeleton is discovered at a site.There's also another edition of Helen's Find, which you can see at the following links:https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/477426/recordtype/artefactshttps://f
Britain's lost underwater Kingdom
In this week's episode of the Time Team podcast with Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams, Professor Vincent Gaffney, chair in landscape archaeology at The University of Bradford, discusses Doggerland, an area of land now submerged under the North Sea off the coast of Britain.Professor Caroline Wilkinson, a world-leading expert in facial reconstruction, explains how new techniques allow you to look
The Bronze Age object nobody can explain
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are joined by Gus Casely-Hayford OBE to answer your archaeology questions. You’ll learn the difference between coring and flotation, find out what commercial archaeology units do, debate the benefits of using plaster casts over a more technological solution and there’s another theory on Roman stairs to ponder.Helen’s find this episode is a p
Stewart Ainsworth's remarkable discovery at Iron Age landmark
On this episode of the Time Team podcast; landscape archaeologist Stewart Ainsworth takes Martyn Williams to Bodbury Ring in Shropshire where he's made an astonishing new discovery which could completely change the way we think about the Iron Age site.Dr Helen Geake's delving deeper into witchcraft as she investigates curious witch bottles with Nigel Jeffries from Museum of London Archaeology and
Do people really let archaeologists dig up their garden?
It's our first Patreon questions episode! Dr Helen Geake brings you answers to some of the things you've always wondered about archaeology. From how to get involved in digs to whether people are really ok with dozens of archaeologists digging huge holes in their lawns, we've got the answers to your questions.Plus, Helen tells Martyn about a historical object and discusses its importance.You can as
What life was really like in Ancient Egypt
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams are joined by this year's winner of The Archaeologist of the Year award. Joyce Tyldesley OBE is Professor of Egyptology, she's poised to reveal some of the civilisation's secrets.Also, Lawrence Shaw gets you excited about this weekend's Time Team expedition crew YouTube video and Naomi Sewpaul demonstrates an archaeological technique called floatation.Plus, Helen
The toilet that solved the mystery of the Bayeux Tapestry
Dr Duncan Wright from Newcastle University explains how an 11th century royal toilet has allowed researchers to prove the location of King Harold's residence, solving a mystery of the famous Bayeux Tapestry.Also joining Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams is Dani Wootton who'll bring you this month's Time Team News. Meg Russell explains the science behind the mental health benefits of archa
The forgotten women of Iron Age Britain
In this episode Rachel Pope from The University of Liverpool explains how new research is lifting the veil on the lives of women in Iron Age Britain.Martyn Williams tries out one of the most back-breaking archaeological techniques, as Prof. Henry Chapman demonstrates coring.There's a trip down memory lane as former Time Team Principal Conservation Expert, Brigid Gallagher, and former Time Team 3D
New excavations at Pompeii
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams discover Pompeii like you've never seen it before. New excavations at the site have been unearthing perfectly-preserved bathhouses, skeletons and jewellery which allow us to learn even more about life in the ancient city before it was destroyed by a volcano. Dr Sophie Hay was heavily involved in the dig and takes us through the most breathtaking discoveries.Also,
From Sutton Hoo to Byzantium: Did Anglo-Saxons fight for the Empire?
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams take you to Sutton Hoo, where Time Team will be returning later this year.Find out more about a new theory - put forward by Dr Helen Gittos from the University of Oxford - which casts doubt on the current understanding of how opulent Byzantine treasures, found in some of the burial mounds, came to be there. Could it be that Anglo-Saxons were
Your questions answered
The first episode of the Time Team podcast for 2025 is a little different. Archaeologists Dr Helen Geake and Dr Derek Pitman answer questions you've been asking on Patreon.From how new technology might change the way archaeologists make discoveries to what happens after the diggers have left a site, Helen and Derek give you their thoughts on what you've been wondering.As a special treat you can wa
