Time Team (series 9)

Time Team Series 9
No. of episodes 13
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 4
Original run 6 January 2002 – 31 March 2002

This is a list of time team episodes from series 9.[1]

Episode

Series 9

Episode # refers to the air date order. The Time Team Specials are aired in between regular episodes, but are omitted from this list. Regular contributors on Time Team include: Tony Robinson (presenter); archaeologists Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Carenza Lewis, Ian Powlesland, Jenni Butterworth, Katie Hirst, Kerry Ely; Robin Bush, Guy de la Bedoyere (historians); Victor Ambrus (illustrator); Stewart Ainsworth (landscape investigator); John Gater, Chris Gaffney (Geophysics); Henry Chapman (surveyor); Mark Corney (Roman specialist). [2]

Episode # Series # Episode Title Location Coordinates Original airdate
771"London's First Bridge"Vauxhall, London51°29′11″N 0°07′36″W / 51.486309°N 0.126729°W6 January 2002
782"The Roman's Panic"Ancaster, Lincolnshire52°58′49″N 0°32′00″W / 52.980295°N 0.533225°W13 January 2002

Time Team visits Ancaster, to which their resident Roman expert, Guy, recently moved. The town has yielded numerous Roman finds as well as a large cemetery with several sarcophagi from the period. In addition, the church of Ancaster is known in British archaeology for a Roman inscription dedicated to the deity Viridius. One question the team wants to tackle concerns why the Romans built a defensive system around the town in the late 3rd century CE. After some initial problems with the stratigraphy, Phil finds the cemetery level, while Carenza discovers a layer filled with jumbled up human remains mixed with other bones, probably representing disturbed burials. In the cemetery, Phil eventually uncovers the lid of a possible sarcophagus, and its excavation could thus require certain precautions due to the potential for lead poisoning and presence of biological hazards. However, the object proves to be a cist burial, as well as hazard-free. Incredibly, one of the cist slabs also turns out to contain yet another inscription to the god Viridius. In the end, the archaeologists suggest that the massive defenses were ordered to be put up by the Roman central administration in Britain, and completely disrupted the original town layout. Archaeological or historical period(s): Roman Britain.

Featuring from Time Team: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Stewart Ainsworth, John Gater, Victor Ambrus, Carenza Lewis, Guy de la Bédoyère, Kerry Ely, Margaret Cox, Jeremy Taylor, Maggi Smith.
793"Diving for the Armada"Kinlochbervie, N.W. Scotland58°26′00″N 5°06′44″W / 58.433263°N 5.112194°W20 January 2002
The team travel to West Scotland to investigate the wreck of a ship that may have been part of the Spanish armada. As this is a classic case of rescue archaeology, they are joined by the government's Archaeological Diving Unit, whose director Martin Dean explains why this exercise is so important. An ROV is operated from the surface. Historian Felipe Fernandez-Armesto talks about the role played by the weather in the Spanish armada. Pottery specialist Duncan Brown looks at several remarkable finds, including some Maiolica ware. Both Phil and Tony do some diving. With the help of marine archaeologist Mark Lawrence, John uses a magnetometer to survey the seabed.[3]
804"The Naughty Monastery"Chicksands, Bedfordshire52°02′25″N 0°21′58″W / 52.040364°N 0.366011°W27 January 2002
The team are invited to investigate the officers' mess of a military base in Bedfordshire, once home to monks and nuns of a 14th century Gilbertine Order. It was an experiment in unisex living. Jenni of Time Team volunteers to live like a nun during the dig, and is initiated by nunnery expert Roberta Gilchrist. John Ette from English Heritage monitors proceedings, and they are also joined by historian Richard K. Morris and osteoarchaeologist Margaret Cox. Robin Bush tells the miraculous tale of the Nun of Watton.[4]
815"The Furnace in the Cellar"Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire52°38′46″N 2°34′38″W / 52.646124°N 2.577345°W3 February 2002
The team head for a pub in Leighton, whose cellar contains the remains of a blast furnace once used for smelting iron. When Tony arrives, test pits are already being dug, and Geophysics are busy surveying the car park. They are joined by Paul Belford from Ironbrige Gorge Museum; and Jonathan Roberts shows Phil how to make a triangular charcoal clamp similar to those used in the 17th century. Mick visits the nearby Blists Hill Victorian Town, where Roger Fewtrell demonstrates making a 24 pound cannonball. They are also joined by researcher Colin Thom, industrial archaeologist Rob Kinchin-Smith, archaeometallurgist Gerry McDonnell, and Finds expert Ceinwen Paynton.[5]
826"An Ermine Street Pub"Cheshunt, Hertfordshire51°43′14″N 0°03′15″W / 51.720624°N 0.054145°W10 February 2002
It is 40 years since amateur archaeologists dug up Roman remains near Ermine Street, now hidden beneath Cheshunt Park. Time Team tell the story of the original excavation, using the detailed plan to conduct their own investigation.[6] They believe the site's proximity to the road is the key to this dig. With some brilliant work by Stewart and John, they soon locate part of the road. Though frustratingly they cannot find any trace of it beneath the surface, they do find a brewery and possibly a pub. The brewing process is described by ancient technology expert Peter J. Reynolds. They conduct a mini-experiment comparing Roman surveying techniques with Henry's modern equipment. They are also joined by Roman experts Rosalind Niblett and Harvey Sheldon.
837"Iron-Age Market"Helford, Cornwall50°04′39″N 5°10′48″W / 50.077478°N 5.179886°W17 February 2002
The team examines two Iron Age sites in Cornwall, Gear and Caervallack. (Episode microsite)
848"Siege House in Shropshire"High Ercall, Shropshire52°45′09″N 2°36′10″W / 52.752459°N 2.602659°W24 February 2002
859"A Prehistoric Airfield"Throckmorton, Worcestershire52°08′25″N 2°02′32″W / 52.140294°N 2.042171°W3 March 2002
Hoping to uncover Bronze Age burials, the team descend on a disused airfield. But initial finds suggest the Iron Age, while geophysics shows plenty of circles and some larger rectangular enclosures. Jacqui Wood makes prehistoric cheese, and cooks a fish stew. Bronze Age enthusiast Francis Pryor gets excited about some faint track marks. They are joined by Malcolm Atkin and Robin Jackson from Worcestershire County Council, Ian George from English Heritage, and Iron Age expert Jeremy Taylor.[7]
8610"A Lost Roman City"Castleford, Yorkshire53°43′28″N 1°21′20″W / 53.724441°N 1.355467°W10 March 2002
8711"Every Castle Needs a Lord"Beaudesert, Warwickshire52°17′36″N 1°46′20″W / 52.293401°N 1.772098°W17 March 2002
8812"Steptoe Et Filius"Yaverland, Isle of Wight50°40′18″N 1°07′56″W / 50.671732°N 1.132267°W24 March 2002
8913"Seven Buckets and a Buckle"Breamore, Hampshire50°57′18″N 1°46′19″W / 50.954994°N 1.772017°W31 March 2002

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Time Team episode guides, series 9". Channel 4. Retrieved 2015-03-31.
  2. ↑ "Time Team Digs cast list". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  3. ↑ "Kinlochbervie, Scotland". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  4. ↑ "Chicksands, Bedfordshire". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  5. ↑ "Ironbridge Gorge, Shropshire". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  6. ↑ "Cheshunt, Hertfordshire". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-04-07.
  7. ↑ "Time Team - Throckmorton, Worcestershire". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2015-04-08.

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