Join Dani Wootton as she looks back at some of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries and stories from 2024.

Dani Wootton takes a look at some of our favourite archaeology themed books from 2024, including titles by Francis Pryor, Guy de la Bédoyère, Bettany Hughes, Theo Papakostas, Michael Scott, Luc Amkreutz, Sally Coulthard, and Robert Turner. Sam Newton also sheds light on the ancient tale of Beowulf.

Time Team join forces with Cotswold Archaeology and the military veterans of Operation Nightingale to investigate an extraordinary Anglo Saxon site in Gloucestershire. But what starts out as a straight forward excavation of a 1400 year old cemetery, takes an unexpected turn, dialling the clock back several centuries and leaving the team scratching their heads about what exactly they are unearthing. A must watch this Christmas.

Dani Wootton is back with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.

This month, we return to Boden Fogou in Cornwall to witness a new development. We learn about a fascinating discovery made by X-ray which might challenge existing finds identification.

Our Book of the Month is 'X Marks the Spot' by Prof Michael Scott. We drop in on the archaeology students at the University of Leicester. And we discover a new perspective at Corfe Castle in Dorset.

(Episode 17, Wednesday 18th December 2024)

The island of Rousay in Orkney holds so many archeological wonders it has been nicknamed ‘The Egypt of the North'. On its southern coast lies the Knowe of Swandro, a complex multi-period site that has been under excavation for over ten years. Time Team favourite Dr John Gater visits the site to see what new discoveries have been made and learn how the team are battling the elements in a race against time to excavate before Swandro is lost to the sea.

Join Time Team for the premiere on Saturday 14th December at 7pm (GMT)

Since 2015, Waterloo Uncovered has been excavating the iconic battlefield of Waterloo, uncovering fascinating insights about this pivotal moment in history. In this video, watch Time Team's Harry Manley and Lawrence Shaw take on a remarkable 250-mile cycling challenge from London to the Waterloo Battlefield. Along the way, we'll also explore highlights from Waterloo Uncovered's digs over the years, showcasing their ongoing work and discoveries. Don't miss this epic adventure!

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.

This month, we catch up with James Gossip to discuss the mysterious monument, King Arthur's Hall on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall. We also show how an artefact from recent memory - a rusty dog tag - can have such huge resonance with the living.

Our Book of the Month is 'A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects' by Sally Coulthard. Meanwhile, we look at what might be Britain's oldest spade, and ancient stone statues discovered in Cambodia.

(Episode 16, Wednesday 27th November 2024)

This Remembrance Sunday, Time Team pays tribute to the brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First and Second World Wars. Lest we forget, we remember their courage, and the heavy cost of the freedom.

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.  This month, we investigate a mysterious shipwreck discovered on the shores of Sanday, Orkney.  Our Book of the Month is 'How to Fit all of Ancient Greece in an Elevator' by Dr Theo Papakostas. We learn about the prehistoric archaeology in Thomas Hardy's garden in Dorchester.  Meanwhile, Professor Carenza Lewis teams up with the community for 'Digging Market Garden' at Fulbeck Manor in Lincolnshire. Plus we hear from Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams to learn all about the new Time Team Podcast.
Join us on YouTube, Wednesday 30th October, at 7pm (GMT)!

A year on from Time Team's 'Digging Band of Brothers' Special, archaeologist Matt Williams returns to Aldbourne in Wiltshire, to join Operation Nightingale for another season in the trenches. Veterans and serving personnel from the US and UK are investigating the UK home of the US 101st Airborne Division, during World War II, in the 80th anniversary year of D-Day.

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.

This month, Dani catches up with Prof Henry Chapman to hear about his research on mysterious bog bodies in Denmark and the UK.

We experience a day in the life of a field archaeologist at an Iron Age quarry site. For 'Book of the Month', flint-knapper, Bob Turner shares details of his new book, the 'Flint Tools Field Guide'.

Plus, we have an update on the Stonehenge altar stone, and we have news of an epic bike ride from Waterloo Station (London) to the Waterloo Battlefield (Belgium) in support of Waterloo Uncovered.

Join us on YouTube, Wednesday 25th September, at 8pm (BST)! 

Sam Wilson, Time Team's conflict archaeologist, visits the site of an archaeological project exploring battlefields of Operation Cobra in Normandy led by Cameron Ross, the director of the Battlefield Archaeology Group. He meets the team of international archaeologists and volunteers for their 3rd season of exploring the archaeology of Operation Cobra. Operation Cobra was a major allied operation that finally broke through the German defence in Normandy in 1944.  The project is the first time a World War Two battlefield in Normandy has been studied in its entirety. It involved intensive geophysics, to locate German positions in the first phase of the breakthrough as well as strategic metal detecting.

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe... and space!

This month, old friend Neil Holbrook investigates a Roman tile kiln in Wiltshire. Meanwhile, we're joined on the spoil heap by Mark Edmonds, to discuss his new book, 'Ness of Brodgar: Past, Present and Future'. Plus, we shed light on a new mystery at Stonehenge, and explore the archaeology of space. Yes, really.

Join us, this Sunday to watch "'From Forest to Front Line", a special episode from Time Team's Expedition Crew, in collaboration with Forestry England.

Between 1915 and 1920, hundreds of thousands of troops were based at Clipstone Camp, Nottinghamshire. Lawrence has assembled a team, including people from Forestry England, Operation Nightingale, Nottinghamshire Council and, of course, Time Team, to investigate a training area that's been protected by trees for nearly 100 years.

Full episode premiere: Sunday 28th July at 7pm (BST) on the Time Team Official YouTube channel.

Dani Wootton returns with more Time Team News, a monthly look at archaeological stories and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.  This month, Forestry England deploys a robotic dog to help preserve the cultural heritage of an historic mine in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.  Time Team joins a mission to help repatriate US aircrew from a B17 Flying Fortress bomber, killed in action during World War I.  Plus old Time Team friend, Francis Pryor joins Dani to discuss our Book of the Month, 'A Fenland Garden: Creating a haven for people, plants and wildlife'. In world news, we look at the rediscovery of submerged Egyptian archaeology near Aswan.

 

We look back at some of our favourite stories and discoveries from the first half of 2024. Dani Wootton takes us on a journey across the globe, spanning millennia of human activity, from ancient hunter-gatherers to the present day research.  We've compiled the best bits from Time Team News into a marathon feature-length edit. So grab the popcorn and join us for an epic watch-along, Saturday 20th July, at 7pm (BST)! (Note: This is a compilation of stories from Time Team News, January to June 2024.)

Dani Wootton is joined by guests for this very special episode, filmed during Time Team's historic excavation at Sutton Hoo.

Tony Robinson drops in for a chat, while Dr Sam Newton discusses our Book of the Month, ‘Beowulf'. We share the latest news from the site – the recovery of missing fragments of an ancient vessel.

Meanwhile, we drop in the field school of ULAS in Leicestershire, where students are honing their excavation skills on a huge Roman villa. And we share a teaser of our return to the Medieval Mortar Wreck, with Bournemouth University. This is another episode of Time Team News not to be missed!

** NOTE: This is a replay of an episode filmed and transmitted live, in real time, straight from the site. We have fixed a few technical issues from the live transmission. **

Join Sir Tony Robinson for a very special live programme direct from Time Team's dig at Sutton Hoo!  Tony is joined by regulars, Dr Helen Geake, Jackie McKinley and Matt Williams to share all the latest from Time Team's historic excavation - the first at this iconic site in over 30 years.

Throughout June 2024, Time Team is thrilled to be working in partnership with the National Trust for a very special dig at Sutton Hoo.

We're investigating Garden Field, a little explored part of the site - and you can join us live daily on Patreon! Look out for daily 360 livestreams, Q&As and interviews with the team, and weekly Dig Watch updates:

Plus, there will be two very special live shows on YouTube on Friday, June 7th and Thursday, June 27th!

We're delighted to present a brand new Time Team Special presented by Sir Tony Robinson!

In 1939, on the eve of war, a huge ship burial was discovered at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, laden with golden treasures, befitting Anglo-Saxon royalty. Now, a team of shipwrights and volunteers at The Longshed in Woodbridge are building a scale reconstruction, as acccurately as possible, using traditional methods.

Over the last few years, Time Team has been following the incredible building project, gradually watching the ship take shape. Join us for the story so far...

Join Dani Wootton for another monthly dose of archaeology news and discoveries from Britain and across the globe.

This month, geophys whizz Jimmy Adcock heads to Poverty Point, Louisiana in the US to investigate enigmatic mounds. Meanwhile, Dani shares news of the discovery of an ancient script in an English garden. And old friend Bettany Hughes drops in to discuss her latest critically-acclaimed book, 'The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World'.

Plus, we share an exclusive first look at an upcoming, brand new Time Team Special, and details of coverage for Sutton Hoo throughout June.

It's our final day at Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?  

Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just one day left to find out!

t's Day 2 at Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?  

Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just two days left to find out!

We've chosen a spectacular location for a very special dig. It's Time Team's 30th birthday and we are celebrating in style...

Time Team heads to Wytch Farm, in the shadow of Corfe Castle, Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence discovered two Iron Age burials back in 2021. They've called in the full team to investigate. Was this a cemetery, and how long have people been living here? Where were they living, and, above all, what were their livelihoods?  

Will we uncover the secrets of Wytch Farm? We have just three days to find out!

Archaeologist Dani Wootton returns to the Finds Shed for more Time Team News, including the amazing conservation and new replicas of an incredible, 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet.

Dani is joined by Prof Luc Amkreutz, co-author of the award-winning book, Doggerland - a huge ancient landscape, where Neanderthals once roamed besides woolly mammoth, now submerged beneath the North Sea.

We also investigate an imposing Medieval chateau, rediscovered under a courtyard in Brittany. And Dani and Tim Taylor return to Modbury, Devon, for a special screening on Time Team's latest episode.

Plus, we share an update on our next 3-day dig episodes, coming soon to YouTube!

Get ready for Time Team's first brand new episodes of 2024!

For our latest three-day dig, Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. We hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. We're looking for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century.

Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats.  But will we piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? We have just one day left to do it!

Get ready for Time Team's first brand new episodes of 2024!

For our latest three-day dig, Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. We hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. We're looking for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century.

Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats.  But will we piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? We have just two days left to do it!

Get ready for Time Team's first brand new episodes of 2024!

For our latest three-day dig, Time Team joins forces with the people of Modbury to uncover their dramatic history. We hunt for clues throughout the town, in attics in living rooms, and under brand new lawns. We're looking for for evidence of Civil Wars that raged through the town in the 17th century.

Time Team are joined by Jim Stetson, whose family sat at the heart of the community before they left for America to find their fortune making hats.  But will we piece together the dramatic ups and downs of Modbury and its fascinating history? We have just three days to do it!