vue - Time Team S14-E08 No Stone Unturned, Warburton, Cheshire
Moss Brow Farm in Warburton, Cheshire, had been the focus of intense study by local enthusiast James Balme for almost a decade before he invited Time Team to investigate further. In that time, the site had produced a range of artefacts, discovered as a result of intensive field walking and metal detecting including a rare snake's head bracelet, a silver denarius and a collection of Roman metalwork. The assemblage of finds is unusual in the context of the north west of England. The evidence for Roman activity in the area is relatively sparse. Sites tend to produce few finds and aerial photography is rarely productive. In fact, there is a huge gap in our knowledge about the extent of both Roman military and civilian occupation in the region. Time Team was keen to try to fill in some of that gap, and in particular to discover what lies beneath the bean fields of Warburton. And they left virtually no stone unturned in the process of doing so.
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It's about minute 28 and I'm thinking -- salted field....
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The answer: some bloke collected a load of stuff and f;y-tipped the stuff in that field. Simple.
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This episode spoke to me. Yes, there were no tangible finds but the fact that the fields had been probably tilled for 2000 years is interesting to me. My family, going back several generations, also farmed land in Cheshire, quite near to this site.
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Who's the pretty young lady at the 40:27 mark?
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Well, I know what the Romans were doing in Warburton........ they were baking bread. lol
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Chilly weather so no Brigid in a tiny shirt and no Helen in short-shorts. :-(
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Naught to see here:
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It's nice that Francis has a good sense of humour. Like him better than the one other team leader who loves doing test pits and dithers about what to do. Miss Mick though as well. It was a good show.
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This is actually one of my favorite episodes. Listening to Phil and Helen talk about what they'd learned is the point of archaeology. But Samian Ware is nice too.
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Greg Liberace... It's comments like yours that make me glad I don't read the comments until after I have watched the show! I did learn a lot, and was glad to see them point out that not everything stays where it was dropped. It's something that has always bothered me about archaeology. They find something in the ground, and tell a whole story around those one or two finds. It's sometimes frustrating to me how they guess so much based on so little.
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This episode (well, the entire series) represents what I love about British television over American television. In the US, they would probably never air an episode where they didn't find anything exciting. They would probably just leave the entire episode on the cutting room floor. But that's because they don't realize that such an episode can be just as engaging and entertaining and educational as an episode where they find an entire villa complete with mosaic floor! I love this episode, and I love Time Team. <3 (how many times can I say episode in one comment holy cow)
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Like drilling for oil in Texas today, some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug! I should say most days you're the bug.
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It's obvious why they didn't find anything. Mick wasn't part of the team!
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I wouldn't say it was nothing. There was a perfectly good example of how farming has disturbed the natural geology of a slope in a very large trench, along with a lead pendant from a seed bag.. So, yes there is definite evidence of human interaction with the environment, just not a building.
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I love this show because sometimes it goes 'wrong' and that the experts argue, even with Tony. It's helpful and honest to see them be good scientists about it. I love the "are you mad" at 36:00 conversation. It's genuine frustration, which is a part of all science.
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Hey, if I was doing professional archaeology, I might just bring my dog along as well, because dogs can dig like crazy!
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Despite not finding anything, this is an excellent example of the realities of archaeology. Okay, they didn't find anything, however they did figure out the mechanics of the site and how it has been worked over the centuries. That's still a very worthwhile result.
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Love the music at 11:14.
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I watch them all regardless, just to see if John and Stewart get into an argument.
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