Episodes

  • How did the Romans stay warm?

    How did the Romans stay warm?
    Jul 29 2025
    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, this week it's this object found in Hampshire:
    https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/185032

    Don't forget, you can submit your question to Helen for a future edition of the podcast. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial and join us in funding archaeology across the UK and around the world.
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    39 mins
  • The 5,000 year old man found frozen in the snow

    The 5,000 year old man found frozen in the snow
    Jul 22 2025
    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 Archaeology is in full swing at venues across the UK. Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw have been at the festival's launch.

    You'll meet Louise Bedford, the archaeology student who's created her own video game which gives you the opportunity to explore a real dig.

    Helen answers more questions from Patreon supporters and Dani Wootton has this month's edition of Time Team News.

    Here's the link to the Wilton Cross, the British Museum artefact Helen describes:
    https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1859-0512-1
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    40 mins
  • Why don't archaeologists deal with dinosaurs?

    Why don't archaeologists deal with dinosaurs?
    Jul 15 2025
    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 Helen's Find, where Helen talks about another exciting object. This time it's a metal arrowhead. You can see it here:
    https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/887651

    You can pose your question to Helen by supporting us on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.
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    33 mins
  • Potential Viking boat burial on Shetland

    Potential Viking boat burial on Shetland
    Jul 8 2025
    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 evidence of a Roman temporary camp in The Netherlands. It's been found north of the known frontier of the empire. What does it mean for our understanding of the Romans? Dr Saskia Stevens from Utrecht University will shed some light on her research.

    Martyn investigates the complexities of magnetometry and how they can help the archaeological process and Patreon supporters pose their questions to Helen.

    Join us on Patreon to get more from Time Team; including behind-the-scenes videos, extended interviews and a chance to volunteer at future digs. Plus, you can pose your question to Helen for a future episode. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.
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    39 mins
  • Could you be related to an ancient King?

    Could you be related to an ancient King?
    Jul 1 2025
    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 metal objects used to stamp wax seals on letters. Here's a link to the Portable Antiquities Scheme item SUR-C5F736 being talked about:
    https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/123425

    Join us on Patreon to ask Helen your question. There's so much more from Time Team there too; including behind the scenes videos, extended interviews and the chance to volunteer at a dig. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
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    37 mins
  • Mudlarking for London's lost history

    Mudlarking for London's lost history
    Jun 24 2025
    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 Geake and co-host Martyn Williams speak to Time Team's creator Tim Taylor who's been awarded an MBE in the King's birthday honours.
    Community archaeology project 1722 Waggonway gears up for another dig to understand the country's first wooden railway.
    Plus, Dani Wootton is back with Time Team News.

    Join the Time Team fan community on Patreon for behind-the-scenes extras, extended interviews and the chance to ask a question on the podcast. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more.
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    35 mins
  • The Sutton Hoo debrief

    The Sutton Hoo debrief
    Jun 17 2025
    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 archaeological digs of the 1930s which discovered one of the buried Anglo-Saxon ships.
    One of our Patreon volunteers tells you what she got up to when she got the chance to spend a day as an archaeologist at Sutton Hoo thanks to Time Team.
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    34 mins
  • Could another ship be buried at Sutton Hoo?

    Could another ship be buried at Sutton Hoo?
    Jun 10 2025
    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 human activity from thousands of years ago. You'll also meet the volunteers who've been given the chance to excavate test pits thanks to their support for Time Team on Patreon.

    As usual Helen will be answering more of your questions at the end of the episode. Submit yours now by joining us at patreon.com/timeteamofficial.
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    39 mins