The Puzzle of Picket's Farm (South Perrott, Dorset) | S12E10 | Time Team
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Published 2020-12-30
Time Team heads to South Perrott in Dorset, inspired by the intriguing discovery of Roman brooches and coins in a hilltop field. The Team are pretty sure they're going to uncover a Roman Temple, but the search gets off to a bad start when all the pottery turns out to be medieval and there's no sign of any buildings. Something has clearly been going on in this field, but it's not what they thought. The trenches gradually reveal their contents, painting a very different picture from a very different
period. Have the Team stumbled across a Stone Age burial site that had, extraordinarily, been honoured for thousands of years right into Roman times? Prehistory specialist Miles Russell explains some aspects of Bronze Age features.
Series 12, Episode 10
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All Comments (21)
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"I've got years to put a crop on this field, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity"= what a good man.
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Truly enjoyed the farmer speaking to his fascination of the difference in color of earth. The coins were "you've seen one, you've seen them all", but soil...the earth he tills...that's fascinating to him. Bless his heart, he is a man of the earth.
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Hats off and thumbs up to the farmer who generously allowed Time Team to investigate his field. After working a dairy farm for a few years, I know that farmers have it tough and need all the product they can grow. I'm sure this gentleman is no different, which makes his sacrifice all the more appreciated.
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Thank you Roger and Anita for inviting Timeteam out to your farm.
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Why I love Time Team is encapsulated in this episode. A farmer, who thought it would be mildly interesting and turned into a fan. A supposed Roman dig that turned into something completely different. And, of course, my hero Phil, doing a jig over a flint scraper. Just fantastic!
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I love the farmer's attitude. He has many years for crop growing, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
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I’ve become a Time Team nerd. What an amazing country. You can dig yourself a new driveway and find a mosaic floor, or a fish pond in your garden and find a Saxon cemetery.
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Time Team is my all-time favourite programme. I go back to it over and over, perfect comfort TV. They seemed to get such a great mix of interesting, curious, intelligent, appealing people on the team.
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Incredibly interesting how humans -- over a period of at least 5,000 years -- were all drawn to the same site! When the geologist showed a "map" marking out altitudes and river routes, then the value of the location's placement became obvious. I love seeing their various artifacts and thinking that my ancestors possibly left some of those items!
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I have to say, it’s fantastic to see the land owner be so supportive and helpful. And what a great way for him to connect to his land.
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Phil is a Legend!! His passion for archaeology is second to none. Love that guy. His new videos on Waterloo are really good too. I miss Time Team!
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This show makes me feel like you could stick a trench in any field or garden in the UK and find archaeology
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Nice to see the late mick Aston again. They always managed to get enthusiastic unique people in the team. Time team will be remembered as an icon of the era.
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I always think how wonderful it is that local farmers so generously supported Time Team. I don't know about things in the UK, but sometimes on the land it can be a struggle to make ends meet. So I am grateful!
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I think this is my favourite episode. I've seen it so many times. The site seems so unpromising but it turns into a total vindication of modern archaeological methods. It shows how archaeology can claw something from the ashes of the past and tell its story.
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"Might as well call in the wrinkled professor while we're at it!" Phil's one -liners all too often have me in stitches lol.
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I love seeing Phil in his element. Such a joy seeing him discovering one of his childhood playgrounds. With Phil I don’t think you can ever have too much flint. He’s in his element with it.
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I don’t know why Time Team often moves me to tears but there you go....I suppose it’s the way they connect to our ancestors everyday lives, and how the thrill of discovery is ever present.
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It is both wonderful and heartbreaking to see Mick alive. Miss him so much!
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The nostalgia. I miss this show. Very glad to see that it's been saved and shared. Thank you.
