Digs List - Classic

Medieval Moated Manor House - Lincolnshire

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:19:22 GMT

Time Team visit Norton Disney in rural Lincolnshire. On the hunt for a long lost medieval moated Manor House, Richard oversees the trenches, digging deep for dateable evidence; Carenza persuades the entire village to get involved, and manages a hundred volunteers test pitting up and down Main Street; Stewart spearheads the search for the moat in the wider landscape; and Gus follows in Walt’s famous footsteps, marvelling at the Disney family’s medieval history, as the origins of the village get pushed further and further back.

Photos by: Harvey Mills © Time Team

Anglo Saxon Burial - Gloucestershire

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 13:22:47 GMT

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.

Photos - copyright Harvey Mills

by permission Operation Nightingale

Anglo-Norman Castle

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:18:59 GMT

Anglo-Norman Castle

Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Norfolk

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:03:02 GMT

In September 2022, Time Team descended upon Norfolk to investigate the site of a possible Anglo-Saxon cemetery. This incredible site was suggested by Time Team's own Helen Geake and was selected after coming a close second in a poll of Time Team fans on Patreon. Dig Watch highlights are available now on Patreon and YouTube, while the main episode will premiere on YouTube in Spring 2022.

(Series 22)

Badger Hill - May 2011

Wed, 04 May 2011 09:38:44 GMT

Badger Hill - May 2011

Bronze Age Standing Stone - Derbyshire

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:14:27 GMT

In this episode, the Time Team Expedition Crew—Lawrence, Naomi, Derek, Hilde, and a small group of volunteers—head to Farley Moor, Derbyshire, just outside the Peak District National Park. This rugged landscape of gritstone moors is rich in prehistoric monuments, from henges and ring cairns to stone circles, but the team’s focus is a single, enigmatic standing stone. Could it be a remnant of a larger, lost, Bronze Age monument? Armed with little more than their camper vans, digging tools, and cameraman Ben to document their journey, the team sets out to map, investigate, and uncover the hidden history of this mysterious site. Join us as we follow their discoveries and explore the forgotten secrets of Farley Moor. Special thanks to Forestry England

Castle and Chapel

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:03:50 GMT

Castle and Chapel

Coastal Iron Age Knowe - Orkney

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:33:13 GMT

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. With special thanks to Swandro - Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust

Photo taken from Wiki Commons (Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0)

3D model of Midehowe chambered cairn

Community Archaeology Dig - Devon

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:22 GMT

Time Team headed to the West Country for a very special dig that placed the local community at its heart. Working closely with residents, volunteers, the primary school, and even the local scout troop, Time Team ventured into the lofts and gardens of Modbury, a South Devon community located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Over the traditional three days, Time Team aimed to trace the settlement’s history, from its Medieval origins and involvement in the English Civil War, up to its fascinating overseas connections.

During the dig, Patreon were treated to daily ‘Dig Watch’ updates from the site and now the completed episode is available worldwide to watch free on YouTube (Linked below). Head over to Patreon now to catch up with all the behind-the-scenes action!

Community Archaeology Project

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:28:17 GMT

Community Archaeology Project

Digging Band of Brothers - Wiltshire

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:58:01 GMT

Join Matt Williams as Time Team's latest dig with Operation Nightingale gets underway. We've reunited with old friend Richard Osgood, sending the Expedition Crew to investigate a Wiltshire village, once home to Easy Company of the US 101st Airborne Division - the iconic Band of Brothers! Daily video coverage from the site are available exclusively on Patreon. SIGN UP NOW as a member (Digger tier and above) to catch up with all the action.

The final Special Episode presented by Sir Tony Robinson is avaiable to watch for free on YouTube (Linked below).

Special thanks to Richard Osgood and all the team at Operation Nightingale

On site photography by Harvey Mills

Elizabethan Copper Mine

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:21:01 GMT

Elizabethan Copper Mine

Gateholm

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:54:41 GMT

Gateholm

Hidden City - Vlochos, Greece

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 16:47:51 GMT

Time Team's Dr Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw join an international team of experts investigating an ancient settlement in central Greece. This ongoing project is uncovering a thousand years of history buried just beneath the surface. In Time Team's very first international Expedition Crew episodes, we join the team for a season to help shed more light on this fascinating site.

A co-production with the Ephorate of Antiquities of Karditsa.

Greek subtitles are available for this episode.

Ελληνικοί υπότιτλοι είναι διαθέσιμοι για αυτό το επεισόδιο.

Watch all the episodes for free on Time Team's YouTube, also embeded below.

Catch up with our exclusive post-excavation discussion with Derek & Lawrence on Patreon HERE.

Iron Age Hillfort

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:36:06 GMT

Iron Age Hillfort

Iron Age Settlement - Dorset

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:09:49 GMT

In September 2023 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!

Iron Age Settlement & Fogou - Cornwall

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:31:54 GMT

This mysterious Iron Age settlement in far West Cornwall may hold vital clues to ancient trade links with the Continent. Wider evidence from a range of sites suggests Cornwall traded its highly-prized tin (an essential raw material in the production of Bronze) and other minerals for goods possibly from the Mediterranean and beyond, ranging from olive and wine to other items of value. Both high-status Gaulish Samian ware and pottery from North Africa have been found on this site.

Time Team will also investigate the mysterious subterranean tunnels and chambers, known locally as ‘fogous.’ Were these used as refuge from attack or bad weather, storage and preservation of food, some unknown ritual activity, a combination of these, or something else entirely? We hope to shed light on these questions, placing the site within its broader context.

(Series 21)

Knights Hospitaller Preceptory - Shropshire

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:56:04 GMT

In September 2022, Time Team visited Halston Hall and Whittington Castle in Shropshire, in search of a lost Knights Hospitaller preceptory. The site was selected after topping a poll of Time Team fans on Patreon, and originally came to light thanks to some astute landscape detective work by our very own Stewart Ainsworth. The new three-part episode and Dig Watch highlights are available now on Patreon and YouTube.

(Series 22)

Lost Medieval Abbey - Dorset

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 20:52:44 GMT

Time Team are joining Dr Hugh Willmott from the University of Sheffield, with the Cerne Abbey Research Project, as they embark on the rediscovery of a lost Medieval Abbey in Cerne Abbas, Dorset. Destroyed at the Dissolution and hidden for nearly half a Millennia, it lies only 500 metres from the feet of the Iconic chalk hill figure, known as the Cerne Abbas Giant. Could these two incredible landmarks be connected in some way? Time Team help to uncover the richness of this incredible abbey and explore the landscape around for clues to this question.

A preview of an earlier stage of this dig from 2023 is also available to watch HERE.

Bonus behind-the-scenes content, including interactive 3D models of finds from the dig are avaiable to Time Team Members on Patreon.

Medieval Mortar Shipwreck - Dorset

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:40:47 GMT

Time Team's Expedition Crew returns to investigate a Medieval shipwreck off the South coast of England, laden with a fascinating cargo.

Derek and Lawrence tell the story of the ‘Mortar Wreck’, the oldest shipwreck ever discovered off the English coast. Over a period of three years, the intrepid duo have gone to sea to observe diving on the medieval wreck, and witnessed beautiful carved marble artefacts come to the surface after 800 years on the sea floor.

Having followed these finds through the conservation process, the show culminates in the launch of a fabulous new shipwreck gallery at Poole Museum in Dorset, where Derek and Lawrence come face to face not only with artefacts from the Mortar Wreck but also a 2000 year old log boat, carved wooden heads and even a submerged euphonium.

Bonus behind the scenes content, including 3D models and interviews are also avaiable to Time Team Members on Patreon.

Special thanks to:

Bournemouth University Maritime Archaeology

Haysom Purbeck Stone

Ship illustration by Sara Nunan

Ship 3D reconstruction by Andy Woodhead

3D models of finds by Bournemouth University