Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are back at Sutton Hoo, where Time Team's dig is in its third week.
Helen brings you up to speed with what's going on on site, including the latest on the cremation vessel that's been discovered in trench one.
Martyn meets the volunteers getting the opportunity to dig at Sutton Hoo and Tim Fitzhigham from the Guildhall at King's Lynn drops by with an update on a project to bring Shakespeare's stage to life.
As always, Helen will be on hand to answer the questions you've submitted on Patreon. Join the community now for bonus content. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for all the details.
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Sutton Hoo gives up more secrets
Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams bring you this episode of the Time Team podcast from Sutton Hoo where our second year on site is underway.
John Gater explains how he hopes new geophysics technology might shed some light on mysterious signals detected last year and Jackie McKinley takes you through her analysis of the missing piece of the Bromeswell bucket.
We also take a trip to Woodbridge where The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company are reconstructing the Anglo-Saxon ship, discovered in one of the mounds in 1939.
That plus your Patreon questions are answered by Helen. Submit yours now and join our community by visiting patreon.com/timeteamofficial
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The Sutton Hoo dig gets underway
Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams are at Sutton Hoo where Time Team's 2025 dig has just started.
Professor Martin Carver, who led an excavation of the famous Sutton Hoo mounds in the 1980s, is on site with his thoughts on the project.
Sutton Hoo's archaeology and engagement manager Laura Howarth tells us what she hopes the 2025 dig will be able to reveal about life in the area.
Martyn explores the burial ground for himself and there's finally some information to share on the Bromeswell bucket.
Join our community of archaeology fans on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to see Helen and Martyn's site tour, plus so much more exclusive content from out Sutton Hoo dig.
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Understanding Sutton Hoo's Bromeswell bucket
With just one week to go until Time Team returns to Sutton Hoo, Martyn Williams and archaeologist Dr Helen Geake find out even more about one of its unearthed treasures, The Bromeswell Bucket.
Martyn visits one of the UK's largest Iron Age hillforts in Oswestry to find out how vandalism is putting its archaeology at risk.
With fears about the future of university funding for archaeology courses, commercial archaeologist Giselle Király talks about job opportunities in the industry.
Plus, Helen answers more of your questions submitted on Patreon.
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Is there a dark side of metal detecting?
It's another episode of the Time Team podcast devoted to answering your questions. Dr Helen Geake responds to what you've been asking on Patreon.
You'll find out about the dark side of metal detecting, whether our ancestors were buried or cremated and why farmers can continue to plough the soil at scheduled monuments.
Plus, Helen's find this week is a spindle whorl. You can find out about one from a Time Team dig at Codnor Castle here:
https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/codnor-castle
And here's a link to one that's illustrated on the Portable Antiquities Scheme:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/641637
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Time Team's Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology. Featuring exclusive access to digs and interviews with experts to unearth the stories of the past.
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