Season 8 (2001)

An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Normanton, Lincolnshire
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January 7, 2001 • 49m

The team are intrigued that an Anglo-Saxon cemetery should contain Roman pottery. They are joined by archaeologist Naomi Field, Ma...Read more

The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, Northamptonshire
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January 14, 2001 • 49m

Derek Batten bought a plot of land advertised as a castle and moat; but there is little sign of a castle other than a tree-covered...Read more

The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, Powys
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January 21, 2001 • 50m

In deepest Wales lies an extraordinary site, with a Megalith, a Neolithic tomb, a Norman watchtower, early Christian symbols, and ...Read more

A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, Gloucestershire
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January 28, 2001 • 50m

Time Team want to paint a picture of a family living in a Roman villa in the Cotswolds almost 2000 years ago. So they decide to di...Read more

The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen
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February 4, 2001 • 50m

Time Team attempt to find what is reputed to be the first railway viaduct. Built in 1790, to move coal efficiently from the mine t...Read more

A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire
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February 11, 2001 • 50m

The owners of Rycote House live in a lovely converted stable block, but they believe that the extremely grand house that once stoo...Read more

An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire
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February 18, 2001 • 49m

The team are on Salisbury Plain, over 38,000 hectares of land in South West England owned by the MOD. Though the whole area is ric...Read more

The Bone Caves - Alveston, Gloucestershire
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February 25, 2001 • 49m

A pile of bones has been discovered in a narrow cave. They include cows, dogs and a human skull, which have been dated to the late...Read more

The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire
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March 4, 2001 • 49m

While laying Brunel's Great Western Railway line 50 miles from London, navvies discovered mosaic floors indicating a Roman villa. ...Read more

Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland
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March 11, 2001 • 49m

The team look at a wide range of historical deposits on the iconic Holy Island of Lindisfarne, including evidence of military acti...Read more

The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, Shropshire
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March 18, 2001 • 49m

All that is left of Bridgnorth Castle is the 70-foot Norman tower. The team are in the park, trying to piece together what it look...Read more

Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent
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March 25, 2001 • 49m

In highlights from a previous live dig, the team visit the ancient city of Canterbury to investigate three separate sites, all con...Read more

The Leper Hospital - Winchester, Hampshire
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April 1, 2001 • 49m

Outside of the city boundaries of Winchester, in what is today known as Hospital Field, once stood the St Mary Magdalen Leper Hosp...Read more