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In a special edition of the podcast, Helen Geake and Martyn Williams sit down with John Waddell, author and former Professor of Archaeology in the University of Galway.
He's just released 'The Celtic World: A History', which looks at what life was really like for The Celts of Europe. John helps to dispel myths and tells you things you never knew about their culture, language and lifestyle. You'll finish listening to this podcast with a far deeper understanding.
'The Celtic World: A History' is now available to buy in the Time Team shop at https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/collections/books
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We're at Current Archaeology Live at UCL in London. Guest speakers from the world of archaeology are presenting to a packed audience. Helen and Martyn have been chatting to some of them.
You'll hear from the event's keynote speaker, David Breeze, who knows all there is to know about Hadrian's Wall. There's also a conversation with the winner of the Archaeologist of the Year award at the Current Archaeology Awards, Dr Jane Kershaw.
Time Team members at Project Supervisor level and above can listen to a bonus episode recorded in the pub after the event, where more archaeologists share their research with Helen and Martyn. To find out how to access ad-free and bonus episodes of the podcast head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial
Helen and Martyn are back with another questions episode. Archaeologist Helen Geake is answering queries sent in by Time Team members on Patreon. They include the furniture you might find in a roundhouse, why the Iron Age didn't come before the Bronze Age and what Time Team archaeologist do when they're not filming episodes of the show.
There's also Helen's Find, which looks at an interesting object from the past. You can see Spong Man here:
https://www.museumscollections.norfolk.gov.uk/collections-object-page?id=NWHCM%20:%201994.192.1
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Join archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams as they guide you through the world of archaeology. In this episode you'll learn about the 2,000-year-old footprints found on a beach in Scotland, the battle to save Ukraine's archaeology from destruction, Giselle Király is on the lookout for rock art on Ilkley Moor and there's an update on the Dorset shipwreck which appeared on a beach.
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Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members on this episode of the podcast. She'll ponder if time periods like the Iron Age, Bronze Age and Stone Age happen at the same time in different parts of the world. There are also questions about what archaeologists might have got wrong, whether people looking at the past are being respectful and how you can get a job as an archaeologist.
You'll also hear Helen describing another ancient object in Helen's Find. This time it's a belt buckle, which you can look at here:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1226891
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Helen Geake and Martyn Williams hear about shipwreck timbers, buried for hundreds of years on a Dorset beach, that have been uncovered during a storm. Maritime archaeologist Tom Cousins from Bournemouth University explains how they got there.
Time Team's Henry Chapman is explaining how the work he's doing at Stonehenge is revealing new secrets about the landscape the monument is set in.
Also, Helen tried her hand (or arms) at rowing an ancient ship, you'll find out about this year's Current Archaeology Awards and it's all change at Cerne Abbas, the site of the huge chalk giant carved into the landscape.
Time Team members can enjoy a bonus episode over on Patreon right now. Find out more at patreon.com/timeteamofficial
You're invited to a special meet-up at the pub where the whole Time Team gang gathered to celebrate five years of the show's return. We say thank you to the fans who brought us back with an episode recorded at The George Inn, London.
Helen Geake and Martyn Williams chat to Sir Tony Robinson, John Gater, Gus Casely-Hayford, Jackie McKinley, Derek Pitman, Lawrence Shaw and many more. They reminisce on the last five years of adventures and answer questions sent in by Time Team members.
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Archaeologist Dr Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology.
In this episode Richard Osgood, from Operation Nightingale, reveals what it was really like to excavate at Time Team's latest dig; the princely burial at Cherington. You'll also meet the conservator tasked with bringing an Anglo-Saxon sword back to life.
Time Team's environmental archaeologist, Naomi Sewpaul, takes you on a tour of the lab where she analyses wood and charcoal samples and Helen answers your questions.
There's also Time Team News where we discuss the amazing discoveries at Sizewell C, the site that will eventually be home to a new nuclear power station for the UK. You can read about that and the other stories we mention in the links below:
Sizewell C: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2d70yder9po
Roman pools in Italy: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/roman-pools-scrapyard-baffle-historians-3hdcldxh6?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqc0alPwGvxZpa8KGBPVn7kRuaMbgy7JoLEoPkTyXGyddSOX6yjB41e3h1jVJTM%3D&gaa_ts=696fb235&gaa_sig=Af6QZj4gaO2ffLaGt8xR383Uk2eKYPOJoJ0Sq2V7dOiszOEzUhcaZSurmN8FZ_4IwVDSOBLuQdXQeA0e5lsEUQ%3D%3D
Roman villa in Port Talbot: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgk8j1gkxelo
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Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams speak to Richard Osgood ahead of Time Team's return to the village of Cherington, where excavation of an Anglo-Saxon cemetery continues. You'll also meet some of the military veterans working on the site who are part of Operation Nightingale, an organisation which uses archaeology to help former and serving military personnel recover from psychological injuries. The brand new Time Team film, 'Return To The Princely Burial: The Sword In The Stones?' is released on YouTube this Saturday.
There's also the remarkable story of how Time Team's logo came to be. You'll meet Jamie Wiggins, who designed it at just 18 years old. The show's current graphic artist, Neil Emmanuel, talks about how the design has evolved.
Helen's also answering questions from Time Team members.
Support our archaeology and the programmes we make by becoming a Time Team member. You'll get access to exclusive content, 3D models, extended interviews, masterclasses and the chance to dig with us on site. Go to patreon.com/timeteamofficial for more information.
Time Team archaeologist Helen Geake answers questions from Time Team members in this episode of the podcast.
There's a discussion about Purbeck marble, a question about the everyday household items that are lost to archaeology, thoughts on patriarchal societies and whether Helen would ever write a novel.
In Helen's Find you discover more about an ancient item. This time it's a musical instrument. You can see it here:
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821173
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Archaeologist Helen Geake and co-host Martyn Williams discuss an amazing find from a dig in Norfolk. They also get more information about two of the excavations Time Team's embarking on this year; one at The Ness of Brodgar in Orkney and the other in Brancaster on the Norfolk coast.
Nick Card from The Ness of Brodgar explains the site's significance and The National Trust's Angus Wainwright sets the Roman fort of Branodunum in its wider context.
You'll also hear how other people in Time Team are getting on as 2026 begins.
Helen will also be answering questions from Time Team members. To ask yours and to get loads more from Time Team, including behind-the-scenes videos, exclusive interviews, masterclasses and more, join us at patreon.com/timeteamofficial
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