Fighting on the Frontier (Drumlanrig, Dumfries and Galloway) | Series 12 Episode 4

Fighting on the Frontier (Drumlanrig, Dumfries and Galloway) | Series 12 Episode 4 | Time Team

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Twenty years ago, the Duke of Buccleuch discovered that the remains of a huge Roman fort might lie just a few hundred metres from his grand home, Drumlanrig Castle near Dumfries. If so, it is one of the most northerly ever found and could change the face of Roman history in Scotland.
Series 12, Episode 04
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YORUMLAR: 311

@mariecarie1 2 yıl önce

The "contentions" between Tony, Phil, Stuart and the others is just delightful. It does pique your interest into how the dig will go, but you can tell it's a bunch of friends ribbing each other and who actually respect each other. A much better way to keep attention than big music, dramatized, overblown disagreements and loud sting sound effects.

@sirdavidoftor3413 2 yıl önce

Exactly. While I very much enjoy all the historical information given by Time Team, the little jabs and quips at each other provides a little “ brain break” to digest the information. I also enjoy the recreation of what it might have looked like so many centuries ago. Stay safe, stay sane, be well

@barbaradyson6951 Yıl önce

@@sirdavidoftor3413 You now have some idea of British military humour. Which civis don't understand.

@sirdavidoftor3413 Yıl önce

@@barbaradyson6951 : I luv British humour! Shows like Are You Being Served?, Keeping Up Appearances, and the full range of Monty Python, have kept me laughing for years. I guess living in 🇨🇦 has exposed me to a wide spectrum of comedy! Stay safe, stay sane be well

@richardwaldron1684 Yıl önce

Couldn't agree more. But sadly in the later series, esp 19 + 20, that's what we ended up with much to the detriment of the show.

@Tesserae 6 aylar önce

Phil, Mick and Tony remind me of the camaraderie amongst Kirk, Spock and McCoy.

@alisonmadalinski747 2 yıl önce

I really find this show soo relaxing. They are all so dedicated and really enjoy their work.

@molanlabexm15 Yıl önce

It's so wholesome and well done.

@IratePuffin 5 aylar önce

Me too! Only problem I have is I fall asleep nearly every episode because it’s so relaxing.

@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282 10 gün önce

And very funny!!

@g1stylempdesign929 2 yıl önce

It may seem superficial and silly but to me, the Time Team intro song resounds with the optimism of human introspection, selfless curiosity, the melancholy tones of the passing of time that brings each young person, subsequent generation closer to becoming history than they could imagine in the vitality of life. Me just

@hughoxford8735 2 yıl önce

That’s what my grandma used to say

@gypsyhorsesense 2 yıl önce

Its not just you. Excellent description.

@Timotei75 2 yıl önce

It's certainly at odds with the new funky music in the middle!

@j.b.4340 Yıl önce

Yes. It always makes me smile.

@Nina-9a Yıl önce

I love the intro music.

@fredfonebone5108 Yıl önce

The sound of the Draco standard was brilliant. Almost like discovering an audio recording from 2000 years ago. And I love the line about a world with so much less artificial sounds in it! I’d never really considered that before.

@ginnycee13 Yıl önce

Sounds like our Tesla "Ghosty", just a lot louder. 😉

@dicostigan1449 Yıl önce

Same psychology behind the blood curdling sound made by the Stuka aircraft in WW 11. Think that most British tribes were secretly relieved by the arrival of the Roman army as it meant an end to incessant tribal wars.

@kevinjohanson5718 9 aylar önce

Its a carnyx, in the right hands, it makes a really ominous sound and i can imagine being in the woods then hearing that noise, it would make me a bit more than nervous.

@antwan. Yıl önce

it's incredible just how much Tony Robinson's entire career is entwined in educational historical content

@aidy6000 11 aylar önce

Eh? Did you ever watch blackadder???

@kanesaywell2522 11 aylar önce

@@aidy6000 Are you not aware of the hundreds of educational documentaries Tony’s been involved with? bUt bLaCKaDdEr!

@RKHageman 7 aylar önce

His Ancient Tracks, and Walking through History are absolutely splendid. I watched those to keep me from completely losing it the last time my DH was in hospital…

@pm2886 6 aylar önce

@@aidy6000 Blackadder WAS about history. Just a funny take on it.

@lucywarner139 Yıl önce

This show is unique in that there is no "plot" and no "characters." The only "action" is what occurs on the dig. The people are just themselves doing a fascinating task, and from the first time I saw it I was hooked. It isn't my first time dealing with artifacts, but the sensation of holding a tool in my hand that was used by someone thousands of years ago remains a thrill. It's really like shaking hands with them. This show adds more information than I can get from a collection of Native American arrowheads as the specialists like Helen Geake and Phil give comments. Watching Phil, on another show, turn a chunk of stone into a hand axe in a few minutes time is amazing, then he butchered a chunk of pork with one of the flakes into chops, which they ate for supper. How could anyone not be interested in that?

@mattheweble5550 2 yıl önce

As an artist myself, I always love seeing Victor's work.

@Hurts44 2 yıl önce

Yeah his depictions of a historical scene is really good.

@ghomerhust 2 yıl önce

his art style is just wonderful. it reminds me of the really old disney movies, like robin hood, where the drawing had a bit of grit and grain to it that made it feel more organic. he was so incredibly talented

@mattheweble5550 2 yıl önce

@@ghomerhust yeah. I absolutely love his work.

@Trillock-hy1cf 2 yıl önce

Unfortunately Victor died in Feb. 2021..........R.I.P.

@mattheweble5550 2 yıl önce

@@Trillock-hy1cf oh, I already know that...but still love his drawing style.

@saxon6749 2 yıl önce

Stewart was without a doubt the most important member on that team. What a legend.

@starwonder54 2 yıl önce

Not to mention the least egotistical!

@Hurts44 2 yıl önce

Yeah the stuff he solves just through look at the landscape is impressive.

@CadavreAroues 2 yıl önce

yes, he's the king of medium archeologists ^^

@gourdtube 2 yıl önce

@@CadavreAroues absolutely not. that's Phil Harding. have some respect man. Stewart doesn't dig. he doesn't even use the geophys machines unless an intern gets tired.

@Pauldjreadman 2 yıl önce

@@gourdtube His eye is incredible.

@devonseamoor 2 yıl önce

Thank you, another great episode with a team I've come to appreciate much, each in her or his own way of working, pondering, making jokes, and commenting on finds etc. The re-enacting is very funny, and it gives extra juice supporting the enthusiasm of the team, I believe. That eerie dragon sound is fascinating, I believe that I would've been scared to death, as a child, hearing it.

@craig2468ful 2 yıl önce

Thank you so much to time team for continuing to bring us these awesome digs 👍🏻 please please please keep them coming

@NikaBoyce Yıl önce

I found the part where Tony went around and asked what each archeologist wanted to dig to be very interesting, especially in terms of project management on such a huge site. All of it sounded like excellent ideas and again, I resented the 3 day format!

@donnyrover1 Yıl önce

I love it when tony (deliberately) antagonises phil , it would be dull if they both agreed about everything , although in this one ,prof mick was tip toeing around Phil a bit...its always incredible when Stuart , usually at the end, finds something to piece everything together.

@HannibalFan52 Yıl önce

This is one of my all-time favorite TT episodes, mainly because of the draco. Experimental archaeology at its finest!

@Art4ArtsSakeVideo 6 aylar önce

I loved seeing the experiment with the dragon-whistles at 40:00 actually pan out. It would have been interesting whether it worked properly or not, but imagine hearing that weird whistling noise come over the hill at you, out of nowhere... Props to the horseman, too, as I bet the horse was a little startled the first time of hearing it as well.

@kariallard8195 6 aylar önce

My dogs freaked when they heard it.

@dointh4198 2 yıl önce

Thes preservation of the site is astonishing. It is quite rare to get an impression for this short period of roman occupation. Eventhough the finds aren't that glittering, the effort was well worth it.

@stjbananas 2 yıl önce

Finally, an episode new to me. I dream of these. Thank you for posting it, TT.

@GOLDIE47 2 yıl önce

The Dacian Draco was the standard ensign of troops of the ancient Dacian people, which can be seen in the hands of the soldiers of Decebalus in several scenes depicted on Trajan's Column in Rome, Italy. It has the form of a dragon with open wolf-like jaws containing several metal tongues. The hollow dragon's head was mounted on a pole with a fabric tube affixed at the rear. In use, the draco was held up into the wind, or above the head of a horseman, where it filled with air and gave the impression it was alive while making a shrill sound as the wind passed through its strips of material. It's Dacian not Roman! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacian_Draco

@Rocsanna Yıl önce

I came to the comments to say the same thing, you could even see it in the depiction on the column that the solduer holding it was not Roman. But the site was around Trajan's time, so maybe he thought it effective and pinched the idea from the Dacians.

@stuartnewman6968 Aylar önce

I love "guys" knowledge and enthusiasm he brings to the timeteam digs. So knowledgeable

@silverjohn6037 2 yıl önce

24:00 The fort is a lot like armoured cars with armed guards for money transfers. The fact that they aren't attacked isn't proof that they're useless, it's proof that they're doing their job.

@ChristophersMum 2 yıl önce

Thank you TT...another wonderful period of history explained from the traces they left behind...

@devonseamoor 2 yıl önce

At the 18:33 minute, those 2 great friends, Tony and Mick leaning on the front of the car, 2 white plastic cups for their coffee break, and Mick saying 'The origin of us coming here, is to evaluate what it is...... I'd be happy when someone says....." suggesting a dig in several more spots, in that typically British roundabout way with words, with that dark grey sky in the background, and these two men in the bright light of day reminds of that typical atmosphere in Scotland, weatherwise. That picture is one to be remembered, fit for placing in a frame, don't you think? These episodes are truly full of gems, even when no finds are showing up that are revealing much. The Time Team spirits are high, at least, in the moments shown on camera 😉

@jamesc7526 Yıl önce

My paternal family has it's recorded beginning in Dumfries. I am in Alberta Canada but my great Grandfather got to Canada in his teens from Dumfries. It is shocking how the geography you see in the video is remarkably like the geography where my family settled here. Apparently there is still family there with the surname Kirk.

@cyclingnerddelux698 2 yıl önce

Is there such a thing as a favorite TT episode? If so, this is on the short list!

@sergarlantyrell7847 2 yıl önce

A fort that was strong enough never to be attacked worked perfectly. It was far from useless as it gave the Romans a safe and secure base of operations.

@Kristopherf1 2 yıl önce

Yes the Romans never fought the local's way of fighting. Why would they?

@malchir4036 2 yıl önce

I would disagree, a fort that has no nearby presense of enemies is just a very expensive barracks.

@armstronggermany2995 2 yıl önce

Exactly. It is why they weren't attacked. It's called deterrence !!!

@sergarlantyrell7847 2 yıl önce

@@malchir4036 a fort up in that part of what is now Scotland would have certainly been in the vacinity of enemies. The title of the episode is 'Fighting on the Frontier' after all. But being in a practically untouchable fort means it's less likely that unfriendly local tribes become actively hostile.

@Missangie827 2 yıl önce

i am excited to see this! with the bonus of Mr Rileys accent and so many of my favorite Time Teamers it gets an instant pre watch thumbs up

@Kazzas73 11 aylar önce

Omg! I can’t believe it! I’m doing my family history and this came up. My many times great grandfather owned/lived in this castle. 😮

@devonseamoor 2 yıl önce

hahaha.... the end scenery cracked me up. Well done Time Team, this was a very exciting and beautiful episode. More to come!

@nicolejosan6364 Yıl önce

What an interesting reenaction with the Draco. This must in fact be terrifying for a non-horseman local iron age person in England. Maybe the roman troops failed so terribly in Germany because of the landscape, they couldn't use their gimmics (and the hardened germanic warriors of course). Not to say that the scots weren't brave sobs, but as I am from Germany and know the maps, I can imagine the landscape of south Germany being a problem for the troops. I love the reenacting an educational material in these docmentaries!

@chriswarburtonbrown1566 2 yıl önce

Just got back from a weekend exploring the Antonine Wall, so I loved the chance to see some more of Roman occupation in Scotland.

@pianoman1894 9 aylar önce

What they also have to think about when it comes to the "eerie noise," is that they only tested it using one. The roman cavalry would have had at least 10-15 of them or maybe even more.

@thelionsam 2 yıl önce

I left England before TT was a thing. With Covid, its now been 5 years since last visit. These shows are a Godsend. 💚

@KAT-ew9wz 2 yıl önce

Another good one, thanks. Can you do the episode with the early church in the middle of a forest in Scotland? Could be on Mull? There were quartz pebbles and something to do with the police, I think One of my utter favourites, remember watching it at odd hours of the night when I was in uni. Would love to see it again.

@DavidM2002 2 yıl önce

KAT, if you look through the episode listing (link below) to help you narrow your search, then search on YT as another person has uploaded the TT episodes, just not always the best resolution but still watchable for the most part. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Time_Team_episodes

@technonarg5978 2 yıl önce

@KAT I think the episode you are looking for is "A Saintly Site" from season 17. I have recently purchased the DVD's and it is second episode on disc1 and is Baliscate Chapel,Isle of Mull. I hope this helps,it was a very interesting episode.

@riverAmazonNZ 2 yıl önce

One of the best episodes

@georgedorn1022 2 yıl önce

The Mull episode is already on this channel but it is only visible (and watchable) from certain geographic locations, presumably due to licensing issues. If you use a VPN, try changing your location - you will be able to view many more episodes.

@sarahwatts7152 2 yıl önce

At the 24 minute mark, they talk about how the fort was likely never attacked because the Scots preferred guerilla warfare, and how building the fort kept soldiers occupied. But wouldn't the fort have provided a safe haven from otherwise constant guerilla attacks? That the fort was never besieged doesn't necessarily mean it never had a military purpose: it means that you get well rested soldiers who don't have to worry about Scots picking them off in their sleep. You get the safe haven plus the intimidation of the Romans taking over the landscape in such a conspicuous way.

@TommyGlint 2 yıl önce

I thought exactly the same thing. An open camp, even one with just a palisade, would invite just that; hit-and-run attacks. A minor thing, but it would also put a strain on a relatively small garrison regarding guard duty.

@TheTubeTube2 Yıl önce

What a rewarding, very fresh dig - fascinating, thank you.

@jaspersjoint7433 2 yıl önce

I wish I could be there and play a small role. The history, the landscape, the dirt and of course all of the archeological is just absolutely amazing! I think I was born on the wrong side of the pond really!!

@patrickhouston2610 2 yıl önce

Hope you make it here or over your way perhaps.

@gnarshread 2 yıl önce

Another outstanding episode!

@donnal.oglesby4806 2 yıl önce

Have never seen this one so will be great:-), I found Time Team originally on youtube and this is the first time I am watching this. I am, as a genealogist researcher, listening to Guy, when he is running around and stating of the Written records the Romans made, wondering IS there ANY proof of any of those records that have survived anywhere?? John Gater was amazing with what his equipment found on the Geo Fiz, and Stewart is always an added asset. Phil's large trench came with a lot of Roman occupation.

@philipwinter8729 2 yıl önce

@@TheShootist But the video quality is far better with this, There won't be any new programmes until the Patreon funded digs take place later in the year.

@larrygiesbrecht3428 2 yıl önce

@@philipwinter8729 Are any of the old-timers going to be part of the new Patreon-funded gang?

@georgedorn1022 2 yıl önce

@@larrygiesbrecht3428 The core of the 'new' team appears to be Carenza, Stewart, Helen, John and Tim Taylor. Others that have been featured on the Patreon channel and seem to be involved in some capacity are Neil Holbrook, Dani, Matt, Kerry, Henry, Brigid and Raysan working remotely from New Zealand, Naomi, Suzie Lipscomb and a couple of people who were involved in more behind-the-scenes roles - Jim Mower and Neil Emmanuel. There may be others I have missed. Apparently, Victor's family has given permission for some of his art work to be used.

@chriswarburtonbrown1566 2 yıl önce

There is plenty of that written evidence in the Vindolanda writing tablets. Mostly everyday army admin records, but also the oldest letter between 2 women in the world; a birthday invitation.

@janetteharold2546 2 yıl önce

I enjoyed watching this episode and the fact that the Romans took parts of Scotland. I would love to have more episodes from Scotland like Kinlochbervie, Orkney, Shetland and Govan, Glasgow.

@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095 2 yıl önce

The first episode I remember seeing, on TV years ago, was about the Lords of the Isles. Absolutely fantastic stuff and still probably my favourite. {:-:-:}

@marieanderson6311 2 yıl önce

And Paisley! That is where my family is from

@JorisKoolen 11 aylar önce

A wonderful cocktail of Mick's favourites...aristocratic houses and Roman forts 😂

@ghomerhust 2 yıl önce

i just got done last week binge-watching every single episode on this channel, and some posted on the Timeline history channel. then i ran out. so THIS was really nice to log on and see!

@Pauldjreadman 2 yıl önce

You watched them all so I ask you have they changed the in show music? This one I thought, eeerr!.

@stacyhoward3516 2 yıl önce

Imagine the sound from 400 or more riders carrying them during a charge ; maybe they were carried mounted to staves directly to the riding harnesses or on their backs like Eastern cultures.

@yuwish6320 2 yıl önce

I imagine if you had a bunch of those dragon whistles all going at once, it would have scared the crap out of people.

@anselmdanker9519 2 yıl önce

Thank you for this exciting find. Look forward to the identification of the unit stationed there.

@CanChikMay 2 yıl önce

Loving the process TT goes through in vintage Tv

@sastacara 2 yıl önce

So this is roughly the same timeframe as the Deskford Carnyx. It would be interesting to do a comparison of the various sounds produced by both pieces.

@ariwick4101 2 yıl önce

I don't think I've seen this one yet. Very excited!

@connieheitz8982 2 yıl önce

Sadly I think I've seen them all on another channel. And some several times over. I love Time Team.

@beepboop204 2 yıl önce

@@connieheitz8982 i tend to enjoy cannabis while i watch these, so they remain new to me even after multiple viewings. guess that is good or bad depending on your perspective (ง ͠° ͟ل͜ ͡°)ง

@chilly22 2 yıl önce

i recently finished the "rome" tv series, perfect timing, time team. im already waist deep in the ancient rome rabbit hole.

@gordoxium 2 yıl önce

Best kind of rabbit hole

@sarahwatts7152 2 yıl önce

My favorite is Mary Beard's Meet The Romans three part documentary. So good!

@jasonsearle7832 4 aylar önce

Take a bit of a look at the celt horns they used to blow. Amazing sound range and would have been quite intimidating coming from the depths of the forest

@drewrobinson9120 2 yıl önce

Could the Dragon standard have been a carnyx? Would explain the dragon head and the fact that it made noise used to scare or intimidate enemies. Carnyx were originally a Celtic instrument, but there are depictions of them from around 300BC until the fall of Roman Empire (476AD).

@tonyslabu6373 5 aylar önce

I know it's a year later but the Draco were a scythian-dacian standard not celtic, at least to the dacians it most likely was the shape of a wolf since the wolf was such a big part of their religion and culture, and the Romans started using the Draco after the end of the 2nd Roman Dacian war and the conquer of Dacia (which were not celtic people but thracian)

@georgelong9957 8 aylar önce

I like TT it lowers my blood pressure and stress levels so much ,thank you .

@graceamerican3558 2 yıl önce

I had no idea the Romans got this far north. You learn something new every day.

@graceamerican3558 Yıl önce

@@alasdairmmorrison74 My Bucket List item. ❤️

@adrianbailey474 2 yıl önce

WE forget how good an idea time team was , it shook up the way of doing things , ahead of its time , sadly some them no longer with us as are certain University Depts AKA Sheffield less places to study for your grand children

@paulainsc8212 2 yıl önce

I could listen to this Ranger ALL DAY!

@ericfontaine2145 3 saatler önce

And not just any NFL cheerleader but a Raiderette. RN4L . Thank you Emily 🎉

@joemcknight6304 Yıl önce

" 'ow the 'ell should I know that Tony" is a quote I will long remember!

@borderreiver3288 Yıl önce

RIP MICK....YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED..........

@a.j.carter8975 6 aylar önce

♥️🇬🇧😀 that standard would've scared 7 colours out of me. Good job.

@palletcabin-YR_Author 2 yıl önce

Loved it!

@dariaganescu9511 2 yıl önce

You do a wonderful work! But I need to say that that "Draco" it's not a roman item, but dacian. And it's not a dragon, but a wolf with a snake body and was the battle flag of the tracian tribes (geti, dacians...) The snake is the protector of all life and the wolf is the totem for all woriors. I should know, my family line tracks from one of that tribes: Lupan ("young wolf"). "The Wolfs" were like special troups in the dacian army. Anyway, I like your programs and I wish you all the best! Thank you!

@khublaklonk4480 2 yıl önce

In the programme they mention that the Romans picked up the use of the draco from the Sarmatians.

@armstronggermany2995 2 yıl önce

Fanscinating information. Great to see such contributions. I a m descended from this region in SW. Scotland but some of my ancestors only arrived 700 years later ie. 8th and 9th century.

@lizshedden1 2 yıl önce

Theres a roman fortlet just a few miles from Drumlanrig at Durisdeer too

@robertcorradi8573 10 aylar önce

Brilliant... just Brilliant. Thank you all.

@Meloniesharp143 2 yıl önce

Would the Drago perhaps be similar to the Carnyx?

@collettewhitney2141 2 yıl önce

Thank you time team 💕💕

@mariecarie1 2 yıl önce

40:42 I don't know why, but I think that's just cool. What an interesting item of war for back in the day.

@Brian-om2hh 2 yıl önce

I visited Drumlanrig Castle not long ago, and I did wonder what might be under the ground in the land around the castle..........

@DHealey 2 yıl önce

I always remember this episode because of the weird music that they used that was totally different to any other episode. I assume they hired a new music editor for this episode and he never worked again. :)

@saphorr 2 yıl önce

+1 on the weird music. Had to hit the Stop/Start button a couple times to make sure I didn't have something playing in another tab.

@TheArtist8077 Yıl önce

Roman invasion of Northern Britain, Caledonia, Pictland, Scotts didn't arrive from Ireland until hundreds of years after, Fantastic program Time team, well made and a great team of people.

@irenejohnston6802 Yıl önce

True but for a general point of reference people know it to be Scotland. We might say England. When a diagonal swathe was in the Danelaw. Even Liverpool! Age 82. Lancashire lass, before Merseyside was invented 50 yrs or so ago.🕊️

@virginiastirnweis.6496 2 yıl önce

I’ve watched many many episodes and have had the same question throughout: Why does Tony always wear clothes one, two, or three sizes too big?

@jturtle5318 2 yıl önce

He's no boy toy.

@thhseeking 9 aylar önce

It's a cunning plan...

@acolytetojippity Yıl önce

I almost wonder if the Draco might have been similar to a Carnyx

@arrangrant6037 2 yıl önce

Phil at 34.00 “Get off my Land”

@kylebarton778 2 yıl önce

That dragon sdard would definitely inspired terror back then, especially on somebody's first time seeing it

@nighthunter3039 2 yıl önce

plus the eery emotionless Iron mask of the rider..... terrefing.... even in our modern time.

@kevinquist 3 aylar önce

Phil. Love Phil. cracks me up.

@clintonslayton4512 Yıl önce

See an older Ranger Richard Riley at Drumlanrig on Salvage Hunters, Season 1, Episode 1. Obviously, long-term employment on this estate.

@MrDannyWright 7 aylar önce

Tony looks like a member of Deftones in this episode.

@martinh1437 2 yıl önce

wish they had look around the gateways, romans usually put offering like coins and valuables near gateways

@mercedes523 Yıl önce

Tony’s look changed so much. Let’s see...mullet, earring, goatee, bleached hair, So much more! lol

@kathywolf4558 2 yıl önce

And what about the carnyx? Celts had carnyx and they have been found in Scotland, France, Germany, Switzerland and Romania respectively. It is possible the Romans had a similar thing that was actually played..blown into to make "fierce" noises.....??????? The ones that have been found, no one really knows how they did sound originally. Modern ones have an interesting tone.

@Rocsanna Yıl önce

The one shown depicted on Trajan's column was actually Dacian. Can't deny I got a bit triggered by that, being Romanian myself. 😀

@kathywolf4558 Yıl önce

@@Rocsanna :)

@douglasg8827 2 yıl önce

I take it, Drumlanrig dates from about 4th-6th century. Dun - fort, Lan - Priest, Rig - the priests his name

@irenejohnston6802 Yıl önce

There are a number of possible etymologies. Cumbric drum 'ridge'+lanerc 'small area of cleared woodland'. First element may also be Gaelic druim 'ridge' added to cumbric or Scots Lang- rigg. 'long ridge'

@mariechenhabeck9098 5 aylar önce

the archeologista seem to really find fulfilment in their work... A very jealous

@hsimpson6581 2 yıl önce

you don't know what you have till it's gone.

@Happyheretic2308 2 yıl önce

That’s a cracking cavalry horse.

@jawk007 2 yıl önce

Love the CGI visuals they made

@loislewis5229 2 yıl önce

🇺🇸 loves Time Team

@williamsrhyn 2 yıl önce

The Sarmatian cavalry did n͟o͟t͟ introduce the dragon to Britain, it was already here, much like how the pottery made by the locals which were sold to the army due to convenience, they also adopted local imagery, the dragon is a symbolic image to the Brythonic Celts which is why the Welsh flag has the dragon on it, it was used by one ruler with another, (remember also that Southern Scotland was Ancient Brythonic territory (Yr Hen Ogledd) rather than the Picts and that the Brythonic tribes were pushed Westward by the Anglo-Saxons towards Wales and Cornwall after the Romans left.. to which, their cultures, somewhat survived through the language.)

@simonconstable8156 Yıl önce

So not Dacian in your opinion?

@tonyslabu6373 5 aylar önce

Well clearly not because for Dacians it was a wolf with a snake body and not a dragon and Romans adopted it as a standard after the 2nd Daco Roman war we know that much.

@johnjohnon8767 2 yıl önce

First time watching these was in 02 from a tv channel on vacation in Ireland

@Drizzlefoot 2 yıl önce

at 5:19 and had to put on the close captions. Good lord, I know Richard was speaking English. However, that accent was so deep. LOL

@matthewhines7290 2 yıl önce

2:19 Awww. Gordon wore a shirt his teenaged son wore in 1987.

@jacquelinevanderkooij4301 3 aylar önce

Explain the name Dumfries to me please. Was that of the Frisian legions there?

@junkabella6324 2 yıl önce

Phil’s shorts are a sight to behold!

@faroukabad 2 yıl önce

makes you wonder if he's been wearing the same cloths since the 70s

@alphabarbs 2 yıl önce

One dislike; possibly due to a lack of Roman Pot..? 🤣🤣🤣

@corbinbacon9043 2 yıl önce

Or too much "pot" in general... 🥴

@samthompson1804 2 yıl önce

Or Tony's facial hair?

@harlcc261 2 yıl önce

Tony, your beard makes me laugh

@michaelcampin1464 2 yıl önce

The Dragon standard was probably the forerunner of the JU87 or Stuka with its sirens on its undercarriage.

@barrydysert2974 2 yıl önce

This site needs more digging! What say you all? 🖖

@alisterx8698 2 yıl önce

16:25 with those shorts and that hat he looks like a yodeler, Keep it real Phil.

@tiffanybach8470 5 aylar önce

No the whistles sounded like screams like a Mayan death whistle I bet ya!

@rjlchristie 9 aylar önce

Run Robbie, run. Enter stage right, jog away stage left. The fat controller will space the team out in the field, look! diggers over there, Geophys over here. All for you to hop between.

@joannathesinger770 Yıl önce

91-94% of my DNA comes from Great Britain/Ireland. (I've had this random 3% that has changed from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark...but I've gone back far enough in my genealogy to know that there's nary a surname from that area...which leads me to believe that it's a Viking remnant from the Danelaw area of Great Britain.) At any rate, I watch these in fascination, learning about my deep ancestry. As an interesting aside...my profile looks very much like the coin profile in the intro...and physically, I look like a 5'11" Greek or Roman goddess statue archetype...so I'm left to believe that some of my British ancestry harks back to the Roman occupation even if it doesn't show up in my ancestry report.

@joannathesinger770 Yıl önce

@@alasdairmmorrison74 In college--many years ago--Takis Musinedez, past director of the National Greek Theater, guest directed the Orestean Trilogy at the university I attended...and I auditioned. After the auditions, he completely revamped the show, cast me as Athena, and said "Only you can portray Athena!" I was 19 and had no idea of the magnitude of his comment at the time. I've since seen Greek statues, and it's rather like looking into a mirror. I just thought I was some non-petite freak of nature, but no...I fit a long-lost ideal of womanhood.

@alisterx8698 2 yıl önce

23:15 now he looks like one of the village people.

@ruthsmith2434 2 yıl önce

They talk about people grinding corn. I'm puzzled about that. I thought corn was a New World vegetable. Am I wrong about that?

@iamblackthorne 2 yıl önce

Corn is the British term for grain of any kind.

@Jobotubular Yıl önce

and new world corn is not a vegetable, it's a grass

@RKHageman Yıl önce

It’s a nice example of something called “lexical drift” - the meanings of words shift as a result of time and/or migration. British English: “corn” = grain, any kind. American English: “corn” = maize (one specific grain, Zea mays).