Time Team · SEASON 11

Brimming with Remains - Cranborne Chase, Dorset

Episode 13 · 2004-03-28

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Episode overview

Pigs rooting in a windswept field in Dorset unearthed fragments including Roman mosaic floor tiles. In addition, a Bournemouth University excavation team located some burials nearby. The farmer, Simon Meaden, has asked Time Team to investigate further. John's geophysics survey reveals a lot of activity. Very soon multiple finds start appearing, and to Tony's delight he is allowed to dig up a little beaker. Archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson produces a timeline of prehistoric and historic burial practices. Phil's trench is invaded by chickens. Gradually a complex picture emerges of human activity here over thousands of years, including a heated Roman villa with bath-house.

50 minutes

Season 11 episodes

1. In Search of the Brigittine Abbey - Syon House, London2004-01-04 2. A Roman Bath House and Edwardian Folly - Whitestaunton Manor, Somerset2004-01-11 3. The Crannog in the Loch - Loch Migdale, Scottish Highlands2004-01-18 4. Saxon Burials on the Ridge - South Carlton, Lincolnshire2004-01-25 5. The Roman Fort That Wasn't There - Syndale, Kent2004-02-01 6. An Iron-Age Trading Centre - Green Island, Dorset2004-02-08 7. A Medieval Blast Furnace - The Old Furnace, Oakamoor, Staffordshire2004-02-15 8. Rescuing a Mesolithic Foreshore - Goldcliff, Newport2004-02-22 9. Fertile Soils, Rich Archaeology - Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire2004-02-29 10. King Cnut's Manor - Nassington, Northamptonshire2004-03-07 11. Back-Garden Archaeology: Revisiting a Roman Villa - Ipswich, Suffolk2004-03-14 12. The Lost City of Roxburgh - Roxburgh, Scottish Borders2004-03-21 13. Brimming with Remains - Cranborne Chase, Dorset2004-03-28