Time Team · SEASON 15
The Romans Recycle - Wickenby, Lincolnshire
Episode 12 · 2008-03-23
- Documentary
- Mystery
Episode overview
Tony Robinson and his intrepid team of archaeologists head off the beaten track in Lincolnshire to discover why a metal detector enthusiast has discovered hundreds of Roman and Iron Age artefacts in a muddy field. Add to that the mysterious Roman columns strewn around the surrounding village and the team have a challenging three days to come up with some answers. As the dig progresses, the evidence mounts to suggest that the local Roman population were conscious of the need to recycle.
50 minutes
Season 15 episodes
1. Gold in the Moat - Codnor Castle, Derbyshire2008-01-06
2. Street of the Dead - Binchester, County Durham2008-01-13
3. Bodies in the Dunes - Barra, Western Isles2008-01-20
4. The Naughty Nuns of Northampton - Towcester, Northamptonshire2008-01-27
5. Mysteries of the Mosaic - Coberley, Gloucestershire2008-02-03
6. Blitzkreig on Shooter’s Hill - South London2008-02-10
7. Keeping Up with the Georgians - Hunstrete, Somerset2008-02-17
8. Saxons on the Edge - Stonton Wyville, Leicestershire2008-02-24
9. Fort of the Earls - Dungannon, Northern Ireland2008-03-02
10. From Constantinople To Cornwall - Padstow, North Cornwall2008-03-09
11. Five Thousand Tons of Stone - Hamsterley, County Durham2008-03-16
12. The Romans Recycle - Wickenby, Lincolnshire2008-03-23
13. Hunting King Harold - Portskewett, South Wales2008-03-30
