Time Team
Season 11 Episode 2 - A Roman Bath House and Edwardian Folly - Whitestaunton Manor, Somerset
Next to the beautifully manicured lawns of Whitestaunton Manor in the Blackdown Hills of Somerset lies a patch of muddy weeds. Coins and pottery have been found here, and it is supposedly the site of a Roman villa. But archaeology student Freya Bowles thinks differently. The team first have to remove weeds and tree roots without the use of mechanical diggers, as it's a scheduled monument. They are also extremely limited as to the size of the excavation. Clearly there are Roman remains, but mixed up with Victorian or Edwardian garden features. Gradually the plan of a Roman bath house emerges. The team are joined by mosaic specialist David Neal and buildings historian Jonathan Foyle. Directed by technological historian Robert Spain, they build a full-size replica hypocaust complete with under-floor heating.
Episodes in Season 11
In Search of the Brigittine Abbey - Syon House, London
50 min
A Roman Bath House and Edwardian Folly - Whitestaunton Manor, Somerset
50 min
The Crannog in the Loch - Loch Migdale, Scottish Highlands
50 min
Saxon Burials on the Ridge - South Carlton, Lincolnshire
50 min
The Roman Fort That Wasn't There - Syndale, Kent
50 min
An Iron-Age Trading Centre - Green Island, Dorset
50 min
A Medieval Blast Furnace - The Old Furnace, Oakamoor, Staffordshire
50 min
Rescuing a Mesolithic Foreshore - Goldcliff, Newport
50 min
Fertile Soils, Rich Archaeology - Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire
50 min
King Cnut's Manor - Nassington, Northamptonshire
50 min
Back-Garden Archaeology: Revisiting a Roman Villa - Ipswich, Suffolk
50 min
The Lost City of Roxburgh - Roxburgh, Scottish Borders
50 min
Brimming with Remains - Cranborne Chase, Dorset
50 min
