Time Team
Season 3 Episode 2 - Hunting for Mammoth - Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire
Recorded between 21 and 23 April 1995, in this episode the team go to a gravel pit that is soon to become landfill, where they attempt to unearth 200,000-year-old remains of mammoths and other prehistoric animals. Gravel pits are typical sites for paleolithic remains. But the chances of finding evidence of any prehistoric peoples are remote. Joining the team are Christine Buckingham, Kate Scott, and palaeontologist Russell Coope. Wood anatomist Rowena Gale tries to match ancient and modern wood samples For this episode the team are joined by archaeologist Kate Scott and geologist Christine Buckingham.
Episodes in Season 3
Prehistoric Fogou - Boleigh and Treveneague, Cornwall
50 min
Hunting for Mammoth - Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire
50 min
Village of the Templars - Templecombe, Somerset
50 min
A Wreck of the Spanish Armada - Teignmouth, Devon
50 min
Palace of the Irish Kings - Emain Macha (aka Navan Fort), County Armagh
50 min
Treasures of the Roman Field - Lavenham, Suffolk
50 min