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Back-Garden Archaeology: Revisiting a Roman Villa - Ipswich, Suffolk
As renowned Suffolk archaeologist Basil Brown discovered, Castle Hill near Ipswich is named, not after a castle, but a substantial Roman villa. Brown was unable to complete his excavation, and Time Team have been called in by local schoolchildren to find out more. However, they will need to dig up a few back gardens to do so. Very soon it becomes clear that Brown's measurements were out of kilter. Halfway through day two, Phil makes a breakthrough. But not until 11 trenches are dug in 8 gardens does a full picture emerge. The team are joined by Roman specialist David Neale and site director Miles Russe
Aired: Mar 14, 2004 Genre: Documentary MysteryCasts: Tony Robinson Carenza Lewis Phil Harding John Gater Stewart Ainsworth Mick Aston Victor Ambrus Henry ChapmanCreated By: Tim TaylorDuration: 50m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production:
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01: In Search of the Brigittine Abbey - Syon House, London02: A Roman Bath House and Edwardian Folly - Whitestaunton Manor, Somerset03: The Crannog in the Loch - Loch Migdale, Scottish Highlands04: Saxon Burials on the Ridge - South Carlton, Lincolnshire05: The Roman Fort That Wasn't There - Syndale, Kent06: An Iron-Age Trading Centre - Green Island, Dorset07: A Medieval Blast Furnace - The Old Furnace, Oakamoor, Staffordshire08: Rescuing a Mesolithic Foreshore - Goldcliff, Newport09: Fertile Soils, Rich Archaeology - Wittenham Clumps, Oxfordshire10: King Cnut's Manor - Nassington, Northamptonshire11: Back-Garden Archaeology: Revisiting a Roman Villa - Ipswich, Suffolk12: The Lost City of Roxburgh - Roxburgh, Scottish Borders13: Brimming with Remains - Cranborne Chase, Dorset