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Features
Final words from Mick Aston

As spoken to the Time Team Live phoneline at the end the third day of the dig.

Mick Aston and Matthew Reynolds

Matt's conclusions

Matthew Reynolds sums up the three days of the dig.

Buckle brooch

Were the West Saxons ethnic cleansers?

Read Robin Bush's account of how they conducted genocide on the Jutes of south Hampshire, plus Helen Geake's response.

Robin Bush

Who were the Jutes?

Historian Robin Bush got very hot under the collar about the subject of the Jutes on Live 2001. But who were they, and what evidence is there for their existence in this part of the country?

Reading the landscape

Archaeology isn't just about excavation. By taking a look at the surrounding landscape, we can get a bigger picture of the past.

Stewart Ainsworth

Testing the tides of time

Against the idyllic backdrop of the River Avon, the most ambitious part of the Time Team Live recreation took place. See for yourself the replica of an Anglo-Saxon ship and find out why it was brought to the Salisbury site.

The Sae Wyfling

Metal detecting and Time Team

Metal detectorists and archaeologists haven't always seen eye to eye, but Live 2001 proves what can happen when they work together with a common goal. To find out more, read our special feature.

 

metal detecting

 

Enter the Anglo-Saxons

As part of Time Team Live 2001, a re-enactment group reconstructed village life during the Anglo-Saxon period. Here's what they had to say about living life in the sixth century.

Rona Johnson

 

Remains of the day

Professor Margaret Cox, osteoarchaeologist and regular Time Team specialist, gave us the scoop on the human remains so far …

Margaret Cox