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| It's not as easy as it looks: Ray Walton reconstructs the 'situla' or Anglo-Saxon bucket, from a single piece of metal (right and below). |
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Sandi thought it looked more like a fruit
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See for yourself how Ray progressed on Day Two (right and below) and judge for yourself if he managed to turn it into a more 'situla'-shaped object ... |
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| Ray Walton, helped by Victor Ambrus, puts final touches to the recreated 'situla' on Day Three. The engraving round the edge is completed by a technique known as chasing, and can be seen right and below. |
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Digging up the dirt
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Katie hard at work: uncovering a wealth of artefacts and skeletons in Trench Five.
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| Another day, another trench: Number Nine is opened up. |
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| Will Carenza crack the mysteries of Trench One? More finds around the post holes. |
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| Close-up of a spearhead and iron bucket strap in Trench One. Notice the teeth to the right of the spearhead. |
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| Close-up of the green curve of copper alloy in Trench Five. |
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Village people
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How they used to live: Time Team recreated a traditional Anglo-Saxon village by the river that runs alongside the site. Re-enactors are showing how a small, family-based unit would have existed.
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| Weaving is just one of the cottage industries the family might
have been involved with. The re-enactors are also preparing food and have
erected temporary dwellings. |
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| When the boat comes in: this half-size reconstruction of an
Anglo-Saxon boat has been brought specially to the site by Time Team to
complete the picture of Anglo-Saxon village life. |
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A re-enactor shows how wool would have been spun from a fleece. Click on the image for the full picture.
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| ... meanwhile an Anglo-Saxon man does his share of the weaving. |
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Crew's who
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As the first trenches were opened on Day One, here's an introduction to some of the crew members, Time Team regulars and experts. The sun was shining in Hampshire, so spot the worst case of sunburn ...
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| Local archaeologist Sally Worrell smiled for the cameras (did she know something we didn't?). |
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| Web-crew writer Matthew Reynolds and soundman Steve Shearn. |
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| Series producer Tim Taylor was given a grilling by our very own Matthew Reynolds. |
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| Ray Walton (right) recreated the Anglo-Saxon 'situla' (or was he just cooling off?). |
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| Time Team Leader Mick Aston and yes, you guessed it, Matthew Reynolds. |
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| Andrew Reynolds, Saxon expert, and Jenni Butterworth, from the excavation team. |
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Metal detectorist Steve Bolger, who discovered the Byzantine
'situla', lends
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Story board
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... and here's how the trenches shaped up in the afternoon of Day One.
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| Carenza Lewis and Phil Harding discussed early finds from Trench One. |
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| Jo Laver, forensic anthropologist, and Phil Harding examined bones from Trench Two. |
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