First we found a coin

All you viewers must now be aware that Time Team seem to have hit pay dirt at this site on a windswept (and occasionally rainswept) Gloucestershire hillside. The geophysics carried out this morning – a simple electrical resistance survey – revealed a complete plan of a Roman building, with corridors, individual rooms, entrance ways. There appears to be a range of buildings to the north, two main corridors to the east and west, possibly a gatehouse to the south, and a central courtyard. Within this last, there seem to be the remains of garden paths. And there are indications of an even earlier villa below. Next, the geophysics team – lead by John Gater – will be carrying out a magnetic survey.

Two trenches have been dug so far. Trench 1 is investigating the eastern limits of the villa and an anomaly that may be associated with a bath-house. Trench 2 is looking at the main corridor. At the moment, there are plans for four more trenches, but as with anything to do with Time Team, those plans could change.

We've found both white and pink plaster from an internal wall, oyster shells (a common Roman food, mainly brought all the way from Richborough on the Kent coast), a number of coins, a tiny blue bead (discovered by 11-year-old Matthew on one of the spoil heaps), a flat bead, a small plain bronze bracelet, and a roof tile with a dog's footprint embedded in it.

That last is not the only evidence for dogs – an uncommon sight on Roman sites! There are also dog bones – as well as pigs' – among the debris brought up so far. As well as nails, roof tiles and a socketed reaping hook for taking off ears of corn, there is a large variety of pottery: black burnished ware from Dorset, Severn Valley ware, Samian ware from central France, late Roman shell-gritted ware, and possibly Oxford colour-coated ware from the late 3rd and the 4th century, covered in a red slip.

Everyone was flummoxed when this was pulled from Trench 1 at 6pm this evening.

As dusk approaches, the landowner visits Phil to survey the progress. Having discovered the site in 1976, this weekend is the end to twenty years of waiting.

This piece of pottery found in trench one is a smashed pot in situ. We think that it was broken and has lain unmoved for nearly two thousand years.

Just when we were getting used to finding British earthenware, Trench 1 threw up a fragment of fine black-slipped ware, imported from central Gaul at the end of the 2nd century AD. This pottery is unusual because it is rare to find anything so delicate. The ornamental nature of this piece of Moselkeramik suggests that the owners were fairly well-to-do. Sue from graphics has now produced a reconstruction.

Well, the day is drawing to a close, and the drizzle is changing into rain. The crew is packing up, but your faithful web team labours on.

Lindsay Allason-Jones, the Time Team's Site Finds Expert (and an Archaeological Museums Officer at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne), has been impressed with the finds so far. She likes the personal nature of the bronze jewellery that has been discovered. The Samian tableware – a couple of plates, a bowl and some drinking vessels – is, she says, 'high class'. But her particular favourite discovery is a Rhenish ware wine cup, which is black coated with white stylised leaves and rouletted decoration, which was made in Trier on the French/German border.

But Lindsay, like all the rest of the Team, thinks that Sunday will be even better, with even more spectacular finds.

Before he could watch Match of the Day tonight, Tony answered some of your questions in the forum.