For thousands of years, nomadic tribes roamed freely across Britain. But by 5000 BC they were starting to settle down, and a landmark of the south west - the Dorset Ridgeway - became a magnet for thousands.
For many experts, the Ridgeway is as important as Stonehenge in understanding the lives of our prehistoric ancestors. The ridge of high land running parallel with the coast between Weymouth and Dorchester has been an important place for people since the Neolithic period, from 4000 to 2000 BC.
There are no fewer than 1000 ancient monuments that record the history of the Ridgeway since that time, including baffling great henges that showcased unexplained rituals, at least one of which involves a giant stone penis; a town built on top of a massive Iron Age hill fort; and a deadly and terrifying Roman war machine.
Time Team investigate, and reveal how the latest scientific advances are shedding new light on the way our Stone Age ancestors lived. The extraordinary range of monuments on the ridgeway make it one of the richest archaeological sites in Britain, and Time Team's journey along its length is a journey through thousands of years of human occupation.
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Rediscovering Ancient Britain
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Searching for Shakespeare's House
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Tony and the Team join a group of archaeologists as they dig the site of William Shakespeare's house, New Place, in…
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The Way We Lived
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Boudica's Lost Tribe
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Looking Underground
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Tony Robinson and geophys boffin John Gater look back over 200 digs at the extraordinary achievements of cutting-edge…
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The Somme's Secret Weapon
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In the half-light of dawn, on the frontline of the Somme battlefield on 1 July 1916, a small metal nozzle pushed its…
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Wars of the Roses
Wed 16 Mar 2011
The Battle of Bosworth was the decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses. It was the beginning of the end of three…
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Hadrian's Well
Wed 10 Nov 2010
While digging a huge site in the middle of London, archaeologists uncovered two extraordinary Roman cisterns. At the…
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Castle of the Saxon Kings
Fri 11 Sep 2009
Tony and the Team help investigate the Saxon roots of Bamburgh Castle, high on rocky cliffs in Northumberland above the…
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The Wreck of the Colossus
Thu 16 Apr 2009
In 2001, divers discovered one of the most exciting naval artefacts ever found in British waters, part of the wreck of…
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The Ten Million Pound House
Sat 21 Mar 2009
Hidden away in Kent is an architectural gem, a building that is important not because it's bigger or better than any…
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Life on the Edge 1000 BC
Sat 22 Nov 2008
Three thousand years ago the banks of the River Witham, just outside Lincoln, were bustling with activity…
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D-Day
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The Big Roman Villa
Sun 08 Jan 2006
The story of the biggest villa excavation in this country for 50 years, some of the finest mosaics ever discovered and…
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The King of Bling
Mon 13 Jun 2005
A chance discovery by archaeologists in Southend reveals an Anglo-Saxon tomb crammed with such impressive gold…
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Ainsbrook
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Tony Robinson presents this seasonal episode of Time Team from York's Barley Hall, where an extravagant Medieval…
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Tony Robinson and Phil Harding hit the highways of America on a road trip to some of the dinosaur capitals of the world.
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The team follow ARCUS, the Archaeological Research and Consultancy at the University of Sheffield, on some of its…
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