Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Discover Cornwall’s hidden Iron Age secrets as Time Team investigates two mysterious hill forts on the Lizard Peninsula, unearthing finds that rewrite ancient history.
Join the Time Team as they embark on their most ambitious dig yet, exploring the impressive prehistoric enclosures of Gear and Kervalek. Over three action-packed days, the team uncovers evidence of Iron Age and even earlier activity, revealing the sites’ roles as ancient centers of trade, ritual, and community gathering. Using cutting-edge geophysics, aerial photography, and hands-on excavation, they piece together a story stretching from the Neolithic to the Romano-British period.
Watch as the archaeologists discover Iron Age pottery, a complete sunken pot over 2,000 years old, flint arrowheads, and even a rare fragment of a Neolithic axe - all just inches below the surface. The team debates whether these “hill forts” were built for defense or as powerful statements of status and community, uncovering impressive rock-cut ditches, roundhouse remains, and clues to ancient craftsmanship. Throughout, the video delves into the challenges of protecting scheduled monuments while still unlocking their secrets for future generations.
Whether you’re fascinated by Cornish history, Iron Age archaeology, or the detective work of field archaeology, this episode offers a unique glimpse into life 2,000 years ago. See how modern technology and old-fashioned digging come together to reveal how these ancient sites shaped the region - and what mysteries remain to be solved.
#Archaeology #TimeTeam #IronAge #CornwallHistory #HillForts #Geophysics #AncientBritain #PrehistoricSites
Discover Cornwall’s hidden Iron Age secrets as Time Team investigates two mysterious hill forts on the Lizard Peninsula, unearthing finds that rewrite ancient history.
Join the Time Team as they embark on their most ambitious dig yet, exploring the impressive prehistoric enclosures of Gear and Kervalek. Over three action-packed days, the team uncovers evidence of Iron Age and even earlier activity, revealing the sites’ roles as ancient centers of trade, ritual, and community gathering. Using cutting-edge geophysics, aerial photography, and hands-on excavation, they piece together a story stretching from the Neolithic to the Romano-British period.
Watch as the archaeologists discover Iron Age pottery, a complete sunken pot over 2,000 years old, flint arrowheads, and even a rare fragment of a Neolithic axe - all just inches below the surface. The team debates whether these “hill forts” were built for defense or as powerful statements of status and community, uncovering impressive rock-cut ditches, roundhouse remains, and clues to ancient craftsmanship. Throughout, the video delves into the challenges of protecting scheduled monuments while still unlocking their secrets for future generations.
Whether you’re fascinated by Cornish history, Iron Age archaeology, or the detective work of field archaeology, this episode offers a unique glimpse into life 2,000 years ago. See how modern technology and old-fashioned digging come together to reveal how these ancient sites shaped the region - and what mysteries remain to be solved.
#Archaeology #TimeTeam #IronAge #CornwallHistory #HillForts #Geophysics #AncientBritain #PrehistoricSites
