Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Step into the windswept fields of East Yorkshire as Time Team uncovers a forgotten Norman settlement with rare medieval finds and secrets spanning 13,000 years of history.
Join the team as they investigate Francis Davis’s mysterious field near Skipsie, where Neolithic tools, Iron Age pottery, and medieval artifacts hint at centuries of human activity. Using cutting-edge geophysics, expert archaeology, and hands-on experimental pottery, they race against time (and the Yorkshire weather) to reveal the story hidden beneath the plough-soil. Discover how changing coastlines, ancient marshlands, and shifting settlements shaped this landscape - and see the challenges of finding evidence for medieval mud houses and lost villages threatened by the sea.
You’ll see everything from prehistoric arrowheads and polished axes to Norman cooking pots, lead buckets possibly used for salt-making, and even the remains of ancient farmsteads. Watch as the team analyzes pollen from ancient lakes to reconstruct the changing environment and piece together how people lived, farmed, and survived dramatic historical events like the Norman Conquest and the harrying of the north. This dig not only rewrites local history but also brings the past vividly to life, showing how a single field can encapsulate thousands of years of human endeavor.
#Archaeology #TimeTeam #MedievalHistory #NormanConquest #EastYorkshire #Geophysics #Fieldwalking #ExperimentalArchaeology
Step into the windswept fields of East Yorkshire as Time Team uncovers a forgotten Norman settlement with rare medieval finds and secrets spanning 13,000 years of history.
Join the team as they investigate Francis Davis’s mysterious field near Skipsie, where Neolithic tools, Iron Age pottery, and medieval artifacts hint at centuries of human activity. Using cutting-edge geophysics, expert archaeology, and hands-on experimental pottery, they race against time (and the Yorkshire weather) to reveal the story hidden beneath the plough-soil. Discover how changing coastlines, ancient marshlands, and shifting settlements shaped this landscape - and see the challenges of finding evidence for medieval mud houses and lost villages threatened by the sea.
You’ll see everything from prehistoric arrowheads and polished axes to Norman cooking pots, lead buckets possibly used for salt-making, and even the remains of ancient farmsteads. Watch as the team analyzes pollen from ancient lakes to reconstruct the changing environment and piece together how people lived, farmed, and survived dramatic historical events like the Norman Conquest and the harrying of the north. This dig not only rewrites local history but also brings the past vividly to life, showing how a single field can encapsulate thousands of years of human endeavor.
#Archaeology #TimeTeam #MedievalHistory #NormanConquest #EastYorkshire #Geophysics #Fieldwalking #ExperimentalArchaeology
