Time Team aims to create a vivid portrayal of a family residing in a Roman villa in the Cotswolds nearly 2000 years ago. They choose to excavate a site near Fosse Way, just a few hundred meters from two previously uncovered villas, in a region rich with Roman artifacts. They enlist the expertise of Neil Holbrook, Roman specialist Richard Reece, and finds expert Alex Croom. Meanwhile, Phil assists Peter Reynolds in reconstructing a tribulum, a Roman threshing tool. The team concludes that the villa was constructed shortly after the Roman invasion but was likely abandoned soon after, possibly due to financial difficulties.
Show
Time Team
Episode
S08E04
Air Date
Jan 28, 2001
Season 8 Episodes
S08E01
An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Normanton, Lincolnshire
S08E02
The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, Northamptonshire
S08E03
The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, Powys
S08E04
A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, Gloucestershire
S08E05
The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen
S08E06
A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire
S08E07
An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire
S08E08
The Bone Caves - Alveston, Gloucestershire
S08E09
The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire
S08E10
Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland
S08E11
The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, Shropshire
S08E12
Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent
S08E13
The Leper Hospital - Winchester, Hampshire