New Podcast! Your Questions Answered
Added 2025-01-07 11:00:16 +0000 UTCThe first episode of the Time Team podcast for 2025 is a little different. Archaeologists Dr Helen Geake and Dr Derek Pitman answer questions you've been asking on Patreon. From how new technology might change the way archaeologists make discoveries to what happens after the diggers have left a site, Helen and Derek give you their thoughts on what you've been wondering.
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Aside from drums, what musical instruments are used to create the Time Team’s theme music?
Larry Besel, Jr.
2025-02-10 11:17:02 +0000 UTCPlease keep the inclusion of the video footage for the podcast going forward- it adds a superb element to be able to see Helen etc
Carol
2025-01-26 14:48:13 +0000 UTCSpeaking of technology, what discussions might there be about using AI, e.g. categorizing and indexing the huge volumes of artifacts, or quickly sorting the puzzle pieces of bones or very degraded manuscripts? (Understandably, scanning would have to be done, possibly by volunteers. And human review would be essential.) Could there be other uses?
Gloria B
2025-01-22 16:28:45 +0000 UTCI am late to the show. Just subscribed to Patreon today. Looking forward to catching up.
Donna Oldenkamp
2025-01-19 23:42:32 +0000 UTCI always tell people 5 years on CDs and DVDs. And of course it depends on the storage conditions, temp and humidity of the area, etc.
Debbie Gerlock
2025-01-17 12:41:19 +0000 UTCThere are assumptions as well about the longevity of media used for storage. We don't have a medium which is guaranteed to maintain state for generational periods. Even CD and DVDs degrade such that in archives they really need re-recording at least every 7 years or so, both because the medium degrades and the devices used to read and write either become defunct or are replaced. S
Simon Lucy
2025-01-17 12:29:01 +0000 UTCThere is also the question of whether people needed to measure or mark time in the way we do, and if so what for? Which would inform how they went about it, if at all.
Geoffrey Moore
2025-01-16 21:38:45 +0000 UTCHear, hear!
Geoffrey Moore
2025-01-16 21:33:16 +0000 UTCA fascinating and thought provoking podcast - thanks. I second the comments made about the vulnerability of digital records. The media and technology changes all the time. Show a young person a floppy disc and they'd be baffled or bemused. And what happens when the electricity is turned off? Also a digital representation of a find cannot be interrogated with physics and chemistry. There is an opinion expressed amongst digital photographers that if you have an image you particularly want to preserve, made a high quality print of it! Moving on to what to do with all the finds and how to store them all: this question loops back to the question about 'dig or don't dig?' Things have been preserved in the ground for 1,000s of years which is how we find them. So that is a 'natural' store for them? Plenty of room! You have a tough decision about how much to disrupt the site and how to get the most information out of it, and what to leave for future study. But rescue archaeology is no-brainer. Thanks, Geoff.
Geoffrey Moore
2025-01-16 21:21:47 +0000 UTCWe hear a lot about the greening of industry, making things more eco friendly and so on. How do archaeologists go about making their work green, minimising the carbon footprint of their activity? And digging up peat may reveal pristine artefacts but is incredibly destructive in an environmental sense, what steps can be taken to reduce the damage?
Michael Crouch
2025-01-15 20:24:36 +0000 UTCI asked this question before but haven’t heard it answered. If it was, apologies, missed it. In the case where an early bronze kist (sp?) is found near an Iron Age hut and it’s explained as they would have seen it and revered it yet it’s been 2000 +/- years. Wouldn’t it have been covered by dirt and vegetation like Roman times to modern (2000 +/- years)
Debbie Gerlock
2025-01-14 16:11:23 +0000 UTCWe don’t have to imagine what would happen if all digital content is lost. It’s happened in modern times. As an archivist, when this question came up, I’d ask them to insert a floppy disk. Then, Ok, read this sheet of paper. Or a hard drive is wiped only to realize later there were files needed that didn’t get transferred over.
Debbie Gerlock
2025-01-14 16:06:01 +0000 UTCAs long as there has been some kind of money there will have been forgers, I’d imagine. When ancient coins are unearthed, do we have enough examples of any to be able to distinguish the real thing from the fakes? If so, what would be the tell-tale signs you’d be looking for? Thanks, Keith
Keith Jackson
2025-01-12 22:17:22 +0000 UTCBrilliant - very thought provoking. Good questions submitted re technology, the future and concepts of time 😊👍
Ruth M
2025-01-12 20:59:27 +0000 UTCHi Martyn, thank you very much. I have a question for Dr Helen Geake please: how did you arrive at your career in archaeology and what path did you take to get there?
Louise Bates
2025-01-11 23:22:55 +0000 UTCThanks Brent!
Martyn Williams
2025-01-11 21:41:38 +0000 UTCThanks Kathy. Really glad you enjoyed the podcast. Hopefully your husband enjoyed it too!
Martyn Williams
2025-01-11 21:40:39 +0000 UTCThanks Judith
Martyn Williams
2025-01-11 21:39:40 +0000 UTCThanks Tim
Martyn Williams
2025-01-11 21:39:30 +0000 UTCLovely comments Sarah, thank you
Martyn Williams
2025-01-11 21:39:03 +0000 UTCHi Louise, feel free to just comment on this video and we'll see it. Thanks, Martyn
Martyn Williams
2025-01-11 21:38:17 +0000 UTCAnd how does one submit a question to be considered for the next podcast please?
Louise Bates
2025-01-11 14:17:02 +0000 UTCThank you so much for taking the time to make these podcasts, they are very much appreciated. I particularly liked seeing the participants and their various reactions to patreon questions. Please use this format again!
Louise Bates
2025-01-11 14:11:04 +0000 UTCSuch an excellent episode! Loved the question about how people measured time in the past, & also Dr. Geake’s point that people in the future may not ask the same questions people today are asking of history- very insightful and thought-provoking. Very much appreciate your thoughtfulness & good humor. Keep up the good work! Thank you for all you do! ❤️🙏🏼
Sarah Pethan
2025-01-11 06:22:47 +0000 UTCI think the Egyptians also had water clocks…. Not sure which kingdom tho
Debbie Williams
2025-01-11 04:11:54 +0000 UTCFascinating!!!!
Olivia McGerty
2025-01-10 00:05:38 +0000 UTCJust great to listen to!Thanks!
Jenny
2025-01-08 22:53:02 +0000 UTCGreat podcast as ever. Could the technique being used for the Red Sea scrolls be use on this. Could small cores be taken like the ice cores be useful in sampling large sites using all the new sampling techniques
Garry Matthews
2025-01-08 17:20:34 +0000 UTCA very enjoyable podcast, informative and thought provoking.
Tim Cox
2025-01-08 16:00:21 +0000 UTCThanks Team Podcast. A really informative and thought provoking programme. Looking forward to more.
JUDITH COOKE
2025-01-08 12:28:40 +0000 UTCLove the visual podcast format. Hopefully this option will continue...
Steve Mikre
2025-01-08 07:22:47 +0000 UTCHow do we get discord access?
Stephanie
2025-01-08 04:54:38 +0000 UTCI love the podcasts and the greater amount of time devoted to considering the questions, discussing news, interviewing people, etc. Such a gift.
Fiona D
2025-01-08 04:01:00 +0000 UTCThis was absolutely brilliant. Great questions from fellow patreon members, and such thoughtful answers. And having longer time for questions was a boost enabling greater back and forth between everyone. I so enjoyed this. I sat and listened with a few family members, and your discussions were so thought provoking, they inspired several pauses to talk amongst ourselves. So yes, please do more of these! And as always, a huge thank you to the Lord and Lady of archaeology taking time to answer our questions.
Elaine P
2025-01-08 00:30:16 +0000 UTCThis was beyond wonderful!! I kept stopping the recording to tell my husband what you were saying. I was fascinated by the discussion on spending time slowly at a dig, giving yourself time to think as you puzzle out what you're looking at. I could go on and on here. I'm a retired professor of English literature, and I know from my experience that the slow process of analyzing a text, in the classroom or on one's own, is like that. If AI tells me what to think about the text, I don't puzzle it out for myself. Please forgive the long comment--I will watch this again and take notes. Thanks for waking up my sleepy brain!! Brilliant--all of you!!!
Kathy Carlson
2025-01-07 22:49:18 +0000 UTCOn the climate change issue - the scale of current change is outside that since the last ice age. Previous interglacials (Boxgrove man) provide a better guide. In the last interglacial things changed so fast that Neanderthals didn't get over Doggerland before it flooded - but elephants, rhinos, hippos and lions did - to the location of Trafalgar Square. This is (just) archaeology rather than palaeontology.
Paul Bivand
2025-01-07 21:45:16 +0000 UTCOh, what we ben! Great to hear that Helen is a Ridley Walker fan. May I point you to the fantastic episode of the Backlisted podcast where my other half is talking about (and reading from) it. It was recorded at the Port Eliot festival way back time back. https://www.backlisted.fm/episodes/9-russell-hoban-riddley-walker
Matthew Adams
2025-01-07 21:23:46 +0000 UTCAs others have said a marvellous podcast with very thought provoking questions and discussions of them. Thank you and a very happy new year to all.
Rosemary Cormack
2025-01-07 21:22:32 +0000 UTCDon't forget the animals. Early societies watched them and migrations and mating in the natural world were good 'time' markers.
Dorothy Africa
2025-01-07 18:15:57 +0000 UTCWow, what an interesting podcast! Every question and every answer got me thinking. Thank you all, and Happy New Year.
Wessex-Wyvern
2025-01-07 17:38:31 +0000 UTCThe podcasts are really great. It was nice to see video this time, too! I really look forward to new episodes. The TT podcast is at the top of my list of favorites. Thank you for the work you put into these.
Brent Bossom
2025-01-07 15:34:33 +0000 UTCEverything we do, is governed by time. It controls everything we do. We depend on it.
Alan McMillan
2025-01-07 12:49:35 +0000 UTCWhat a great way to start my day! Thanks all. That was brilliant.
Mark & Jill Jefson
2025-01-07 12:47:34 +0000 UTCModern technology? I can't help noticing tophe size of your mics!
Alan McMillan
2025-01-07 12:16:16 +0000 UTCExcellent episode. The questions were very thought provoking. Well done to the Patreon members who asked them, and thanks to the team for answering them (and in some cases leaving an even bigger question for the future to answer!)
Kerry Hennigan
2025-01-07 11:58:28 +0000 UTCHello everyone. Happy New year!
Alan McMillan
2025-01-07 11:56:28 +0000 UTCBrilliant as always guyz, thank you so much... Take care...
Chris Bate
2025-01-07 11:55:13 +0000 UTCThank you- very interesting!
Mary Barber
2025-01-07 11:51:04 +0000 UTC
