We continue our 31 days of Time Team with Day 16. This time, the Time Team finds themselves in Spain where they are exploring a Spanish Port. Time Team again explores the shores beyond England to foster a deeper understanding of history.
Over nine hundred years ago Denia was a thriving Islamic town in Spain. Time Team makes their way to Spain to discover more about Denia. Mick before the dig explores the coastline and takes in the landscape. He points out that you only really know what goes on in town after a building is taken down. Mick also talks about the impact of ports on Britain. So what will Time Team find exploring this site? Present Day Denia is undergoing a serious upgrade and redevelopment. So a lot of the archelogy that is being performed is rescue archeology. The Spanish archeologists have discovered significant walls that would have protected the city. The Time Team artist is drawing what the town would have looked like with the walls surrounding it. The Time Team also planned on exploring the burial area to help learn more about the people of Denia. The Time Team will work on the cemetery and that will be where their main area of expertise is. One of the Time Team experts looks at a grave. It is buried in a usual matter, this shows it was done following Islamic tradition. They were buried within twenty-four hours of death and pointing to Mecca. Tony learns more about the Muslim invasion of Spain. He learns who invaded, where they settled, and how the locals were treated. He examines a Spanish map to see where each settlement was. Time Team was given a rare opportunity to explore a piece of European history. No osteoarchaeology has been done on the cemetery site, so any new information will be a boon to the Spanish archeologists. Phil explores more of the cemetery and discovers a bit of the history. The archelogy seems to indicate there were building on site. Those buildings were taken down and bodies were put in. There was a building with a body in it. Phil is excited about what he is finding. Phil wants to see the relationship of the body to the buildings and the road. Phil and his partner Jenny will put in a trench. Time Team is also sent to an additional site in the heart of Industrial Denia. Muslim pottery was discovered at the site. There is also evidence of kilns at the site. The Time Team will have to hand dig the site before they can get a machine in it. They geophysics the site. Finding a kiln on the site will tell more about the history of Denia. Additional trenches will be put in the cemetery site. The Time Team will try to discover more about the people who are buried. Did they suffer from disease? How many people are buried there? Are these people are of high status? Why are they buried on their sides? Day One is proving to be a success for the Time Team. To learn more about this site and what the Time Team discovers continue to watch this episode. Will they find a kiln on the industrial site? Will they sort the street plan of the site? What can Denia tell us about the history of Spain? I would show this episode during a history class when students are learning about Spain. The finds are intriguing. Phil is in his element working in the cemetery. Tony is narration perfection. If you have an independent study student, then you can recommend this episode.
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