Good morning, we are continuing with our Time Team celebration for March. This is another throwback episode to the earlier seasons. Tony Robinson has long hair in this episode too! Tony shows that he is willing to take the time to learn about the site and the personalities that made the site.
The Time Team is in Much Wenlock, Shropshire. It was originally a backwater before it turned into a Medieval market town. The time team got a letter from one of the residents. He had discovered the remains of one of the first houses built in the town. He wants to know how Much Wenlock became a major town. The Time Team meets in an archive to gather information and make a plan about the dig. They want to look at the old maps of the town and figure out how the town grew as well as the town layout. Phil wants to get permission to put in trenches, and Tony assures Phil that he got the permissions to do so. This makes Phil ready to get started. They also review additional letters from the other town residents and the other things want to solve. At the end of the dig, they will do a presentation for the town. There has been a settlement in Much Wenlock since 200 AD. The hills protected the town and were a defensive ridge. In the 7th Century, it was a religious center. Much of the archelogy was done at the priory and not much work has been done on learning about the development of the town. This is an opportunity for the town to learn more about how it developed. Mick and Phil head to the residents who wrote the letter house. The resident points out where he found the foundations of a house to Mick and Phil. He had left the wall alone after he stumbled on it. Mick and Phil then go next door to talk to the neighbor. The neighbor is willing to let Phil dig a trench in his backyard. Robin and Tony dive into the archives to learn more about the town. Tony looks for famous residents of the town. Robin introduces him to a saint and then Roger of Montgomery. Roger of Montgomery established the boundaries of Much Wenlock. Carenza Lewis and Robin look at a map of the town. Based on the layout of the map to the town, it looks like the house in question was in the middle of things. Mick and Tony catch up to work on a plan. Mick is reluctant to dig up the garden. Geophysics is going through the garden to find the way. In the meantime, Phil is getting a trench dug next door. The roofline on another neighbors house intrigues Mick. So they talk with the homeowner about the roofline. Mick and Tony discover a roof beam in the house and get her permission to do a date on the wood. The homeowner mentions stone arches in the houses. Tony is excited to see the stone arches. Mick and Tony go up into the bell tower to get a good look at the town. The view will help show how the town developed. Mick reviews with Tony how Much Wenlock developed. It started with the abbey. Then the town developed around the abbey and outside the gates. To continue to learn more about this dig, watch the episode. This would be a good episode to show during the Middle Ages part of the year. It shows the demonstration of how a Middle Ages town developed. This episode is highly recommended for research purposes for Independent Study students. Teachers, as a reminder, you are only limited by your imaginations if you decide to use Time Team in the classroom.
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