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The island of Rousay in Orkney holds so many archeological wonders it has been nicknamed ‘The Egypt of the North’. On its southern coast lies the Knowe of Swandro, a complex multi-period site that has been under excavation for over ten years. Time Team favourite Dr John Gater visits the site to see what new discoveries have been made and learn how the team are battling the elements in a race against time to excavate before Swandro is lost to the sea.

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The island of Rousay in Orkney holds so many archeological wonders it has been nicknamed ‘The Egypt of the North’. On its southern coast lies the Knowe of Swandro, a complex multi-period site that has been under excavation for over ten years. Time Team favourite Dr John Gater visits the site to see what new discoveries have been made and learn how the team are battling the elements in a race against time to excavate before Swandro is lost to the sea. Join us for the premiere on Saturday 14th December at 7pm (GMT) Swandro - Orkney Coastal Archaeology Trust https://www.swandro.co.uk/ info@swandro.co.uk Photo taken from Wiki Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Broch_Of_Gurness_(geograph_6733687).jpg (Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike license 2.0) 3D model of Midehowe chambered cairn https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/mid-howe-chambered-cairn-rousay-orkney-5536762cb6fb4327a9479f30ddd184ef ** NEW 15,000 MEMBER TARGET - JOIN TIME TEAM ON PATREON! ** Help us reach our new goal of 15,000 active members on Patreon, to continue developing more sites and create more new episodes. Support Time Team by becoming a patron and get access to exclusive behind-the-scenes content here: https://www.patreon.com/TimeTeamOfficial ** NEW PODCAST ** Listen now to the brand new Time Team Podcast presented by Helen Geake and Martyn Williams: https://podfollow.com/time-team ** MERCHANDISE ** You can now purchase Time Team's Official merchandise here: https://shop.timeteamdigital.com/ Website: https://www.timeteamdigital.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/timeteamofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timeteamofficial Twitter: https://twitter.com/thetimeteam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialtimeteam

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Kerry Hennigan

A wonderful episode. I am very intrigued by the prospect of something Neolithic below the house structure. What an incredible site.

Lorna Dryden

I always wonder what people will say in 10 thousand years when our junk is dug up 🤪

Chef Tess

A delightful book on that subject was written years ago. Look up "The Weans", by Robert Nathan.

Sarah Pethan

Such a wonderful episode. Thank you, Time Team & John, for sharing this important work! Please share again when you can! 🥰

Andy Quick

Thanks for the interesting episode. The ancient peoples of Orkney were wizards with stone.

Francine Bc

I can't wait to see what's under the site!