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Time Team have just finished a three day excavation of the Roman fort at Brancaster in Norfolk. On the evening of our second day on site the team headed to the local village hall where people in the community gathered to hear about some of the discoveries archaeologists had made.

Recorded in front of a live audience you'll hear from the podcast's own Helen Geake, Angus Wainwright from the National Trust, Dani Wootton, Matt Williams and Carenza Lewis as they answer questions put to them from people who live just a short walk from the iconic Roman site.

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Fiona D

I am sure that Helen is on to something with questioning the Saxon raiders theory. So interesting.

Welshboy007

As ever, Time Team shines a light onto the archeology in a unique and enjoyable way. Well done to all.

Peter Horsam

It's wonderful to hear the whole team speak from the heart. It's not a job, it's a vocation.

David Boon

What a wonderful opportunity for the local community. This support of the community is almost as important as the archaeology.

Brett W Walters

I wonder if the Roman fort at Brancaster was actually more of a show fort where a high ranking "Native" Roman lived, hence the villa inside the fort and the wonky buildings being from an earlier date and time of the former head honcho of the area. That whole complex is in such an odd location for anything practical other than showing off... Nice white stone and the only fort to get that kind of finish and all facing the sea, that is "status signaling" at it's finest.

Brett W Walters

Wonderful podcast and so much fun hearing the community having a good ole time, Mick Aston's legacy and dream of having the community involved in the history in their own backyards is in safe hands. It really is nice seeing so many of the original Time Team still actively involved and all the others who pop in for a visit. I look forward to the finished programs for this 3 day dig.

Andy Quick

Interesting podcast. It would be cool if Bear could make a 3d model of the fort, finished with "sparkling stones". It would give us an idea of what it may have looked like. Of course, the look would vary based on ambient light and distance of viewpoint.

Sue Christian

Could the spindle whorl have been used for spinning flax or hemp, which wouldn't need a great weight. The same would apply to cotton - would that have been available in England at that time?