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Time Team's Ultimate Dig Checklist (Patreon)

Published:
2021-04-14 17:53:14
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2021-04-14 17:55:58
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As we edge closer to our digs, it's time to start thinking about what we'll need to bring with us. Just like a seaside holiday, there'll be plenty of buckets and spades. Optimistically, we're packing the sun screen, just in case the sun decides to grace us with its presence!

But what exactly do you need to bring for both an archaeological excavation and a television shoot? 

Thankfully our good friends Derek Pitman and Lawrence Shaw aka 'Career in Ruins' are on-hand to provide a few suggestions. Derek, Lawrence and Tim throw their suggestions into the ring, in no particular order, and you might be surprised by some of them!

Of course, we're bound to have forgotten something, so perhaps you could help us with a few suggestions in the comments below. Extra marks for being creative with your ideas...

To see more from Career in Ruins, head over to their new YouTube channel and hit that subscribe button: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrY8_scWUT3_Twy9Ok6K0fQ

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Time Team's Ultimate Dig Checklist

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Comments

Rhonda Peyrot

Why are all of your videos inaccessible?

TimeTeamOfficial

What have we forgotten to bring? Let us know in the comments...

Beth

Bring Phil Harding. No dig is complete without him!

I an Merkin

I will be a human digger,got my own hard hat..👷

Susan Adams

A bottle of your favourite spirit. Can be used to sterilise and toast a find, so dual purpose

Robert Wise

Murphy’s Law Mitigation: Rain gear … tents to cover trenches … first aid person … lawyer Planning: Goals for the dig … volunteer coordinator … property owner permissions … Human comfort: Sturdy tea and coffee mugs w/ lids for volunteers and crew hangover relief gloves for blister prevention dedicated tea and coffee person w/ equipment to make QUALITY tea and coffee tent heaters boots for wet and muddy Neck gaiters … they preserve body heat… Production crew: Makeup artist General use: paper clips … scotch tape … duct tape … garbage bags … measuring tapes … find trays … tables … trash bins … generator and battery chargers for various electronics … paper lamination equipment …. buckets … brooms … brushes …. equipment to project from microscope to screen for filming … lighting equip for cameras … fencing? rope … string … stakes … lighting for finds and HQ tent

Ray Roberts

Producer Patron observers pass

Jeff Lanam

Scaffolding and plywood for shoring up deep trenches. A dendrochronologist. A compass. Ranging poles.

Simone Fritzen

First aid kit hot coffee or hot tea and - very important - PHIL

Richard Stedall

I don't recall anyone mentioning bringing a "Stewart" ...? A Landscape Investigator is surely near the top of the list of things you need

Don Cook

A psychotherapist to help reframe bruised egos, frustrations, general disappointments, and people walking in Phil's trench.

Veerle Morgenstern

Things that the team washing the finds will need. Soft brushes, water, toothbrushes and other stuff.

Veerle Morgenstern

Sorry, pressed Enter too soon. Also, something to get ticks out of people would be great. Because you never know when they will be a nuisance. Although, having someone on site for First Aid might just do the trick too. Another thing, when digging in the vicinity of oaks it might be a good idea to know whether the region the site is on will have the oak processionary caterpillars. Or other animals that can be very painfull for people. I mean, I know that you need to look out for the animals that are protected by law but to look out for pests might also be a good idea.

Lee Olver

Landscape archeologists!

Diane Johnston

A responsible metal detectorist to go over the top soil.

Diane Johnston

Tim Taylor - you brought that up seconds later after my post - but thank you for the recognition of value.

Rowland Willets

Landscape archaeologist (i.e. Stewart Ainsworth) & An Historian (with knowledge of the local area)

Rowland Willets

Re: SLR Camera You’ll need multiple batteries, multiple chargers and charging points. Maybe an emergency solar panel charger. And a backup camera

Wolfgang Zenker

A strong magnet to find iron flakes in the spoil

Rowland Willets

Secateurs, shears, gardeners gloves, etc.

April Keene

liquid bandage - much better at keeping cuts clean, also good for cracked fingers from washing finds. And lots of good medicated hand cream

Rowland Willets

Antihistamine cream & Insect repellant (first aid kits don’t usually have these items)

Ann Wagner

Mick. Someone in charge.

David Boon

Are we paying for the coffee maker? 🤣🤣🤣

Martha Berryman

A dozen or so large billowy lightweight cotton White Shirts for those hot sunny days when Lady Archaeologists strip down to their skivvies, very revealing skivvies--How to the Gentlemen Archaeologists or Others keep thekr mind on the Digs!!??? Billowy white long-sleeved shirts prevent sunburn, and are cooling, allowing both shade and breeze to "circumnavigate" --as well as keeping one's body somewhat less coated with dust and dirt. Those Big White Shirts are what we use in Texas, leaving the rest to imaginations, or later revelations at the Pubs--yes, we have Pubs in Texas.

David Boon

You can buy the coffee maker from the money saved from not needing a cherry picker because you have drones for that. I am very cynical that you can keep the cost down. Didn’t you say you need a cynical person? I am perfect for the role.

David Boon

You didn’t list gaffer tape. It fixes any problem. You also need a history education and curriculum expert to help ensure connections between the dig and the history curriculum. Did I mention I am a history education and curriculum specialist?

Bob Arnold

Torches. Head lamps. Keys for locked gates and fences - you don't want *that* to happen again. Experimental archeologist, 'cause you *do* want that to happen again.

Bob Edgson

Dear TIME TEAM, I am pleased to have subscribed to TIME TEAM as a Patreon. Having watched The programmes over the years in bringing an enthusiasm for archaeology to new generations I am looking forward to the forthcoming series of excavations on a wide range of period locations. On a personal note may I mention, in particular, the proposed excavation at an important Roman Villa sit at Broughton in North Oxfordshire on the outskirts of Banbury. As a 15 year-old at Banbury Grammar School and with a developing interest in archaeology I was fortunate gain early experience at Oxford University's exploration at The Roman town site at Blacklands, Lower Lea , Madmarston not far to the west of Broughton located on a Roman and pre-Roman trackway and my subsequent fieldwalking in pursuit of my further explorations in search of evidence of Roman occupation in North Oxfordshire led to me discovering large quantities of Roman and Iron Age pottery as surface finds at a site near Pike Farm, Broughton. I reported this to the Banbury Archaeological Director, Val Bromley and the decision on the possible significance of the find saw a test excavation open up in July 1960 in which I took part over that summer and autumn. The site, opposite The Bretch at the junction of the Roman trackway, Salt Lane and droveway known as The Banbury Lane, also adjacent to an are known as Giant's Cave, ( a possible quarry site ? ) had lead to my belief that there was a strong possibility of substantial evidence for Roman occupation in this vicinity. This find was reported on 21 st September 1960 in two of the local newspapers, The Banbury Guardian and The Banbury Advertiser, both articles which are in my archive. This early experience is now brought back to me on opening my schoolboy file of notes and diagrams relating to The Roman occupation in North Oxfordshire and the exciting recent developments at Broughton appear, with the 1963 finding by a local farmer of a high status sarcovagus of a female Roman burial only now adding to these early identifications of this important archaeology. I would like to be able to re-visit the new excavations near Saltfine Lane closer to Broughton Castle at some stage of the work and bring along my cherished box of surface finds, notes and even, if possible to be able to use my trowel, under strict supervision ! It would bring that early, entusiastic experience and a lifetime's interest in archaeology and this area up to date and my youthful conviction of a Roman Villa site in this vicinity full circle, afterall I was 'on the case' in 1960 ! Thank you for the vital work you all do and I continue my support of TIME TEAM and its work in bringing archaeology to an increasing wider audience. Best wishes Bob Edgson. 24.3.21

Kevin Casey

A positive mental attitude for when you've been digging for 2 and a half days and you've got no finds!

Mark Cooke

Cable ties, gafer tape, water, tool kit, Rubish sacks, coms. 4x4 should be easy as Voluntary groups allove the uk ready to help for a small donation and have the rest of the group as back up. They can pick the trucks you need and will cover the 3 days.

Kieran Gane

Henry is GPS. I don't think they can be separated.

Mark Cooke

Good systems available to keep tents down

Ace

Batteries/backup power supply, water, A field lab with equipment, an illustrator, I’m trying to think of other things that were not mentioned but coming up blank...

Sonia Hamilton

That was very enjoyable. I am heading over to YT now, watch career in ruins.

Eggs Ackley

Site security (over night)

Jim Keir

This is a group of people whose job is making holes in the ground. Optional extra at best.

Anna Timm

I haven’t watched it yet, but did someone say EXTRA trowls and scrub brushes, so you can put any drop-ins and hangers-on right to work?

April Keene

About a thousand cheap plastic rain ponchos since it seems to dump rain at least one out of the three days and no one seems to expect it!

Mik Firestone

Many different pointy things for John to point at the geophys results with.

Colin Crooks

Did you mention a Landscape Investigator, like Stuart Aynsworth?

Freda Bradley

I wouldn't have an addition, but this excites me to see the new kits in the new show. :)

Todd Gillespie

Golf carts and/or a gator to get around in.

Jen A

TV crew

Conan Mills

So are the Life in Ruins guys taking part in the new series?

S D

wooden tools and chopsticks and small wooden kabob sticks and the like in case you encounter bone. Spatulas in case you encounter a roman barge. ;)

Amy Singerle

I liked it when he used his car keys :)

Jon Colcord

Now Tim, you mentioned a tower or cherry picker to look down on the site. Is this still necessary in the days of the drone? It was mentioned in the list, and the drone will now take the place of putting a human in the air for any reason, so maybe no need for a helicopter either. I know that Stewart doesn’t want to hear that, but a good drone will keep everyone safely on the ground!

Bron Lloyd

I LOVED this! But as a historian, I want a historian!

Cheryl Hines

Tents just in case it rains and plenty of rain gear!

Mel Blunt

Did anyone say ‘landscape archeologist’ ?

Mark Cooke

The white men meet …….