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Broughton Sarcophagus: Exclusive Q&A (Patreon)

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2023-02-24 20:52:36
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It's always the way... we visit a site to answer one or two key questions, and then end up with 200 more! But that's the beauty of archaeology.

Our recent return to Broughton in Oxfordshire to investigate the sarcophagus provided several answers while stimulating much further thought.

We've enjoyed reading all of your comments and questions following the Expedition Crew's first outing. Now, Lawrence, Helen, Naomi and Derek have reconvened to shed more light on these and update us on the ongoing investigation.

Why just two days? Where's the rest of the skeleton? And was that really the lid we discovered?

Sit back and enjoy almost an hour of archaeological musings from the team.

Coming Soon

We will also be putting more of your questions to another very special Time Team guest very soon, so keep a look out for more details. 

Watch this space for updates on some other very exciting developments in the works. If you enjoyed Time Team in 2022, rest assured there's plenty more to come in 2023!

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Broughton Sarcophagus: Aftershow Q&A (Patreon exclusive)

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Comments

Melissa Spray

It sounds like more samples from the area around the sarcophagus need to be taken, so that the sand layer can be confirmed to be natural, or not.

Ann Wagner

Thank you all! When it comes to why to seal off the body with lead and the heavy lid, I would assume it would be more to keep out animals than humans. Especially in a rural area, pigs, dogs, wolves, etc., could be real problems. And also to keep the rotting body from stinking. She could have been buried by a road or in a garden or lawn where people would often pass by - it would awful to have the body stinking.

Ann H

Worked with Roman glass from an archaeological dig in Egypt (Fustat) in a museum context. They were never washed in the museum. Those that had held paste perfume still had the contents and the smell (rose). Very sandy soil so I am not sure if a wet and muddy dig would leave the glass unwashed.

JASON A MEDOVICH

No one mentioned the possibility the lead on the clips as a practical method to stop rust. I'm pretty sure I've seen roman iron work - grates and hinges and such covered with lead to keep the rust from expanding and cracking the stone around it.

Eggs Ackley

If, if, the sarcophagus was lowered into a dug grave, the sand layer (now quite compacted) may have been placed to allow for easier removal of the lowering ropes. Just a theory.🤔

DOOBAT

Absolutely excellent answers which raise more questions! Meanwhile, there's a thing called "pet tax"; when a pet is distracting or disturbing (especially in the setting of live streams or video podcasts), it is customary to show the animal to everyone else. It's an odd thing, but there you go.

David Boon

Thanks for some great answers and for making my dogs go looking for the dog they heard.

Alana Tolstad

Why not funeral pyres for the Roman custom of death practice? That would explain "why not more?", but then, how to explain burials at all? Looking forward to more such visits folks!

Michael Sperry

Perhaps two or three core samples could be taken from around the coffin area might shed more light on the sand layer.

PHILIP MAY

Maybe the sand under the coffin ,was put in to level the ground before it was placed in ( as you would lay paving slabs )

Sarah Holloway

Such a great discussion and fascinating to listen to .

CASSOP'S NOX DIGGER WIGHAM

whoever introduced the original "& only 3 days to do it"..needs to be sacked and i think the whole sarcophagus should have been lifted !

Peter T

Three days because when it started, they all had day jobs and that was the most they could get away. Then the TV folks stuck to the formula (as they always do ;o( However Mick and the team proved to the archeology academics that three days was sufficient to characterise a site to enable owners, planners, etc. to make good decisions.

Jon Colcord

My biggest takeaway here was the pronouncement that it is somehow now already “spring”. Glad to hear that! Here in the frigid and snowy northeastern U.S. we are still in the single digits Fahrenheit during the evening, and the teens during the days. March 1st just around the corner however when spring officially enters my brain and doesn’t leave until it actually is!

Connie L Merchant

Another well done and interesting discussion. Good explanations about the farmers.

Patricia Amero

Thank you, everyone! The Expedition Crew and now this Q&A are worth being a TT Patreon alone. Everyone can share more about their findings, excellent questions, and more detailed & very interesting answers. Not a dull moment, I could've listened for another hour. PLEASE do this again. 🙏

Di

Enjoyed the discussion, thank you for your insight.

Patricia Amero

😂 I hear you, Jon. Try living in the Yukon where it still goes down to -29℃ some nights 🥶 Last year I had a 5ft snowbank on my front yard in May. Seriously.

Helen L Robinson

Good evening, I have just rewatched the Broughton Sarcophagus: Exclusive Q&A for a second time because there was such a wonderful discussion between the four of you regarding why the lady who was buried in the sarcophagus was buried in that particular spot. Were you able to date when she died and was buried and was there any contagious viruses during that period of time which would explain why she was buried in a lead-lined sarcophagus in the middle of a field instead of in a cemetery.

Dyana Mason

I love how findings often just lead to more questions.

Elaine P

I do so enjoy listening to these discussions, they're so stimulating, we learn soooo much even as additional questions are subsequently raised. So many facets to everything. If I were younger, I'd totally go for that doctorate on Roman sarcophagi!