Love the Phil statue!

@WayneBraack

Жыл бұрын

Time Team!

@judygreenwood4696

Жыл бұрын

Phil Harding is on my bucket list, for having 1 1/2 hours to visit with him, where I buy him a drink in an English pub in my fantasy. (Currently stuck in horrid Texas, USA) Sigh! As I am in my 80's it may never happen. Still, a girl can dream. I also laughed when I spotted his statue.

@peggyjones3282

Жыл бұрын

The only way to improve it, is if he were wearing those short cutoff jeans. 😆

@eloquentsarcasm

Жыл бұрын

The statue of Phil is glorious! That man has spent his working life finding answers to our past, and is the epitome of a "salt of the earth" kind of man. His connection to this area is decades long, and the work he and the diggers that uncovered the archer has advanced our knowledge immensely.

@Jordan_Starr

Жыл бұрын

@@judygreenwood4696 I love this and I wish I could make it come true for you! I watch time team to fall asleep to most nights and I've had some rather unusual dreams about our Phil 😅😅 I'm 35 so he's not the typical heart throb for women of my age but I'd love to join you for a drink with him in my imagination haha :) x

What time we live. Thanks to KZread I can go back 4000 years ago and travel to UK...FROM MY PHONE in northern California. Thanks to all that made it possible.

@mossygreen2790

Жыл бұрын

Oh, yes, certainly made travelling back in time a possibility for anyone & made the world more accessible. Huge thanks & appreciation to SirTim Berners-Lee. He give the www to everyone for free!! He could have been the richest man Ever.

My partner and I studied Archaeology to post graduate level at the University of QLD Australia and when we visited the UK, the Archer was on our list. We spent a few hours just looking at the display. Eleven years ago this month, wow!

Loved the statue of Phil Harding as they walked in.

@ELCADAROSA

Жыл бұрын

I was going to ask about the statue. I recognized that profile immediately.

@joshschneider9766

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely unmistakable isn't he? An honor was rarely so well deserved.

Phil should of been knighted a long time ago…. along with all the members of the original time team. Their dedication and hard work brought knowledge and understanding of archeology to the British public and world.

@thehairyhominid9972

9 ай бұрын

Here, here!!!

Excellent documentary. I'm a Canadian whose interest in archaeology developed decades ago when Time Team played on one of our public broadcasters. Thank you so much for sharing this so freely with the world. I hope, one day, that I will be able to visit the Archer in person. Such a fascinating story.

@Gremriel

Жыл бұрын

I still go through the entire series once in a while.

@Eowyn3Pride

Жыл бұрын

...I'm a simple farmer's daughter and I LOVE this stuff!!! My secret other life was to be either Indiana Jones or some turn of the century Investigator.

@user-gh4np9hw5g

10 ай бұрын

Yep TVO got me hooked as well

@joshschneider9766

9 ай бұрын

​@@Eowyn3Prideit's actually kind of astounding how much archaeology ends up getting found on UK farms. Especially considering centuries worth of ridge and furrow ploughing heh.

Superb. A 'Meant To Be' discovery, of hugely significant importance. Such a tiny Island Nation, yet so marvellously and richly endowed in archaeological magnificence. I am proud to be British, and Cornish, by the grace of God and The Ancestors. Thank you, to all those responsible for locating, saving, preserving, and bringing to our enlightenment; 'The Amesbury Archer. Bravo indeed!

@matthewhudson615

Жыл бұрын

And proud to enrich the archaeological history of this planet Earth in it's full amazing human history. To think he may actually have been one of the first to bring metal working onto your island and how far technology has come in just a few centuries and here on the world wide web together, I in Spain but same planet 🌍🙂❤️

One of the most fascinating programmes I have seen in all of my 64 years. Riveting and so informative right from the start, had me absolutely spellbound - have now watched it 4 times. Hats off to you all, a truly inspiring programme, thank you all so much.

@Just_Sara

Жыл бұрын

And I bet every time you watch it, you learn even more. This was a really great program. :)

I love that there's a statue of Phil in that museum, but it's a bit odd that he's holding a pot instead of that massive lump of flint he's so proud of. He loves his flint lol

@user-ks3ol3lw3b

11 ай бұрын

Or a mug of ale.

My wonderful friends, in your opening of the front doors of the building you all walked by a beautiful statue of PHIL, one of my TIME TEAM favorites. How fun to see this in a related show.

Wow, was it really twenty years ago? I have a very special connection to the Amesbury Archer as I got to portray him in the Meet the Ancestors special and myself and Julie reconstructed his costume and equipment for the episode. Of course had we know then what we know now we would have reconstructed it completely differently. Ironically Julie had worked on reconstructed costumes for the Pfahlbaumuseum in Germany but before the isotope analysis we didn't know there was a link. Great documentary and nice to catch up with what's happened since.

@joshschneider9766

9 ай бұрын

It's absolutely astounding what modern archeology can tell us isn't it? Every time I come to this channel I am so blessed. Thanks for doing your thing and helping share these stories. Means a lot to me and a heck of a lot of others.

Utterly brilliant! The story is told so, so well. Knowing the Archer will always be beyond our reach, but the long journey of knowledge continues.

Do I hear the inimitable Alice Roberts narrating??? And love the touch of showing the Uncle Phil statue! --Always appreciate Jackie’s perspectives, too . . . A left handed archer?

@j0nnyism

Жыл бұрын

If she’s inimitable then you already know it’s her!

@mkrmkr3805

Жыл бұрын

Left handed archer was my first thought too. Fab documentary.

@tynebar

Жыл бұрын

Seeing as it says Prof Alice Roberts in the credits, I think, without digging around, we can safely say it was her.

@markcopsey4729

Жыл бұрын

@@j0nnyism Her 'ow' sound is very distinctive.

@Poecilia1963

Жыл бұрын

@@markcopsey4729 Where is that from? I've often wondered (tbh and this is extremely shallow but it grates on me a bit).

You highlighted the archer and his tools. Not his gold. Very apt way to make him human . Thank you , it was brilliant piece of work for the archaeologists and film crew.

What an amazing journey for you all. I''m an American (southwestern US near Mexico) archaeologist, and while I love my work here, I'm fascinated by what all of you do. Great program, and thank you.

I love seeing the beautiful Jacqueline McKinley, she explains things so I can understand it. I have enjoyed watching Time Team and learning from her. I just wish there was more video of her I could find.

Wow..!! What a lovely documentary . I enjoyed this immensely.... I wish they could do one of these on every exhibit in their Museum.. This was very informative , entertaining and just plain great fun.. Thank you very kindly wessexarcheology.

Random comment: I really found it fascinating when he mentioned how, especially that sound of the van motor strongly triggered his memories. The human mind is an incredibly interesting thing isn’t it? A sound, a smell, the weather, the temperature, the sound or timbre of someone’s voice. These tiny random things can seemingly unlock ones past experiences....it’s like magic.

@joshschneider9766

9 ай бұрын

Well there's what's called flash bulb memories that blossom and take super strong root when your emotional state is heightened as his no doubt was. As a result of the instant installation of these memories into our long term memory the brain turns out to prioritize them. People have had similar reactions to things like world war two, or the recent discovery of tombs at saqqara Egypt. For me every time I smell charred wood I flash back to a house fire I witnessed as a kid. Memory is a deep ocean we only understand parts of and I too find it fascinating

@helenamcginty4920

6 ай бұрын

I have read that smell has the strongest link to memory. It annoys me at times when a scent wafts a faint memory into focus but it slips away before I can recall it properly.

I always considered Phil Harding to be portrayed as a bit of a cartoonish character on Timeteam which is a shame. As a layperson with a measure of historical curiosity, I am fascinated by Archaeology and people like Phil, Alice Roberts, Helen Geake, Mick Aston et al have provided a very positive view of the discipline over the years. Obviously there's a lot of 'jazzing up' for TV audiences but nevertheless they have all been wonderful ambassadors for history.

Such a great show, and that statue of Phil.... just amazing.

A wonderful video about the Amesbury archer, made even sweeter by the statue of Phil.

I've been to see the archer in Salisbury Museum, the quality of the artefacts found with him is quite incredible.

@joshschneider9766

9 ай бұрын

The astounding collection of purely local archeology such as the archer in that building is gobsmacking honestly. That entire place is nerd heaven lol

No mention of his height or did I miss it, really enjoyed this video and thinking back to my own excitement and sense of wonder when one day I found quite by accident a flint arrow head, I can fully appreciate the feelings of the archaeologists who discovered and dug this amazing last resting place of the Amesbury archer.

Used to walk my dog right over were he was found. Amazing finds.

A fantastic documentary, well worth watching! Hearing from those originally involved and seeing what they have since learned has been fascinating. I particularly like the work Sam Fieldhouse and Wessex Archaeology are doing with young people in explaining their past and helping them learn about human history. The link with Tim Peake was also great - what a lucky school! Long may you continue to do what you do!

Fascinating. The DNA and isotope analysis have added a lot to our understanding. Thanks for sharing the newer findings.

Fantastic program! I’ve read a lot about Neolithic Britain and the Amesbury Archer himself, but it adds another dimension to see the people who were there, digging, and analysing afterwards. The osteoarcheologist Jacqueline was amazingly good at explaining things in a clear, none-technical way. She should be a teacher! 👍🏾👍🏾

Absolutely wonderful, I find the archer's story fascinating and this documentary was excellent 👏

Dear Wessex, I confess I have become enamored of your reporting videos, and these two latest videos, Stonehenge and The Amesbury Archer, are your all time best (so far). It was great fun to see the life-sized Phil Harding result of the laser session (P:S: Where can I get one?😄) but, even though the archaeologists' jawing party was a little bit interesting, your video really took off when Jackie began explaining the man himself. I have been interested in The Archer since I first heard about him. That was when it was hypothesized that he had been riding his horse through a western european forest when his horse galloped, full tilt too close to a tree and slammed the rider's knee to smithereens. He then hobbled across Europe to Stonehenge (which was then thought to be a place of healing) where he was cured of his afliction only to die some years later of an absess in his right jaw. Somewhat later I learned about "The Companion". He,at that time, was surmised to be a son of the former, and it was father and son who made gold trinkets for the people who came to Stonehenge for one reason or another. And there I was, hearing bits and pieces about The Archer and becoming more and more confused until today. The romantic horse riding-hobbling story has fallen by the wayside in favour of something more probable, which is a good thing. I prefer real to supposed. I will be waiting for further developments concerning this intriguing man from the past. With heart felt thanks from Catalonia. 🥰🤠

Fascinating documentary, very well done. One point made I found a little surprising. When they were discussing how they felt as an archer his right arm should have been more developed than his left, but the opposite was true. I had watched a documentary some years ago where they were trying to decide whether a skeleton had been an archer. They found that in actuality a life-long archer who is right-handed does have a more developed left arm, due to holding that arm against the bow's compression. Seeing this now, I have to wonder if that earlier analysis is true. Or perhaps the Archer was left-handed.

@kskssxoxskskss2189

Жыл бұрын

Southpaws unite!

@garysmith3173

Жыл бұрын

Rob,as a heavy longbowman it is normal for the drawing arm and shoulder area to be more developed. He may well have been,like me a lefty,he may have used only a light poundage bow,or may have been an infrequent archer. As there are no surviving bows it’s difficult if not impossible to judge how heavy a draw weight these early bows may have had. Hope this helps. Regards Gary.

@lesleyohanlon209

Жыл бұрын

If you look at mediaeval portrayals of battle scenes, you will spot the odd left-handed archer

@theoutdoorappreciationsoci8858

Жыл бұрын

I’m right handed but left eye dominant, I therefore have to shoot my bow left handed.

@badgerpa9

Жыл бұрын

If you think about his leg he likely used a cane or crutch in his left hand strengthening the arm.

That is so cool. I had the first fanboy moment when the principals in this video passed by that statue of Phil Harding! What a wonderful surprise tucked inside such an exciting show. Thank you for putting this up.... you made my day.

@joshschneider9766

9 ай бұрын

Me too on the fan boy moment. I would never have thought to make it but it makes me so happy that Phil has a statue. He finished earning it decades ago and kept on digging

Amazing work! Well done to all involved.

It will be so interesting when a holographic view of the grave and it’s contents becomes a part of the exhibit. That way it will be possible for the lay person to see the arrowheads showing at one level, the gold objects as they were placed, and most of all, how the body was actually placed in 3D rather than collapsed flat. Although they could mount 3D printed bones into a separate exhibit rather like Sue the Tyrannosaurus!

“Doug was asked to go and dig”, so presumably Doug then dug!

@brandonlee6158

Жыл бұрын

Also Doug found a bug while he dug, his name was also Doug, Doug the bug.

Hoping, at some point, someone says; "We're getting the band back together!"

@mossygreen2790

Жыл бұрын

Ha, ha, yes! Got to have a reunion & tour?

Fascinating information from the bone’s. Personal thoughts from the digger’s. Analysis of the grave good’s. Envisioned futures for site’s, museums and archaeologists.❤

The Statue of Phil is OUTSTANDING!!! He is an icon figure and an inspiration.

Can a facial reconstruction be done on his skull or a 3D printed version of his skull to see what his face really looked like?

The lucky few to have been there as he came out of the ground.... The glass box and the white pebbles make it look like he is an aquarium ornament, which I can't unsee now.

Brilliant video, and Dr Alice Roberts voice is wonderful

Once again, fascinating.

Fab documentary, very interesting. Thank you Wessex Archeology. 👏

Greetings from Massachusetts! I’m always so impressed with the production quality of these videos. Such great info and super interesting!!

Now they need to do a 3D exhibition of the dig with all the items shown where they were in space (dirt) as the dig progressed. Imagine being able to virtually dig by using a cursor and finding each item!

I have questions, please. Would he not be using a cane to walk better, being physically disabled? Any remains of a cane or handle (wood now gone of course) & the bone pin looks (to me) like a miniature version of one? A metal worker would no doubt have an elaborately made handle/fittings at least. Also, a boar tusk would also make a really good cane handle. Any signs of a mobility aide in the grave? Thank you, everyone. I learned so much more from this. 🙏

@gazgano

Жыл бұрын

Fabulous input. Rams horns are used for cane handles today still 👍

@girlnorthof60

Жыл бұрын

@@gazgano Thank you! A very good point, Ram's horns ARE still used for cane handles today. 👍 cheers!

I would love to own a copy of that illustrated children's book & comic book. Great video & looks like a lovely town/community to live in :) Beautiful country I hope to visit one day

Brilliant documentary! Thank you for this!

A wonderful tribute.

Fantastic video! Thank you for putting this together.

Tremendous Documentary and film Production- I totally enjoyed everyone's experience and ongoing joy, expertise and comprehensive understanding and possibilities of who the archer 🏹 and the companion were. Thanks for this : a great story of 44 centuries of discovery and scientific trajectories. 🗣🏹 🌍👥️️

This is insanely incredible it’s impossible to put into words, this man could arguably be the most important person in the history of the Uk. A real amazing glimpse into what potentially humanity once was.

Amesbury in Wilcher. The UK. It and your voice are fascinating. Thanks for all of this.

@4002corbe

Жыл бұрын

Wiltshire

Another well done film!

thank you for this informative documentary!

Such a shame it just had to be excavated at night, rather than in the the daylight. But what a tremendous stroke of luck that a film crew were visiting Wessex at the time, and could capture the drama of a night time excavation, race against time etc etc. etc.

They used to say - "He took his secrets to the grave..." These days you wonder why anybody bothered! That was really interesting. It was great to see how fieldworkers were allowed to exercise their judgement and work on to keep a site secure. I'm very happy to see that this discovery has been used to engage the interest of modern kids. It was fascinating to be reminded of just how much science, especially DNA research has progressed over a pretty short period. And, dare I say it? Yup! - Freedom of Movement turns out to be something of a tradition... 😁

@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665

Жыл бұрын

Europeans and central Asians moving mixing wandering traveling and trading carrying skills and taking their origins in their bones and DNA.... and so far back they connect to many 🌌🧙‍♂️

@sandrah5405

Жыл бұрын

Britain has always been a nation of immigrants.

One of the speakers said he would rather be a lawyer than an archaeologist? Being a recovering lawyer myself, I think he's daft!

Also thanks for being a thoughtful caretaker for future dna studying archeologists Dr McKinley!

Fascinating.---Thank-you.

Well done Wessex!

That was terrific. Thanks.

So fascinating!!!

How amazing would that be, having a museum display in such a way that the depth is indicated. If it was possible, imagine having a display of these items in situ but the soil is totally transparent. Like, items as they were found, as they had lain for hundreds/thousands of years, all suspended in a totally clear gelatinous type matrix. OMG that would be so cool to see. It would help to add the archeological part of the items story. Usually they have the farmer whose field it is, then the person who first found the item in that field and they show the item all cleaned up and in a glass case with a little label, or gingerly held in b’glove’d hands - sorry, I couldn’t help myself. I just mean gloves, someone wearing gloves when handing the item. It would be nice to have, see and understand more fully the process and the people, that process of archeology. But having the “see-through soil” and being able to look at the items and the layers above and below. How and where each item was placed, perhaps the order of placement. OMG 😳 I think that would be flipping incredible

@annastevens1526

Жыл бұрын

It sounds like something that could be done using 3D printed replicas and a clear resin block...? Or, as tech continues to advance, as a 3D VR display. It would be awesome to see the dimensionality of these sites? Similarly, I'd love to be able to see 3D placement within landscape more effectively - ideally with commentary such as that which amazing landscape archaeologists like Stewart Ainsworth are able to provide!

That was most fascinating , thank you.

It blowes my mind…thanks a lot.

Is that Uncle Phil's statue? Love the pose

Wonderful!! Thank you!!

I have an idea about presenting this incredible find. Since various things were found in different layers, would it be possible to recreate that using various levels of plexi-glass? You could even angle the plexi-glass "shelving" if needed. I suspect the levels in which the artifacts were found could offer more knowledge in the future. It would also simulate what it was like for the archaeologists and could be used to teach future archaeologists. Of course, with all the new technology out there, there may be no reason to use the original artifacts in presentation.

Thank you…phenomenal! 💝

Very interesting indeed !

When I was at junior school in the mid 60’s, we had items loaned to us, we studied the story of cocoa, sheep’s wool and the weaving trade, and the moon lander. We were also taught about the slave trade too.

Well done!

Brilliant, thankyou.

Well done.

GREAT TO SEE U AGAIN JACKIE HOPE ALLIS WELL

Given The Archer's physical limitations, his asymmetrical upper arm strength, the presence of boar's tusks that may be implicated in metal working, all this might imply that he was a metal worker...someone revered for the 'magic' of metal production from ordinary rock and interred as an elite.

@cathleen6104

Жыл бұрын

oops. should have waited for the 40minute mark for just that possibilty.

Very good!

Thank you.

did i not see this at Devizes museum some years ago or has it always been a Salisbury ? or is it replicated ?

What is very striking about the actual physiology of the Amesbury Archer, is how much it parallels the myth of Hephaestus (Vulcan), the Greek god of Smiths, who is said to have had a withered leg. Wouldn't it be interesting if this man from 2300 BCE, living and dying on the Salisbury plain, was actually so talented and renowned a metal worker, that stories about him became legends that were told and retold, migrating back to the continent and they found their way into the myths of the Greek gods, and is why Hephaestus is said to have had a withered leg.

amazing

I LOVE the bust of Phil Harding... I want one in my garden.

At point 24:42 in timestamp values where Jackie is discussing familerial similiarities, the photo's number references are shown as 1289 and 1236 in the illustration yet 1291 and 1238 in the photos. Why would that be WA? Excellent programme!

@davidnorcott817

Жыл бұрын

Those are different context numbers given to the 'cut' of the graves and the skeletal remains, as well as any distinct 'fill' episodes - in the Archer's case the cut was 1289 and the skeleton 1291

@dotcassilles1488

Жыл бұрын

Is that difference in numbers so the different photo's can be referenced in the report of the excavation? I thought it was so the photographs showing how the skeleton was found in the grave cut are highlighted/referenced in the reports as different to the photographs that show the bones reassembled outside of the grave. Blessings from South Eastern Australia, Dot

He's a nice find, but massively overstated. Not a patch on the Bush barrow chieftain or the Upton Lovell Shaman. And then of course we have nothing like the Varna Prince here, do we?

Cool. Good luck. 👍

We're now on Patreon! www.patreon.com/Wessexarch To ensure our KZread site is sustainable, and to fund new content, we are asking for your support. As an educational charity our aim is to make all our content freely available, so everyone can have the opportunity to learn, but documentary videos are expensive. By supporting us on Patreon, you are helping to make sure our content grows and is available for all. All contributions are very welcome, any amount you can provide will go a long way. Thank you so much!

Loved Phil's statue but he should have been holding a piece of flint instead of a pot.

I loved seeing the statue of Phil Harding.

That woman was Time Team!

the statue of PHIL is awesome

His sidekick could have been an apprentice 😀

I find this fascinating, but I’m far too impatient. Somebody please just invent the time machine! We need to visit these people!

What were the gold items used as?

it's such an interesting idea that thousands of years ago, there was a hugely venerated individual who we would now label as 'disabled' - lots to learn there...

I remember in Ancestors, hearing about this find and I remember, the Archer, as they call him sometimes, was a man in his late 30's getting towards his 40's, he was a man reaching his prime and he was killed while travelling on the road, hunting with a younger man, 20 years younger than him, now mostly believed as the Archer's son, a fellow archer and hunter too, the cause of death of the Archer suggests, they think now, an attack perhaps, maybe he and his son, were ambushed on the road, his son lived, injured, maybe, but, the Archer must have died, I think, a little later after the attack, he was pushing 40-odd though, so. who knows? My memory is rubbish though, it'll come back to me soon, eventually.

According to my DNA results I am a relative of this person. I think a visit to the museum is needed now.

Also I thought you could take a little of the gold and do a mass spectrograph analysis to figure out it's alloy?

Since he's 4000 years old, if the Amesbury Archer has descendants down to the present day, he is an ancestor of everyone in the world today!

@kevingriffin1376

Жыл бұрын

The Amesbury Archer's DNA has been analyzed. His paternal (Y DNA) haplogroup has been found to be R-L151 which makes him a possible ancestor to many northwestern European men (especially the Bretons, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh): reich.hms.harvard.edu/sites/reich.hms.harvard.edu/files/inline-files/050-053_CA384_InFocus_CPSCCH.pdf

@lookimyu

Жыл бұрын

@Gary Allen Probably we don't need DNA. The genetic isopoint (everyone alive at the genetic isopoint is an ancestor of everyone alive today) is calculated as between 5300bc and 2200bc, so the chances are fairly high that he's our ancestor!

@ingridlinbohm7682

Жыл бұрын

Not every one alive at that time has descendants. Many died as children while others were infertile or did not have the chance to have children.

Out of interest, are you the same Wessex Archaeology at the Archaeology Fair at Sheffield Weston Park last week (July 2022)

@davidnorcott817

Жыл бұрын

Yes - we're all over the place :)

@abisu5273

Жыл бұрын

@@davidnorcott817 Ha.. lovely bunch and fab to be allowed to handle the neolithic finds.

i'm laughing my *** off, the statue from phil harding, it's just too good, brilliant! 😂👍