Tag Archives: Time Team

2018: A Climactic Autumn

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Francis Pryor

Following the success of this year’s NGS Open Garden, I was preparing myself for something of an anti-climax autumn. But first I had to head north for a Time Team/Dig Ventures event which took place on Lindisfarne, Holy Island, the … Continue reading →

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The Camera That Hibernated for Over Two Years

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Francis Pryor

Anyone reading my last blog post must think me the unluckiest person alive. But what I have to report today is far more worrying, because I have recently discovered incontrovertible evidence that inanimate objects can come to life – and … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding: freedom, frustration or fantasy?

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Francis Pryor

Originally posted on Doug's Archaeology:
Crowdfunding in archaeology is something I am interested in and have blogged about a couple of times (see Tracing Finds: A Case Study in Crowdfunding Archaeology, Are Crowdfunding Platforms Worth it?, Fairy Godmothers Do Exist-…

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Goodbye To All That

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Francis Pryor

Somehow the title of Robert Graves’ 1929 autobiographical masterpiece seems strangely relevant. Does it express regret, or inevitability – or a bit of each? I suspect the latter. And that’s how I feel, too, when it comes to the demise … Continue reading →

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Time Team: Sailing into the Sunset?

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Francis Pryor

Next Sunday Channel 4 will be screening the last new Time Team film of any sort. It’s about prehistoric boats and I very much enjoyed being a part of it. So do try to see it, if only for old … Continue reading →

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Holy Islands (hidden bits of)

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Francis Pryor

This coming Sunday (March 2nd), at 8.00 PM on Channel 4 we’re going to be shown the latest of the Time Team documentaries we filmed last summer. They were fun to shoot, but I must admit I very much missed … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Pictures (2): The Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire (1876)

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Francis Pryor

On a clear sunny day the Ribblehead Viaduct can look as stunning as anything in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.  I’d visited the place three times, first when doing a recce and then twice (start and finish) when we were … Continue reading →

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Orkney: Archaeological Paradise

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Francis Pryor

Orkney is an archaeologist’s paradise. It’s as simple as that. If there is such a thing as the After Life, that’s where I want to find myself. Conversely, Hell is somewhere with no history at all – and right now … Continue reading →

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Mick Aston RIP

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I have just heard the sad news that Professor Mick Aston died last night, or early this morning (June 24th, 2013). I thought I would write this short post as a tribute and as a way of facing-up to his … Continue reading →

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The Fascination of Concrete…

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Francis Pryor

The physical remains of our past are generally beautiful to look at. I don’t know whether it’s a result of time, antiquity or our imagination. Ancient churches are one thing, but even standing stones look wonderful, as they defy the … Continue reading →

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