So glad to read the comments of your viewers ,whether for or against , TTA has done exactly as intended ,raising interest and awareness in the fascination of archaeology.If only every country had a TT. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
carol parker
pittsburgh, pa
September 13, 2010
using the right word
Maybe I'm too picky, or maybe I just have an above average vocabulary, but the term "calvary", used by the show's host, is actually the hill outside of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. The term he needed to use was "cavalry", which means soldiers on horseback. It makes my head ache to hear people using the wrong word; I hear it often in television programs and movies alike. One of my pet peeves, to be sure!
cheryl johnsrud
Minot ND western nd
August 8, 2010
history
My late Father found many fossils in western ND everything from leaves pre dino and shells snails ect. to dino bones in another location. Our family donated our collection to the state of ND and have a display at the Heritage Center in Bismarck ND. This site or sites in western ND has so much more to offer, everything from the fossils to tepee rings still perserved just the way they were left hundreds of years ago. I found the first fossil that got my Dad to do his passion,and would love to go on digs again. We spent many hours with him digging for fossils and have many of my favorites still with me and they are beautiful. Again I would love to show you the sites and above all dig again, it has been a few years but I still remember how. If you want to contact someone of merit John Hoganson at Bismarck Heritage Center, the Paleontology Lab is named after my Dad.
Deb Palanza
St. James Fort, Mitchell South Dakota
July 19, 2010
What materials were used to cover the roofs at St. James Fort.
What material was used for the roofs at the fort? Was it in the area or brought in? When I watched the episode their was no mention of nails in the findings. Were their nails found?
Aaron
NC
July 21, 2010
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In reply to Deb Palanza:
Nails
the pot hunter stole them. they snuck in during the middle of the day with permission from the property owners whipped, out their metal detectors with permission from the property owners, and stole those nails every one with permission from the owners... those darned "looters"
Tony Jenner
Bendigo, Australia
April 27, 2010
Post holes
The careful excavation of early post holes is a task best left to experts. Half sectioning a suspected post hole tells - nothing! Excavate the post-hole pipe. The fill does not matter. Think about it.
jenny thomas
Bribie Island Australia
April 20, 2010
extreme disappointment
I have waited so long for time team to return and I just can't believe how disappointing it is. Please less talk and more digging.
Betty Langford
Bedford/other counties in Tenn.
April 4, 2010
Native Indian digs(Cherokee/tennessee)
Would you be interested in doing a dig in Tennessee? There are areas where stones were used and a hollowed out trough in stones for grinding or other purposes...stone tools...etc. Woodland Indians. I also have collected items such as dinasour eggs and know locations where they are prevelant...
Mike
Missouri
March 31, 2010
Preclovis
There was a Stepp Bison Skull found on a sand bar in the Missouri river that has a flint point buried in it. The skull is in a museum in Kansas. Stepp Bison have been extinct in Missouri for more that 15,000 years, yet there was someone here hunting them prior to traditional idea that no one lived here prior to 12,000 years ago. I have found a very old stone axe head, spear point, arrow head, broken drill point, all on my property.
TheTreasureHunter.com
NC
March 31, 2010
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In reply to Mike:
Nice find!
hey that sounds great . do you have any pics?
Claire Marcotte
Lee State Park, SC
March 17, 2010
the finds in our back yards
Well, now that you have raised such an interest nation wide, how can you help answer questions to those who find objects of interest in our own back yard? Is there a way for the public at large to send you pictures of found relics? or unusual sites perhaps? Put the nation at work and help us help you put the puzzle together. It would be nice if you had an address to where we could sent pictures... thank you, lets keep discovering our past, and hopefuly understand our futur better!
Aaron
North Carolina
March 26, 2010
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In reply to Claire Marcotte:
they call us "looters"
to Claire,
the TTA group refer to relic hunters as "looters" this includes people who collect arrowheads and metal detecroists alike. wait until you see the rerun of the Ft. James episode. you will see. the TTA crew is from Oregon. Oregon recently passed a law REQUIREING anyone who hunts relics to apply to the state and has REQUIRED the relic hunter to PAY OUT OF POCKECT for a state licensed arcaeologist to be present to make sure you are recovering your relic properly. this INCLUDES digging in your own back yard! you can bet that the TTA crew had their hand in this legislation. talk about communist!
By The way Claire hats off to South Carolina for allowing relic hunters to find and report finds to the state. SC has a great antiquities law that allows people to work with the state . it is this type of co-operation that assures that find of real historical significance make their way to museums while allowing common items such as the umpteen millions of "minnie balls" to be collected and enjoyed privately.
Ray Hoskins
Planet Earth
June 7, 2010
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In reply to Aaron:
Looters
Referring to relic collectors as looters is a heinous misuse of the English language and I agree with Aaron on the point that the contributions of hobbyists will diminish as a result of new laws.
As a metal detectorist since the early 1970s, I have donated countless hours of my time to help rediscover the history of areas that local historical societies wish to explore. I have never asked for recompense for these hours and on two occasions have discovered local sites in Connecticut and Virginia that were previously undocumented.
I find the Time Team America team's use of the word "looter" to describe anyone but themselves as being less than honest is simple reprehensible and it has put me off the show unless that changes.
I urge the producers and directors to keep that word from the lips of the archaeologists. In the eyes of this amateur archaeologist, they're just paid to loot while I and those like me do it for the love of discovery and often donate our finds to the grateful who appreciate what we do. I won't every call Time Team America to let them know of a significant find. Imagine the comment. "This site was referred to us by a looter who we thank profoundly."
Ray
Aaron
TheTreasureHunter.com
North Carolina
June 18, 2010
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In reply to Ray Hoskins:
Looting
hey Ray i got a chuckle out of your ending statements thanks for the laugh.
Corinne Springer
Salt Lake City / Range Creek, Utah
November 13, 2009
RANGE CREEK RESEARCH PROJECT LAUNCHES WEBSITE
The Range Creek Research Project is pleased to announce the launch of http://www.rangecreek.org The website, hosted by the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah, provides detailed information about ongoing research projects, the natural and human history of the canyon, and features extensive photo galleries. Please take a moment to check out the site and be sure to pass word.
Corinne H. Springer
Range Creek Site Manager / Resident Archaeologist
Utah Museum of Natural History
TheTreasureHunter.com
North Carolina
December 14, 2009
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In reply to Corinne Springer:
advertising?
doesn't this violate the promotion of a business clause of the terms of service?
David
Alpena, MI
October 5, 2009
Time Team America
I loved the series. Please bring this show back with new episodes. Our society needs more shows like this, that are educational and entertaining.
JUSTIN TEDROWE
chicago
September 22, 2009
PRESENTATION
The BBC series has set a high bar. America's version is rather insipid in style and mood with no passion or excitement. Indeed even the music is hohum. Archaeology can be so exciting but the viewership will be weak if not grabbed and pulled in by the atmosphere of the presentation. For folks who are interested no matter what in archaeolgy it won't matter of course; but if spreading the excitement to the masses is the goal then I think it needs the tempo and passion of the BBC style.
Roane
China, Me
November 27, 2009
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In reply to JUSTIN TEDROWE:
Presentation
I agree with your comments on passion, music, and the UK setting a high bar, but they have been doing this for decades. Hopefully America will catch-on with more episodes.
K. Brettingen
cerrillos,new mexico
August 26, 2009
Great Program!
I've watched every episode and have really enjoyed the program. i like Collin as a host,upbeat but NOT dorky or stuffy & boring. But i also like the whole team and the way things are presented in general. I also like the lack of flashy digital effects etc. Good stuff.
chris carpenter
peckville pa
August 16, 2009
indian artifacts
Love your show!Brought me back to thoughts of my childhood in windsor connecticut.every year my dad had the back yard plowed by a tractor to plant a garden and every year us kids would walk the plowed earth and pick up arrowheads.small white ones,yellow larger ones,and one beautiful flint one I still have.a neighbor found an axe head.The ground was only plowed 8 inches deep and wasn't plowed at all after about 1974.also unfinished arrowheads were plentiful.my dad still owns the property,do you think it could have been the site of an Indian village?A fresh water stream is near-bye and the farmington river is a quarter mile away.I have wanted to excavate the area where arrowheads were plentiful since I was a kid.What do you think?
Aaron
NC/NY
August 24, 2009
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In reply to chris carpenter:
dig it!
Chris, why not do your own excavation? you have the property , dig some units, post your finds. The archaeology community will, consider you a looter for picking those points off of that site as a kid. They want to control every residual artifact from previous peoples. I like the show but, they will look down on your admission to "looting" your own site. Archaeologist have been so influential in the legal system that they have passed a law in Oregon (where many of the Time Team folks are affiliated) that, makes it illegal to dig artifacts in your own back yard. Yes that's right , illegal. You can only dig in your own back yard if you pay an archeologist to watch you, or you go to jail. Then they beg you to donate your finds to the state museum... do you really want these people combing through your site? I wouldn't. If you dig it yourself and want a venue to show off your finds contact me aptreasurehunter@aol.com. I am building a web site just for the amateur to have a place to speak their minds and show their finds.
Kenneth Crips
Cheyenne, Wyoming
August 16, 2009
Time Team America
Now that I have seen the 5 episodes produced for season one I see great potential but things must improve. For those of us who are long fans of the channel4 series we just don't see the passion which a presenter like Tony Robins brings to the American series.
I have deep knowledge of Army posts on the great plains. I was somewhat surprised by the lack of knowledge of the resident archeologist of the Ft Jame site. I had to laugh at the so called mystery of the stable anyone who has seen the design of these buildings would know what the geophysics was showing, and because they where built of wood not much if anything would be left. Not so much from burning but dismantlement for the lumber which was in ultra short supply in the west at this time. I would have been interested in the rectangular result which I believe would have been the post bakery. These where always built of stone, or brick if available, and where always built as a isolated structure because of the potential of fire. When the bakers built the fire in the oven some times the sparks from the chimney would set the roof on fire. A restored example of such a bakery can be seen at the Ft Laramie Historical site.
I hope there is a season 2. I overall found the series interesting, improve the entertainment value without compromising the educational value and you will have it. If you look at the start of Channel4's Time Team in 1994 things needed improvement then, so I hope thing are the same with the American Version.
Dana Stoddard
Franklin, n.c.
August 14, 2009
Another fort ?
Great Show,, Keep it up,, I know of a fort site in central fla, circa, Seminole Indian wars,, I was on it in later 70,s..don,t know if it has ever been researched by any one, But my family watched Time Team U.K. , whenever it was on,, Keep up the great work Peace , Dana
allen samuels
ann arbor, michigan
August 10, 2009
the overall program
This new and wonderful program does a great deal to provide insights into both the processes and products of archaeology. Viewers get a quick but useful sense of the purpose, processes and value of archaeology. My only frustration is my wanting to know more about each site featured. Of course, a one hour program can only show so much. Overall, I love this show and look forward to it each week. If young viewers are not inspired and encouraged to consider archaeology as a career as a result of this program, I would be very surprised. Well done!
Barbara Donner
Jackson, Mi.
August 8, 2009
Ft James Dig
Loved the Ft James episode. I spent a lot of my youth visiting South Dakota and never knew about Ft. James. My father was born and raised not too far away from there. Will there be any updates about the site anywhere? I would be very interested in them. Keep up the good work and making this show. Thank you very much.
WV Dave
West Virginia
August 7, 2009
Take another look
Love the show!!!! Wondering if the "Ammunition" find (Ft. James show) identified as a lead cleaner bullet is correct. I appears to me that it is a cartridge box "Finial". Could you clearify this. Keep up the "Great Show"
Aaron Popple
North Carolina
August 6, 2009
"LOOTING"
You have a great show, very educational. I am watching the Fort James episode currently on my DVR. I have to object to the term "looting" in regard to bottle collectors digging a privy. "Looting" is illegal. Digging and collecting bottles on private property with permission is NOT illegal, this is NOT "looting". As a metal detectorist who has followed the rules that the archaeologist have been making in congress for the last 100 years, I have to say enough is enough. every one of you guys started this career with a romantic notion of finding lost treasures of some sort.
I under stand the scientific need for what you do but, please watch your language . Putting down hobby archaeologists is deplorable and shows your arrogance. this only serves to deepen the rift of suspicion between these two camps. We all have the same goal. History. This stuff is rotting in the ground and there are not enough archaeologist to dig what has been lost. Not even in 1000 years.
You do not own private property (except in Oregon where you have usurped 200+ years of property owners rights in this nation in the name of archaeology) It makes it hard to trust an archaeologist when they lobby for unconstituional laws now isn't it? If it was not yours to begin with then it is not "looting". I used to subscribe to a popular archaeolgy magazine. I grew tired of every issue haveing a picture of some grave that was opened in the name of science. in 30 years of metal detecting magazines i have yet to see and article in which a hobbyist opened a grave. (even before it was illegal) so who are the grave robbers? you or me?
i urge you to call "looting" by something else. you are misleading the public. maybe "collecting"? Just not looting. collecting is an age old hobby that brings a healthy dose of history and wonder to those involved. In an age where Americans are at a 50% obesity level getting out and pulling an arrow head or bullet or old coin from the ground is a healthy alternative to sitting in from of the tv. please don't discourage that.
A.S. Popple
Judy
Portland, Oregon
August 6, 2009
Time Team America
Mesmerizing shows! You do a great job of making the viewer feel like we are one of you actually doing the work/research. PLEASE keep up this quality of show.
Francille Radmann
United States
August 5, 2009
Cavalry
CAVALRY! Cavalry,cavalry,cavalry horses, NOT Calvary!!!!!!I thought this was an educational program. I can't believe Public Television would make such a blatant error. You do know the difference, right?
jawbone
mn
August 6, 2009
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In reply to Francille Radmann:
sad
yes, and it's so sad that not only the host, but the many other educated people who worked on this program, producing, editing, fact-checking, etc., all let this elementary school level howler see the airwaves.
Aaron S. Popple
North Carolina
August 6, 2009
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In reply to jawbone:
unfair
I believe that yours and Radmanns assessments are unfair. Spelling errors are easy to make. If you have never made a type or spelling mistake, then by all means criticize. I am sure that if an english teacher were to proof read your posts, you would get a C- for grammar and capitalization. If, you do not like the show then please do not watch it. Nuff said
R
Indianapolis, IN
August 5, 2009
Ft James
Great Show…But! Your Team are Scientists, correct? I noticed that the Lady in Black was standing on the now exposed wall and foundation of the Fort. It would have been a bad thing to do all that great Archeological work only to have a Team member destroy or knock over the artifacts by standing on them.
Joel
Dallas, Texas
August 5, 2009
Time Team America
As a follower of the Time Team series in the UK for many years, it is an absolute thrill to have this in the USA. The commments from others comparing the two series are understandable, but please be kind. Every episode is great and comes with great anticipation! Keep it up!
Joel
Texas/Scotland
Diane Lawson
Centerville, Ma
August 3, 2009
Range Creek
Hey guys, I love the show! Just wondering if there was any cultural material found from the Range Creek site that would date before the Freemonts?
Heidi
Berks County, PA
July 30, 2009
UPLIFTING & REFRESHING
What an UPLIFTING & REFRESHING show. Great job and our son loves it! The historical finds are wonderful and exciting...our son wants to dig, too! Keep shows like these on TV! My son would love to get a response from the Time Team!
Meg Watters
Boston, MA
July 31, 2009
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In reply to Heidi:
Refreshing Program
Dear Heidi,
I am so glad that your son is enjoying Time Team America, it is a great opportunity to reach out to children and show them what archaeology is all about.
I am originally from Allentown, PA and had my first digging experience with a summer course at Muhlenberg College.
Please tell your son that we are glad he likes the program and to make sure to watch next Wednesday when we are at Fort James in South Dakota - he will see kids his age actually excavating with us!!
If you'd like to continue supporting his interest, please look into the local events in PA archaeology. A good place to start is Archaeology Month in October. Last year there was an exhibit at the Apple Festival at Joanna Furnace. http://www.pennsylvaniaar... 11 year old nephew has asked when he can come with me on a Time Team America project, or any of my research projects. As soon as we have something in his area, he'll be out with us, dragging my radar antenna! (I might give him a bit of time to pick up a trowel too ;)
Thanks for your post, tell your son I say hi and am happy to reply to any questions/thoughts he may have.
Meg
Dean
Canada
July 30, 2009
Lucky Find
My wife and I had a 'confluence moment' last night as we saw the show for the first time, 10 days after returning from a road trip to Santa Fe NM that passed through Jensen UT (river rafting). Beyond marveling at the power of serendipity, we thought the show was fantastic informational/entertainme... value, and great PR for this amazing part of the world. Like most people, we were drawn by the local National Parks, but we will return to the Green River in the hopes of one day volunteering at one of these sites. We thought the Petroglyphs were amazing in person, and now, after seeing the show, we'd love to see more.
paul
keizer, or
July 23, 2009
time team new philadelphia
Chelsea Rose whose skin is marred with tattooes and pierciengs! It's disappointing to see what appears to be a celebration of a counter culture ethose, an anarchist sentimenent. This is what my tax dollars are buying? When so many are out of work?
Mark C. Potts
Reading, PA
July 22, 2009
Bugs
Hi, it's a great show you have. I like that you show what real archaeology is like but you have some of the most interesting people doing it. I love the fact that whenever something is found you all look like you found the gold toy in the cracker jack box. And you keep it all on a level that keeps us interested, without theatrics.
Just a hint. When I'm out and about I either spray my hat brim with bug spray or wear a bandana with bur repellent on it. That keeps the rascals out of your face and ears. I also eat a little garlic, biters hate that.
Keep up the good work, thanks.
Mark
Meg Watters
Boston, MA
July 28, 2009
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In reply to Mark C. Potts:
bugs
Mark, thanks for that tip! I will use it in the future, never thought to dose the hat. Meg
Dennis Hockenbury
Houston, Texas
July 19, 2009
Time Team America
As with many of the previous posts, I was a fan of the British Time Team series, and I am pleased to learn of the American series. Wonderfully done. I hope this series finds wide acceptance in the U.S.
Dean McKeown
Scotland
July 19, 2009
Well Done!
A long time viewer of Time Team here in the UK, I have to say I am hooked already on Time Team America, I hope at some point in the future both teams (US and UK) can link up on a project, perhaps one in America and one in the UK. I also hope Time Team America revisit St. Mary's City, Maryland and work on the information that Time Team UK didn't have time to follow up.
Jim Kucharski
Sussex County, N.J.
July 17, 2009
Great Job
Another great job with the Topper episode. Many are enjoying the show. You'll hit your stride before long. Keep the great episodes coming. Colin: My daughter attends MICA. Your art work is great.
Cameron
Tulsa OK
July 17, 2009
Colin Campbell's Pronounciation
I am really annoyed when the host of a show about archeological sites can't pronounce one of the most important words in archeology. If I hear Colin Campbell say "escavation" instead of "excavation" one more time, I will never watch another episode. Come on guys! Now my spell checker is upset at me.
merko
arizona
July 16, 2009
time team america
Please, no more Time Team America. It is bad. It is like the Survivor of archaeology. Please bring the British Time Team to America.
Roger B
San Francisco
July 16, 2009
Disapointing series
Both episodes I've seen so far have been a big disappointment. The best analogue I can think of is Geraldo Rivera's "Al Capones's Vault". Lots of hype and no pay-off. Sorry folks but this is about the worst PBS science series I've ever seen.
Ronald Gower
RI
July 15, 2009
Topper Site
I think I found evidence of the comet strike 13,000 years ago. I was in the Carolina Beach State Camp Ground three years ago and found two layers the the sand with charcoal falling out of the layer. This was exposed in the past when a canal was dug from the Atlantic to the river that goes to Wilmington, NC. I showed the park ranger and he has been there about 14 years and never saw my discovery. I e-mailed people involved with the 1st PBS show on the subject of the comet strike and never got any replies. I can e-mail photos on the layers if anyone in interested. Ron Gower
Chris Valvano
Lansing
July 15, 2009
Congrats
Just wanted to say that I really liked the first show. I thought it raised the bar for archaeology shows by finding a nice balance between information and entertainment (factual but not boring; fun but not hooky). I particularly liked how the show gave a realistic look at the process of interpreting the archaeological record. As a student working towards my degree in historical archaeology, I also appreciated how it serves as a perfect example of archaeology's contribution even for places with plenty of written records!
Congrats,
Chris V.
Jim Kucharski
Sussex County, NJ, USA
July 15, 2009
Great Show!
The premier episode was great. I have been a fan of Time Team England for many years and had always hoped for an Amwerican version. Great job. Keep it up!
Danielle
Texas
July 13, 2009
The show and the host
Love the show. I love all of the similarities to the British version and the American spins. I really enjoy that at least in the first show the emphasis seems to be on opening trenches so that study can continue rather than opening them and then filling them back in three days later. It gives the impression that the show is fulfilling a need in the professional community not just digging out of curiosity (which there is nothing wrong with.
As to the hosts. I love him, but I am also 24. The die hard fans of the original must keep in mind that America does not have a Tony. Before he started Time Team he was already famous for his stand up and television work. Is is an out going personality who came on in the first season comfortable on camera and with his role as the "everyman". Also our host serves two roles. He cannot be totally clueless as Tony often plays or the audience would have no faith in the accuracy of his sketches.
All in all I believe that the show was incredible and will work out the small kinks by the beginning of season 2.
Best Wishes
Kenny Armstrong
Virginia, USA
July 12, 2009
about the host...
I don't necessarily believe that the host needs to be replaced. I do agree that the British version shows a bit more excitement between all of its members, but it took them a few seasons for them to get the hang of one another and make it more fun as the episodes went on. The American version of this show is just starting out, and I think that as time goes on, that the host and others will have more lively interaction with one another.
Kenneth Crips
Cheyenne, Wyoming
July 11, 2009
Time Team America
I also am a huge fan of Time Team (TT) I have watched all 16 season of Time Team. I was happy to see an American version of the show starting. I enjoyed the first episode except for one thing, you have to get a better host. One of the things that makes TT so popular is the presenter Tony Robinson he brings a passion to the English show that was not evident in this first episode of Time Team America (TTA). I realize you have already have produced the 5 episodes in TTA first season so we will see how TTA progresses, Hopefully if the show is picked up for a second season things will improve and a more passionate host will be found.
If I can suggest a possible future site for Time Team episode. The Fort D.A. Russell Target and Maneuver Reserve, Which is located in the Pole Mountain area between Cheyenne, and Laramie Wyoming. The maneuver range was used by FT DA Russel, and late when the Fort was renamed FT Warren after one of Wyoming first elected Senators. This area was used for Cavalry maneuvers from the 1880's until shortly before WWII. It was used by the Wyoming Army Nation Guard's 115th Cavalry (Horse) which held their last horse cavalry maneuvers in 1939. The Active Army During used it briefly late in 1940 into the summer of 1941. WWII it was by the Wyoming State Militia, which took to place of the Wyoming Army National Guard for the duration of WWII.
susan
USA
July 10, 2009
format
My husband and I have been fans of Time Team (Channel 4 England) for years and were overjoyed to find out the show would have an American version. Overall, we totally enjoyed the first show but found it lacked only with the host's role. What makes the overseas version so popular is the interactiveness of the host. Tony puts his nose right into the digs and asks the questions non archeologists would ask. (think Page from the early Trading Spaces on TLC) He ties it all together. The web site and after the dig information are great. We think the field people did a great job, liked the different personalities, and will continue to watch and support Public TV.
Thank you for bringing this great show to America!
Melody Hammond
Round Lake Beach,Illinois
July 9, 2009
Love This Program!
I remember telling my dad when I graduated high school I wanted to dig in the dirt and see what was there...he talked me out that career choice. Your program is like I'm actually there! Thank you.. to this day I still have a love for history and was excited too as each item was found. Good luck with all you do.
Deb Athearn
Massachusetts
July 9, 2009
1st program
Dear Time Team,
Great series and first program! This will certainly educate the public and expand our knowledge of history and take us in new directions of thought. I'm also happy to see Eric Deetz on the show. His father was in New England when I was active in the Mass Arch Society. Glad to see his work still going on.
phyllis winters
appomattox, va
July 8, 2009
lost colony
There is a theory the colonist went up the Alligater River to the Buck Ridge area of the Gum Heck community and lived with a settlement of Indians. Do you know anything about that? Please respond. I was born next to the area of Buck Ridge. Thanks, Phyllis Winters
Kenny Armstrong
Virginia, USA
July 8, 2009
It's about time!
I have been a huge fan of the British Time Team with Tony Robinson. I first saw it on History International, and have been getting all of the newer episodes from the web. Being an American, I have been longing for an American version of the show, and now there is one! I'm so excited about this series and look forward to more episodes. Keep up the good work, you definitely have a new loyal fan here!!
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Alan carter
Surrey England
January 27, 2012
TTA
So glad to read the comments of your viewers ,whether for or against , TTA has done exactly as intended ,raising interest and awareness in the fascination of archaeology.If only every country had a TT. Congratulations and keep up the good work.
carol parker
pittsburgh, pa
September 13, 2010
using the right word
Maybe I'm too picky, or maybe I just have an above average vocabulary, but the term "calvary", used by the show's host, is actually the hill outside of Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified. The term he needed to use was "cavalry", which means soldiers on horseback. It makes my head ache to hear people using the wrong word; I hear it often in television programs and movies alike. One of my pet peeves, to be sure!
cheryl johnsrud
Minot ND western nd
August 8, 2010
history
My late Father found many fossils in western ND everything from leaves pre dino and shells snails ect. to dino bones in another location. Our family donated our collection to the state of ND and have a display at the Heritage Center in Bismarck ND. This site or sites in western ND has so much more to offer, everything from the fossils to tepee rings still perserved just the way they were left hundreds of years ago. I found the first fossil that got my Dad to do his passion,and would love to go on digs again. We spent many hours with him digging for fossils and have many of my favorites still with me and they are beautiful. Again I would love to show you the sites and above all dig again, it has been a few years but I still remember how. If you want to contact someone of merit John Hoganson at Bismarck Heritage Center, the Paleontology Lab is named after my Dad.
Deb Palanza
St. James Fort, Mitchell South Dakota
July 19, 2010
What materials were used to cover the roofs at St. James Fort.
What material was used for the roofs at the fort? Was it in the area or brought in? When I watched the episode their was no mention of nails in the findings. Were their nails found?
Tony Jenner
Bendigo, Australia
April 27, 2010
Post holes
The careful excavation of early post holes is a task best left to experts. Half sectioning a suspected post hole tells - nothing! Excavate the post-hole pipe. The fill does not matter. Think about it.
jenny thomas
Bribie Island Australia
April 20, 2010
extreme disappointment
I have waited so long for time team to return and I just can't believe how disappointing it is. Please less talk and more digging.
Betty Langford
Bedford/other counties in Tenn.
April 4, 2010
Native Indian digs(Cherokee/tennessee)
Would you be interested in doing a dig in Tennessee? There are areas where stones were used and a hollowed out trough in stones for grinding or other purposes...stone tools...etc. Woodland Indians. I also have collected items such as dinasour eggs and know locations where they are prevelant...
Mike
Missouri
March 31, 2010
Preclovis
There was a Stepp Bison Skull found on a sand bar in the Missouri river that has a flint point buried in it. The skull is in a museum in Kansas. Stepp Bison have been extinct in Missouri for more that 15,000 years, yet there was someone here hunting them prior to traditional idea that no one lived here prior to 12,000 years ago. I have found a very old stone axe head, spear point, arrow head, broken drill point, all on my property.
Claire Marcotte
Lee State Park, SC
March 17, 2010
the finds in our back yards
Well, now that you have raised such an interest nation wide, how can you help answer questions to those who find objects of interest in our own back yard? Is there a way for the public at large to send you pictures of found relics? or unusual sites perhaps? Put the nation at work and help us help you put the puzzle together. It would be nice if you had an address to where we could sent pictures... thank you, lets keep discovering our past, and hopefuly understand our futur better!
Corinne Springer
Salt Lake City / Range Creek, Utah
November 13, 2009
RANGE CREEK RESEARCH PROJECT LAUNCHES WEBSITE
The Range Creek Research Project is pleased to announce the launch of http://www.rangecreek.org The website, hosted by the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah, provides detailed information about ongoing research projects, the natural and human history of the canyon, and features extensive photo galleries. Please take a moment to check out the site and be sure to pass word.
Corinne H. Springer
Range Creek Site Manager / Resident Archaeologist
Utah Museum of Natural History
David
Alpena, MI
October 5, 2009
Time Team America
I loved the series. Please bring this show back with new episodes. Our society needs more shows like this, that are educational and entertaining.
JUSTIN TEDROWE
chicago
September 22, 2009
PRESENTATION
The BBC series has set a high bar. America's version is rather insipid in style and mood with no passion or excitement. Indeed even the music is hohum. Archaeology can be so exciting but the viewership will be weak if not grabbed and pulled in by the atmosphere of the presentation. For folks who are interested no matter what in archaeolgy it won't matter of course; but if spreading the excitement to the masses is the goal then I think it needs the tempo and passion of the BBC style.
K. Brettingen
cerrillos,new mexico
August 26, 2009
Great Program!
I've watched every episode and have really enjoyed the program. i like Collin as a host,upbeat but NOT dorky or stuffy & boring. But i also like the whole team and the way things are presented in general. I also like the lack of flashy digital effects etc. Good stuff.
chris carpenter
peckville pa
August 16, 2009
indian artifacts
Love your show!Brought me back to thoughts of my childhood in windsor connecticut.every year my dad had the back yard plowed by a tractor to plant a garden and every year us kids would walk the plowed earth and pick up arrowheads.small white ones,yellow larger ones,and one beautiful flint one I still have.a neighbor found an axe head.The ground was only plowed 8 inches deep and wasn't plowed at all after about 1974.also unfinished arrowheads were plentiful.my dad still owns the property,do you think it could have been the site of an Indian village?A fresh water stream is near-bye and the farmington river is a quarter mile away.I have wanted to excavate the area where arrowheads were plentiful since I was a kid.What do you think?
Kenneth Crips
Cheyenne, Wyoming
August 16, 2009
Time Team America
Now that I have seen the 5 episodes produced for season one I see great potential but things must improve. For those of us who are long fans of the channel4 series we just don't see the passion which a presenter like Tony Robins brings to the American series.
I have deep knowledge of Army posts on the great plains. I was somewhat surprised by the lack of knowledge of the resident archeologist of the Ft Jame site. I had to laugh at the so called mystery of the stable anyone who has seen the design of these buildings would know what the geophysics was showing, and because they where built of wood not much if anything would be left. Not so much from burning but dismantlement for the lumber which was in ultra short supply in the west at this time. I would have been interested in the rectangular result which I believe would have been the post bakery. These where always built of stone, or brick if available, and where always built as a isolated structure because of the potential of fire. When the bakers built the fire in the oven some times the sparks from the chimney would set the roof on fire. A restored example of such a bakery can be seen at the Ft Laramie Historical site.
I hope there is a season 2. I overall found the series interesting, improve the entertainment value without compromising the educational value and you will have it. If you look at the start of Channel4's Time Team in 1994 things needed improvement then, so I hope thing are the same with the American Version.
Dana Stoddard
Franklin, n.c.
August 14, 2009
Another fort ?
Great Show,, Keep it up,, I know of a fort site in central fla, circa, Seminole Indian wars,, I was on it in later 70,s..don,t know if it has ever been researched by any one, But my family watched Time Team U.K. , whenever it was on,, Keep up the great work Peace , Dana
allen samuels
ann arbor, michigan
August 10, 2009
the overall program
This new and wonderful program does a great deal to provide insights into both the processes and products of archaeology. Viewers get a quick but useful sense of the purpose, processes and value of archaeology. My only frustration is my wanting to know more about each site featured. Of course, a one hour program can only show so much. Overall, I love this show and look forward to it each week. If young viewers are not inspired and encouraged to consider archaeology as a career as a result of this program, I would be very surprised. Well done!
Barbara Donner
Jackson, Mi.
August 8, 2009
Ft James Dig
Loved the Ft James episode. I spent a lot of my youth visiting South Dakota and never knew about Ft. James. My father was born and raised not too far away from there. Will there be any updates about the site anywhere? I would be very interested in them. Keep up the good work and making this show. Thank you very much.
WV Dave
West Virginia
August 7, 2009
Take another look
Love the show!!!! Wondering if the "Ammunition" find (Ft. James show) identified as a lead cleaner bullet is correct. I appears to me that it is a cartridge box "Finial". Could you clearify this. Keep up the "Great Show"
Aaron Popple
North Carolina
August 6, 2009
"LOOTING"
You have a great show, very educational. I am watching the Fort James episode currently on my DVR. I have to object to the term "looting" in regard to bottle collectors digging a privy. "Looting" is illegal. Digging and collecting bottles on private property with permission is NOT illegal, this is NOT "looting". As a metal detectorist who has followed the rules that the archaeologist have been making in congress for the last 100 years, I have to say enough is enough. every one of you guys started this career with a romantic notion of finding lost treasures of some sort.
I under stand the scientific need for what you do but, please watch your language . Putting down hobby archaeologists is deplorable and shows your arrogance. this only serves to deepen the rift of suspicion between these two camps. We all have the same goal. History. This stuff is rotting in the ground and there are not enough archaeologist to dig what has been lost. Not even in 1000 years.
You do not own private property (except in Oregon where you have usurped 200+ years of property owners rights in this nation in the name of archaeology) It makes it hard to trust an archaeologist when they lobby for unconstituional laws now isn't it? If it was not yours to begin with then it is not "looting". I used to subscribe to a popular archaeolgy magazine. I grew tired of every issue haveing a picture of some grave that was opened in the name of science. in 30 years of metal detecting magazines i have yet to see and article in which a hobbyist opened a grave. (even before it was illegal) so who are the grave robbers? you or me?
i urge you to call "looting" by something else. you are misleading the public. maybe "collecting"? Just not looting. collecting is an age old hobby that brings a healthy dose of history and wonder to those involved. In an age where Americans are at a 50% obesity level getting out and pulling an arrow head or bullet or old coin from the ground is a healthy alternative to sitting in from of the tv. please don't discourage that. A.S. Popple
Judy
Portland, Oregon
August 6, 2009
Time Team America
Mesmerizing shows! You do a great job of making the viewer feel like we are one of you actually doing the work/research. PLEASE keep up this quality of show.
Francille Radmann
United States
August 5, 2009
Cavalry
CAVALRY! Cavalry,cavalry,cavalry horses, NOT Calvary!!!!!!I thought this was an educational program. I can't believe Public Television would make such a blatant error. You do know the difference, right?
R
Indianapolis, IN
August 5, 2009
Ft James
Great Show…But! Your Team are Scientists, correct? I noticed that the Lady in Black was standing on the now exposed wall and foundation of the Fort. It would have been a bad thing to do all that great Archeological work only to have a Team member destroy or knock over the artifacts by standing on them.
Joel
Dallas, Texas
August 5, 2009
Time Team America
As a follower of the Time Team series in the UK for many years, it is an absolute thrill to have this in the USA. The commments from others comparing the two series are understandable, but please be kind. Every episode is great and comes with great anticipation! Keep it up!
Joel
Texas/Scotland
Diane Lawson
Centerville, Ma
August 3, 2009
Range Creek
Hey guys, I love the show! Just wondering if there was any cultural material found from the Range Creek site that would date before the Freemonts?
Heidi
Berks County, PA
July 30, 2009
UPLIFTING & REFRESHING
What an UPLIFTING & REFRESHING show. Great job and our son loves it! The historical finds are wonderful and exciting...our son wants to dig, too! Keep shows like these on TV! My son would love to get a response from the Time Team!
Dean
Canada
July 30, 2009
Lucky Find
My wife and I had a 'confluence moment' last night as we saw the show for the first time, 10 days after returning from a road trip to Santa Fe NM that passed through Jensen UT (river rafting). Beyond marveling at the power of serendipity, we thought the show was fantastic informational/entertainme... value, and great PR for this amazing part of the world. Like most people, we were drawn by the local National Parks, but we will return to the Green River in the hopes of one day volunteering at one of these sites. We thought the Petroglyphs were amazing in person, and now, after seeing the show, we'd love to see more.
paul
keizer, or
July 23, 2009
time team new philadelphia
Chelsea Rose whose skin is marred with tattooes and pierciengs! It's disappointing to see what appears to be a celebration of a counter culture ethose, an anarchist sentimenent. This is what my tax dollars are buying? When so many are out of work?
Mark C. Potts
Reading, PA
July 22, 2009
Bugs
Hi, it's a great show you have. I like that you show what real archaeology is like but you have some of the most interesting people doing it. I love the fact that whenever something is found you all look like you found the gold toy in the cracker jack box. And you keep it all on a level that keeps us interested, without theatrics.
Just a hint. When I'm out and about I either spray my hat brim with bug spray or wear a bandana with bur repellent on it. That keeps the rascals out of your face and ears. I also eat a little garlic, biters hate that. Keep up the good work, thanks.
Mark
Dennis Hockenbury
Houston, Texas
July 19, 2009
Time Team America
As with many of the previous posts, I was a fan of the British Time Team series, and I am pleased to learn of the American series. Wonderfully done. I hope this series finds wide acceptance in the U.S.
Dean McKeown
Scotland
July 19, 2009
Well Done!
A long time viewer of Time Team here in the UK, I have to say I am hooked already on Time Team America, I hope at some point in the future both teams (US and UK) can link up on a project, perhaps one in America and one in the UK. I also hope Time Team America revisit St. Mary's City, Maryland and work on the information that Time Team UK didn't have time to follow up.
Jim Kucharski
Sussex County, N.J.
July 17, 2009
Great Job
Another great job with the Topper episode. Many are enjoying the show. You'll hit your stride before long. Keep the great episodes coming. Colin: My daughter attends MICA. Your art work is great.
Cameron
Tulsa OK
July 17, 2009
Colin Campbell's Pronounciation
I am really annoyed when the host of a show about archeological sites can't pronounce one of the most important words in archeology. If I hear Colin Campbell say "escavation" instead of "excavation" one more time, I will never watch another episode. Come on guys! Now my spell checker is upset at me.
merko
arizona
July 16, 2009
time team america
Please, no more Time Team America. It is bad. It is like the Survivor of archaeology. Please bring the British Time Team to America.
Roger B
San Francisco
July 16, 2009
Disapointing series
Both episodes I've seen so far have been a big disappointment. The best analogue I can think of is Geraldo Rivera's "Al Capones's Vault". Lots of hype and no pay-off. Sorry folks but this is about the worst PBS science series I've ever seen.
Ronald Gower
RI
July 15, 2009
Topper Site
I think I found evidence of the comet strike 13,000 years ago. I was in the Carolina Beach State Camp Ground three years ago and found two layers the the sand with charcoal falling out of the layer. This was exposed in the past when a canal was dug from the Atlantic to the river that goes to Wilmington, NC. I showed the park ranger and he has been there about 14 years and never saw my discovery. I e-mailed people involved with the 1st PBS show on the subject of the comet strike and never got any replies. I can e-mail photos on the layers if anyone in interested. Ron Gower
Chris Valvano
Lansing
July 15, 2009
Congrats
Just wanted to say that I really liked the first show. I thought it raised the bar for archaeology shows by finding a nice balance between information and entertainment (factual but not boring; fun but not hooky). I particularly liked how the show gave a realistic look at the process of interpreting the archaeological record. As a student working towards my degree in historical archaeology, I also appreciated how it serves as a perfect example of archaeology's contribution even for places with plenty of written records!
Congrats,
Chris V.
Jim Kucharski
Sussex County, NJ, USA
July 15, 2009
Great Show!
The premier episode was great. I have been a fan of Time Team England for many years and had always hoped for an Amwerican version. Great job. Keep it up!
Danielle
Texas
July 13, 2009
The show and the host
Love the show. I love all of the similarities to the British version and the American spins. I really enjoy that at least in the first show the emphasis seems to be on opening trenches so that study can continue rather than opening them and then filling them back in three days later. It gives the impression that the show is fulfilling a need in the professional community not just digging out of curiosity (which there is nothing wrong with. As to the hosts. I love him, but I am also 24. The die hard fans of the original must keep in mind that America does not have a Tony. Before he started Time Team he was already famous for his stand up and television work. Is is an out going personality who came on in the first season comfortable on camera and with his role as the "everyman". Also our host serves two roles. He cannot be totally clueless as Tony often plays or the audience would have no faith in the accuracy of his sketches.
All in all I believe that the show was incredible and will work out the small kinks by the beginning of season 2.
Best Wishes
Kenny Armstrong
Virginia, USA
July 12, 2009
about the host...
I don't necessarily believe that the host needs to be replaced. I do agree that the British version shows a bit more excitement between all of its members, but it took them a few seasons for them to get the hang of one another and make it more fun as the episodes went on. The American version of this show is just starting out, and I think that as time goes on, that the host and others will have more lively interaction with one another.
Kenneth Crips
Cheyenne, Wyoming
July 11, 2009
Time Team America
I also am a huge fan of Time Team (TT) I have watched all 16 season of Time Team. I was happy to see an American version of the show starting. I enjoyed the first episode except for one thing, you have to get a better host. One of the things that makes TT so popular is the presenter Tony Robinson he brings a passion to the English show that was not evident in this first episode of Time Team America (TTA). I realize you have already have produced the 5 episodes in TTA first season so we will see how TTA progresses, Hopefully if the show is picked up for a second season things will improve and a more passionate host will be found.
If I can suggest a possible future site for Time Team episode. The Fort D.A. Russell Target and Maneuver Reserve, Which is located in the Pole Mountain area between Cheyenne, and Laramie Wyoming. The maneuver range was used by FT DA Russel, and late when the Fort was renamed FT Warren after one of Wyoming first elected Senators. This area was used for Cavalry maneuvers from the 1880's until shortly before WWII. It was used by the Wyoming Army Nation Guard's 115th Cavalry (Horse) which held their last horse cavalry maneuvers in 1939. The Active Army During used it briefly late in 1940 into the summer of 1941. WWII it was by the Wyoming State Militia, which took to place of the Wyoming Army National Guard for the duration of WWII.
susan
USA
July 10, 2009
format
My husband and I have been fans of Time Team (Channel 4 England) for years and were overjoyed to find out the show would have an American version. Overall, we totally enjoyed the first show but found it lacked only with the host's role. What makes the overseas version so popular is the interactiveness of the host. Tony puts his nose right into the digs and asks the questions non archeologists would ask. (think Page from the early Trading Spaces on TLC) He ties it all together. The web site and after the dig information are great. We think the field people did a great job, liked the different personalities, and will continue to watch and support Public TV.
Thank you for bringing this great show to America!
Melody Hammond
Round Lake Beach,Illinois
July 9, 2009
Love This Program!
I remember telling my dad when I graduated high school I wanted to dig in the dirt and see what was there...he talked me out that career choice. Your program is like I'm actually there! Thank you.. to this day I still have a love for history and was excited too as each item was found. Good luck with all you do.
Deb Athearn
Massachusetts
July 9, 2009
1st program
Dear Time Team,
Great series and first program! This will certainly educate the public and expand our knowledge of history and take us in new directions of thought. I'm also happy to see Eric Deetz on the show. His father was in New England when I was active in the Mass Arch Society. Glad to see his work still going on.
phyllis winters
appomattox, va
July 8, 2009
lost colony
There is a theory the colonist went up the Alligater River to the Buck Ridge area of the Gum Heck community and lived with a settlement of Indians. Do you know anything about that? Please respond. I was born next to the area of Buck Ridge. Thanks, Phyllis Winters
Kenny Armstrong
Virginia, USA
July 8, 2009
It's about time!
I have been a huge fan of the British Time Team with Tony Robinson. I first saw it on History International, and have been getting all of the newer episodes from the web. Being an American, I have been longing for an American version of the show, and now there is one! I'm so excited about this series and look forward to more episodes. Keep up the good work, you definitely have a new loyal fan here!!