15th April 2010, 04:08 PM
As my memory serves the food is quite excellent.
But seriously the standard of investigation on TT is usually (but not always) as good as most trial-trench evaluations by commercial units, the only difference is the number of people they dedicate at one time... 1 person: 1 feature, at least three for ditches and layers; thus making it appear more frenetic.
Where I would like to pay TT a huge compliment is by having their post-ex reports by Wessex Archaeology made digitally available, showing that their recording is comprehensive and allowing some interpretation of where their investigations fit into the bigger picture, not just the fanciful reconstructions you see on the telly.
I have been a critic of TT in the past, but I think archaeology on television is all the poorer without it.
But seriously the standard of investigation on TT is usually (but not always) as good as most trial-trench evaluations by commercial units, the only difference is the number of people they dedicate at one time... 1 person: 1 feature, at least three for ditches and layers; thus making it appear more frenetic.
Where I would like to pay TT a huge compliment is by having their post-ex reports by Wessex Archaeology made digitally available, showing that their recording is comprehensive and allowing some interpretation of where their investigations fit into the bigger picture, not just the fanciful reconstructions you see on the telly.
I have been a critic of TT in the past, but I think archaeology on television is all the poorer without it.