Time Team S11E8 — Rescuing a Mesolithic Foreshore - Goldcliff, Newport
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Time Team•Season 11•Episode 8

Rescuing a Mesolithic Foreshore - Goldcliff, Newport

7.8/10 · 25 votesFeb 22, 200450 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 11•−0.2 vs season avg

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When the tide recedes at this point on the Severn estuary, rare evidence of stone age activity is uncovered. Time Team are on a three-day mission to help recover some of these relics before they are washed away. It involves excavating and painstakingly examining 15

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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

Carenza Lewis

Carenza Lewis

Self - Field Archaeologist

Phil Harding

Phil Harding

Self - Field Archaeologist

John Gater

John Gater

Self - Geophysicist

Stewart Ainsworth

Stewart Ainsworth

Self - Landscape Investigator

Mick Aston

Mick Aston

Self - Landscape Archaeologist

Victor Ambrus

Victor Ambrus

Self - Historical Illustrator

Henry Chapman

Henry Chapman

Self - Surveyor

Raksha Dave

Raksha Dave

Self - Field Archeologist

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Episode Summary

"Rescuing a Mesolithic Foreshore - Goldcliff, Newport" is episode 8 of Time Team season 11. It scored 7.8/10 from 25 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on February 22, 2004.

Next: E9 · Fertile Soils, Rich Archaeology - Wittenham Clumps, OxfordshireBest of Season 11