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The Best Episodes of Time Team Season 13

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Time Team Season 13 Episode 1 - The Bodies in the Shed - Glendon, Northamptonshire
    7.8/10(26 votes)

    #1 - The Bodies in the Shed - Glendon, Northamptonshire

    S13:E1

    The Team is visiting Glendon Hall to unravel the mystery of the human skeletons found under an outbuilding. The team are joined by Richard Morriss (historic building consultant) and Glenn Foard (landscape archaeologist).

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  2. Time Team Season 13 Episode 2 - Villas out of Molehills - Withington, Gloucestershire
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #2 - Villas out of Molehills - Withington, Gloucestershire

    S13:E2

    When a colony of moles brings up pieces of mosaic floor in a Cotswold field, Tony Robinson and the team investigate whether the findings could be linked to a nearby Roman villa discovered almost 200 years ago. A local spring might give a clue to the true purpose of the building. The team are joined by local archaeologist Roger Box, and Roman specialists David Neal and Richard Reece.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Time Team Season 13 Episode 3 - Rubble at the Mill - Manchester
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Rubble at the Mill - Manchester

    S13:E3

    The team set to work uncovering Manchester's first cotton mill, built by one of the fathers of the Industrial Revolution, Richard Arkwright. Over three days the team uncover the remains of a complex factory and also signs of a revolutionary steam engine that was decades ahead of its time. The team are joined by Mike Nevell from Manchester University, and Jennifer Tann (technology historian).

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Time Team Season 13 Episode 4 - The First Tudor Palace? - Esher, Surrey
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    #4 - The First Tudor Palace? - Esher, Surrey

    S13:E4

    The team visit Wayneflete Tower which is all that remains of a palace. Over three days they piece together the story of a site that evolved into one of the most stunning buildings of early Tudor times. They are joined by historic buildings expert Jonathan Foyle, John Guy (historian) and dendrochronologist Mick Worthington.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Time Team Season 13 Episode 5 - The Boat on the Rhine - A Roman Boat in Utrecht - Utrecht, The Netherlands
    8.0/10(26 votes)

    #5 - The Boat on the Rhine - A Roman Boat in Utrecht - Utrecht, The Netherlands

    S13:E5

    The team is invited by Dutch archaeologists to help rescue crucial evidence from a 35-metre-long barge that once sailed the Rhine. The team has one chance to investigate the boat before the bulldozers move in.They are joined by city archaeologists Erik Graafstal and Herre Wynia, Fleur Kemmers (coin specialist) and Jaap Morel (ship archaeologist). Together with wood specialists Damian Goodburn and Esther Jansma, Phil looks at a similar barge which has been preserved and exhibited.

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  6. Time Team Season 13 Episode 6 - Court of the Kentish King - Eastry, Kent
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #6 - Court of the Kentish King - Eastry, Kent

    S13:E6

    The team descends on the orchards of Kent to search for the lost Anglo-Saxon palace of Eastry, and discover two likely contenders. Over three days, they dig the longest trench in Time Team history.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Time Team Season 13 Episode 7 - The Monks' Manor - Brimham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    #7 - The Monks' Manor - Brimham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

    S13:E7

    The team travels to the Yorkshire Dales to meet Chris and Barbara Bradley on their farm to uncover the remains of a monastic grange - a medieval forerunner to the grand country house, with connections to nearby Fountains Abbey. Kerry Ely is the site supervisor, and the team are joined by Jonathan Clarke (buildings archaeologist) and Mark Newman from the National Trust. Matt is "volunteered" to lead the tough life of a medieval lay brother for 24 hours.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Time Team Season 13 Episode 8 - Castle in the Round - Queensborough, Kent
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    #8 - Castle in the Round - Queensborough, Kent

    S13:E8

    The team investigate the remains of Queenborough Castle on the Isle of Sheppey, built by Edward III for Queen Philippa during the Hundred Years' War. The Time Team excavate the castle mound, and opinion is divided whether this unique circular structure was built for defence or as a royal bolthole from the plague. They are joined by archaeologist Oliver Creighton, medieval historian Sam Newton and architectural historian Jonathan Foyle.

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  9. Time Team Season 13 Episode 9 - Sussex Ups and Downs - Blackpatch, near Worthing, Sussex
    7.9/10(21 votes)

    #9 - Sussex Ups and Downs - Blackpatch, near Worthing, Sussex

    S13:E9

    The team travels to what could be a Neolithic settlement in the Sussex Downs. Initially discovered by John Pull in 1923, the site is littered with remains of 6000-year-old flint mines. But Pull claimed to have discovered a second site nearby, which has so far eluded other diggers. The team are joined by archaeologist Miles Russell, pottery expert Sue Hamilton and wood specialist Maisie Taylor. Neolithic lifestyle specialist Jacqui Wood makes some elderflower tea and threatens to make a new hat for Phil. Phil and Francis demonstrate the relative merits of mesolithic and neolithic axes.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Time Team Season 13 Episode 10 - Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire
    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #10 - Birthplace of the Confessor - Islip, Oxfordshire

    S13:E10

    The team descends upon the sleepy Oxfordshire village of Islip, the birthplace of Edward the Confessor, for one of the most challenging and intriguing excavations of the series. They are joined by architectural historians Sam Newton and Jonathan Foyle. Helen and Sam visit Westminster Abbey to view original documents relating Edward to Islip.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Time Team Season 13 Episode 11 - Early Bath - Ffrith, Flintshire
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    #11 - Early Bath - Ffrith, Flintshire

    S13:E11

    The team descend on the village of Ffrith in North Wales to discover if it is built on the remains of a Roman mining town. The main street runs along the route of Offa's Dyke. The dig involves excavating two gardens and the playing field, but the team are frustrated in their attempts to find a Roman bath house. The team are joined by archaeologist Chris Martin and historian David Mason.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Time Team Season 13 Episode 12 - The Taxman's Tavern - Alfoldean, Horsham, Sussex
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #12 - The Taxman's Tavern - Alfoldean, Horsham, Sussex

    S13:E12

    Time Team travel to Alfoldean in West Sussex to uncover a Roman mansio or stopping-place, and hence the story of the whole settlement. The dig takes place in ploughed fields on both sides of the A29, or what the Romans knew as Stane Street. But atrocious weather and the sheer scale of the site push the team's resources to the limits. They are joined by Roman Sussex specialist Miles Russell and archaeologist Mike Luke. Phil gets a new hat. They are visited by pupils from the nearby Christ's Hospital School. Farrier Cliff Barnes uses the school forge to make hipposandals - precursors of the modern horseshoe.

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  13. Time Team Season 13 Episode 13 - Scotch Broch - Applecross near Skye, Scottish Highlands
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #13 - Scotch Broch - Applecross near Skye, Scottish Highlands

    S13:E13

    Tony and the team journey to Applecross in the north west of Scotland to excavate a broch, a monumental dry-stone tower that was one of the largest Iron Age structures in Britain. But they are hampered by stony soil and a massive overhead power line. They are joined by Scottish Iron Age specialists Ian Armit, Andy Heald, Cathy Dagg, Noel Fojut.

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Season 13 Ratings Summary

"The Bodies in the Shed - Glendon, Northamptonshire" is the best rated episode of "Time Team" season 13. It scored 7.8/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/22/2006. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Villas out of Molehills - Withington, Gloucestershire".