Time Team S16E1 — The Trouble with Temples - Friars Wash, Hertfordshire

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Time Team•Season 16•Episode 1

The Trouble with Temples - Friars Wash, Hertfordshire

8.8/10 · 20 votesJan 4, 200950 min

Ranked #1 of 13 in Season 16•+1.0 vs season avg

Time Team has never found a Roman temple. But a 30-year-old photograph clearly shows double square cropmarks in a field. Surely this time they will strike lucky? The trouble is, the site may have suffered plough damage. Francis takes charge. Though initial excavations are encouraging,

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The Trouble with Temples - Friars Wash, Hertfordshire

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Tony Robinson

Tony Robinson

Self - Presenter

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

Helen Geake

Helen Geake

Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist

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

"The Trouble with Temples - Friars Wash, Hertfordshire" is episode 1 of Time Team season 16. It scored 8.8/10 from 20 votes, ranking #1 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on January 4, 2009.

Next: E2 · The Wedding Present - Scargill Castle, County Durham Best of Season 16