Time Team S16E4 — Toga Town - Caerwent, South Wales

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Time Team•Season 16•Episode 4

Toga Town - Caerwent, South Wales

8.1/10 · 18 votesJan 25, 200950 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 16•+0.3 vs season avg

Caerwent is the best-preserved Roman town in Britain. Laid out on a grid pattern, it has 20 blocks within its walls, which still stand at heights of up to five metres in places. Previous excavations have uncovered roads, temples, shops, baths, houses and villas, as

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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

"Toga Town - Caerwent, South Wales" is episode 4 of Time Team season 16. It scored 8.1/10 from 18 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). It aired on January 25, 2009.

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