Time Team S6E12 — Montravers Estate (Part 1) - Nevis, West Indies

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Time Team•Season 6•Episode 12

Montravers Estate (Part 1) - Nevis, West Indies

8.0/10 · 29 votesMar 21, 199950 min

Ranked #8 of 13 in Season 6•matches the season avg

Invited by historian David Small, the team are on the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis, for a six-day dig to uncover the history of sugar production and slavery here. They are investigating a particular plantation, Montravers Estate, now overgrown, originally owned by wealthy 18th century

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Cast9

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

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Sue Francis

Self - Graphic Artist

Robin Bush

Robin Bush

Self - Historian

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Episode Summary

"Montravers Estate (Part 1) - Nevis, West Indies" is episode 12 of Time Team season 6. It scored 8.0/10 from 29 votes, ranking #8 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on March 21, 1999.

Next: E13 · Montravers Estate (Part 2) - Nevis, West Indies Best of Season 6