Time Team S7E6 — In Search of the Earliest Traces of Mankind - Elveden, Suffolk
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Time Team•Season 7•Episode 6

In Search of the Earliest Traces of Mankind - Elveden, Suffolk

7.6/10 · 29 votesFeb 6, 200050 min

Ranked #12 of 13 in Season 7•−0.4 vs season avg

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Beneath a modern holiday village in Suffolk lies evidence of early Stone Age activity, 400,000 years ago. Human remains from this period in England are exceedingly rare, but the team hope to find animal and plant debris. They will have to dig deep. They are

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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

Robin Bush

Robin Bush

Self - Historian

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Episode Summary

"In Search of the Earliest Traces of Mankind - Elveden, Suffolk" is episode 6 of Time Team season 7. It scored 7.6/10 from 29 votes, ranking #12 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.0). It aired on February 6, 2000.

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