Mick Aston
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High Ham, Somerset
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S 18 : Ep 3 - 2/20/11
Romans on the Range The experts are given an opportunity to dig at an army firing range in High Ham, Somerset, as they investigate a set of mosaics first discovered 150 years ago. Initial searches suggest the remains of Roman villas could be located on the site, and the team begins to build up a picture of the highs and lows of life in Roman society - until the weather threatens to bring the excavation to a premature halt.moreless -
Caerwent, South Wales
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S 16 : Ep 4 - 1/25/09
Toga Town Tony Robinson and the team head to the small village of Caerwent in Wales, one of the country's best preserved Roman sites. The archaeologists excavate a prime location that has previously been untouched, revealing a whole host of finds including a maze of walls and a villa.moreless -
Coberly, Gloucestershire
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S 15 : Ep 5 - 2/3/08
Mysteries of the Mosaic Tony Robinson and his team unearth the secrets of a Cotswolds field. Hundreds of Roman coins and bits of masonry have been found on this land but it's the chance discovery of a piece of mosaic floor that has really got the archaeologists excited. The great and the good of Roman Britain built their posh houses in the Cotswolds, a sort of ancient stockbroker belt.moreless -
Binchester, County Durham.
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S 15 : Ep 2 - 1/13/08
Street of the Dead Tony and the team tackle a huge Roman fort in County Durham. The stronghold was part of the defence of Dere Street, the main Roman road from York to Hadrian's Wall. The fort has fine mosaics and preserved rooms, but the Team have just three days to find out everything they can about the 'vicus', that's the civilian settlement around the fort, vital for the smooth running of the military machine and providing for the pleasures of the men garrisoned there. However, they soon discover something even more exciting during the dig - a series of military mausoleums, the first discovery of its kind for over 150 years.moreless -
Tockenham, Wiltshire
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S 2 : Ep 3 - 1/22/95
The Lost Villa Despite the fact that there are no Roman remains in the Wiltshire village of Tockenham, the 15th-century village church has a small pagan Roman statue embedded in one of its outer wallsmoreless
