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I've recently chased down a report on the 2003 fires in N/E Victoria, which burnt back to reveal previously undiscovered areas of indigenous activity. It's an amazing and positive outcome, from what was for many, such a traumatic event.

Yep, I can see that these kind of discoveries would follow the requirements of a longer term research project. Still, it's all connecting us to a distant past and has enormous value determining attitudes toward culture and our place in this country.

Thanks for the run-down on GPR. Do you know if seismic is used in any circumstances? I'm guessing it's expensive.

I also missed out on learning Latin, but really like its use and will chase that rather eloquent-looking quote.

Let's talk again sometime.

Hi Mickymoo,

I remember those fires only too well as I was in Sydney at the time, pretty nasty for those involved, though for me the '94 fires in Jannali/Como were worse as I nearly lost my house in the blaze. I'm peripherally aware of the uncovering of some new sites in Victoria but don't know much about them.

I guess I was lucky, I learned Latin from an early age and studied it at school and have kept it up since leaving school (long time ago). My sig translates as "It's better to be silent and appear stupid than to speak up and remove all doubt".

I've also been thinking about your geophys question and restivity methods may also work, though I'm not sure if it will penetrate to 5m.

Cheers,

Looks like we've switched from 2003/2004 series to 1999!!!
Strange but true

You are quite right - we have gone back in time, but doesn't that seem strangely appropriate? I'm sure Tony won't bemoan the magic of TV in being able to "turn back the years".

But "Good on the ABC" for giving us continuous exposure to the TT series they have broadcast to date. Tuesday nights are indeed a special treat!

By the way, you might want to catch some expert responses to my query on the Mahogany Ship issue in TTFF > "Time Team Australian Friends" > "Australian Archaeology and History", with special thanks to "Geofizzler" of this forum and Mr.Geoff Hewitt of LaTrobe University in Melbourne, Victoria. Their experience and insight is fantastic in gaining an appreciation of the nature and magnitude of the task. Hope you enjoy it.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mikey Moo:
I'm hoping my friend in Newcastle is still with us...in which case I need to let you know, Dungogvolts old boy, that next TUE 1 AUG is the last episode in the 2003 series due for broadcast. I have no idea whether the ABC have any future plans for broadcasting other series.

Those of us who really like the program need to rally support locally and let ABC know what we think of the series and encourage it to obtain more.

If you feel so moved, could you write a letter to:

The Manager
ABC Audience & Consumer Affairs
GPO Box 9994
SYDNEY NSW 2001

I think that a ground-swell (or could it be a neolithic barrow?) of written support will be the evidence the ABC needs to realise it's "on a winner".

Regards to all.

Hi Mikey, Guess what still here watching but don't get on internet much these days. In Newcastle the ABC's reception has a problem & I have been trying to get it fixed & you guessed it is mainly in TT a real pain, the pic freezes then jumps forward, It was great to see we are now only I think about 6 to 7 years behind England. I did do a little research on Carenza (did I spell it right?) & found out she has left the show what a blow looked forward to seeing her every week. At least Phill still there & making me laugh. ecccy thump. As I said I have been in touch with the ABC & they know I at least enjoy TT I just hope they get my reception fixed.
Bye for now.

Hi mate, good to hear from you. A shame about the reception, and a real shame about the timeslot it's affecting. Do you have access to digital TV where you are? A cheap set top box may solve your problem and give you better reception to boot.

Yes, the episodes have gone back a few years but this is a blessing in disguise - we're actually being spoiled by Auntie. Had we been in the UK we'd have one new series per year (along with repeats). We're getting a continuous stream of "new" episodes (to us) since ABC started broadcasting. It's kind of apt...that the cast seem to keep getting younger! I'm sure they wouldn't complain!

Good to hear you've given ABC the approval the program deserves. Hopefully, they'll stick with it and eventually show us the 2007 series. And the Big Royal Dig. Yes Carenza's bowed out and I understand Mick is taking a bit of a breather. Francis Prior will be doing some more appearances.

A bit of local chat on this forum and also on Corrine's Time Team Friends Forum which is great to see. Some local issues to discuss too. Have a look down the threads and you'll find them. Provided your reception's OK you might want to give another ABC history program, Constructing Australia a look.

Catch up again sometime!

Regards, Mike

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Originally posted by Dungogvolts:
Hi Mikey, Guess what still here watching but don't get on internet much these days. In Newcastle the ABC's reception has a problem & I have been trying to get it fixed & you guessed it is mainly in TT a real pain, the pic freezes then jumps forward, It was great to see we are now only I think about 6 to 7 years behind England. I did do a little research on Carenza (did I spell it right?) & found out she has left the show what a blow looked forward to seeing her every week. At least Phill still there & making me laugh. ecccy thump. As I said I have been in touch with the ABC & they know I at least enjoy TT I just hope they get my reception fixed.
Bye for now.

Hello fellow Aussies...have just joined the forum after discovering Time Team maybe 6 months or so ago. What a programme....Carl (my hubby) and I love it. Love Mick's colourful jumpers, Phil's 'r's when he pronounces them and the way Tony gets all excited running from trench to trench. I must say that I know nothing about archaeology but watch fascinated from beginning to end. Carl always laughs at the way they unearth a small piece of pot and using graphics show how it would have looked.

The programme shown last Tuesday was excellent - Blaenafon, South Wales. It amazes me how such a huge valley could be filled in with so much dirt to bury a railway viaduct. Thought we were going to be disappointed at first but they got there eventually.

Leanne

Hi Leanne, welcome along. Yes, it is a very special program that, for me, stands head and shoulders above everything else that's on offer.

I didn't know anything about archaeology either before I started watching. In fact, I couldn't even be bothered with history. This program has opened my eyes to both.

Have you any interesting historical areas near where you are?

Hi Mike,

We live half way between Brisbane and the Gold Coast so about 10 kms north of us we have the 'Beenleigh Historical Village' which has buildings dating back to late 1800's. There is a church which can still be used for weddings, an old school building with original desks, old farm machinery etc. Just south, although dotted with new estates it is interesting to drive out and see the old farm buildings with rusty old tin sides which are on a definite lean and not too far off actually falling over. Whilst more history than archaeology, I loved Old Sydney Town at Somersby when it was open and The Rocks area in Sydney.

Leanne

Sounds lovely Leanne. These sort of places never fail to stir within me an acknowledgement of how hard life must have been for our early pioneers. And I realise I'm saying that as someone in 2007, but it must have been really tough, psychologically as well as physically, to leave behind the trappings of civilisation to have to start over again in a strange, new land. Coping with our summers without aircon, swimming pools (not to mention swimming skills) and a more pragmatic sense of dress must have been an enormous hurdle!

Anyone interested in an Aussie TT fan group/get together/programme swap type of situation, or has this been mooted before? Id read all the posts to find out but Im so so tired.

Rod,
Perth

Mike,

Well after posting a thread saying Hi to the Forum it seems to have been wiped by the administrators.

I think if you even mention swapping DVDS (that you can't buy here anyway) you get shipped off to the TT concentration camp. Someone named marsupial kindly offered to lend me a few tapes and the Gestapo investigated. If you know his email let me know, thanks.

No doubt this will get wiped also. What's the point of a forum if free speech isnt permitted?

Hi Rod...I noticed that as well. Suffice to say that this is a Channel 4 forum and such issues would be no doubt viewed somewhat dimly by those controlling copyright and licensing rights. There are a few nuances about posting to this site that are worth further discussion.

Why don't you check into Time Team Forum Friends - just Google it - you'll see the section on Australian archaeology topics there. We'll talk some more.

Mike, I just tried to go into the TTFF and it seems my email address is banned.

'Nuances' is right - I'm having a flashback to being 5 years old and it's the first day of school and there are so many rules!!!!

If you can help - hit me up at my email rwz12@yahoo.com (I suppose I shouldnt have daone that). Thanks!!!!!

Yeah...net-based email addresses (hotmail, gmail, yahoo) are not accepted. You'll need to register with a POP email address.

In the meantime I'll catch up with you on that address.

Thanks Mike,

I'm getting a 'forum headache'and will try to hook into the TTFF later. Hasn't been my day.
Thanks for your help and will check my email later. Pass it on to marsupial (if you know him!)with my regards.

Going for a lie down.
Hi to the friendly forum administrators!
Rod

As a long time student of ancient history I have enjoyed watching Time Team, on the ABC, for the past year now. I have even enjoyed the couple of programs that covered aviation archeology (or more appropriately air crash investigation) from WW2.

Somehow I doubt the Australian history would be as interesting or as enlightening.

I can understand why you might think that - we're a young country, with not too many layers of settlement upon which to draw.

I know we have a few local archaeologists out there who would jump at the chance of communicating their work to a wider audience/readership.

I started a few topics for discussion at Time Team Forum Friends with a hope that we could draw attention to a few local issues that might open up to further enquiry - using the same processes that we see on each UK program.

I'd like to see something take off here...even a short series...to tell the stories of the lives of our forebears and those who were here before them. You never know...we might learn something more about the nature of our own history, outside of what has been written.

Would have to agree with Mike.

Whilst we have a relatively short post-colonial history, I would think that you needn't neccesarily go back thousands of years to find relevant or interesting archeology. Societal development and change identified by archeology of the more recent past can be just as significant.
Time is relative right?

Plus, of course, we have an indigenous history far more distant than can be traced across Europe. This may not yield major settlements or indeed a great deal of structure at all (due to past inhabitants being reasonably nomadic) but I think it could still be pretty interesting.
As I tend to like TT wherever they dig and even if they find zip I really don't mind where they go. I think they (or someone similar) could do some good programmes based here - maybe some looking at early white settlement, some indigenous sites, and even some looking at fossil history.

However I still would like to go to the UK and fire a trebuchet at a couple of newly constructed roundhouses. Now THAT would be fun!

Hi all. I'm Brian. And I'm a confessed Time Team addict. Have been since the ABC started to run the series.
I only have one frustration, albeit a personal one. I have consistently missed the final 10 minutes of each show for about 3 months. I was really hoping to treat myself on Fathers Day with a DVD set. Instead, "Worst Jobs in History" - a fine substitution but doesn't really scratch my itch.
What is the ABC's latest stand on remarketing TT episodes.

brian

Hi Brian and welcome along. I'm not sure whether ABC intends to repeat broadcasting any episodes at this time. It's a question well worth asking it yourself, perhaps, through its feedback form on its website. Please let us know if ABC let you know. We seem to be powering through several years of series in one continuous hit. I don't know what will happen when we reach the end....perhaps we'll have to wait patiently with our UK friends for each new season to be launched. Hmmm....

Any interesting history or archaeology happening near where you are?

Hi Mike. Thanks for the Welcome.
I'm still coming to terms with the software and forum times on this site - so apologies for my tardiness.
TT and the ABC? Being a history buff, I've noticed a certain amount of recycling from ABC free to air on to SBS and to ABC digital. There may be some hope for me to catch the missed portions. ABC shops certainly get a few requests for TT product. Being Melbourne based I've annoyed a few shop keeps on the matter. I think they get quite a few inquiries.
ABC programming is odd to say the least. Tony Robinson's other work get Sunday evenings whilst TT gets the 6.00pm slot on a Tuesday - this is prime time News and 'Neighbours' territory. I hope TT gets a better time slot. If it does? Bliss.
Interesting archeology? The last one of note was the excavation of the Royal Exhibition Building grounds. Middens, cess pits and the like. Mid 19thC.
Being a retired Engineer, I've always been more fascinated by the technological history. Having worked at Williamstown Dockyard(oldest graving dock in Victoria), Melbourne City Council (Spencer Street Power Station - oldest in the State) - I have a certain bias.

These days, I'm more interested in the pioneering areas in Gippsland. Timber, gold and railways. More about how they did it. Which is the primary interest in TT.
17thC history is my recent passion. My tastes are pretty eclectic. Rome, Greece, China - I find it all most interesting.

brian

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Originally posted by brianma:
Hi Mike. Thanks for the Welcome.
I'm still coming to terms with the software and forum times on this site - so apologies for my tardiness.

Understand...open times have changed recently so for we southern hemispherians, posting is an after dinner affair! You might want to compare things with the forum SW at the Friends Forum site. Somewhat more intuitive and easier to navigate.

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TT and the ABC? Being a history buff, I've noticed a certain amount of recycling from ABC free to air on to SBS and to ABC digital. There may be some hope for me to catch the missed portions.

I believe TT reruns are shown on some cable networks, but can't be more specific than that.

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ABC shops certainly get a few requests for TT product. Being Melbourne based I've annoyed a few shop keeps on the matter. I think they get quite a few inquiries.

I ended up getting one of the compilation DVD sets from the UK. It's great and provided you've got a "zone agnostic" player, it plays without any problems.

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ABC programming is odd to say the least. Tony Robinson's other work get Sunday evenings whilst TT gets the 6.00pm slot on a Tuesday - this is prime time News and 'Neighbours' territory. I hope TT gets a better time slot. If it does? Bliss.

No argument there. I think a Sunday night would be much better than what we currently have. I've spoken with lots of people who love the program but find it almost impossible to mentally connect Tuesday night at 6:00pm with the best program on the box, and hence, miss a few episodes inadvertently. Another feedback point to the ABC.

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Interesting archeology? The last one of note was the excavation of the Royal Exhibition Building grounds. Middens, cess pits and the like. Mid 19thC.
Being a retired Engineer, I've always been more fascinated by the technological history. Having worked at Williamstown Dockyard(oldest graving dock in Victoria), Melbourne City Council (Spencer Street Power Station - oldest in the State) - I have a certain bias.

These days, I'm more interested in the pioneering areas in Gippsland. Timber, gold and railways. More about how they did it. Which is the primary interest in TT.

17thC history is my recent passion. My tastes are pretty eclectic. Rome, Greece, China - I find it all most interesting.[/QUOTE]

Sounds great Brian. I'm currently looking at some mining sites up our way with a bit of a story to tell. More on that later. Take care!

Mike,

Thank you for replying. I'll be in and around for a bit. Mostly reading the TT archives.
Its been a real blast the past week - especially the Celt and AS threads. Hmm . . .the AS invasion. Was it or wasn't it?
Quick question. Any economic threads going on? From my 17thC reading, economics can be the best 'tell' of what was happening, where. Material culture in other words.

brian