The BEST episodes of Time Team season 3
Every episode of Time Team season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Time Team season 3!
In this popular and (literally) groundbreaking programme, Tony Robinson and a team of experts travel the country to investigate a wide range of archaeological sites of historical importance.
#1 - Templecombe, Somerset - Village of the Templars
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/1996
The Time Team visits the village of Templecombe in Somerset, where the Knight's Templar - a major power in the 12th and 13th centuries - established a preceptory in 1185. It is here that they would have admitted new members and trained them for the Crusades.
#2 - Boleigh, Cornwall - Prehistoric Fougou
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/1996
A 2,000-year-old underground chamber - or Fogou - takes the team deep into the far west of Cornwall. The fogou is located in the garden centre for alternative studies, and Tony cannot resist trying his hand at a spot of dowsing.
#3 - Stanton Harcourt, Oxon - Hunting for Mammoth
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/1996
Archaeological survey. The team attempt to unearth evidence of the past existence of mammoths and other prehistoric animals in the river valleys of Oxfordshire. However, as the vital clues lie in a gravel pit which is soon to become a waste tip, the group must race against time if they are to complete their task.
#4 - Navan, County Armagh - Palace of the Irish Kings
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/1996
Palace of the Irish Kings. The fort of Emain Macha in Ireland was once the home of princes and kings of Ulster, and, according to Celtic legend, was built by King Conchobar, who also built two other palaces. The team go to Navan, the modern-day site of Emain Macha, in search of evidence of the other palaces and attempt to find a connection between what may have been a sacrificial pool and an ancient hill called Haughey's Fort.
#5 - Preston St Mary, Suffolk - Treasures of the Roman Field
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/1996
Treasures of the Roman Field. Discover why for years a Suffolk farmer has gathered hundreds of pieces of Roman pottery, jewellery and coins from one particular field on his land. Where did all this rich material come from? The Time Team heads into Lavenham to find out.
#6 - Teignmouth, Devon - A Wreck of the Spanish Armada
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1996
The team attempt to identify an ancient ship that was wrecked some 400 years ago off Teignmouth beach in Devon. Twenty years ago, a teenage scuba diver found a bronze canon belonging to the wreck on the seabed. But after all that time under water, will there still be enough of the ship left for the Time Team to identify it?