Last month a small envoy from Guideline Geo, comprising Andreas Viberg, Mike Langton and Jimmy Adcock, took a MALÅ MIRA Compact to the world-famous Sutton Hoo archaeological site in south-east United Kingdom. This visit was to coincide with a 4-week archaeological programme being undertaken by international archaeological show Time Team, and the National Trust, one of the main heritage bodies in the UK. This was a second visit after doing some preliminary survey with a MALA MIRA HDR at the end of 2021.
This archaeological season will form the basis of a feature-length Time Team episode being released in 2025 via their YouTube channel, and further work will be undertaken that year based partly on the surveys carried out in 2024. In the meantime, if you’re a Time Team Patreon subscriber, you’ll be able to find an insightful interview with Andreas all about the use of GPR for archaeology and comparisons between Sutton Hoo and Scandinavian sites of a similar age here.
Time Team was a popular TV program that ran in the UK from 1994 to 2014. It has since been shown in approximately 40 countries around the globe. Each episode set an archaeological research question (normally submitted by members of the public), then gathered a team of archaeologists and other experts to answer it. And, to make it more challenging – they had just 3 days to do it. The show is currently enjoying a renaissance with regular new content provided to fans online and through social media channels. The use of geophysics in Time Team was key to being able to meet the challenge of only having 3 days on site. It was invariably undertaken from the very start of each episode, right the way through to the close. Prior to joining Guideline Geo, our ABEM Product Manager Jimmy Adcock worked on the show for 10 years. Jimmy contributed to over 80 episodes whilst working for Dr. John Gater, the show’s geophysics consultant. Keep an eye on the Time Team social media channels for more information on this exciting project!
