Time Team S20 Special - 1066 The Lost Battlefield
Posted on 02/29/2016 8:18:03 AM PST by SunkenCiv
As well as examining the official battlefield and the alternative site at Caldbec Hill, Time Team also considered the much-publicised theory that the battle took place in Crowhurst.
Presenter Tony Robinson travelled to the village to meet local historian Nick Austin, who first made the claims in his 2011 book, The Secrets of the Norman Invasion.
Nick told Tony that his evidence is based on written material from the period, typography and archeological evidence.
And he added that dowsing had revealed traces of a Turkish-style crossbow on the site - leading him to believe that Turks played their part in the Battle of Hastings.
He told Tony: "You see the guys with the crossbows in the bottom section of the (Bayeux) Tapestry and you look carefully at them and you'll see that these aren't Frenchmen - they've got big noses and skirts.
"These are Turks. I'm quite sure of it."
Tony responded that it was the first time he had ever heard the theory of Turks playing a role in 1066.
Weapons specialist Tom Richardson then examined two archeological finds from the area which Nick believed could be a couple of Norman helmet rings.
But Mr Richardson said his instinct was the item was not a piece of armour - but more likely a rusty metal bucket rim.
Tony concluded: "I'm convinced that the battle didn't happen in Crowhurst, if these finds are anything to go on."
English Heritage had previously decided not to consider an application to amend the location of the Battle of Hastings to Crowhurst.
However this is currently under review, with a decision due early next year.
(Excerpt) Read more at hastingsobserver.co.uk ...
Reminds me that I need a Time Team marathon.
No, but Elvis was ...
Dowsing? For crossbows?
by Nick Austin
Kindle version
website
'blog
YouTube’s loaded with episodes, it pretty much runs all the time here. :’)
That was quite interesting, eh? “We used dowsing”. Of course, I know people, including one quite reductionist-materialist relative, who has used it many times with success, and the original archaeology done at, I think it was, Glastonbury, used both dowsing with success, as well as some further-out methods. They didn’t have LIDAR, ground-penetrating radar, or flyover views to rely on.
That explains why the warden threw a party in the county gaol.
——were there turks at the battle of hastings?——
No of course not....... the Turks were at the battle of Crowhurst
Do you recommend this book? I am intrigued...
Does this mean dowsing in the way you would dowse for water?
Thanks Little Bill.
That link is at least as much for me as everyone else -- hadn't read it or heard of it before.
Accidentally discovered Time Team on the History International channel several years ago. Unfortunately, they only showed a few episodes, then didn’t show them again. I managed to locate a UK torrent site, and over the years was able to get all 20 seasons plus the specials. I loved this show, and was very disappointed when it ended.
There’s a BBC show on private owners redoing old homes of very varied ages, that’s pretty neat for a while, and though not archaeology, some of these homes tend to be pretty old in spots. “Your proposed garage turns out to be the former kitchen of the Tudor structure, the rest of the house is 17th or early 18th century.” That kind of thing. But it’s just a distinction more than a difference over the home-redo shows we have here in America.
Time Team: the rise and fall of a television phenomenon
Dec 07, 2012
http://www.archaeology.co.uk/articles/features/time-team-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-television-phenomenon.htm
They were Decatheltes?
Some Turk mercs, maybe?
Them Normans got around back in the day. Muslims owned and operated most of Spain. The Normans were HQed in France. Spain and France ain’t all that far apart.
Maybe there were some Turk free booters floating around the AO and got themselves hired by the Norman dudes.
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