Time Team (1994)

Episode Overview

In 1833, construction workers in Hartlepool, Northumbria, uncovered name stones and skeletons in what had once been the graveyard of Hartlepool Abbey. Time Team delves into the remnants of this monastery, founded by St Hilda, exploring the front gardens and traffic islands of the contemporary town. They discover the foundations of a significant Saxon structure, traces of a high-status medieval building, a book clasp dating back to the monastery's era, and the intact skeleton of a woman who lived between 630 and 770, as determined by later carbon dating. They also create a book featuring an ornate leather cover adorned with a silver lamb medallion, inspired by a mold previously unearthed at the site.