13 new sites, many never before investigated by archaeologists, are explored with all the ingenuity, enthusiasm and good humour of the Time Team.Presented as always by Tony Robinson, the Team brings together the talents of :Professor Mick Aston, of Bristol and Exeter UniversitiesPhil Harding of Wessex Archaeology – who received an Honorary Doctorate from Southampton in 2009. Phil left school at 16 and went straight into digging so to be recognised in this way was a huge moment in his life.Dr Helen Geake from Cambridge who specialises in small finds and is an expert on Anglo Saxon England.Stewart Ainsworth from English Heritage, our Landscape InvestigatorDr John Gater and his team of geophysicistsVictor Ambrus, lightning speed illustratorRegular diggers, Raksha Dave, Bridget Gallagher, and Matt WilliamsWith regular appearances from Roman historian Guy de la Bedoyere, Prehistoric specialist and best selling author Francis Pryor and the head of Cotswold Archaeology Neil Holbrook. And the assistance of specialists and archaeologists all over the country.In the 16 years of its existence, Time Team has invested over £4 million in the archaeology of this country - excluding the cost of making the TV programmes. In this series alone the series has spent well over £300,000 on original archaeology.