I have been a fan of Time Team from the very first programme, and have not missed one since. My archaeological experience is, however, virtually nil – I am very much the armchair researcher. At college I was in the arch.soc. and I have the dubious honour of having found a post hole on one dig we went on.
For paid employment I teach children who don’t go to school for one reason or another. This should be for medical reasons but, as you will appreciate, there are often other reasons for a child’s non-attendance. I teach them in their own homes, and when we are re-integrating a child into school I actually teach them on a one to one in school.
The other thing that keeps me occupied, apart from this wonderful WWW, is family history. I spend most of my free time doing transcriptions or research, quite often for other people.
So although I may not be an archaeologist I am certainly a historian. Like archaeology there is always more to find out. One part of my family has been traced back to the muster rolls of King Henry VIII, whereas another part I haven’t even managed to get back before 1850.