Meet the Ancestors - Season 1

Meet the Ancestors - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes6
DatesJan 8, 1998 - Feb 5, 1998
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Episodes

The Wolf Den
Season 1Episode 130 min

The Wolf Den

Richards investigates the discovery of a subterranean chamber discovered by two pot-holing divers, Andrew Goddard and Phil Murphy, in the Yorkshire Dales which contains human remains from the Bronze Age and visits a cave in which a prehistoric footprint has been unearthed.
Jan 8, 1998
The Lady of the Sands
Season 1Episode 230 min

The Lady of the Sands

Richards investigates a bulldozer-operator's discovery of bodies cremated almost 2,000 years ago on a beach near Donegal, providing an insight into the lives and deaths of Ireland's first Christians.
Jan 15, 1998
Friends, Romans or Countrymen?
Season 1Episode 330 min

Friends, Romans or Countrymen?

Richards joins a team excavating a large sarcophagus from a Bristol burial site discovered by a bulldozer-operator which could shed light on the Roman lifestyle.
Jan 22, 1998
The Rose Garden Mystery
Season 1Episode 430 min

The Rose Garden Mystery

Richards investigates the remains of a body dating from Saxon times, discovered in the grounds of Malmesbury Abbey, which could be the final resting place of King Athelstan.
Jan 29, 1998
Bones in the Barnyard
Season 1Episode 530 min

Bones in the Barnyard

Richards investigates remains of two crouched bodies discovered in a remote Somerset village that DNA experts link with the Iron Age.
Feb 5, 1998
At the Sign of the Eagle
Season 1Episode 630 min

At the Sign of the Eagle

Richards investigates the priceless contents of a fourth-century lead sarcophagus found in a Roman cemetery in Winchester, which gives unexpected clues to the pagan beliefs of its wealthy occupant.

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