Meet the Ancestors

Season 71998

Meet the Ancestors aka Ancestors was a BBC Television documentary series that documented the archaeological excavation and scientific reconstruction of human remains. The series was introduced by archaeologist Julian Richards and often included facial reconstructions by Caroline Wilkinson.

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6 Episodes

E01 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.

January 8, 1998

E02 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.

January 15, 1998

E03 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.

January 22, 1998

E04 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.

January 29, 1998

E05 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.

February 5, 1998

E06 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.

Meet the Ancestors

E01 The Wolf Den

E02 The Lady of the Sands

E03 Friends, Romans or Countrymen?

E04 The Rose Garden Mystery

E05 Bones in the Barnyard

E06 At the Sign of the Eagle

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E01 The Wolf Den

E02 The Lady of the Sands

E03 Friends, Romans or Countrymen?

E04 The Rose Garden Mystery

E05 Bones in the Barnyard

E06 At the Sign of the Eagle