Meet the Ancestors
Series which uses archaeology to shed light on history.
- 1998-2004
- 7 seasons
- Documentary
Series which uses archaeology to shed light on history.
Season 2 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 1999
Episode 1
Warrior
Archaeologist Julian Richards visits a team working on one of the most impressive Anglo-Saxon graveyards ever discovered on a US air base in Suffolk.
Episode 2
At the Sign of the Eagle
Archaeologist Julian Richards joins an excavation team as they uncover a rare find from a fourth century Roman cemetery in Winchester: a lead coffin.
Episode 3
The Ultimate Sacrifice
Archaeologist Julian Richards follows the scientific trail of the skeletons of a woman and three young children uncovered at a Stone Age temple in Dorset.
Episode 4
The Tomb That Time Forgot
Julian Richards joins a team of investigative officers and archaeologists in a field in Orkney to look at a burial chamber untouched for 5000 years.
Episode 5
Living with the Ancestors
Episode 6
The Black Hand
Julian Richards joins archaeologists in a farmer's field in Cheshire as they excavate a long-lost chapel and the undisturbed burials of medieval landowners.
Episode 7
A Family Plot
Julian Richards investigates the lives of a family who lived more than 150 years ago when he helps out with a dig in the centre of Coventry.
Episode 8
The Princess and the Pauper: Part 1
Episode 9