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Ended · 1998–2004

Meet the Ancestors

History

Meet the Ancestors (later Ancestors ) is a BBC Television documentary series first broadcast in 1998. It 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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Seasons & episodes

Season 1 · 6 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · The Wolf Den
  2. S01 E02 · The Lady of the Sands
  3. S01 E03 · Friends, Romans or Countrymen?
  4. S01 E04 · The Rose Garden Mystery
  5. S01 E05 · Bones in the Barnyard
  6. S01 E06 · At the Sign of the Eagle
Season 2 · 8 episodes
  1. S02 E01 · Warrior
  2. S02 E02 · The Tomb That Time Forgot
  3. S02 E03 · Living with the Ancestors
  4. S02 E04 · The Black Hand
  5. S02 E05 · The Princess and the Pauper (1)
  6. S02 E06 · The Princess and the Pauper (2)
  7. S02 E07 · Hunter of the Plain
  8. S02 E08 · A Family Plot
Season 3 · 7 episodes
  1. S03 E01 · Princess of the City
  2. S03 E02 · The French Connection
  3. S03 E03 · The Domesday Fire
  4. S03 E04 · The Chosen One
  5. S03 E05 · A Roman Plot
  6. S03 E06 · The Lost Souls
  7. S03 E07 · Skeleton in the Crypt: The Pilgrim Trade
Season 4 · 6 episodes
  1. S04 E01 · The Killing Field
  2. S04 E02 · Bishop's Men
  3. S04 E03 · Winds of Change
  4. S04 E04 · The Architect, the Clerk and the Money
  5. S04 E05 · The Ultimate Sacrifice
  6. S04 E06 · Treasures of the Dark Age
Season 5 · 6 episodes
  1. S05 E01 · Lost Palace of Hampton Court
  2. S05 E02 · Slave Island
  3. S05 E03 · Celtic Causeway
  4. S05 E04 · Chariot Queen
  5. S05 E05 · The Forgotten Battlefield
  6. S05 E06 · Malaria and the Fall of Rome
Season 6 · 7 episodes
  1. S06 E01 · Our Top Ten Treasures
  2. S06 E02 · Napoleon's Lost Army
  3. S06 E03 · Desert Rescue
  4. S06 E04 · King of Stonehenge
  5. S06 E05 · The Lost City of Roman Britain
  6. S06 E06 · Britain's Oldest House
  7. S06 E07 · The Mummies of Cladh Hallan
Season 7 · 6 episodes
  1. S07 E01 · Nelson's Forgotten Heroes
  2. S07 E02 · Billy and the Fighter Boys
  3. S07 E03 · The Hunt for Darwin's Beagle
  4. S07 E04 · The Curse of Oxford Gaol
  5. S07 E05 · The Stonehenge Enigma
  6. S07 E06 · Journey to Hell

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