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Families of the Stone Age

Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two burials from the Stone Age - the grave of an entire Neolithic family in Dorset and a tomb on Orkney that is helping to reveal some strange and unexpected burial rites from over 5,000 years ago.

59 minutes

成人快手 Four Archaeology Season

成人快手 Four Archaeology Season

This programme is part of a 成人快手 Four season exploring our fascination with uncovering the past.

Find out more about the other programmes in the season...


  • Dr Richard Miles seeks out ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.

  • Ben Robinson conducts aerial surveys of ancient sites to reveal new evidence of lost civilisations.

  • Human bones found in Antigua trigger an investigation into a dark chapter of Britain's imperial past.

  • The - Robin Lane Fox explores the 成人快手's first ventures into archaeology programming.


  • Peter Barton investigates the military mining that played a big part in the tactics of both sides during WWI.

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There are lots of features, articles and quizzes covering archaeology and the treasures that have been uncovered in 成人快手 History鈥檚 Archaeology section.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Julian Richards
Series Producer Cameron Balbirnie
Executive Producer Dominic Crossley-Holland

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