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Meet the Ancestors

Series 2

Episode 4: The Black Hand

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

In the early 1960s a Cheshire farmer discovered a human jaw bone in his fields. It remained a mysterious find until the secret beneath the field was revealed. Julian Richards joins archaeologists as they excavate a long-lost chapel and the undisturbed burials of medieval landowners. Using science, genealogy and some good old-fashioned detective work, the team are able to bring a Hampshire teacher face to face with his ancestors. Show less

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