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Meet the Ancestors

Series 2

Episode 1: Warrior

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

Archaeologist Julian Richards visits a team working on one of the most impressive Anglo-Saxon graveyards ever discovered, on a US air force base in Suffolk. A warrior is discovered buried beside his horse, encircled by graves holding children, some buried with full-size weapons. As the bones and grave goods are removed and analysed, Julian takes a journey back 1,400 years to find out about the warrior's life. Show less

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