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Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited: Episode 3: Sacred Women of the Iron Age

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Episode 3: Sacred Women of the Iron Age

Sacred Women of the Iron Age

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Julian Richards returns to the excavation of two very different Iron Age women.

Archaeologist Julian Richards has the latest on two very different burials of Iron Age women and a brand new discovery in a rare chariot burial.

Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to some of his most important digs to discover how science, conservation, and brand new finds have changed our understanding of entire eras of ancient history. Julian goes back to the excavation of two very different Iron Age woman - the possible sacrifice of a teenage girl from the Cotswolds, and the extraordinary chariot queen whose well preserved possessions are leading to some astonishing new conclusions about Iron Age belief, all because of a mirror and its otter-fur bag.

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Series in which archaeologist Julian Richards returns to some of his most important digs.

Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to some of his most important digs to discover how science, conservation and new finds have changed our understanding of entire eras of ancient history.

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