Aired Monday 30 September,
11:50pm - 12:20amon BBC Four
Meet the Ancestors
At the Sign of the EagleArchaeologist Julian Richards joins an excavation team as they uncover a rare find from a fourth-century Roman cemetery: a lead coffin, only the second ever to be found in the Roman Winchester. Unexpected clues found inside the coffin bring to light the pagan believes of a wealthy Roman buried in a Christian cemetery.
- Category
- Documentary / History
- Original air date
- 05/03/2001
