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Human Remains

Discovering the secrets of people in the past through archaeology

World Service,6 episodes

Episodes

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Neanderthal Child
An examination of a Neanderthal child remains found in Gibraltar in 1926
02 Feb 1999,13 mins
Egyptian Mummies
Dr Rosalie David from Manchester University's Egyptology department studies mummies
10 Feb 1999,13 mins
Seeds
Ancient seed and plant remains have been found in lake Nasser, Egypt
11 Feb 1999,13 mins
Skulls
Dr John Prag theorises that the remains of a skull belongs to a royal family
04 Mar 1999,13 mins
Musical Instruments
Anglo-Saxon instruments, the lyre and other musical instruments of European ancestors
12 Mar 1999,13 mins
Chesowanja
John Gowlett describes artefacts such as burnt clay excavated from a site in Kenya
19 Mar 1999,13 mins