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Britannia

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Dr Alice Roberts follows an entire year of British archaeology. She looks at Roman Britannia, where finds include the mystery of 97 baby skeletons found by the Thames.

Dr Alice Roberts follows an entire year of British archaeology, joining up the results of digs and investigations the length of the country. The results are astonishing and sometimes disturbing.

This episode concentrates on Roman Britannia, where finds include the thickening mystery of 97 baby skeletons found by the Thames, a newly discovered town in rural Devon that turns history on its head, and a Roman cult figure buried for 1700 years beneath a fort.

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Fri 18 Nov 2011 02:55

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Presenter Alice Roberts
Producer Tim Robinson
Director Tim Robinson
Executive Producer John Farren

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