About this season
Dr Richard Miles seeks our ancient treasures and explores our relationship with the past.
Episodes (3)
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1. In the Beginning
Aired 1 May 2013 • 60 min
Archaeologist Richard Miles presents a series charting the history of the breakthroughs and watersheds in our long quest to understand our ancient past. He begins by going back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth - a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous water.
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2. The Search for Civilisation
Aired 8 May 2013 • 60 min
How discoveries in the 18th century overturned ideas of when and where civilisation began.
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3. The Power Of The Past
Aired 15 May 2013 • 60 min
Dr Miles reaches the 20th century and a new quest, discovering the life of the common man.