Richards investigates the discovery of a subterranean chamber discovered by two pot-holing divers, Andrew Goddard and Phil Murphy, in the Yorkshire Dales which contains human remains from the Bronze Age and visits a cave in which a prehistoric footprint has been unearthed.
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30min
January 8, 1998
2. The Lady of the Sands
Richards investigates a bulldozer-operator's discovery of bodies cremated almost 2,000 years ago on a beach near Donegal, providing an insight into the lives and deaths of Ireland's first Christians.
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30min
January 15, 1998
3. Friends, Romans or Countrymen?
Richards joins a team excavating a large sarcophagus from a Bristol burial site discovered by a bulldozer-operator which could shed light on the Roman lifestyle.
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30min
January 22, 1998
4. The Rose Garden Mystery
Richards investigates the remains of a body dating from Saxon times, discovered in the grounds of Malmesbury Abbey, which could be the final resting place of King Athelstan.
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30min
January 29, 1998
5. Bones in the Barnyard
Richards investigates remains of two crouched bodies discovered in a remote Somerset village that DNA experts link with the Iron Age.
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30min
February 5, 1998
6. At the Sign of the Eagle
Richards investigates the priceless contents of a fourth-century lead sarcophagus found in a Roman cemetery in Winchester, which gives unexpected clues to the pagan beliefs of its wealthy occupant.