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Pagans of Roman Britain

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Archaeologist Julian Richards returns to some of his most important digs. New science on two rich burials from late Roman Britain reveals unexpected secrets.

Series in which archaeologist Julian Richards returns to some of his most important digs to discover how science, conservation and new finds have changed our understanding of entire eras of ancient history.

Julian goes back to the excavation of two burials from Roman Britain - a wealthy man from Roman Winchester and a lavishly appointed grave of a woman from the heart of London that holds a special and unexpected secret only recently unlocked.

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Wed 18 Sep 2019 23:00
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Presenter Julian Richards
Series Producer Cameron Balbirnie
Executive Producer Dominic Crossley-Holland

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