In the Beginning
Richard Miles goes back 2,000 years to explore how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth, a quest that soon got archaeologists into dangerous waters.
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 waters.
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00:00Miguel D'oliveira
The Aviator
±«Óãtv Four Archaeology Season
Archaeology: A Secret History is part of ±«Óãtv Four’s season of programmes exploring our fascination with uncovering the past. Find out more about the other programmes in the season below…
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-ÌýBen Robinson conducts aerial surveys of ancient sites to reveal new evidence of lost civilisations.
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-ÌýJulian Richards discovers how science, conservation and new finds have changed our understanding of history.
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-ÌýHuman bones found in Antigua trigger an investigation into a dark chapter of Britain's imperial past.
- Robin Lane Fox explores the ±«Óãtv's first ventures into archaeology programming.
-ÌýPeter Barton investigates the military mining that played a big part in the tactics of both sides during WWI.
Find out more
There are lots of features, articles and quizzes covering archaeology - and the treasures that have been uncovered - in ±«Óãtv History’s Archaeology section.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Richard Miles |
| Series Producer | Cameron Balbirnie |
| Executive Producer | Eamon Hardy |
| Producer | Nicola Seare |
| Director | Nicola Seare |
Broadcasts
- Tue 30 Apr 2013 21:00
- Wed 1 May 2013 02:35
- Thu 2 May 2013 22:30
- Tue 13 Aug 2013 20:00
- Wed 14 Aug 2013 02:00
- Mon 7 Sep 2015 22:00
- Fri 11 Sep 2015 00:00
- Thu 16 Feb 2017 00:35
- Sun 22 Jul 2018 21:00
- Mon 23 Jul 2018 02:30
- Wed 7 Aug 2019 00:30
- Wed 22 Apr 2020 22:00
- Sat 31 Jul 2021 19:00
- Sun 1 Aug 2021 02:15
- Sat 20 Aug 2022 19:00
- Mon 6 Mar 2023 20:00
- Tue 7 Mar 2023 02:00
- Mon 17 Jun 2024 21:00
- Tue 18 Jun 2024 02:00
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