Meet the Ancestors (1998)
- Genre: Documentary
- First Air Date: 1998-01-08
- Last Air Date: 2004-03-18
- Total Seasons: 7
- Total Episodes: 46
- Status: Ended
- Episode Runtime: 29 min.
- Production Company: BBC
- Production Country: United Kingdom
- Network: BBC Two
Meet the Ancestors aka Ancestors was a BBC Television documentary series that documented the archaeological excavation and scientific reconstruction of human remains. The series was introduced by archaeologist Julian Richards and often included facial reconstructions by Caroline Wilkinson.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | The Wolf Den | 1998-01-08 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | The Lady of the Sands | 1998-01-15 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Friends, Romans or Countrymen? | 1998-01-22 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Rose Garden Mystery | 1998-01-29 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Bones in the Barnyard | 1998-02-05 | 30 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | At the Sign of the Eagle | 30 min | |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Warrior | 1999-01-07 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | The Tomb That Time Forgot | 1999-01-28 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Living with the Ancestors | 1999-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | The Black Hand | 1999-02-11 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Princess and the Pauper (1) | 1999-09-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Princess and the Pauper (2) | 1999-09-18 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | Hunter of the Plain | 2000-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 8 | A Family Plot | 30 min | |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Princess of the City | 2000-01-13 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | The French Connection | 2000-01-20 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | The Domesday Fire | 2000-01-27 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Chosen One | 2000-02-03 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | A Roman Plot | 2000-02-10 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | The Lost Souls | 2000-02-17 | 30 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | Skeleton in the Crypt: The Pilgrim Trade | 2000-10-07 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | The Killing Field | 2001-01-09 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Bishop's Men | 2001-01-16 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | Winds of Change | 2001-01-23 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | The Architect, the Clerk and the Money | 2001-01-30 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | The Ultimate Sacrifice | 2001-02-06 | 30 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Treasures of the Dark Age | 2001-02-06 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Lost Palace of Hampton Court | 30 min | |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | Slave Island | 30 min | |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Celtic Causeway | 2002-03-27 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | Chariot Queen | 2002-02-19 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | The Forgotten Battlefield | 2002-03-05 | 30 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Malaria and the Fall of Rome | 2002-02-26 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | Our Top Ten Treasures | 2003-01-01 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | Napoleon's Lost Army | 2003-02-04 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | Desert Rescue | 30 min | |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | King of Stonehenge | 2003-02-19 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 5 | The Lost City of Roman Britain | 2003-02-26 | 30 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 6 | Britain's Oldest House | 30 min | |
| Season 6 | Episode 7 | The Mummies of Cladh Hallan | 2004-03-18 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 1 | Nelson's Forgotten Heroes | 2004-02-14 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 2 | Billy and the Fighter Boys | 2004-02-21 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 3 | The Hunt for Darwin's Beagle | 2004-02-28 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 4 | The Curse of Oxford Gaol | 2004-03-07 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 5 | The Stonehenge Enigma | 2004-03-14 | 30 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 6 | Journey to Hell | 30 min |