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Series 2: 3. The Ultimate Sacrifice



Archaeologist Julian Richards follows the scientific trail of the skeletons of a woman and three young children uncovered at a Stone Age temple in Dorset. He finds that the bones and teeth reveal the extraordinary and dark tale of a group of Neolithic wanderers, who may have made the ultimate sacrifice over 5,000 years ago.

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