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The Skeletons of Windy Pits

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Professor Sue Black and her team use forensic science to shed light on the past. They look at bones that might belong to a family from 2,000 years ago.

Professor Sue Black and her team use forensic science to shed light on the past.

For decades experts have remained baffled by a jumble of human bones discovered in a unique series of caves on the North York Moors, known as the Windypits. One discovery in particular stands out - a tangle of bones that might belong to a family from two thousand years ago.

The trail to uncover answers about what happened to these people leads to a dark world of ritual sacrifice and right back to the limits of British recorded history.

1 hour

Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Sue Black
Participant Xanthe Mallett
Participant Caroline Wilkinson
Participant Caroline Wilkinson
Executive Producer Natalie Humphreys
Series Producer John Lonsdale
Series Producer John Lonsdale

Broadcasts

  • Thu 30 Jun 2011 21:00
  • Fri 1 Jul 2011 22:30
  • Tue 5 Jul 2011 01:30
  • Wed 19 Oct 2011 01:30
  • Wed 19 Oct 2011 02:00