Anthropologist Alice Roberts takes us far beyond Stonehenge by examining the pre-history of British ancestry through the exploration of seven ancient burial sites.

Violent deaths, subsistence diets, pelts, and hides — what do you know about our pre-historic ancestors, beyond the clichés?

Our shared history didn't begin with the advent of writing; there's a lot more to uncover about the lives of those who couldn't record them.

Burial sites offer fascinating insights into the intimate lives of our early ancestors, clues as to what they thought was worth protecting.

Anthropologist and television host Alice Roberts takes us on a tour of our pre-historic ancestors by examining seven burial sites dotted around the British isles, from the graves of warriors and chieftains, victims of battle, to those of women and children killed by plague.