
Archaeology
How attention turned from civilization and kings to the search for the common man.

How attention turned from civilization and kings to the search for the common man.

How discoveries in the 18th century overturned ideas of when and where civilization began.

Richard Miles explores how archaeology began by trying to prove a biblical truth.

In the last of the series, Richard Miles examines the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.

Richard Miles traces the roots of civilization in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Anatolia and Greece.

This episode's featured species are the leaellynasaura and the tyrannosaurus.

This episode's featured species are the opthalmosaurus and the ornithocheirus.

This episode's featured species are the coelophysis and the diplodocus.

David Attenborough explores why dinosaurs vanished while reptiles like crocodiles and turtles survived.

A look at the scientific work which went into the reconstruction of Big Al the Allosaurus.

In 1991, scientists discovered a perfectly preserved Allosaurus body and named him Big Al. This is his story.

Nigel Marven is on the trail of the dinosaur with the biggest claws of all time.

Computer animation is used to simulate dinosaurs in a walk alongside the biggest ones that ever lived.

The Hittites ruled an empire from Hattusha, lost for 2,500 years until its rediscovery.

Tucume, South America's largest pyramid city, has 26 structures and a history of sacrifice and neglect.

In an unpredictable world, our ancient powers must lay down their foundations.

In a brutal world where nature is both friend and foe, our ancient powers take shape.

Over 150 million years during the Jurassic period, the first giant killers stalked the Earth.

Investigating the Yeti - the world's most famous mystery animal.

The earth split in India 66 million years ago in a disaster that may have caused the end of the dinosaurs.