Meet the Ancestors (later Ancestors) is a BBC Television documentary series first broadcast in 1998. It 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. A follow-up to the series, Stories from the Dark Earth: Meet the Ancestors Revisited, was broadcast in 2014 on BBC Four.

Companion book

Episodes

Series one (1998)

Series two (1999)

Specials (1999)

Series three (2000)

Canterbury special (2000)

Series four (2001)

Series five (2002)

New Year special (2003)

Series six (2003)

Series seven (2004)