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Ancestors: A prehistory of Britain in seven burials, by Alice Roberts

24th May 2022 Going Postal 0

One of my favourite tv moments was when we saw Alice Roberts approach an eminent palaeontologist on site. He dropped what he was doing. ‘Hello, Alice’ he said warmly, walking towards the camera, extending her [more…]

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