History Cold Case

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| genre = Television documentary

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| director = Mike Taylor
Neil Ferguson
Harvey Lilley

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| narrated = Laurence Fox
Stephen Mangan

| theme_music_composer = Rob Lord

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 8

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| executive_producer = Natalie Humphreys
Cassian Harrison

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| runtime = 57 minutes

| company = Red Planet Pictures / Shine TV

| channel = BBC Two

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2010|5|6|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2011|7|21|df=y}}

| related = The Decrypters

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History Cold Case is a British documentary television series in which scientists use modern forensic techniques to investigate ancient remains. Two series of History Cold Case aired on BBC Two between 6 May 2010 and 21 July 2011. The television series is recommended for age 17 and above due to graphic images and maturity.

Overview

Anthropologist Sue Black and her team at the Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification (CAHID) at the University of Dundee investigate human remains. They use forensic science, including radiocarbon dating, DNA and isotope analysis, to find out about the life and death of each set of remains, which range in date from the Bronze Age to the Victorian era. In some cases, they search through historic records to try to locate a name. In each episode, the team travels to a different location in Great Britain and set up a mobile lab to do their work. At the conclusion, they present their findings, including facial reconstruction, to the local community.{{cite news|last1=Clydesdale|first1=Lindsay|title=Forensic scientist Sue Black puts her skills to use solving historical cold cases|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/forensic-scientist-sue-black-puts-1058117|accessdate=25 July 2015|work=Daily Record|date=5 May 2010}}

Cast

Sue Black, forensic anthropologist
Xanthé Mallett, forensic anthropologist and criminologist
Caroline Wilkinson, anthropologist who creates facial reconstructions
Wolfram Meier-Augenstein, expert in isotope analysis (series 1)

Episodes

=Series 1 (2010)=

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{{Episode list \| EpisodeNumber = 1 \| Title = Ipswich Man \| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2010\|5\|6\|df=y}} \| ShortSummary =Series premiere. The team investigate the remains of a 13th-century African man found in a grave in Ipswich.{{cite news\|last1=Merrick\|first1=Hollie-Rae\|title=Historic Ipswich skeleton finally identified\|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/historic_ipswich_skeleton_finally_identified_1_263677\|accessdate=25 July 2015\|work=East Anglian Daily Times\|date=5 May 2010}} \| LineColor = 66CDAA }}
{{Episode list \| EpisodeNumber = 2 \| Title = Mummified Child \| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2010\|5\|13\|df=y}} \| ShortSummary =A 19th-century mummified child, used as an anatomical model, is examined. \| LineColor = 66CDAA }}
{{Episode list \| EpisodeNumber = 3 \| Title = Stirling Man \| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2010\|5\|20\|df=y}} \| ShortSummary = The team search for the identity of a 14th-century man given a knight's burial at Stirling Castle.{{cite news\|title=Stirling Castle knight revealed as English nobleman\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10138060\|accessdate=25 July 2015\|publisher=BBC News\|date=21 May 2010}} \| LineColor = 66CDAA }}
{{Episode list \| EpisodeNumber = 4 \| Title = Crossbones Girl \| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2010\|5\|27\|df=y}} \| ShortSummary =The team seek to put a name and face to a 19th-century female found in a pauper's grave in Cross Bones, London. \| LineColor = 66CDAA }}

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| Title = Ipswich Man

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|6|df=y}}

| ShortSummary =Series premiere. The team investigate the remains of a 13th-century African man found in a grave in Ipswich.{{cite news|last1=Merrick|first1=Hollie-Rae|title=Historic Ipswich skeleton finally identified|url=http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/historic_ipswich_skeleton_finally_identified_1_263677|accessdate=25 July 2015|work=East Anglian Daily Times|date=5 May 2010}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = Mummified Child

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|13|df=y}}

| ShortSummary =A 19th-century mummified child, used as an anatomical model, is examined.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Stirling Man

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|20|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The team search for the identity of a 14th-century man given a knight's burial at Stirling Castle.{{cite news|title=Stirling Castle knight revealed as English nobleman|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10138060|accessdate=25 July 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=21 May 2010}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = Crossbones Girl

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2010|5|27|df=y}}

| ShortSummary =The team seek to put a name and face to a 19th-century female found in a pauper's grave in Cross Bones, London.

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=Series 2 (2011)=

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{{Episode list \| EpisodeNumber = 5 \| Title =The Skeletons of Windy Pits \| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2011\|6\|30\|df=y}} \| ShortSummary = The team investigate 2,000-year-old remains found in the Ryedale Windypits.{{cite news\|title=Ryedale Windy Pits skeletons were 'sacrificial'\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-13904504\|accessdate=25 July 2015\|publisher=BBC News\|date=27 June 2011}} \| LineColor = 63B8FF }}
{{Episode list \| EpisodeNumber = 6 \| Title = The York 113 \| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2011\|7\|7\|df=y}} \| ShortSummary =The skeletons of 113 men are found in a mass grave in found outside the walls of York. The team search for ties to the Siege of York, and investigate two skeletons that both show rare genetic abnormalities.{{cite news\|title=York mass grave skeletons were Civil War soldiers\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-14027148\|accessdate=25 July 2015\|publisher=BBC News\|date=5 July 2011}} \| LineColor = 63B8FF }}
{{Episode list \| EpisodeNumber = 7 \| Title =The Bodies in the Well \| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2011\|7\|14\|df=y}} \| ShortSummary =The team investigate the remains of 17 people, including 11 children, pulled from a well in Norwich. DNA analysis shows they may all be from a single family that suffered a horrific fate.{{cite news\|title=Norwich skeletons to be re-buried after 800 years\|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norwich_skeletons_to_be_re_buried_after_800_years_1_1982087\|accessdate=25 July 2015\|work=Eastern Daily Press\|date=18 March 2013}} \| LineColor = 63B8FF }}
{{Episode list \| EpisodeNumber = 8 \| Title =The Woman and Three Babies \| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date\|2011\|7\|21\|df=y}} \| ShortSummary = The team investigate the puzzling case of a woman from the time of the Roman occupation of Britain, oddly buried with three babies, unearthed in Baldock in 1989.{{cite news\|last1=McEvoy\|first1=Louise\|title=Baldock skeletons to feature on BBC2's History Cold Case\|url=http://www.thecomet.net/news/baldock_skeletons_to_feature_on_bbc2_s_history_cold_case_1_966912\|accessdate=25 July 2015\|work=The Comet\|date=18 July 2011}} \| LineColor = 63B8FF }}

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| Title =The Skeletons of Windy Pits

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|6|30|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The team investigate 2,000-year-old remains found in the Ryedale Windypits.{{cite news|title=Ryedale Windy Pits skeletons were 'sacrificial'|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-13904504|accessdate=25 July 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=27 June 2011}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = The York 113

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|7|df=y}}

| ShortSummary =The skeletons of 113 men are found in a mass grave in found outside the walls of York. The team search for ties to the Siege of York, and investigate two skeletons that both show rare genetic abnormalities.{{cite news|title=York mass grave skeletons were Civil War soldiers|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-14027148|accessdate=25 July 2015|publisher=BBC News|date=5 July 2011}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title =The Bodies in the Well

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|14|df=y}}

| ShortSummary =The team investigate the remains of 17 people, including 11 children, pulled from a well in Norwich. DNA analysis shows they may all be from a single family that suffered a horrific fate.{{cite news|title=Norwich skeletons to be re-buried after 800 years|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norwich_skeletons_to_be_re_buried_after_800_years_1_1982087|accessdate=25 July 2015|work=Eastern Daily Press|date=18 March 2013}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title =The Woman and Three Babies

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|7|21|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The team investigate the puzzling case of a woman from the time of the Roman occupation of Britain, oddly buried with three babies, unearthed in Baldock in 1989.{{cite news|last1=McEvoy|first1=Louise|title=Baldock skeletons to feature on BBC2's History Cold Case|url=http://www.thecomet.net/news/baldock_skeletons_to_feature_on_bbc2_s_history_cold_case_1_966912|accessdate=25 July 2015|work=The Comet|date=18 July 2011}}

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