Ancestors

‘This is a book everyone should read. Roberts is the new Da Vinci, able to shift between science and humanities, the objective and subjective, the global and the individual. There is such a scope of knowledge between the covers of this book that you feel like a better and more knowledgeable person having read it. A mind-altering, life-altering book.’ – Dr Janina Ramirez‘While the rest of us read words, Alice reads bones - and what stories they have to tell. In her hands they seem slick with life, bearing messages from ancient worlds. I was captivated.’ – Neil Oliver‘Another classic from Alice Roberts. She writes as a scholar with the intensity and flair of a novelist.’ – Dan Snow‘Roberts is a prolific TV presenter, and Ancestors skilfully deploys the arts of screen storytelling: narrative pace, a sense of mysteries being unfolded. […] [It] is above all a tribute to the archaeological profession.’ – Dan Hitchens * The Times *

Professor Alice Roberts is an academic, author, and broadcaster specializing in human anatomy, physiology, evolution, archaeology, and history. She made her television debut in 2001 on Channel 4’s Time Team. She has since written and presented numerous popular television series for BBC2, including The Incredible Human Journey, Origins of Us, and Ice Age Giants. She is also the presenter of the series Digging for Britain. Professor Roberts has held the position of Professor of Public Engagement with Science at the University of Birmingham since 2012.