Episode
Horizon: The Talgai Skull
Overview
Prof. N.W.G. MacIntosh investigates the origin of the Talgai Skull found in Australia in 1886.
Details
- Series
- Horizon
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1968-12-19
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Talgai Skull is Episode 23 in 1968 of Horizon. It aired on 1968-12-19. The runtime is 60 min.
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