Hidden In The Amazon
Recent discoveries, including funerary urns with highly decorative patterns, and technological advances like the remote sensor system known as LiDAR, are shedding new light on our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon. Scientists speculate the rainforest was home to between 8 and 10 million people living in large, well-established communities.
Episodes
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Hidden In The Amazon
S20 E4 - 55m 25s
Recent discoveries, including funerary urns with highly decorative patterns, and technological advances like the remote sensor system known as LiDAR, are shedding new light on our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon. Scientists speculate the rainforest was home to between 8 and 10 million people living in large, well-established communities.
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Decoding Hieroglyphics
S20 E3 - 55m 25s
The first modern translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics happened 200 years ago. How was the ancient code cracked? Today, archaeologists are busy translating hieroglyphics from an important scribe’s tomb, its walls covered from floor to ceiling with symbols thousands of years old. This new research is giving archaeologists a better understanding of life in ancient Egypt.
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Last Days of Pompeii
S20 E2 - 55m 30s
An ornate ceremonial chariot was recently discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, offering insights into the lives of wealthy, high-ranking landowners who lived outside the city. Buried by the Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago, this is not a humble transport cart. “It's the Lamborghini of this ancient world,” says Eric Poehler, an expert on ancient infrastructure in Pompeii.
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Archaeology at Althorp
S20 E1 - 55m 30s
Charles, Ninth Earl Spencer — best-selling author and brother to Diana, Princess of Wales — may be sitting on the greatest British archaeological find of the century. Searching Althorp, the Spencer family estate, for a medieval village, a team of British archaeologists find evidence of something far older.
Extras + Features
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Hidden In The Amazon Preview
S20 E4 - 32s
Recent discoveries, including funerary urns with highly decorative patterns, and technological advances like the remote sensor system known as LiDAR, are shedding new light on our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon. Scientists speculate the rainforest was home to between 8 and 10 million people living in large, well-established communities.
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Decoding Hieroglyphics Preview
S20 E3 - 32s
The first modern translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics happened 200 years ago. How was the ancient code cracked? Today, archaeologists are busy translating hieroglyphics from an important scribe’s tomb, its walls covered from floor to ceiling with symbols thousands of years old. This new research is giving archaeologists a better understanding of life in ancient Egypt.
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Last Days Of Pompeii Preview
S20 E2 - 32s
An ornate ceremonial chariot was recently discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, offering insights into the lives of wealthy, high-ranking landowners who lived outside the city. Buried by the Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago, this is not a humble transport cart. “It's the Lamborghini of this ancient world,” says Eric Poehler, an expert on ancient infrastructure in Pompeii.
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Archaeology at Althorp Preview
S20 E1 - 32s
Charles, Ninth Earl Spencer — best-selling author and brother to Diana, Princess of Wales — may be sitting on the greatest British archaeological find of the century. Searching Althorp, the Spencer family estate, for a medieval village, a team of British archaeologists find evidence of something far older.
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Secrets of the Dead
Bombing Auschwitz
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Jan 29
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Upon hearing the stories of two Jewish prisoners who escaped Auschwitz, the Allies consider bombing the Nazi prison camp in an effort to save lives in the future. -
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Secrets of the Dead
Bombing Auschwitz
Sunday
Jan 29
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Upon hearing the stories of two Jewish prisoners who escaped Auschwitz, the Allies consider bombing the Nazi prison camp in an effort to save lives in the future. -
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Secrets of the Dead
Bombing Auschwitz
Sunday
Jan 29
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Upon hearing the stories of two Jewish prisoners who escaped Auschwitz, the Allies consider bombing the Nazi prison camp in an effort to save lives in the future. -
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Secrets of the Dead
Bombing Auschwitz
Tuesday
Jan 31
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Upon hearing the stories of two Jewish prisoners who escaped Auschwitz, the Allies consider bombing the Nazi prison camp in an effort to save lives in the future. -
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Secrets of the Dead
Bombing Auschwitz
Wednesday
Feb 1
1 Hour
Upon hearing the stories of two Jewish prisoners who escaped Auschwitz, the Allies consider bombing the Nazi prison camp in an effort to save lives in the future. -
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Secrets of the Dead
Bombing Auschwitz
Wednesday
Feb 1
1 Hour
Upon hearing the stories of two Jewish prisoners who escaped Auschwitz, the Allies consider bombing the Nazi prison camp in an effort to save lives in the future. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
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Feb 1
1 Hour
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Wednesday
Feb 1
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Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Thursday
Feb 2
1 Hour
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Thursday
Feb 2
1 Hour
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Sunday
Feb 5
1 Hour
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Sunday
Feb 5
1 Hour
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Tuesday
Feb 7
1 Hour
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Wednesday
Feb 8
1 Hour
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Wednesday
Feb 8
1 Hour
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. -
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Secrets of the Dead
The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Wednesday
Feb 8
1 Hour
Construction workers uncover the remains of a woman in an abandoned lot in Queens, N.Y., buried in an expensive iron coffin. -
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Secrets of the Dead
The Woman in the Iron Coffin
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Feb 8
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Construction workers uncover the remains of a woman in an abandoned lot in Queens, N.Y., buried in an expensive iron coffin. -
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Secrets of the Dead
The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Thursday
Feb 9
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Construction workers uncover the remains of a woman in an abandoned lot in Queens, N.Y., buried in an expensive iron coffin. -
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Secrets of the Dead
The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Thursday
Feb 9
1 Hour
Construction workers uncover the remains of a woman in an abandoned lot in Queens, N.Y., buried in an expensive iron coffin.
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