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Secrets of the Dead | Caveman Cold Case

A tomb of 49,000 year-old Neanderthal bones discovered in El Sidron, a remote, mountainous region of Northern Spain, leads to a compelling investigation to solve a double mystery: How did this group of...

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Secrets of the Dead | Ultimate Tut - Preview

In 1922, in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter made the greatest archaeological find in history: the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and its golden treasures...

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Secrets of the Dead | Bones of the Buddha - Preview

The mystery surrounding the bones of the Buddha dates back more than 100 years ago, when colonial estate manager William Peppe and his workers began digging at a mysterious hill in Northern India....

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Secrets of the Dead | Ultimate Tut

The documentary answers the persisting questions surrounding Tutankhamun: who was he; how did he die; why was his tomb found intact; and what makes his mummy unique?

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Secrets of the Dead | Bones of the Buddha

The mystery surrounding the bones of the Buddha dates back more than 100 years ago, when colonial estate manager William Peppe and his workers began digging at a mysterious hill in Northern India.

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Secrets of the Dead | One PM Central Standard Time - Preview

Secrets of the Dead chronicles minute-by-minute the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

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Secrets of the Dead | JFK: One PM Central Standard Time - Preview

Premieres Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.

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Secrets of the Dead | JFK: One PM Central Standard Time

THIRTEEN Recounts Walter Cronkite's Iconic News Coverage of the JFK Assassination

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Secrets of the Dead | Dr. Livingstone Concocts "Rousers" to Fight Malaria

Dr. Livingstone Concocts "Rousers" to Fight Malaria

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Secrets of the Dead | The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone Preview

First time in 140 years the content of Livingstone's diary is revealed

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Secrets of the Dead | Dr. Livingstone Discovers & Names Victoria Falls

Dr. Livingstone Discovers & Names Victoria Falls

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Secrets of the Dead | The Lost Diary of Dr. Livingstone

Examine new forensic techniques being used to study the famed explorer's lost diary.

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Secrets of the Dead | Carthage's Lost Warriors Preview

Learn if Carthaginians fleeing the conquering Romans may have taken refuge in S. America.

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Secrets of the Dead | Kuelap, the giant fortress built by the Chachapoya

Could the Celts and Carthaginians have made it as far Kuelap?

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Secrets of the Dead | The petroglyphs on Pedra do Ingá

Examining the petroglyphs on the Rock of the Inga

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Secrets of the Dead | Carthage's Lost Warriors

This episode uncovers evidence that could rewrite the history of the Americas

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Secrets of the Dead | The Lost Gardens of Babylon: Preview

See what the Hanging Gardens of Babylon looked like and how they were constructed.

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Secrets of the Dead | Archimedes' Screw & The Date Tree of Babylon

Archimedes is known for inventing a device that efficiently raised water for irrigation.

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Secrets of the Dead | Who Built Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

Who Built Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Deciphering Ancient Cuneiform Text

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Secrets of the Dead | The Lost Gardens of Babylon

Uncovers Clues to the Site of the Most Elusive of the Ancient Wonders of the World

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Secrets of the Dead | The Mona Lisa Mystery: Preview

Discover a portrait of a younger and more beautiful Mona Lisa

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Secrets of the Dead | Theft of The Mona Lisa From The Louvre

In the summer of 1911, the Mona Lisa portrait was stolen from The Louvre Museum.

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Secrets of the Dead | What Is The Isleworth Mona Lisa?

Could the Isleworth Mona Lisa be a forgery or an unfinished da Vinci masterpiece?

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Secrets of the Dead | The Mona Lisa Mystery

Secrets of the Dead Investigates the Tale of Two Mona Lisas

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Secrets of the Dead | Resurrecting Richard III Preview

Scientist test the hunchbacked bones of King Richard III

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Secrets of the Dead | Did Richard III Maintain a Healthy Diet from Birth to...

The scientists create a complete profile of Richard's diet over the course of his life.

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Secrets of the Dead | Richard’s Body Double

The team studying Richard the Third now has someone who can serve as his body double.

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Secrets of the Dead | Resurrecting Richard III

Follow scientists who are testing the bones of King Richard III, unearthed in 2011

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Secrets of the Dead | William Hewson’s Experiments and the Craven Street Bones

Are the bones at Craven Street connected to William Hewson?

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Secrets of the Dead | The Rise of the Body Snatchers

Watch how the shortage of human cadavers turned anatomists to the criminal underworld.

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Secrets of the Dead | Ben Franklin’s Scientific Achievements

Franklin was curious about the world and he operated in it as a gentlemanly scientist.

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Secrets of the Dead | Ben Franklin's Bones: Preview

Could Benjamin Franklin have been responsible in some way for the bones in the basement?

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Secrets of the Dead | Ben Franklin's Bones

Learn why Franklin held human skeletal remains in the basement of his British residence.

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Secrets of the Dead | Civil Rights Act of 1964

On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the historic Civil Rights Act.

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Secrets of the Dead | JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness

In many ways, President Lyndon B. Johnson was the most unlikely champion of Civil Rights.

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Secrets of the Dead | StoryCorps Animated Shorts: A More Perfect Union

Theresa recalls her persistence to claim her right to vote during the Jim Crow era.

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Secrets of the Dead | JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness

In many ways, President Lyndon B. Johnson was the most unlikely champion of Civil Rights.

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Secrets of the Dead | Horses and Troy

The Trojans were traders and they were particularly famous for one commodity: horses.

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Secrets of the Dead | The Real Trojan Horse: Preview

Uncover evidence that could explain how ancient Greeks got inside the walls of Troy.

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Secrets of the Dead | Did the city of Troy exist?

Homer's poems say that Troy stood by the Aegean sea.

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Secrets of the Dead | The Real Trojan Horse

Uncover evidence that could explain how ancient Greeks got inside the walls of Troy

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Secrets of the Dead | Vampire Legend: Preview

Follow scientists as they uncover the true origins of modern vampire lore.

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Secrets of the Dead | Vampire-Slaying Ritual in Romania

In 2004, a group of villagers has performed a vampire-slaying ritual in Romania.

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Secrets of the Dead | Bram Stoker's Notes and Research for Dracula

Take a look at the research Bram Stoker undertook as he shaped his character.

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Secrets of the Dead | John Blair discusses The Life and Miracles of Saint...

Professor John Blair discusses The Life and Miracles of Saint Modwenna

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Secrets of the Dead | Vampire Legend

Follow scientists as they uncover the true origins of modern vampire lore

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Secrets of the Dead | Jamestown’s Dark Winter: Preview

Uncoverr the truth about the first permanent English colony in the New World

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Secrets of the Dead | Dark rumors surrounding Jamestown

Could the marks of the bones be evidence of cannibalism?

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Secrets of the Dead | The struggles of Jamestown in the early 1600s

In the summer of 1609, a fleet of English ships sails across the Atlantic for Jamestown.

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Secrets of the Dead | Jamestown’s Dark Winter

Discover the truth about the first permanent English colony in the New World

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