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Secrets of the Dead

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Part detective story, part true-life drama, SECRETS OF THE DEAD unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events. Using the most up-to-date science in the laboratory and in the field, scientists and researchers examine the missing pieces of each puzzle, completing the picture of what had been merely an assemblage of suppositions.

Episodes:

• Archaeology at Althorp

  Discover one of the most significant British archaeological finds of the century in the Althorp estate, house to the late Diana, Princess of Wales. What treasures and history will this extensive excavation reveal?

  Next Airing:	Fri, Aug 23rd, 2024 at 11:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	10/9/2022 to 10/8/2025

• The Sunken Basilica

  2014, Turkey. A normal survey flight over Lake Iznik unexpectedly reveals the sunken remains a 4th century basilica. The discovery prompts scientists to probe the elusive history and geology behind the demise of the church that was built in ancient Nicaea -- now known as Iznik. When was the basilica destroyed? How did the basilica get swallowed up by Lake Iznik? And what happened to its community? Spanning the globe, this investigation follows a world-renowned team in this underwater excavation. Thanks to exclusive access to the site, including critical aerial and underwater cinematography, and spectacular CGI, we time travel through the centuries, back to the Roman and Byzantine time, and at the foundation of Christianity itself.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Sep 18th, 2024 at 9:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	10/11/2023 to 10/10/2026

• Jurassic Fortunes

  Some people collect works of art, others collect dinosaurs. These wealthy enthusiasts dream of decorating their homes and offices with T-Rex skeletons, bringing millions of dollars to auction houses to snatch up the bones of the great extinct dinosaurs. A controversial hobby and, above all, a form of speculation which can lead to a lawless "bone rush," paleontologists and museums around the world, already deprived of their subjects of study, are sometimes forced to solicit these new patrons. This film follows the journey of the largest Triceratops fossil ever found.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Sep 25th, 2024 at 9:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	10/18/2023 to 10/17/2026

• Returning to Babylon

  Discover the remarkable story of one of the world's greatest lost cities: Nineveh. Why did this great city disappear? And could it also be the site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the last lost wonder of the ancient world? By mixing emotional and inspiring human stories, with remarkable archaeological breakthroughs and cutting-edge forensics, this film shows how new discoveries are helping Iraqis reclaim their remarkable history, and uncovering the most complete picture of ancient Nineveh ever - capital of one of the greatest civilizations and the world's first genuine superpower, the Assyrians.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Oct 2nd, 2024 at 9:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	Fair Use

• Mozart's Sister

  A new documentary investigates a 250-year-old musical mystery. For the first 16 years of her life, Mozart's sister shared equal billing with her brother. Musical partners and collaborators, Wolfgang Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart played together before kings and queens, and were the talk of Europe. Forced to withdraw from public life because she was a woman, a stunning new investigation explores why she was retired and what happened to her music. Mozart's Sister is a 'musical-true crime' story that explores the lost talent of Maria Anna Mozart.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Oct 9th, 2024 at 9:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	Fair Use

• The Herculaneum Scrolls

  Uncover the groundbreaking science being used by computer scientist Brent Seales as he attempts to be the first person in nearly 2,000 years to read inside hundreds of carbonized ancient scrolls found at the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Italy. Brent's work combines cutting-edge scanning techniques with his own artificial intelligence software, to attempt to teach a computer to read inside the scrolls without ever having to open them.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Oct 16th, 2024 at 9:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	Fair Use

• The Civil War's Lost Massacre

  A documentary featuring historians, descendants, and archaeologists as they search for information about the shocking deaths - and lost burial site - of a group of more than 20 African American Civil War soldiers.

  Next Airing:	Wed, Oct 23rd, 2024 at 9:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	Fair Use

• Field of Vampires

  A terrifying discovery: A skeleton dating from 1650 buried with a sickle across her neck and giant padlock on her toe - double protection to keep her from rising from the dead. Whoever buried her was petrified of her returning from the grave. All the evidence is she was buried as a vampire. She's found wearing a silk cap with a gold headdress. Inside her mouth, which was green and possibly the result of poison, is a leather pouch with writing on it. And she's not alone, ultimately, more than 50 deviant burials around her. Who was she? What did all of the burial rituals mean?

  Next Airing:	Wed, Oct 30th, 2024 at 9:00 PM on KUED-HD
  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	Fair Use

• Decoding Hieroglyphics

  A review of how ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were first translated 200 years ago and a look at the archaeological work being done in Egypt right now to understand one of the most important scribes

  Length:	00:56:46
  Usage rights:	11/2/2022 to 11/1/2025

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