America: From the Ground Up!

- Season 1

(2014)

In 1100AD Cahokia was three times the size of Paris or London and the spiritual and political home of an urban civilization that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Join Monty as he digs into the archaeology to the secret history of a civilization that de Soto discovered while exploring America in the 1500's.

The Europeans reveals the hidden history of the Fur Trade on America's colonial frontier.

The archaeological history of the French Indian War is explored.

But the archaeology of the Revolution tells us a different story: the war for America's frontier. From the siege of Quebec to Benedict Arnold's defeat on Lake Champlain: Monty explores the hidden history of America's first war for independence.

In episode five, Monty explores The Science of Archaeology. Monty interviews some of America's most renown archaeologists and uses demonstrations of the tools and techniques they use to uncover the past. From 3D underwater sonar mapping of shipwrecks on the Great Lakes to using ground penetrating radar and magnetic imaging to map Native American sites, Monty explores the fascinating science of archaeology beyond the point of a trowel. Archaeology: where history meets science in the dirt!

Join Monty as he explores the shipwrecks and forts that testify to the secret history of the struggle for supremacy on the frontier. From New Orleans to Quebec and From Mackinaw Island to Vermont, episode features recreated battle of Put in Bay with more than 19 tall ships and underwater archaeology on Lake Champlain.