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Oct 25, 2016
Scientists investigate the charred remains of a 3,000 years old English settlement located in a quarry. Is this the first solid evidence of a booming town from a time when this part of Europe didn't have any developed townships.
Dec 13, 2016
Scientists investigate what happened on the night of Dec. 23, 1888, when in Arles, France Vincent van Gogh cut his ear off.
Feb 02, 2018
Baiae was a favorite vacation spot for ancient Rome's elite including emperors like Nero. Not unlike Pompeii, everything was allowed there. Then one day, this coastal town sank into the sea. Today, scientists slowly uncover its secrets.
Apr 04, 2017
Did Leonardo da Vinci come up with all of his ideas and inventions by himself or did he also borrow some of them from ancient scientists including those who lived 1,700 years before him.
Oct 02, 2018
Construction workers unearth the body of an African American woman in Queens, New York. NYPD detectives assume that she had been dead for just a few days, but this is far from the truth.
Feb 19, 2019
Take a closer look at the life and legend of Nero, the infamous Roman emperor, as a forensic profiler attempts to find out what history may have gotten wrong about his alleged tyranny.
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Secrets of the Dead Season 17 (2016) is released on Oct 25, 2016 and the latest season 19 of Secrets of the Dead is released in 2019. Watch Secrets of the Dead online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. Secrets of the Dead is directed by Mark Lewis,Gary Johnstone,Mark Radice,Larry Engel and created by Melisa Akdogan with Jay O. Sanders and Salima Ikram. Secrets of the Dead is available online on PBS and Apple iTunes.
Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.