Secrets of the Dead(2000)

Name: Secrets of the Dead
Genre: Documentary, Mystery
Released: 2000-05-15
Rating: 6.4

Unearthing History

★ 6.4(21)56m123 episodesReturning Series

Part detective story, part true-life drama, long-running series explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Using the latest investigative techniques, forensic science and historical examination, it shatters accepted wisdom, challenges prevailing ideas, overturns existing hypotheses, spotlights forgotten mysteries, and ultimately rewrites history.

First aired:: 2000-05-15
Country:: GB, US
Network:: PBS

Episodes

1. Vampire Legend
★ 10.0
2015-10-27
Information gathered about aberrant, unorthodox burial practices from medieval times shed some light on how today's myths about vampires may have started.
2. Jamestown's Dark Winter
2015-11-24 · 56m
Forensic anthropologists excavate an early American colony of Jamestown, Virginia.
3. The Alcatraz Escape
2016-03-29
Scientists investigate the 1962 Alcatraz Escape by bank robbers, Frank Morris and Clarence and John Anglin. Three men who vanished out into the dark waters surrounding the notorious prison island.
4. Cleopatra's Lost Tomb
2016-05-17
Dr. Kathleen Martinez searches for the lost tomb of Cleopatra. Following her excavations of a 35-meter deep underground shaft in a temple complex in a temple complex dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Osiris and goddess wife Isis.
5. Teotihuacan's Lost Kings
2016-05-24 · 60m
International scientists study and document the ancient royal tombs beneath the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacán