Secrets of the Dead.

Secrets of the Dead

Experts use modern forensic techniques to shed new light on historical mysteries such as the sinking of the Andrea Doria and the riddle of whether a weather or geological event of some kind might have triggered the Dark Ages.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sun, 9/7 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part One)

The investigation into secret network of curators and dealers that made profits off art stolen by the Nazis.

Sun, 9/7 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS HDTV

Plunderer: The Life and Times of a Nazi Art Thief (Part Two)

The investigation into secret network of curators and dealers that made profits off art stolen by the Nazis.

Tue, 9/9 at 4:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Herculaneum Scrolls

Computer scientist Brent Seales attempts to read inside hundreds of carbonized ancient scrolls found at the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Italy.

Tue, 9/9 at 10:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

The Herculaneum Scrolls

Computer scientist Brent Seales attempts to read inside hundreds of carbonized ancient scrolls found at the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Italy.

Tue, 9/9 at 8:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

Scientists try to determine which animal was the apex predator 58 million years ago -- a 43-foot-long snake called the titanoboa or a giant crocodilian.

Wed, 9/10 at 1:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

Scientists try to determine which animal was the apex predator 58 million years ago -- a 43-foot-long snake called the titanoboa or a giant crocodilian.

Tue, 9/16 at 4:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

Scientists try to determine which animal was the apex predator 58 million years ago -- a 43-foot-long snake called the titanoboa or a giant crocodilian.

Tue, 9/16 at 10:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS WORLD

Graveyard of the Giant Beasts

Scientists try to determine which animal was the apex predator 58 million years ago -- a 43-foot-long snake called the titanoboa or a giant crocodilian.