Secrets of the Dead — Season 16
Unearthing History
About this season
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.
Episodes (5)
1. After Stonehenge
Aired 26 October 2016
Researchers working in secret inside a quarry study the charred remains of an English settlement that dates back 3,000 years.
2. Graveyard of the Giant Beasts
Aired 2 November 2016 • 56 min
A mining operation in Cerrejon, Northern Colombia reveals a large cache of fossils dating to ten millions years after the KT extinction of the dinosaurs.
3. Van Gogh's Ear
Aired 14 December 2016
What did Vincent Van Goh really do on the night of December 23, 1888?
4. Nero's Sunken City
Aired 29 March 2017 • 56 min
Follow Archaeologists who map underwater ruins of ancient Rome's version of Las Vegas
5. Leonardo: The Man Who Saved Science
Aired 5 April 2017 • 52 min
An investigation to discover if Leonardo da Vinci came up with all of his credited ideas and inventions, or were they borrowed from ancient scholars and scientists?