Jamestown's Dark Winter
secrets of the dead

Follow forensic anthropologists as they excavate the early American colony and uncover dark secrets. What do the newly discovered bones of a 14-year-old English girl reveal about what really happened during the winter of 1609?

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 0 seconds

Episode Number: 1403

About Secrets of the Dead:

Part detective story, part true-life drama, SECRETS OF THE DEAD unearths evidence from around the world, challenging prevailing ideas and throwing fresh light on unexplained events.

Using the most up-to-date science in the laboratory and in the field, scientists and researchers examine the missing pieces of each puzzle, completing the picture of what had been merely an assemblage of suppositions.


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Wed, Dec 11 10:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Dec 12 2:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 13 4:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Dec 14 11:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH Explore (11.2)
Sun, Dec 15 2:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Dec 15 10:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Dec 17 8:00 P.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Dec 17 9:00 P.M. Archaeology at Althorp     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 1:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 2:00 A.M. Archaeology at Althorp     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 9:00 A.M. The Sunken Basilica     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 10:00 A.M. Archaeology at Althorp     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Dec 18 10:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Dec 19 2:00 A.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Dec 20 4:00 P.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NHPBS (11.1)
Sat, Dec 21 11:00 A.M. Eiffel's Race to the Top     NH Explore (11.2)


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