Lady Sapiens
secrets of the dead

Incredible scientific investigations from across the globe are helping piece together the untold story of prehistoric women. The latest research separates fact from fiction and sheds new light on our ancient foremothers.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1902

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, Jan 3 10:00 P.M. Nero's Sunken City     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jan 4 3:00 P.M. Nero's Sunken City     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Jan 5 4:00 P.M. Nero's Sunken City     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jan 7 10:00 P.M. Van Gogh's Ear     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Jan 9 8:00 P.M. Nero's Sunken City     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 10 1:00 A.M. Nero's Sunken City     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 10 9:00 A.M. Nero's Sunken City     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 10 10:00 P.M. Van Gogh's Ear     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jan 11 3:00 P.M. Van Gogh's Ear     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Jan 12 4:00 P.M. Van Gogh's Ear     NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jan 14 9:00 P.M. Van Gogh's Ear     NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Jan 16 8:00 P.M. Van Gogh's Ear     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 17 1:00 A.M. Van Gogh's Ear     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 17 9:00 A.M. Van Gogh's Ear     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jan 17 10:00 P.M. Ben Franklin's Bones     NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jan 18 3:00 P.M. Ben Franklin's Bones     NH Explore (11.2)


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