Hidden in the Amazon -
secrets of the dead

Recent discoveries and technological advances shed new light on our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon. Scientists speculate the rainforest was home to between 8 and 10 million people living in large, well-established communities.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 2004

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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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Tue, Jul 8	10:00 P.M.	Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science NHPBS (11.1)
Wed, Jul 9	2:00 A.M.	Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jul 10	3:00 A.M.	Leonardo, The Man Who Saved Science NHPBS (11.1)