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   Mystery of a Masterpiece

   In October 2007, a striking portrait of a young woman in Renaissance dress made world news headlines. Originally sold nine years before for around $20,000, the portrait is now thought to be an undiscovered masterwork by Leonardo da Vinci worth more than $100 million. How did cutting-edge imaging analysis help tie the portrait to Leonardo? NOVA meets a new breed of experts who are approaching "cold case" art mysteries as if they were crime scenes, determined to discover "who committed the art." And it follows art sleuths as they deploy new techniques to combat the multibillion-dollar criminal market in stolen and fraudulent art.

   Published: December 14, 2016

   

   Mystery of a Masterpiece

   Art experts investigate whether a portrait sold for about $20,000 in 1998 is actually a lost Leonardo worth millions.

   • 12/14/2016
   • 52:52 Video
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   The Great Inca Rebellion

   Through a mix of crime-lab science, archeology, and history, this NOVA/National Geographic special presents new evidence that is changing what we know about the final days of the once-mighty Inca Empire. This probing story of archeological discovery begins in a cemetery crammed with skeletons that offer tantalizing clues about a fierce 16th-century battle between warriors of the collapsing Inca Empire and Spanish invaders. Now, the long-accepted account of a swift Spanish conquest of the Inca—achieved with guns, steel, and horses—is being replaced by a more complete story based on surprising new evidence, including what may be the first gunshot wound in the Americas.

   Published: May 16, 2012

   

   The Great Inca Rebellion

   Mass graves and forensic evidence reveal a complex truth about how the Inca Empire fell.

   • 05/16/2012
   • 53:04 Video
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   Iceman Murder Mystery

   He's been dead for more than 5,000 years and poked, prodded, and probed by scientists for the last 20. Yet í–tzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps, continues to keep many secrets. Now, through an autopsy like none other, scientists will attempt to unravel mysteries about this ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of í–tzi's death but also an entire way of life. How did people live during í–tzi's time, the Copper Age? What did they eat? What diseases did they cope with? Join NOVA as we defrost the ultimate time capsule—the 5,000-year-old man.

   Published: October 26, 2011

   

   Iceman Murder Mystery

   A new forensic investigation of a 5,000-year-old mummy reconstructs his death and reveals an ancient way of life.

   • 10/26/2011
   • 53:07 Video

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