Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz premieres Tuesday, January 21 at 9|8c on PBS, pbs.org/secrets and the PBS Video app to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. As the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp approaches, Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz investigates how […]
A roundup of Secrets in the News for December 2019. Read more below for ancient Armenian warriors, snake legs, a permafrost puppy and more! 2000-year-old Germanic warrior burials unearthed in Poland Ancient Origins reports: In an effort to protect the archaeological dig site located near Kostrzyn (just to the east of Poland’s modern-day border with Germany) […]
A roundup of Secrets in the News for November 2019. Read more below for neanderthal necklaces, mammoth prints and ancient Peruvian geoglyphs. Jamestown mystery: Archaeologists unearth a churchyard grave Daily Press reports: It was tradition in 17th century Virginia to bury corpses with the heads pointed west and the feet to the east. This was done […]
At any point in recorded history (and likely well before), a beard could be a status symbol, an expression of rebellion, a religious right, a fashion statement, or proof of military conquest. In observance of No-Shave November, Secrets of the Dead compiled a list of five iconic beards of ancient history. Hatshepsut’s Pharaoh Falsie: When Pharaoh Thutmose II died […]
A roundup of Secrets in the News for October 2019. Read more below for Viking swords, ancient Swiss monuments, lasers, and more. Hundreds Of Viking Sword Fragments Discovered In Estonia Forbes reports: In two locations near Estonia’s northern coast, archaeologists uncovered fragments of about 100 swords that date back to the Viking Age. The two sites–located just […]
A roundup of Secrets in the News for late September 2019. Read more below for a Canadian Shipwreck, a haunting fresco from Pompeii, an ancient sea monster, and more. Underwater archaeologists release photos and video of the HMS Terror shipwreck Canada Parks reports: The Canadian government and Inuit are working in partnership to explore the wrecks […]
A roundup of Secrets in the News for September. Read more below for a 2,000-year-old “iPhone,” Neanderthal footprints, Ancient language translators, and more. ‘Mayan Girls’ Step Forward As Next Generation Of Translators Of An Ancient Language WLRN Miami reports: A group of high schoolers called the Mayan Girls help translate Q’anjob’al, an indigenous language with […]
On July 17, the Egypt Ministry of Antiquities announced that the gilded coffin of King Tutankhaman was moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum for restoration. This is the first time the coffin has been restored since it was discovered in 1922. The gilded coffin of Tutankhamun is at the Grand Egyptian Museum for restoration for […]
Secrets of the Dead is returning this summer with a much-anticipated encore and two brand new episode premieres. Check out the lineup for the Summer of Secrets on PBS: Secrets of the Dead: Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb Encores Tuesday, June 18 at 8 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) Join Kathleen Martinez, criminal lawyer turned maverick […]
Secrets of the Dead: Mumbai Massacre airs March 20 on PBS to Coincide with the Theatrical Release of “Hotel Mumbai” Secrets of the Dead documentary about the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks inspired the feature film THIRTEEN’s Secrets of the Dead presents a special encore presentation of Mumbai Massacre airing Wednesday, March 20 at 10 p.m. on […]
