Secrets of the Dead

Seasons

2000

8

TV-PG

Mysteries involving notable historical events, people and locations are scientifically examined.

Episode List

Catastrophe! Part 1: The Day the Sun Went Out

S1 • E1

Catastrophe! Part 1: The Day the Sun Went Out

Evidence leading to the conclusion that a major worldwide catastrophe occurred just prior to the start of the Dark Ages in Europe is reviewed.

Catastrophe! Part 2: How the World Changed

S1 • E2

Catastrophe! Part 2: How the World Changed

Could a violent volcanic eruption of Krakatoa be responsible for the climatic cataclysm that hit Earth in 535 A.D. causing two years of darkness, famine, drought and disease, and did this lead to emergence of new nations and religions?

S1 • E3

The Lost Vikings

With the help of ever advanced technologies, scientists and researchers seek out and explore possible causes for the apparent and almost sudden and inexplicable disappearance of the Vikings of Greenland.

S1 • E4

What Happened to the Hindenburg?

In 1937, dirigible LZ 129 Hindenburg, pride of the Third Reich, caught fire over Lakehurst, NJ and crashed. NASA scientist Addison Bain reexamines what may have been the cause of one of the most famous disasters of the 20th century.

S1 • E5

Cannibalism in the Canyon

Anasazi were a Native American tribe that lived in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. Scientists investigate if the newly discovered Anasazi remains in Chaco Canyon, NM imply that cannibalism may have been a part of their culture.