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Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
(Producer) In the back garden of a house in York, England, more than 45 decapitated, Roman-era skeletons are unearthed. This discovery leads to a scientific investigation to identify the remains. Modern forensics, archeological sleuthing, and historical records point to a surprising answer, the Roman emperor Caracalla.
Series
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
He's been dead for more than 5,000 years and poked, prodded, and probed by scientists for the last 20. Yet Otzi 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 the ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of Otzi's death but also an entire way of life.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 2011, a group of amateur historians made an incredible archaeological find: the bones of King Richard III, hunchbacked, with an arrow through the spine. Now, scientists are testing the bones to find out more about the king and also conducting fascinating experiments to determine whether Richard could have fought so ferociously in battle with such a severe deformity.