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Misgendered Skeleton Changes Views on Prehistoric Women

Misgendered Skeleton Changes Views on Prehistoric Women

Misgendered Skeleton Changes Views on Prehistoric Women

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Modern Geotechnology 'Fingerprints' Stonehenge's Bluestones

Modern Geotechnology 'Fingerprints' Stonehenge's Bluestones

Modern Geotechnology 'Fingerprints' Stonehenge's Bluestones

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Recently Discovered Letter Anticipates Hindenburg Problems

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A Samurai's Christening Affects Global Trade Routes

A Samurai's Christening Affects Global Trade Routes

A Samurai's Christening Affects Global Trade Routes

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Plotting to Recover a Stolen Caravaggio

Plotting to Recover a Stolen Caravaggio

Plotting to Recover a Stolen Caravaggio

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Magellan’s Crossing

Magellan’s Crossing

Magellan’s Crossing

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Lady Sapiens

Lady Sapiens

Lady Sapiens

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The First Circle of Stonehenge

The First Circle of Stonehenge

The First Circle of Stonehenge

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Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws

Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws

Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws

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A Samurai in the Vatican

A Samurai in the Vatican

A Samurai in the Vatican

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The Caravaggio Heist

The Caravaggio Heist

The Caravaggio Heist

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Judy Baca's murals recover history through 'public memory'

Judy Baca's murals recover history through 'public memory'

Judy Baca's murals recover history through 'public memory'

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Secrets of the Dead

Magellan's Unexpected Journey around the Globe

The expedition to the Spice Islands becomes an unexpectedly long, arduous trip for Ferdinand Magellan and his crew. While he believed the Islands to be only 600 nautical miles away from the tip of South America, they were in reality 20,000 nautical miles away, extending the length of the trip by months.

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The Caravaggio Heist

The Caravaggio Heist

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The Caravaggio Heist

Fr. Marius Zerafa risks his life to recover a Caravaggio masterpiece stolen in 1984.

Season 19 Episode 6

A Samurai in the Vatican

A Samurai in the Vatican

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A Samurai in the Vatican

In 1613, a Japanese samurai was sent to Europe to negotiate opening a new trade route.

Season 19 Episode 5

Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws

Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws

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Hindenburg’s Fatal Flaws

A fresh look at the flaws that led to the infamous Hindenburg disaster in 1937.

Season 19 Episode 4

The First Circle of Stonehenge

The First Circle of Stonehenge

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The First Circle of Stonehenge

New evidence on the origins of Stonehenge is uncovered.

Season 19 Episode 3

Lady Sapiens

Lady Sapiens

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Lady Sapiens

Discover the untold story of prehistoric women through the latest science and research.

Season 19 Episode 2

Magellan’s Crossing

Magellan’s Crossing

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Magellan’s Crossing

Ferdinand Magellan’s expedition resulted in the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Season 19 Episode 1

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Gangster's Gold

Join treasure hunters searching for the lost treasure of gangster Dutch Schultz.

Season 18 Episode 5

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Viking Warrior Queen

Join archaeologists examining the history-changing DNA of a female Viking warrior.

Season 18 Episode 4

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Building Notre Dame

Follow an in-depth investigation into the centuries-long construction of Notre Dame.

Season 18 Episode 3

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Bombing Auschwitz

Would an Allied attack on Auschwitz have stopped future atrocities?

Season 18 Episode 2

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