Archaeology: An Introduction to the World's Greatest Sites

True History

LATEST EPISODE

S1 E1: The Origins of Modern Archaeology

Upcoming • Original Air Date: May 27, 2016

What archeologists actually do; the nature and scope of their work; misconceptions about the field; tracing the history of archeology, from its beginnings with the ancient Babylonian king Nabonidus to archeological luminaries of the 20th century.

Oct 16

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10PM

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30 Min

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2022

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History

LIVE SCHEDULE

S1 E1: The Origins of Modern Archaeology

Upcoming • Original Air Date: May 27, 2016

Oct 16

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10PM

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30 Min

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Available with Freestream

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True History

S1 E2: Excavating Pompeii and Herculaneum

Upcoming • Original Air Date: May 27, 2016

Traveling to the sites of Pompeii and Herculaneum, which are destroyed by the 79 A.D. eruption of Mount Vesuvius; the history of their excavation; the preservation of buildings, objects and human remains; discovering details of ancient Roman life.

Oct 16

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10:30PM

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30 Min

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Available with Freestream

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True History

S1 E3: Schliemann and His Successors at Troy

Upcoming • Original Air Date: May 27, 2016

Following the exploits of Heinrich Schliemann as he looks for Homer's Troy; learning about his dig through nine stratified cities; the finds; the debates over which city is Troy; tracing subsequent work at the site; examining the conclusions.

Oct 16

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11PM

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30 Min

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Available with Freestream

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True History

S1 E4: Early Archaeology in Mesopotamia

Upcoming • Original Air Date: May 27, 2016

The history of finds in Mesopotamia; the 19th-century unearthing of the Assyrian palaces at Nimrud and Nineveh, with their libraries of cuneiform texts; contemplating the 20th-century discovery of the treasures of the "Death Pits of Ur".

Oct 16

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11:30PM

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30 Min

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Available with Freestream

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True History