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S02E06 - "Guanche Mummies, Haniwa Figurines, Stongehenge"
Wyemitowany Aug 24, 2025, 4:00 PM
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The Moche, Tarim Mummies, Medieval Bed Burials
Ancient Moche burial mounds hint at an advanced civilization. The skeletons of ancient boats protrude from the sands, who were their mummified passengers? Archaeologists uncover men, women, and children buried in their beds all across Europe.
Jul 20, 2025
60 min
Makpan Cave Burials, Ancient Greeks and the Tomb of the Diver, Hopewell Mounds
On the island of Alor, the first complete child burial from the Holocene is an archaeological anomaly. Unusual funerary frescoes defy Greek convention. Hopewell burial mounds reveal an ancient culture with grasp on science and engineering.
Jul 27, 2025
60 min
Igoro Hanging Burials, Catacombs of El-Shoqafa, Kurgan Mounds
From a dizzying burial tradition found on the cliffs of the Cordillera Mountain range, to Kom El Shoqafa, a catacomb network, and Scythian burial mounds all over the Eurasian Steppe, what do burial practices reveal about death through the ages?
Aug 3, 2025
60 min
Lycian Tombs of Fethiye, Lhop Burials, Nubian Pyramids
Expansive cities are carved into limestone by the Lycians to house their dead. For the Lhop, the transition between life and death is a perilous path. As the age of the pyramid winds down in Egypt, the Nubians build pyramids of their own.
Aug 10, 2025
60 min
The Tomb of the Sunken Skulls The Aztecs Israel Kiln and Donkey Burials
Shattered skulls found suggest a violence but also reverence for the deceased. From the ruins of an iconic temple, the remains of Aztec human sacrifices provide new insights. A kiln is unearthed, bearing the bodies of two mysterious women.
Aug 17, 2025
60 min
Guanche Mummies, Haniwa Figurines, Stongehenge
In caves on the Canary Islands, mummies offer a window into a lost civilization. Haniwa clay figures connect the earthly to the otherworldly in a Japanese tomb. Under Stonehenge, cremated remains challenge theories about the site's purpose.
Aug 24, 2025
60 min
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