Secrets of the Dead
Ben Franklin's Bones
Human skeletal remains found in the basement of Ben Franklin's British residence may have been used for science. (60 minutes)
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Thu, 7/9 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Construction workers uncover the remains of a woman in an abandoned lot in Queens, N.Y., buried in an expensive iron coffin. (60 minutes)
Thu, 7/9 at 4:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
Viking Warrior Queen
Swedish archaeologists prove through a DNA study that remains found in the burial chamber of a Viking warrior in 1878 are that of a woman -- not a man. (60 minutes)
Fri, 7/10 at 2:00 am on Austin PBS HDTV
Viking Warrior Queen
Swedish archaeologists prove through a DNA study that remains found in the burial chamber of a Viking warrior in 1878 are that of a woman -- not a man. (60 minutes)
Sun, 7/12 at 1:59 pm on Q
King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
Archaeological evidence suggests that the legend of King Arthur began in a 5th-century trading village following the departure of the Romans. (60 minutes)
Sun, 7/12 at 2:59 pm on Q
Galileo's Moon
Using observations of the Earth's moons and Jupiter's moons, Galileo's "Sidereus Nuncius" proves Earth is not the center of the universe. (60 minutes)
Sun, 7/12 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
Viking Warrior Queen
Swedish archaeologists prove through a DNA study that remains found in the burial chamber of a Viking warrior in 1878 are that of a woman -- not a man. (60 minutes)
Wed, 7/15 at 9:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
Egypt's Darkest Hour
A look into what took down the Egyptian Empire. (60 minutes)