Secrets of the Dead.

Secrets of the Dead

The Herculaneum Scrolls

Computer scientist Brent Seales attempts to read inside hundreds of carbonized ancient scrolls found at the archaeological site of Herculaneum in Italy. (60 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 11/23 at 10:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

The Caravaggio Heist

The Rev. Marius Zerafa sets off on a quest to recover a piece by Italian master Caravaggio after it is stolen from a cathedral in 1984. (60 minutes)

Sun, 11/24 at 2:00 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Lost Treasures of Angkor -- King's Gold

Gold and silver artifacts discovered in Laos leads to ancient sites of worship in the early days of the Khmer Empire. (60 minutes)

Sun, 11/24 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Lost Treasures of Angkor -- King's Gold

Gold and silver artifacts discovered in Laos leads to ancient sites of worship in the early days of the Khmer Empire. (60 minutes)

Tue, 11/26 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Jamestown's Dark Winter

Forensic anthropologists excavate the early American colony of Jamestown, Va., and find bones of a 14-year-old English girl. (60 minutes)

Wed, 11/27 at 1:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Jamestown's Dark Winter

Forensic anthropologists excavate the early American colony of Jamestown, Va., and find bones of a 14-year-old English girl. (60 minutes)

Wed, 11/27 at 9:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Jamestown's Dark Winter

Forensic anthropologists excavate the early American colony of Jamestown, Va., and find bones of a 14-year-old English girl. (60 minutes)

Wed, 11/27 at 9:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Eiffel's Race to the Top

The untold story behind Paris' most famous landmark and the race to build a monument that stands 1,000 feet high. (60 minutes)