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Secrets of the Dead | October 2024

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Secrets of the Dead | October 2024

SECRETS OF THE DEAD:
RETURNING TO BABYLON
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 9 PM

Witness a team of archaeologists searching for priceless artifacts from the Assyrian Empire previously targeted for destruction during the Isis occupation of Mosul, including clues to a possible location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 10/02/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 10/03/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 10/04/2024 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 10/04/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 10/06/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 10/08/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 10/09/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 10/09/2024 @ 8:00 AM
Secrets of the DeadPreview | Returning to Babylon
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Archaeologists search for Assyrian artifacts that survived the Isis occupation of Mosul.

Secrets of the DeadPreview | Mozart's Sister
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Learn the untold story of Maria Anna Mozart, Wolfgang’s older sister and collaborator.

SECRETS OF THE DEAD:
MOZART’S SISTER
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 9 PM

Learn the untold story of Maria Anna Mozart, older sister to Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right. Could she have helped write some of her famous brother’s earliest music?

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 10/09/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 10/10/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 10/11/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 10/13/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 10/15/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 10/16/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 10/16/2024 @ 8:00 AM

SECRETS OF THE DEAD:
THE HERCULANEUM SCROLLS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 9 PM

Computer scientists use particle physics and AI to read 2,000-year-old carbonized scrolls found in Herculaneum, which have remained a mystery until now.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 10/16/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 10/17/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 10/18/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 10/20/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 10/22/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 10/23/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 10/23/2024 @ 8:00 AM
Secrets of the DeadPreview | The Herculaneum Scrolls
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Scientists attempt to read ancient scrolls carbonized by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

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Archival photo of African American soldiers at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.
National Archives and Records Administration

SECRETS OF THE DEAD:
THE CIVIL WAR’S LOST MASSACRE
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 9 PM

The search for the remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by bitter Southerners after the Civil War. Learn about Camp Nelson, KY, the military base where these soldiers and thousands got their freedom papers.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 10/23/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 10/24/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 10/25/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 10/27/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Tue, 10/29/2024 @ 7:00 PM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 10/30/2024 @ 12:00 AM
  • WTVP-WORLD 47.3 - Wed, 10/30/2024 @ 8:00 AM

SECRETS OF THE DEAD:
FIELD OF VAMPIRES
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 9 PM

Uncover the mystery behind the 2022 discovery in Eastern Europe of more than 50 errant burials that indicate a perceived threat of vampirism in the 17th century.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 10/30/2024 @ 9:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 10/31/2024 @ 1:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Fri, 11/01/2024 @ 12:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 11/03/2024 @ 1:00 AM
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The 'vampire' skeleton found in rural Pień, Poland, was buried over 350 years ago with a sickle across the neck and padlock on a toe to keep the corpse in the grave.
© Caravan