excavations (archaeology)

Describes the discovery and excavation of the ruins of the ancient city of Pompeii, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., and what has been learned about life there.

Explanatory text and photographs describe the historic city of Troy through archaeological discoveries made by Heinrich Schliemann and others.

Discusses the history of Tutankhamen, or King Tut, and his death, detailing the search and discovery of his tomb, and explains the tales of King Tut's curse.

Provides information about some of the world's most significant archaeological sites around the world; features illustrations and interpretations of artifacts found at each location; and includes maps that pinpoint over 1,200 additional sites, as well as discussions of the science and techniques of archaeology.

British reporter Rob Luttrell teams up with biological anthropologist Christine Meyer to investigate when an archaeologist who discovered a site in Turkish Kurdistan that may be the Garden of Eden is found impaled on a pole shortly after being cursed by locals upset with the dig.

Two women, separated by eight centuries, become caught up in the same mystery when volunteer archaeologist Alice Tanner, working in a cave near Carcassonne, stumbles upon two skeletons, and a stone ring engraved with a labyrinth which had been entrusted to Alais, the daughter of one of the appointed guardians of the Holy Grail, in 1209 on the eve of the invasion by French Crusaders.

Tells the story of the discovery in 1991 of a World War II German U-boat, sunk sixty miles off the coast of New Jersey, by deep sea divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler, and their six year obsession with identifying the submarine which sank with its crew onboard.

Photographs and text profile the monuments and treasures of Egypt.

Describes the artifacts of ancient Spain's cultures and discusses the history of these objects, art works, and pieces of architecture.