excavations (archaeology)

Describes an expedition to uncover and study a frozen mammoth in Siberia.

Highlights the many archaeological digs and findings in Greece and discusses what life was like in ancient Greece.

Highlights the many archaeological digs and findings in Egypt and discusses what life was like in ancient Egypt.

Discusses methods of archaeological excavations, ancient civilizations, the history of archaeology, and pioneers in the field.

Tells the story of the "H. L. Hunley," the Confederate submarine that in 1864 became the first to ever sink an enemy ship but lay missing on the ocean floor for more than a century, describing its creation, its discovery, skeletons and objects found onboard, and facial reconstructions of several crew members by forensic anthropologists.

Describes, through photographs and text, the excavation and study of the frozen remains of a prehistoric man found in the Alps between Austria and Italy in September 1991.

Describes the discovery by Alpine hikers near the Austrian-Italian border of the frozen body of a man who, after careful examination, was found to be more than 5,000 years old.

Describes the burial of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen and the discovery of his long-lost tomb by archaeologists more than 3000 years later.

Presents an overview of archaeology, including how ancient sites become buried and are relocated and techniques of excavating. Relates information archaeology has revealed about Amerindians.