anthropology

Presents an introduction to forensic science, explaining how anthropologists use human remains such as skeletons and bones to identify victims and solve mysterious and violent crimes.

Reports on the work of forensic scientists who are excavating grave sites in James Fort, in Jamestown, Virginia, to understand who lived in the Chesapeake Bay area in the 1600s and 1700s; and uncovers the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, a colonial officer, an African slave girl, and others.

Examines the development of community life and farming methods in prehistoric times.

Follows scientists in the field and chronicles debates behind the scenes in the study of human fossils.

Eve Duncan, a forensic sculptor skilled in reconstructing facial features from skulls, is lured from her Georgia home to the Columbian jungle by Luis Montalvo, a dangerous drug lord who has promised Eve information about her young daughter who went missing years earlier, in exchange for her professional assistance.

Discusses the development of human life into modern man, the dawn of civilization, and peoples of the world.

Examines the phycical, intellectual, social, and cultural development of the human species and discusses a wide variety of societies.

Explores the history and current state of the Mediterranean region which became a cradle of civilization.