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Secrets of the Dead Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2000 - 2000
Episode 1
Catastrophe! Part 1: The Day the Sun Went Out
Mon, May 15, 2000
Evidence leading to the conclusion that a major worldwide catastrophe occurred just prior to the start of the Dark Ages in Europe is reviewed.
Episode 2
Catastrophe! Part 2: How the World Changed
Mon, May 15, 2000
Could a violent volcanic eruption of Krakatoa be responsible for the climatic cataclysm that hit Earth in 535 A.D. causing two years of darkness, famine, drought and disease, and did this lead to emergence of new nations and religions?
Episode 3
The Lost Vikings
Tue, May 16, 2000
Why did Greenland's Vikings disappear? The Vikings of Greenland left no clues to their sudden and mysterious disappearance. Or did they? On a desolate coast of Greenland, an international team of archaeologists, forensic anthropologists, and botanists sets out to investigate clues in a complex chain of events that may have led to the demise of a Viking colony. Unearthing the ruins of a settlement that included a cathedral complete with stained glass, the scientists carefully identify and date the vestiges of the Viking society. Among the discoveries are a "mini Ice Age"; a war with the neighboring Inuits, and a religious order that may have doomed the Vikings to extinction.
Episode 4
What Happened to the Hindenburg?
Wed, May 17, 2000
In 1937, dirigible LZ 129 Hindenburg, pride of the Third Reich, caught fire over Lakehurst, NJ and crashed. NASA scientist Addison Bain reexamines what may have been the cause of one of the most famous disasters of the 20th century.
Episode 5
Cannibalism in the Canyon
Wed, May 17, 2000
Anasazi were a Native American tribe that lived in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona. Scientists investigate if the newly discovered Anasazi remains in Chaco Canyon, NM imply that cannibalism may have been a part of their culture.
