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America from the Ground Up was filmed on location at archaeological and historical sites throughout the U.S. and Canada. Join us in the search for...
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Season 1

  • America's Lost Civilization
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    America's Lost Civilization

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2014

    In 1100AD Cahokia was three times the size of Paris or London and the spiritual and political home of an urban civilization that stretched from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. Join Monty as he digs into the archaeology to the secret history of a civilization that de Soto discovered while exploring America in the 1500's.

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  • The Fur Trade
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    The Fur Trade

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/30/2014

    Join Monty on an expedition to discover the archaeology of the Fur Trade. From Quebec to the Great Lakes the archaeology of the forts and settlements of the frontier record the story.

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  • World War America
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    World War America

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/2014

    Join Monty as he digs into the archaeology of the forts along the contended border zone between Colonial America and New France that tell the story of the French and Indian War from the ground up.

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  • The Science of Archaeology
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    The Science of Archaeology

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/4/2014

    Above the ground with satellites and helicopters and below the surface with geophys and underwater sonar mapping, Monty digs into the science behind archaeological discoveries.

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  • War of 1812
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    War of 1812

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/5/2014

    Monty digs into the archaeology of the shipwrecks and forts that tell the secret history of America's second war for independence: the War of 1812.

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