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The Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 17

Every episode of Secrets of the Dead Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Secrets of the Dead Season 17!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Secrets of the Dead Season 17 Episode 1 - Scanning the Pyramids
    7.3/10(86 votes)

    #1 - Scanning the Pyramids

    S17:E1

    The only one of the seven wonders of the world still standing, the Great Pyramid of Khufu has fascinated people for centuries. Tracing the origin of the legends of secret chambers hidden in the heart of the pyramid, Scanning the Pyramids will show what lies within, solving a 4,500-year-old mystery, by following the first scientific mission in 30 years to be authorized by the Egyptian government to examine the pyramids of Egypt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Secrets of the Dead Season 17 Episode 2 - Hannibal in the Alps
    7.4/10(63 votes)

    #2 - Hannibal in the Alps

    S17:E2

    Follow a team of experts as they solve the enduring mystery of exactly where Hannibal and his troops crossed the Alps to launch a surprise attack on Rome.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Secrets of the Dead Season 17 Episode 3 - The Woman in the Iron Coffin
    7.5/10(88 votes)

    #3 - The Woman in the Iron Coffin

    S17:E3

    On October 4, 2011, construction workers were shocked to uncover human remains in an abandoned lot in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York. So great was the level of preservation, witnesses first assumed they had stumbled upon a recent homicide. Forensic analysis, however, revealed a remarkably different story. Buried in an elaborate and expensive iron coffin, the body belonged to a young African American woman who died in the first half of the 19th century, before the Civil War and the federal abolishment of slavery. But who was she? Secrets of the Dead: The Woman in the Iron Coffin follows forensic archaeologist Scott Warnasch and a team of historians and scientists as they investigate this woman’s story and the time in which she lived, revealing a vivid picture of what life was like for free African American people in the North.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Secrets of the Dead Season 17 Episode 4 - The Nero Files
    6.1/10(37 votes)

    #4 - The Nero Files

    S17:E4

    Take a look at the life of Nero and find out what history may have gotten wrong about him

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Secrets of the Dead Season 17 Episode 5 - King Arthur's Lost Kingdom
    7.4/10(88 votes)

    #5 - King Arthur's Lost Kingdom

    S17:E5

    Uncover new archaeological evidence rewriting our understanding of the Dark Ages in 5th– and 6th-century Britain that might also explain the legend of King Arthur.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Secrets of the Dead Season 17 Episode 6 - Egypt's Darkest Hour
    7.6/10(54 votes)

    #6 - Egypt's Darkest Hour

    S17:E6

    The discovery of a rare mass grave with the bones of nearly 60 people outside Luxor sends archaeologists on a quest to find out who the remains belong to, why they were buried the way they were and what was happening in ancient Egypt that would have led to a mass burial. Could the collapse of the empire’s Old Kingdom provide any clues?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Secrets of the Dead Season 17 Episode 7 - World War Speed
    7.9/10(57 votes)

    #7 - World War Speed

    S17:E7

    Follow historian James Holland on his quest to understand how the use of amphetamines affected the course of World War II and unleashed the first pharmacological arms race.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 17 Ratings Summary

"Scanning the Pyramids" is the best rated episode of "Secrets of the Dead" season 17. It scored 7.3/10 based on 86 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/24/2018. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Hannibal in the Alps".