6.9/1041 votes#1 - Archaeology at Althorp
Season 20 Episode 1 - Aired 10/9/2022
Charles, Ninth Earl Spencer — best-selling author and brother to Diana, Princess of Wales — may be sitting on the greatest British archaeological find of the century. Searching Althorp, the Spencer family estate, for a medieval village, a team of British archaeologists find evidence of something far older.
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8.1/1035 votes#2 - Last Days of Pompeii
Season 20 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2022
An ornate ceremonial chariot was recently discovered in the ruins of Pompeii, offering insights into the lives of wealthy, high-ranking landowners who lived outside the city. Buried by the Vesuvius eruption 2,000 years ago, this is not a humble transport cart. “It's the Lamborghini of this ancient world,” says Eric Poehler, an expert on ancient infrastructure in Pompeii.
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7.6/1028 votes#3 - The End of The Romans
Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2022
What if climate change and pandemics were the real causes of the decline of the Roman Empire? Scientists from a range of disciplines are accumulating clues to show that three successive waves of deadly epidemics and powerful temperature drops could have caused the collapse of the Empire — and draw frightening parallels to today.
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7.6/1034 votes#4 - Decoding Hieroglyphics
Season 20 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2022
The first modern translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics happened 200 years ago. How was the ancient code cracked? Today, archaeologists are busy translating hieroglyphics from an important scribe’s tomb, its walls covered from floor to ceiling with symbols thousands of years old. This new research is giving archaeologists a better understanding of life in ancient Egypt.
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7.2/1030 votes#5 - Hidden In The Amazon
Season 20 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/2022
Recent discoveries, including funerary urns with highly decorative patterns, and technological advances like the remote sensor system known as LiDAR, are shedding new light on our understanding of pre-Columbian societies in the Amazon. Scientists speculate the rainforest was home to between 8 and 10 million people living in large, well-established communities.
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7.4/1030 votes#6 - The Sunken Basilica
Season 20 Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/2023
Uncover the sunken remains of a 4th-century basilica in Turkey. Submerged beneath the waters of Lake Iznik for hundreds of years, the church could reveal crucial insights into the early days of Christianity. Join a team of international researchers as they travel back through time—and grapple with Turkey’s many earthquakes, which could sink the structure deeper at any moment.
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7.2/1023 votes#7 - Jurassic Fortunes
Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/2023
Discover the world of dinosaur collecting, a controversial hobby with a booming market. Hear perspectives on the fossil trade from private collectors, paleontologists, and others, as "Big John"—the largest Triceratops fossil ever found—is assembled in Italy and auctioned in France.
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Season 20 Ratings Summary
"Archaeology at Althorp" is the best rated episode of "Secrets of the Dead" season 20. It scored 6.9/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/9/2022. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Last Days of Pompeii".