Raising the Mary Rose: The Lost Tapes

Digging into the Past (Archaeology)

January 1976 •English

Shows students and archaeologists unearthing the remains of an ancient Indian culture in southwestern Illinois.

Snaketown- Early Indian Farmers Conquer the Arizona Desert

March 2025 •English

This film is a documentary on the archaeological excavation of the Snaketown Dig just out of Phoenix Arizona. Snaketown in Arizona is dated by some scholars to around 300 BCE., The site of Snaketown is positioned on the Gila River Basin near Phoenix AZ at the Gila River Indian Community. Both the Hohokam and the Ootam peoples have occupied the land and from what I gather there is some contention on who did what when. Isn't their always. This is a really great film on the excavation of Snaketown and is a valuable educational resource I am fortunate to have. The Pima Indian father of Ira Hayes makes an appearance.

Le mystère Cléopâtre, la dernière reine d'Egypte

July 2019 •French

The Mystery of Chaco Canyon

January 1999 •English

Chaco Canyon, located in northwest New Mexico, is perhaps the only site in the world constructed in an elaborate pattern that mirrors the yearly cycle of the sun and the 19-year cycle of the moon. How did an ancient civilization, with no known written language, arrange its buildings into a virtual celestial calendar, spanning an area roughly the size of Ireland?

Great Falls

July 2012 •English

Professional, native and antiquarian researchers combine to investigate the archaeological history and modern legacy of Eastern Native civilization near Turners Falls, Massachusetts. They uncover possible evidence of a vast astronomical construct that covered a large area of what is now the northeastern United States.

The True Story of Pirates

December 2022 •French

Thanks to new excavations in Mauritius and Madagascar, as well as archival and museum research in France, Spain, England and Canada, a group of international scholars paint a new portrait of the world of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Braddock's Road: A Legacy Unearthed

November 2022 •English

Built in 1755 at the height of the French and Indian War, Braddock's Road was one of the nation's most infamous military roads. Traces of this historic route, in western Maryland, still remain, buried beneath soil and brush, and a team of archaeologists is on the hunt.

Secrets of the Neanderthals

May 2024 •English

This documentary delves into the mysteries surrounding the Neanderthals and what their fossil record tells us about their lives and disappearance.

The Last Apostle: Journies in the Holy Land

January 2020 •English

Dr. Mark Fairchild, world-renowned archaeologist, traces the hidden years of Saint Paul's life in the mountainous Turkish countryside of Rough Cilicia.

The Tomb of the Scythian Prince

November 2000 •French

The Scythians, skilled horsemen and nomadic conquerors, built a feared empire in the vast Eurasian steppe between the 9th and 3rd centuries B.C. All that remains are their graves: the Kourganes. In April 1999, a 2400 year-old Scythian tomb was discovered in Kazakhstan. It contained, among other treasures, twelve horses completely harnessed in gold, suggesting high social status.

The Giza Pyramids: Reaching for the Stars

September 2023 •French

Explores the Pyramids of Giza as Egyptologists try to unravel the mysteries and decipher the clues behind these stone giants built over 4,500 years ago.

Les secrets des fresques d'Amazonie

June 2025 •French

The Colosseum: A Jewel in Rome's Crown

December 2021 •French

With more than seven million visitors a year, its massive structure and awesome architecture testify to the genius of ancient Roman building techniques, earning it a place not only among UNESCO's World Heritage sites but as one of the new seven wonders of the world. The Roman Colosseum is an emblem of the power of a bygone empire.

Incas: The New Story

May 2023 •French

Recent discoveries by archaeologists and researchers have shed new light on the Incas, shaking up our presumptions of this fascinating pre-Colombian civilisation.

Néandertal, dans les pas d'une autre humanité

September 2022 •French

Norse America

March 1994 •English

Documentary correlating contemporary archaeological discoveries in the Far North with the descriptions of Viking explorations and settlements detailed in the Icelandic sagas, suggesting a pattern of exploration and trading that extended over the circumpolar region for thousands of years before Columbus' celebrated voyage.

Unknown: The Lost Pyramid

July 2023 •English

Egyptian archaeologists dig into history, discovering tombs and artifacts over 4,000 years old as they search for a buried pyramid in this documentary.

On the Track of the Bog People

October 1969 •Danish

The methods used by Danish archaeologists to study the Stone Age are illustrated.

The Viking Ships of Roskilde

October 1964 •Danish

The extensive excavation work that followed the discovery of five Viking ships in Roskilde Fjord. Many problems had to be solved before the wreckage of the ships could be taken away for final conservation.

Fluch des Mittelmeers - Piraterie, Menschenraub und Sklaverei

October 2024 •German

Drama documentary based on the latest discovery of a 16th Century sailing shipwreck found close to Malta by an underwater research team led by maritime archaeologist Timmy Gambin.