A century after the discovery of Tutankhamun, Dan Snow explores the battle to discover tombs and treasures in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. This valley is home to some of the most spectacular archaeological finds the world has ever seen.
3 episodes
In the year 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted burying the metropolis of Pompeii under a thick layer of ash and rock. The ruins were discovered by a topographic engineer in 1748. In this episode, historian Dan Snow enters this archaeological time capsule to answer a question that has intrigued the whole world, what happened in the last hours of Pompeii?
Nearly 200 years ago America's 'Wild West' was the scene of one of history's most bitter rivalries, as fossil hunters battled to find the bones of never-before-seen species of dinosaurs.
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Episode 1
Into the Valley of the Kings
A century after the discovery of Tutankhamun, Dan Snow explores the battle to discover tombs and treasures in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. This valley is home to some of the most spectacular archaeological finds the world has ever seen.
67 min
Episode 2
Pompeii
In the year 79 A.D., Mount Vesuvius erupted burying the metropolis of Pompeii under a thick layer of ash and rock. The ruins were discovered by a topographic engineer in 1748. In this episode, historian Dan Snow enters this archaeological time capsule to answer a question that has intrigued the whole world, what happened in the last hours of Pompeii?
67 min
Episode 3
Into Dinosaur Valley
Nearly 200 years ago America's 'Wild West' was the scene of one of history's most bitter rivalries, as fossil hunters battled to find the bones of never-before-seen species of dinosaurs.
67 min
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