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Bone Detectives

Season 1
Archaeologist Scotty Moore journeys to the farthest reaches of the Earth to study mummies and skeletons. He uses these carefully preserved remains to unravel mysteries of the ancient world and reveal the truth behind legends.
200813 episodes7+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Orphan in Tiwanaku
    December 29, 2007
    42min
    7+
    Scotty travels high in the Bolivian Andes to the site of the ancient city of Tiwanaku, where archaeologists have uncovered the body of a young girl buried in a trash pile in front of an ancient temple.
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  2. S1 E2 - Egypt's Afterlife Stowaway
    January 14, 2008
    42min
    7+
    Scotty travels to the world-famous necropolis of Saqqara, the ancient Egyptian city of the dead. Here Dr. Zahi Hawass has uncovered the bizarre mystery of an unmarked coffin hidden inside the crypt of a powerful ancient physician.
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  3. S1 E3 - Cave of the Undead
    January 21, 2008
    42min
    7+
    Scotty travels to Belize, where a cave containing thousands of human bones has been discovered deep in the jungle. As he ventures more than ten stories down, Scotty discovers a headless skeleton in a hidden chamber.
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  4. S1 E4 - Peruvian Blood Sacrifice
    February 4, 2008
    42min
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    Scotty travels to the northern coast of Peru, where archaeologists have discovered a teenage girl buried just outside an empty tomb.
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  5. S1 E5 - War God Sacrifice
    February 14, 2008
    42min
    7+
    Scotty travels deep into the jungles of Belize to the ancient Maya city of Caracol. Archaeologists have discovered a body buried in an unusual manner, in a place it shouldn't be, along with the sacred symbol of a war god.
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  6. S1 E6 - Mass Grave on the Nile
    February 21, 2008
    42min
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    Scotty travels to a remote village along the Nile, where an ancient fortress once stood. Archaeologists have unearthed several mummies that seem to have been buried at the same time.
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  7. S1 E7 - Escaping a Blood Feud
    February 28, 2008
    42min
    7+
    Scotty journeys to the outer edge of the Arctic Circle, where archaeologists have uncovered an extremely rare Viking skeleton.
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  8. S1 E8 - Bamburgh's Eternal Defender
    March 6, 2008
    42min
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    Scotty travels to the North Sea coast of England to ancient Bamburgh Castle, where the body of a young man with a crushed skull has been unearthed.
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  9. S1 E9 - Island of the Severed Skull
    March 12, 2008
    42min
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    Scotty delves deep into an ancient mystery on the remote island nation of Palau in Micronesia. Archaeologists have discovered a skull severed from its body, the last remaining evidence of a 3,000-year-old murder.
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  10. S1 E10 - Iceland's Reformation Secrets
    March 19, 2008
    42min
    7+
    Scotty travels to the eastern coast of Iceland, where archaeologists have unearthed a startling discovery within the ruins of a 16th-century monastery -- the near-perfect skeleton of a young man.
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  11. S1 E11 - The Mystery of Death
    March 26, 2008
    42min
    7+
    Host Scotty Moore takes viewers around the world as he provides an inside look at the process of investigating archaeological mysteries.
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  12. S1 E12 - The Ritual of Murder
    July 28, 2008
    42min
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    Scotty travels to the remote reaches of northern Scotland, where archaeologists have discovered an ancient skeleton with a shocking face.
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  13. S1 E13 - Exhuming the High Priestess
    August 18, 2008
    42min
    7+
    Scotty travels to the middle of the Pacific to investigate the extraordinary burial of a 50-year-old woman in a long-deserted village in the island nation of Palau.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Cast
Scotty MoorePhDZahi Hawass
Studio
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