Secrets of the Dead

Secrets of the Dead is an award-winning history and science @PBS documentary series created by @TheWNETGroup and made possible by all of you. #SecretsDeadPBS

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Mt. Vesuvius’s eruption in 79 AD covered the city of Herculaneum under 65 feet of pyroclastic flow.

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Congress is moving fast to revoke public media funding — and the Senate is next. Without it, Secrets of the Dead could lose the resources to support the history and science documentaries you love. Call or send an email now: https://t.co/JnwJwpnMh7.

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In the decade leading up to 1945, it’s estimated that the Nazis stole one-fifth of all artwork in Europe. Nazi art dealers like Bruno Lohse (the “Plunderer”) made fortunes on the back of Nazi-looted art.

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Despite strong public opposition, the House approved $1.1 billion in public media cuts. The bill now heads to the Senate – where they’ll have to take it up before July 18. Call your Senator and ask them to protect Pubic Media funding. https://t.co/1ySouOhtoe

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The House narrowly passed the White House rescissions package to take back previously approved public media funding. The bill will be sent to the Senate next. Please call your Senators now to make your voice heard. Tell them: Don’t defund public media.

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Archaeologists discover a small cymbal during the excavation of an ancient Khmer temple complex. Artifacts like this would have been used as part of a religious ceremony, and suggest the presence of a royal elite in this temple during the pre-Angkorian period.

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The House has voted to withdraw previously approved funding for public media – but the fight is not over. We need your support more now than ever. Please call and email your Senators and tell them what public media means to you. https://t.co/TMyuSonbHC

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Breaking: The White House has officially sent a plan to take back approved public media funding. Congress could act at any moment. Call now. Tell them: Don’t defund public media and protect programming like Secrets of the Dead. https://t.co/towqjasiqP

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This is urgent: Congress is debating whether to defund public media. Call your members of Congress and urge them to protect funding for programming like Secrets of the Dead. https://t.co/towqjasiqP

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Why was a 17th century woman buried with a sickle across her neck? What were her buriers afraid of? https://t.co/XPCIjpFCyN

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Maria Anna Mozart may have influenced her brother Wolfgang's early works! https://t.co/RhOuwiJ2pW

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Public media is under serious threat and eliminating federal funding will cause catastrophic damage to programming shows like Secrets of the Dead provide. Call or email your representative TODAY to help save public media. Send a message with one click at: https://t.co/JnwJwpnMh7

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Meet Jennifer McKinnon, an underwater archaeologist exploring shipwrecks! https://t.co/15PenIVfOe

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Funding for public television programming is at risk! Previously approved public media funding is under threat, potentially ending public media as we know it. Contact Congress today to save Secrets of the Dead. ACT NOW. https://t.co/MjyG9Z0rsU

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Public media is free, connects communities, and has always been there for you when you needed it. Now it needs you. Join John Leguizamo in supporting PBS and the programs you love. https://t.co/I7CGfWoTFl

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Secrets of the Dead is made possible by viewers like you. You put the public in PBS. Support public media and tell your elected officials today that PBS and Secrets of the Dead matter to you. https://t.co/Gl1QOTT4oi

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Can these scientists do the impossible? Watch as researchers attempt to read the Herculaneum scrolls without actually opening them. https://t.co/MGrIulC4hD

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ACT NOW! Efforts to eliminate public media funding have reached unprecedented levels. Urge Congress to protect PBS and Secrets of the Dead at Protect My Public Media: https://t.co/gD2aVWJvwe

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Since the day humans first took to the seas, the tragedy of shipwrecks has captured the fascination of many. https://t.co/5uR4jjom0n

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In this chilling discovery, experts uncover the grave of a 17th-century woman in Poland, buried with a sickle around her neck and a padlock on her ankles to prevent her from rising as a vampire. https://t.co/YmMcorkUEv