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Wasps Surround Oldest Traces of Human Settlement in Amazonia

Archaeologist Edithe Pereira travels deep into the heart of the Monte Alegre region of Brazil to study paintings found on the rockface there. Careful to avoid the surrounding wasp nests, she and her team have dated these paintings to 12,000 BCE — the oldest known traces of human presence in the whole of Amazonia.
Clip Season 20 Episode 4 Length 02:05 Premiere: 11/09/22

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Jurassic Fortunes
S20 E6 Length 55:02 Premiere Date 10/18/23

The Sunken Basilica
S20 E5 Length 55:16 Premiere Date 10/11/23

Hidden in the Amazon
S20 E4 Length 55:25 Premiere Date 11/09/22

Decoding Hieroglyphics
S20 E3 Length 55:25 Premiere Date 11/02/22

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S20 E2 Length 55:30 Premiere Date 10/19/22

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Preview Length 00:32 Premiere Date 11/09/22

Wasps Surround Oldest Traces of Human Settlement in Amazonia
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Hindenburg's Fatal Flaws - S19 E5

Premiered On: 11/17/2021

A look at the science and conditions surrounding the Hindenburg explosion and 10 flaws that directly led to the 1937 disaster.

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