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NOVA; Perfect Corpse, The

01/30/2006

WGBH/NOVA Green Label Master 3303 “The Perfect Corpse” Ch 1/2: Full Mix Ch 3/4: MED 16x9 Anamorphic 1/30/06 56:46


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Series
NOVA
Program
Perfect Corpse, The
Program Number

3303

Series Description

Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974

Program Description

Central Ireland's waterlogged landscape is no ordinary ground. Here, the moist earth halts decomposition, perfectly preserving stunning evidence of brutal ritualistic killings from the prehistoric Iron Age, over 2,000 years ago. Make no mistake, these are not skeletons or mummies, but the soft tissue and remains of people trapped in time. The perpetrators of this ancient violence are well beyond the reach of law, but there are still many fascinating secrets their victims will share if only modern science knows how to ask. NOVA is granted exclusive access to the investigation of two recently unearthed and exceedingly rare bog bodies. Enter the lab with the experts as they push archaeological forensics to its limits, aiming to unravel how these people lived and how and why they died.

Duration

00:56:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
Documentary
Topics
Science
Citation
Chicago: “NOVA; Perfect Corpse, The,” 01/30/2006, GBH Archives, accessed November 3, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_B43B947E98EF4C4496934E96FE7DE8EC.
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