Thursday, October 15th TV listings for Smithsonian Channel Canada HD
World's Most Scenic River Journeys The Niagara River, Canada, and the USA
The journey down the attraction-packed Niagara River is filled with adventure and beauty; navigating the fascinating history and engineering of this border river between Canada and the United States, arriving at the world-famous Niagara Falls.
Mysteries From Above The Deserted
Explores strongholds abandoned by their architects; a lost city in the Amazon jungle; a desert fortress made by humanity's most notorious empire; explores a city of identical castles; examines a Greek isle's bloody history from the air.
Extreme Weather Salvage Working Blind
Phil Risko's team at Northstar works fast to refloat a trawler that's been blown onto the shore of a national park in New Jersey; the team improvises to get it back to sea before it suffers further damage.
How Did They Build That? Elevated & Elegant
Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.
How Did They Fix That? Savannah: Mega Cranes & Mega Moves
Mike helps fix the machines that keep one of the United States' biggest ports moving; he assists a team in moving a 3-million pound crane.
Scanning History The Fall of the World's First Empire
The first great empire of the Akkadians, led by Sargon the Great, dominated the Fertile Crescent, replacing the Sumerians and extending its influence as far north as Syria and south as Oman.
Scanning History Unfolding the Silver Scroll
Examine a unique silver scroll found in a collapsed Umayyad-period house in Jerash, Jordan; watch an advanced CT scanner penetrate its lead casing, revealing mysterious grooves and an enigmatic message that suggests it may be a protective amulet.
Scanning History Mapping the Amber Road
Deploy futuristic lidar technology to map the Amber Road, an ancient trade network linking the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean. Follow researchers as they retrace the route and reshape our understanding of historical trade and cultural exchange.
Scanning History Newgrange: Neolithic Bloodlines
Unlock the secrets of Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old Irish tomb aligned with the winter solstice sun; analyze DNA evidence that reveals a powerful, incestuous dynastic bloodline and suggests that this monument was built to honor a lost ruling class.
Ancient Powers Building Your Empire
Defense and development are vital for ancient powers to lay the foundations of empire.
Ancient Invisible Cities Athens
Uncovering the hidden secrets of Athens, from the buildings on the Acropolis to silver mines and quarries.
Scanning History Newgrange: Neolithic Bloodlines
Unlock the secrets of Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old Irish tomb aligned with the winter solstice sun; analyze DNA evidence that reveals a powerful, incestuous dynastic bloodline and suggests that this monument was built to honor a lost ruling class.
Treasures Decoded Murdered Pharaoh
The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.
Buried Evidence Supernatural
Explore three discoveries that change what we know about magic and superstition; delve into a Polish vampire grave, open a UK witch bottle used to ward off evil, and see if alien-like skulls in Mexico were shaped by humans or otherworldly beings.
Scanning History Newgrange: Neolithic Bloodlines
Unlock the secrets of Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old Irish tomb aligned with the winter solstice sun; analyze DNA evidence that reveals a powerful, incestuous dynastic bloodline and suggests that this monument was built to honor a lost ruling class.
Treasures Decoded Murdered Pharaoh
The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.
Buried Evidence Supernatural
Explore three discoveries that change what we know about magic and superstition; delve into a Polish vampire grave, open a UK witch bottle used to ward off evil, and see if alien-like skulls in Mexico were shaped by humans or otherworldly beings.
Scanning History Newgrange: Neolithic Bloodlines
Unlock the secrets of Newgrange, a 5,000-year-old Irish tomb aligned with the winter solstice sun; analyze DNA evidence that reveals a powerful, incestuous dynastic bloodline and suggests that this monument was built to honor a lost ruling class.
Treasures Decoded Murdered Pharaoh
The Sphinx, the Shroud of Turin, El Dorado, and other ancient mysteries.
How Did They Build That? Elevated & Elegant
Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.
How Did They Fix That? Savannah: Mega Cranes & Mega Moves
Mike helps fix the machines that keep one of the United States' biggest ports moving; he assists a team in moving a 3-million pound crane.
World's Most Scenic River Journeys Moselle
A breathtaking journey down the German section of the beautiful Moselle river, famous for vineyards on its dramatically steep banks and remarkable meandering loops.
Mysteries From Above Mysteries of the Misplaced
Peek at landmarks in places where they shouldn't be; wing your way over an imperial pyramid in the Netherlands, a metal sphere in remote Russia, a lion shape carved into an English hillside and a bare swath cut through an Austrian forest.
Extreme Weather Salvage Tale of Two Wrecks
At the mouth of the Suez Canal, Lino Arosemena and his crew have a monster repair job of removing and refitting a 20-ton propeller.