b'PROGRAMMES 2024 NEW SERIESAlthough the truth about life after death is an enduring mystery, humans have long grasped for answers. Whatcan ancient death practices teach us about our modern fatal obsession?From millennia-old boatmen preserved in the sand, to the hanging coffins of the Igorot, dangling precariously overhead; from Scythian mounds that pay homage to warriors on horseback, to an ancient wonder hidden under ruins of Alexandria In a remote Indonesian cave, the bones of a Holocene child indicate an unusually tender goodbye. Unearthing Aztec holy sites, evidence of human sacrifice defies historys crudest depictions.To guide loved ones into the afterlife, Bhutans Lhop people MYSTERIES perform elaborate ceremonies with corpses. Translating the afterlife into architecture, the Lycians carve urban facades into cliffs, bringing them closer to their gods. Hundreds of kilometres from Giza, the Nubians use pyramids as status symbols. Meanwhile, in the American Northwest, elaborate geometric formations hide the OF THE monumental grave sites of an advanced lost tribe.As symbols of power, stature, and spirituality emergefrom the dust, death takes on new meaning. Gravegoods, glorious tombs, and mysterious discoveries reveal the path and plight of mortals in the ancient world.ANCIENT DEAD GENRE BROADCASTERHistory & MysterySuper ChannelDURATIONYEAR OF PRODUCTIONNew Series: 6 x 602022-20242 Series: 12 x 60PRODUCER VIEW MOREGo Button Media22/23'