The Vikings Uncovered
2 Episodes
Dan Snow uncovers the lost Vikings in America with space archaeologist Dr Sarah Parcak. Sarah uses satellites 383 miles above the earth to spot ruins as small as 30cm buried beneath the surface. As Sarah searches for Viking sites from Britain to America, Dan explores how they voyaged thousands of miles when most ships never left the shoreline. He also tracks their expansion west, first as raiders and then as settlers and traders throughout Britain and beyond to Iceland and Greenland. In North America they excavate what could be the most westerly Viking settlement ever discovered.
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53:06Episode 1The Vikings Uncovered: Episode 1
Episode 1
Episode 1 of 2. Dan Snow uncovers the lost Vikings in America with Dr Sarah Parcak.
Using satellite technology, the lost Vikings of America are unearthed and explored.
How were the Vikings so successful establishing their vast empire? Historian Dan Snow uncovers the lost Vikings in America with...
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55:36Episode 2The Vikings Uncovered: Episode 2
Episode 2
Unlocking the secrets of the expansive Viking Empire using the latest forensic science.
Historian Dan Snow travels from Scotland to Iceland, Greenland and North America to unlock the secrets of the vast Viking Empire. Combining satellite imagery of archaeological sites with the latest forensic s...