NOVA - Season 27 Episode 6
Buried in mud beneath the shallow waters of Matagorda Bay in Texas, lay a glorious remnant of one of the most ill-fated voyages of the Age of Discovery. After years of searching the area, nautical archaeologists doing a magnetometer survey honed in on a promising site. And on the first day of diving, they were astounded to feel the distinctive outlines of a cannon, and sense the massive size of the wreck. When the cannon was hauled from the water, their hunch was confirmed: This ship, called La Belle, belonged to the 17th Century French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle. NOVA follows the building of a coffer dam and subsequent complete excavation of this remarkable site. Preserved were not only armaments and trade beads, but also a wealth of organic material—the wooden hull, leather shoes, and even a skeleton—that brings the voyage to life.
First Air Date : 1974-03-03
Last Air date : 2024-11-27
Runtime : 57 minutes
Genre : Documentary
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Subtitles :
- Season 27 : Episode 11999-10-05
- Season 27 : Episode 21999-10-12
- Season 27 : Episode 31999-10-19
- Season 27 : Episode 41999-11-02
- Season 27 : Episode 51999-11-09
- Season 27 : Episode 61999-11-23
- Season 27 : Episode 71999-12-21
- Season 27 : Episode 82000-01-04
- Season 27 : Episode 92000-01-18
- Season 27 : Episode 102000-02-01
- Season 27 : Episode 112000-02-01
- Season 27 : Episode 122000-02-08
- Season 27 : Episode 132000-02-08
- Season 27 : Episode 142000-02-15
- Season 27 : Episode 152000-02-15
- Season 27 : Episode 162000-02-22
- Season 27 : Episode 172000-02-22
- Season 27 : Episode 182000-02-29
- Season 27 : Episode 192000-04-18
- Season 27 : Episode 202000-04-25
- Season 27 : Episode 212000-05-09
