The Naked Archaeologist is a television show produced for VisionTV in Canada and History International in the US that is hosted and prepared by the Emmy Award–winning journalist Simcha Jacobovici together with Avri Gilad. The show ultimately reviews Biblical stories, then tries to find proof for them by exploring the Holy Land looking for archaeological evidence, personal inferences, deductions, and interviews with scholars and experts. Subsequent to its original run on VisionTV, it was picked up in the U.S. by The History Channel and its sister network, History International. The third season began airing on Vision TV on March 22, 2010 and on History International on November 8, 2010.
Delilah's people
Who invented the alphabet?
Jerusalem and the black prince
What killed herod?
Real or fake? and fame & forgery? - part one
Real or fake? and fame & forgery? - part two
Accidental archaeology
Biblical food
Jesus: the early years
John the baptist
True blue and return of the hillazon - part one
True blue and return of the hillazon - part two
The last man standing
Crucifixion
King david
Jezebel: bible bad girl
The oldest leper
Joshua
Masada
Who wrote the dead sea scrolls?
Holy hot spot
Biblical epicenter
The mother of archaeology
Who wrote the bible?
Where is the real mount sinai? - part one
Where is the real mount sinai? - part two
The would-be messiah
The search for st. peter
A nabatean by any other name
Chasing the temple booty – part 1
Chasing the temple booty – part 2
The legacy of king solomon – part 1
The legacy of king solomon – part 2
Decoding ezekiel's vision
Jewish rome
The giants of genesis
All in the family
The curse of the macabee tomb
The search for king david's harp
Hangin' with judas
The miracle workers of galilee
The collector
Cleanliness is next to godliness
What happened to the jc bunch? part 1
What happened to the jc bunch? part 2: tracking the tribe
What happened to the jc bunch? part 3: the early christian underground
Babes, brothels and baths
The beloved disciple
Who were the danites
Coat of many colors
Bilaam: the story of a talking donkey
Holy threads
Moses vs akhenaten
Ancient glass
Biblical beauty secrets
The bath that changed history
The hairy show
Rebuilding the temple
Gone fishing
Naked letters
Lilith: queen of the night
Bethsaida and the cross
Queen esther and purim
Apostles & spies, part 1
Apostles & spies, part 2
Tracking the tribe
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