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Bettany Hughes begins her Croatian journey on the island of Korcula, where she joins archaeologists on a live underwater excavation. Diving beneath the waves at, she joins the team uncovering a remarkably advanced Neolithic fortified settlement, providing a rare glimpse into the earliest coastal life in Croatia.
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00:00 Croatia: Gifts of the Sea
01:34 Why Croatia's Coastline Shaped History
02:29 Korčula and the Secrets Beneath the Adriatic
03:16 Discovering a 7,000-Year-Old Underwater Settlement
03:55 Why Stone Age People Built an Artificial Island
05:16 Diving Into Croatia's Neolithic Past
06:02 Stone Age Knives and Ancient Trade Routes
06:48 Did Neolithic Croatians Trade with Italy?
07:29 How This Discovery Rewrites History
08:24 Were Stone Age Communities More Advanced Than We Thought?
08:55 Ancient Needles, Hairpins, and Personal Adornment
09:07 The Discovery of 7,000-Year-Old Almonds and Olives
09:53 Evidence of Prehistoric Mediterranean Trade
10:17 Rethinking the Origins of Civilization
10:50 The Great Cave and Croatia's Ice Age Inhabitants
11:55 Life in Croatia 18,000 Years Ago
12:34 The Walls of Ston and Medieval Engineering
13:26 Why Salt Was Medieval Croatia's White Gold
13:55 Europe's Oldest Working Salt Pans
14:26 How Salt Built the Republic of Ragusa
15:15 The Roman Origin of the Word Salary
16:14 Food, Wine, and Traditions of Dalmatia
16:56 Roman Oyster Farming in Croatia
18:28 The Famous Oysters of Mali Ston
19:28 Walking the Great Walls of Croatia
20:28 One of the World's Largest Defensive Wall Systems
21:41 Split and the Legacy of Emperor Diocletian
22:50 The Roman Emperor Who Retired Voluntarily
24:24 Inside Diocletian's Palace
25:39 A Palace Built From Across the Roman Empire
26:18 Why Diocletian Wanted to Be Treated Like a God
26:45 Exploring the City Beneath Split
27:48 Roman Baths and Ancient Engineering
28:53 Spending the Night Inside a Roman Palace
30:24 How Diocletian's Tomb Became a Christian Cathedral
31:09 The Emperor Who Preferred Cabbages to Power
32:02 Dubrovnik: Pearl of the Adriatic
33:09 How Dubrovnik Became a Maritime Power
34:02 Hidden Treasures Inside Dubrovnik Cathedral
35:28 The Earthquake That Revealed a Lost City
36:05 Discovering Dubrovnik's Byzantine Cathedral
37:24 How Archaeology Is Rewriting Dubrovnik's Origins
38:13 Lokrum Island and a Botanical Paradise
39:48 Richard the Lionheart's Croatian Connection
40:56 Dubrovnik's Famous City Walls
41:38 The Meaning of Freedom in Dubrovnik
41:50 Surviving the Croatian War of Independence
43:21 Why Heritage Matters to Future Generations
44:08 How Dubrovnik Continues to Thrive
44:52 The Adriatic Sea's Enduring Legacy
Croatia: Gifts of the Sea | Treasures with Bettany Hughes S5 | Episode 3 | TVO Docs
Bettany Hughes begins her Croatian journey on the island of Korcula, where she joins archaeologists on a live underwater excavation. Diving beneath the waves at, she joins the team uncovering a remarkably advanced Neolithic fortified settlement, providing a rare glimpse into the earliest coastal life in Croatia.
#documentary #freedocumentary #history
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00:00 Croatia: Gifts of the Sea
01:34 Why Croatia's Coastline Shaped History
02:29 Korčula and the Secrets Beneath the Adriatic
03:16 Discovering a 7,000-Year-Old Underwater Settlement
03:55 Why Stone Age People Built an Artificial Island
05:16 Diving Into Croatia's Neolithic Past
06:02 Stone Age Knives and Ancient Trade Routes
06:48 Did Neolithic Croatians Trade with Italy?
07:29 How This Discovery Rewrites History
08:24 Were Stone Age Communities More Advanced Than We Thought?
08:55 Ancient Needles, Hairpins, and Personal Adornment
09:07 The Discovery of 7,000-Year-Old Almonds and Olives
09:53 Evidence of Prehistoric Mediterranean Trade
10:17 Rethinking the Origins of Civilization
10:50 The Great Cave and Croatia's Ice Age Inhabitants
11:55 Life in Croatia 18,000 Years Ago
12:34 The Walls of Ston and Medieval Engineering
13:26 Why Salt Was Medieval Croatia's White Gold
13:55 Europe's Oldest Working Salt Pans
14:26 How Salt Built the Republic of Ragusa
15:15 The Roman Origin of the Word Salary
16:14 Food, Wine, and Traditions of Dalmatia
16:56 Roman Oyster Farming in Croatia
18:28 The Famous Oysters of Mali Ston
19:28 Walking the Great Walls of Croatia
20:28 One of the World's Largest Defensive Wall Systems
21:41 Split and the Legacy of Emperor Diocletian
22:50 The Roman Emperor Who Retired Voluntarily
24:24 Inside Diocletian's Palace
25:39 A Palace Built From Across the Roman Empire
26:18 Why Diocletian Wanted to Be Treated Like a God
26:45 Exploring the City Beneath Split
27:48 Roman Baths and Ancient Engineering
28:53 Spending the Night Inside a Roman Palace
30:24 How Diocletian's Tomb Became a Christian Cathedral
31:09 The Emperor Who Preferred Cabbages to Power
32:02 Dubrovnik: Pearl of the Adriatic
33:09 How Dubrovnik Became a Maritime Power
34:02 Hidden Treasures Inside Dubrovnik Cathedral
35:28 The Earthquake That Revealed a Lost City
36:05 Discovering Dubrovnik's Byzantine Cathedral
37:24 How Archaeology Is Rewriting Dubrovnik's Origins
38:13 Lokrum Island and a Botanical Paradise
39:48 Richard the Lionheart's Croatian Connection
40:56 Dubrovnik's Famous City Walls
41:38 The Meaning of Freedom in Dubrovnik
41:50 Surviving the Croatian War of Independence
43:21 Why Heritage Matters to Future Generations
44:08 How Dubrovnik Continues to Thrive
44:52 The Adriatic Sea's Enduring Legacy
Croatia: Gifts of the Sea | Treasures with Bettany Hughes S5 | Episode 3 | TVO Docs
