Strata: Portraits of Humanity is a monthly half-hour newsmagazine-style show. Each episode of the human story is a portrait building on the many layers of the human experience. This is a record we are just beginning to uncover. From that perspective, Strata delivers in-depth coverage of a wide variety of archaeological and cultural heritage topics all around the world.
Nevada Native American pipe-maker; drama in pre-Roman Gaul
Hilman Tobey, a Northern Paiute living at Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, made stone-bowled pipes for use in traditional ceremonies...
Organic residues in pots; Passamaquoddy language keeper
Fats, oils and waxes persist for thousands of years in pottery, so organic residue analysis provides us with totally new insight into...
Bronze Age lake-dwellers
Resting on stilts on the margins of lakes and marshes in northern Italy were the houses of the Bronze Age Polada Culture...
People of Lombok; Maori warrior; Byzantine icon
Despite the influence of Balinese kings, Dutch traders and the modern world, many indigenous Sasak villages...
Middle Fork Salmon River Tukudeka; Battle of Alesia
The Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho flows through the heart of the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness...
Virtual Mandan village; erecting a menhir
Visually immerse yourself into a previous era on the Great Plains, travel through time and walk through a Mandan village...