The Naked Archaeologist

TV Show · Documentary · History

Ladies, if you're expecting Harrison Ford to run across your screen wearing nothing but a fedora and carrying a bullwhip, you're out of luck. Instead, this show finds previously "serious" documentarian Simcha Jacobovici channeling his inner Michael Moore, as he travels the Middle East seeking to uncover the truth behind biblical events. Jacobovici interviews Holy Land scholars and compares notes with leading archaeological experts, offering startling new theories behind the stories while having fun in the process.

2005 · 23m

Starring Simcha Jacobovici

EPISODE 1

Delilah's People

The legacy of the sophisticated Philistine society.

23m
EPISODE 2

Who Invented the Alphabet?

Archaeological finds show that Hebrews in Egypt created an early alphabet system.

23m
EPISODE 3

Jerusalem and the Black Prince

A journalist has a controversial answer to the mystery of the "angel of God" that saved Jerusalem from the Assyrians.

23m
EPISODE 4

What Killed Herod?

Examing the legacy and mystery of the brilliant but brutal Herod, a first century ruler of Palestine.

23m
EPISODE 5

Real or Fake?

Why the Israel Antiquities Authority limits access to some artifacts; the fabrication of an entire culture, including famous artifacts.

23m
EPISODE 6

Fame & Forgery

The Israeli Antiquities Authority; the fabrication of an entire culture complete with artifacts.

23m

Simcha Jacobovici

Host

About

The Naked Archaeologist

Documentary

Ladies, if you're expecting Harrison Ford to run across your screen wearing nothing but a fedora and carrying a bullwhip, you're out of luck. Instead, this show finds previously "serious" documentarian Simcha Jacobovici channeling his inner Michael Moore, as he travels the Middle East seeking to uncover the truth behind biblical events. Jacobovici interviews Holy Land scholars and compares notes with leading archaeological experts, offering startling new theories behind the stories while having fun in the process.