Ancient X Files travels around the world to solve some intriguing riddles. Each story is a piece of detective work by an expert trying to make sense of some puzzling ancient artefact, to find the truth behind some extraordinary legend, to discover the origins of a bizarre myth or to establish the authenticity of a venerated religious relic. This series explores the bits of archaeology and history which seem to defy explanation. Our experts are following chains of clues and putting theories to the test, in an effort to explain the unexplained. Ancient X Files investigates claims about the whereabouts of the lost Ark of the Covenant; attempts to establish the authenticity of a cup some believe to be the Holy Grail; tries to de-code the mysterious Phaistos disc; investigates a cloth which is believed to carry traces of the DNA of Jesus Christ; and deciphers an encrypted book of alchemy written by the great Sir Isaac Newton.
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Millions of tourists visit Angkor Wat in Cambodia every year to marvel at its remarkable architecture, yet most are probably unaware that when it was built nearly 1,000 years ago it was even more impressive. Using remote sensing technology, scientists now know what is hidden beneath the nearby paddy fields and jungle: a sophisticated metropolis with an elaborate network of houses, canals, boulevards and temples covering 30 square kilometres that housed three-quarters of a million people. To put that into perspective, London at that time was home to just 18,000. These previously hidden finds tell us a great deal about life during the golden age of the powerful Khmer dynasty.
The construction of the Egyptian pyramids remains an enigma, an unsolved mystery. But today, Egyptologists and archaeologists have developed a new tool which uses aerial and satellite images to provide valuable fresh clues about the position, construction, and evolution of these edifices. This series sets out to decode the mysteries of the pyramids' construction, and to recreate Egypt as it was more than 5000 years ago.
It is said to be one of the oldest books in the world. Has it been altered? If yes why? A remarkable journey back in time to see what the Old Testament and the New Testament is hiding from us.
Explore a world never seen before a world hidden under miles of water, the landscape of the seabed. Join expeditions to dive long-lost vessels, discover ancient sites and follow the scientists who are probing the darkest and deepest corners of this underwater world. Computer generated, three-dimensional maps and imagery will offer a first glimpse of these mysteries.
A forensic dig into history's most enduring mysteries. In Voices of the Dead, Professor Bettany Hughes leads a forensic investigation into some of the most enduring mysteries of the ancient world and brings viewers face-to-face with the extraordinary people of the past she unearths along the way.
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Archaeologists are making new discoveries about life during the glory days of the Roman Empire.
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Liz Bonnin joins an international team of palaeontologists in the remote badlands of Wyoming as they investigate a mysterious dinosaur graveyard.
Time Team is a British television series which has been aired on British Channel 4 from 1994. Created by television producer Tim Taylor and presented by actor Tony Robinson, each episode featured a team of specialists carrying out an archaeological dig over a period of three days, with Robinson explaining the process in layman's terms. This team of specialists changed throughout the series' run, although has consistently included professional archaeologists such as Mick Aston, Carenza Lewis, Francis Pryor and Phil Harding. The sites excavated over the show's run have ranged in date from the Palaeolithic right through to the Second World War.
A documentary series hosted by John Rhys-Davies based on the articles published in the magazine "Archaeology".
Three-part documentary series in which anthropologist professor Alice Roberts and archaeologist Neil Oliver go in search of the Celts - one of the world's most mysterious ancient civilisations.
Despite decades of research, many mysteries remain about the ancient Maya. Now, archaeologists are unearthing new clues that transform long held ideas about how these people came to dominate vast areas of Mexico and Central America. Through immense lost monuments, ancient inscriptions and new forensic evidence, this series tracks the Maya from their earliest origins all the way to the present day, unlocking the dark secrets of the rise and fall of the Maya.
This extraordinary series is a sweeping account of the rise of Earth’s continents. They are the product of a grand waltz of plate tectonics and the continual evolution of Earth’s crust. As landmasses assemble and separate, they fuel volcanoes and spark earthquakes, building mountains and tearing valleys. We see the Earth, eons in the making, through the eyes of geologists and other scientists.
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How do you build a medieval castle from scratch? Domestic historian Ruth Goodman and archeologists Peter Ginn and Tom Pinfold make perhaps their most ambitious foray into the past as they head to France to take part in a build that has been underway since 1997. Our intrepid history adventurers join this magnificent construction at Guédelon Castle to recreate authentic medieval castle living from within its rising walls.
Tori Herridge and a team of scientists piece together life stories behind unearthed bones
Using the latest in archaeology, anthropology and genetics, this series tells the story of where the modern world began. Incorporating studies of artifacts, renowned sites of archaeological interest and interviews with leading experts, it moves around the geographic zones of the world, exploring how and why civilization first sparked into life.
Unearthed decodes mysteries and combines scientific investigations with CGI animation to reveal the hidden secrets of iconic structures and monuments from around the globe to discover how they were designed, built, used, and in some cases, lost and rediscovered.
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3 episodes • 2010
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | Holy Grail And The Minotaur | Sep 27, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Blood Of Christ And Mystery Disc | Sep 27, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Philosopher's Stone And The Lost Ark | Jan 24, 2011 | 0.0 |
13 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
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| 1 | The Mona Lisa Code And The Bone Chamber | May 1, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Crown Of Thorns And The Living Dead | May 8, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Incas Decoded And Viking Sun Stone | May 15, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sodom and Gomorrah And Voynich Manuscript | May 22, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Holy Shroud And Star God Temple | May 29, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vampire Killers And Green Children Mystery | Jun 5, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mayan Underworld | Jun 12, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Great Flood And Scottish Stone Mystery | Jun 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Crucifixion Decoded And Bosnian Pyramids | Jun 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Mystery Of Mary Magdelene | Jul 3, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Joan Of Arc Conspiracy And London's New Jerusalem | Jul 10, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sword in the Stone And Orpheus Amulet | Jul 17, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Death Cult And Bog Bodies of Ireland | Jul 24, 2012 | 0.0 |