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- Historians and scientists search for insights into the origins and significance of some of the most enigmatic relics and mysteries known to man.
- On November 26, 1922, Howard Carter made one of the greatest discoveries ever; the tomb of the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun. The news was spread all over the world. But when people who had entered the chamber began to die, stories of the "curse of the pharaoh" spread. Were the deaths a coincidence or stories to sell newspapers? Can modern science explain the truth behind the legend?
- Monty Don travels the Islamic world and beyond from Morocco to India in search of Paradise Gardens celebrated in the Koran and uncovers the influence they've had back home.
- This documentary explores some of the psychological behaviors regarding the world's most infamous celebrities in the ancient world, while utilizing modern scientific techniques to explain their actions.
- A captivating examination of the primate origins of human social dynamics, highlighting the 98% genetic similarity and instinctual parallels that connect us to our closest ape relatives.
- Experts examine a theory that treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb were meant to prepare him for an epic afterlife battle.
- The chilling story of how a warrior tribe was brutally murdered by their rivals in a power struggle which would eventually lead to the rise of the Vikings.
- Experts examine the underground world and political intrigues in the Roman city of Pompeii before it was buried in ash by Mount Vesuvius.
- Ancient records marked a modest Tunisian coastal town as the location of a one-time thriving Roman metropolis called Neapolis, but for centuries there was little archaeological evidence to support such a claim. That all changed when a massive storm exposed the ruins of ancient streets and buildings beneath in the Mediterranean Sea.
- The discovery of an executed man in Northern Italy reveals the truth behind the Roman practice of crucifixion.
- A massive volcanic eruption in 44 B.C. may have hastened the end of the ancient Egyptian empire.
- Monty Don explores paradise gardens in grand Spanish palaces and secret Moroccan courtyards. And in the Iranian desert, Monty unravels the mystery to their creation.
- Having mastered their basic building blocks in Spain, Morocco and Iran, Monty Don sets out to explore the wide variety of gardens offering a slightly different vision of paradise.
- The fall of the Roman Empire - Historians from the time paint a picture of the Empire's military might crumbling under unrelenting and ferocious attacks from savage Barbarian hordes.
- A three-decade-long investigation reveals one of Ancient Egypt's greatest lost cities - The Lost City of Canopus. The site of a temple to the Egyptian god Serapis, it lies on the outskirts of modern-day Alexandria.
- A shocking new discovery reveals just how ruthless the Roman army could be in pursuit of absolute power.
- A spectacular discovery unveils the origins of the rituals and motives that culminated in the building of the ancient world's greatest and most mysterious monument - Stonehenge.
- The breath-taking discovery of a treasure-laden grave offers a unique insight into how ancient Greek civilization sprang into life and destroyed another even more ancient, culture.
- A gruesome new discovery reveals a little-known period of Ancient Egypt's history, when the country was fighting for its very survival.
- Experts find out what the Vinland map - allegedly drawn in the 15th century - reveals about settlements in America prior to Christopher Columbus's arrival,
- Archeologists search for and interpret tiny clues to determine the origin of the Sphinx and who it represents.
- Unlocking the mysteries of the most recognizable statues on earth. How were the thousand giant stone heads of Easter Island made, and why? Why did the Islanders topple all of them, except one?
- Off the coast of North Carolina, nautical archaeologists, historians and scientists study the artifacts of a 300 year old shipwreck. Positively identified as Blackbeard's flagship, our investigators set about to uncover what the ship's remains can tell us about history's most notorious pirate.
- In a search that spans four countries and 20 centuries, we investigate the legend of the Spear of Destiny. First mentioned in the New Testament, the spear is said to have pierced the side of Jesus. Believed to have special powers, kings and conquerors from Charlemagne to Hitler tried to possess it.
- For centuries Troy was believed to be a mythical city. Now, a leading team of American archaeologists have discovered an ancient thriving city, and evidence of a real Trojan War.