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7 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
45 mins
Tells how the discovery and dating of an ancient mass grave at the Stonehenge site is challenging theories on how and why this mysterious ancient monument was built.
Episode 2
45 mins
The ten plagues of Egypt is one of history's most enduring legends. A series of natural disasters sent by God to punish the tyrannical Pharaoh for refusing the freedom of the enslaved Jews. However, could these devastating phenomena actually have happened?
Episode 3
45 mins
In 2004 archaeologists in York discovered the remains of over 80 skeletons. Pottery found among the bones dated the burials to the city's Roman past but the number of bodies and decapitations was a puzzle.
Episode 4
45 mins
Episode 5
45 mins
In the 1840s, Western explorers entered the Amazon rainforest and stumbled upon the ancient ritual of head shrinking. This isolated ceremonial practice soon became an obsession to trophy collectors, setting off a bizarre international trade, and a deadly new chapter in the history of the Shuar tribe. Follow a team of anthropologists, historians, and scientists as they use DNA, forensic science, and computer modeling to examine the ancient craft of head shrinking and the story of a society of victims, who were also perpetrators.
Episode 6
45 mins
Episode 7
45 mins
The Garden of Eden. An earthly paradise described in the Old Testament and the home of the first man and woman. However, did this paradisical land of plenty exist? And if so, where was it?