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Ancient Mysteries Season 2 Episodes

7 Episodes 2017 - 2017

Episode 1

Stonehenge: The Final Mystery

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.

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Episode 2

The Ten Plagues of Egypt

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?

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Episode 3

The Headless Gladiators of York

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.

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Episode 4

The Undiscovered Secrets of Petra

45 mins

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Episode 5

Shrunken Heads

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.

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Episode 6

Bog Bodies

45 mins

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Episode 7

Eden Revealed

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?

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