Ancient Unexplained Files
Ancient investigations go digital as new forensics lab technologies help specialists solve key mysteries from over 70,000 years of human civilization. CT scans of 3,000-year-old murder victims to infrared satellite images of lost cities
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Documentary
Ancient investigations go digital as new forensics lab technologies help specialists solve key mysteries from over 70,000 years of human civilization. CT scans of 3,000-year-old murder victims to infrared satellite images of lost cities
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Mystery on Easter Island
Sun, Feb 14, 2021
Experts reveal the mysteries behind the moai statues of Easter Island.
Episode 2
Maze of Cryptic Terror
Sun, Feb 21, 2021 42 mins
A team of explorers discover a forbidding cave system riddled with ancient markings that seem to contain a mysterious meaning; using advanced photogrammetry, experts finally decode these cryptic scrawls to expose a dark chapter of English history.
Episode 3
Secrets of Skull Grave
Sun, Feb 28, 2021
Archaeologists excavating a historic Chilean site make a chilling discovery and find decapitated human skulls separate from a nearby burial site; experts use advanced cranial forensics to reveal what really happened to these ancient, butchered victims.
Episode 4
War of the Ancients
Sun, Mar 7, 2021
A gruesome archaeological discovery leads to a shocking excavation that uncovers ancient human carnage on a scale that's unparalleled; experts use 3-D bone modeling to reveal evidence of what may be the first catastrophic, major war in human history.
Episode 5
Secrets of Mayan Murders
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
Archeologists make a bone-chilling discovery when they unearth 20 mutilated skeletons in Mexico; investigators use advanced forensic analysis to examine the bizarre burial and reveal an ancient case of Mayan mass murder.
Episode 6
Gladiator Graveyard
Sun, Mar 21, 2021
Experts reveal the mystery behind a macabre scene of ancient execution.
Episode 7
Grave of the Red Skulls
Sun, Mar 28, 2021
When experts discover a 500-year-old grave, they find mysterious red skulls, pointing to a shocking mass sacrifice; experts use the latest technology and state-of-the-art forensics to investigate what happened at this horrific sight.
Episode 8
Tomb of the Red Queen
Sun, Apr 4, 2021
In an abandoned Maya city, an archaeologist discovers the tomb of a mysterious red skeleton decorated in jade and pearl treasures; experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal who this person was and why they were buried so.
Episode 9
Legend of the Cursed Temple
Sun, Apr 11, 2021
For over a 100 years the Denver Museum of Nature and Science has two mummies with little known about their history. Back in the 1990's they were CT Scanned the mummies and both were women of about 30 years in age. Due to the quality of their wrapping they were know as Rich Mummy and Poor Mummy. However newer CT Scan reveled these two women had more in common then previously thought.
Episode 10
Mystery of the Child Mummies
Sun, Apr 18, 2021
Experts investigate the mummies of three children discovered in Argentina