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1:00:00Ancient Mysteries
Could the discovery of a submerged stone circle reveal insight into Stonehenge's origins?
1:00:00A 6,000 year old cemetery contains the remains of animals
1:00:00A gigantic statue shed light on an almost forgotten pharaoh.
1:00:00The fierce Vikings terrorised Europe for hundreds of years.
50:00The Shrine of Jonah may reveal the truth of the Bible tale.
1:00:00The story of the first tomb to be discovered since 1922.
Series 4
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50:00Investigators unravel the mysteries surrounding a tribe in Swedish ringfort Sandby Borg.
1:00:00Why King Tut was buried with so much marvellous treasure.
1:00:00How a volcanic eruption may have brought down ancient Egypt.
50:00Experts analyse the remains of a victim of Roman crucifixion.
50:00Examining the 55 bodies frozen in time by Vesuvius' eruption.
Series 5 1:00:00
1:00:00Experts share details about the mutilated corpse and paintings of an ancient pharaoh.
1:00:00Elongated skulls are discovered in an ancient cemetery with connections to Rome.
1:00:00Evidence found concerning a volcanic eruption may explain the downfall of ancient Egypt.
1:00:00Experts examine a Roman cemetery and discover skeletons with elongated skulls.
Series 4 50:00
50:00Was King Tut prepared for an afterlife in which he would have to fight the forces of darkness for the good of Egypt?
1:05:00Egyptologist Joe Manning reveals how a colossal volcanic eruption in the same year as Julius Caesar's murder may have brought down one of the greatest civilisations the world has ever known.
1:05:00In 2017, divers along the Tunisian coast made the startling discovery of the submerged ancient ruins of a vital Roman outpost. Why would a Roman hub have been built on the North African coast, and what destroyed it?