Ancient Discoveries

  • Premiered: Dec 2003
  • Episodes: 42
  • Followers: 23
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Season 6
6x1
Airborne Assault
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Air date
Nov 05, 2009
Assault from the air didn't begin with the era of the airplane. The kite bomb was a medieval siege weapon that dropped bombs from a kite over cities. Ancient bouncing bombs that actually .. show full overview
6x2
Guns n' Ammo
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Air date
Nov 12, 2009
Some of the strangest and deadliest weapons ever built were prototypes of the modern gun. ANCIENT DISCOVERIES finds out whether a simple bamboo tube could have been the world's first .. show full overview
6x3
The Ancient Mega-Fort
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Dec 04, 2009
Explore the defenses of ancient forts and cities. Discover the invisible underground defensive systems of Cappadocia and how they proved so successful. Test the ancient Mayan killer bee .. show full overview
6x4
Ancient Secret Agents
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Dec 10, 2009
The systems by which ancient intelligence services transmitted messages over thousands of miles is investigated. Methods by which ancient spies sent secret messages are reviewed such as .. show full overview
6x5
Gruesome Medicine
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Dec 18, 2009
Explores ancient medical techniques and possible new applications in the modern era. Techniques reviewed include blood letting by leeches, reading from a torpedo fish, trepanning to .. show full overview
6x6
Riots and Revolution
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Dec 18, 2009
The show tracks down the secret manual that explained how the Vietnamese defeated not only the US in the 20th century, but the Mongols 700 years earlier. It reveals the largest booby .. show full overview
6x7
Ancient Commandos
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Dec 18, 2009
Ancient commandos fought deep behind enemy lines in some of the harshest terrains know to man. The show examines such exploits through storms and snowdrifts, revealing the tech and truth .. show full overview
6x8
Ancient Special Forces
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Dec 18, 2009
The show reviews ancient Roman navy SEAL techniques of capturing enemy ships from underwater and replicates the feat. The tactics of ancient Roman war dog units are explored including a .. show full overview
6x9
Twisted Weapons of the East
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Dec 18, 2009
The show travels first to India where they encounter martial artists wielding terrifying 6-foot-long (1.8 m) swords, a projectile that can sever the limbs of any enemies, and an ancient .. show full overview
6x10
Ancient Record Breakers
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Dec 22, 2009
This episode explores some ancient world records that still stand today. The most valuable thing in the ancient world is still the most valuable thing today at 2000 dollars per gram. A .. show full overview
6x11
Mega Ocean Conquest
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Dec 22, 2009
From conquering the depths of the oceans to defending the freedoms of the seas--ancient man pushed the technological boundaries to the limits in the mega battle for the oceans. New .. show full overview
6x12
Rituals of Death
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Dec 22, 2009
Travel to Egypt to discover the mysteries of the mummified crocodiles of Kom Ombo. We'll x-ray an ancient mummy that has held a secret for 2000 years, and reveal the lengths that people .. show full overview
6x13 Show finale
Secret Science of the Occult
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Air date
Dec 28, 2009
In Mexico, explorers use a sacred ancient Mayan temple code to search for an occult underworld engineered in the depths of the earth--a mysterious site where no TV cameras have ever .. show full overview

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