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This episode focuses on the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls, in mid-20th century, in 11 caves near the Dead Sea. These texts are of great importance, both historical and religious, as they were written around the time of Christ, being the only known remaining biblical documents of that time. With ...

In this episode, we're shown evidence of the first American settlers. Not Mongols, not by crossing the Bering Strait, but Australian aborigines that travelled by boat. They claim that the first settlers arrived at about 50000 years ago, much earlier than previously thought....

This is probably the most studied Neolithic and Bronze Age monument, and still there are few definite answers about it. It starts with the history of it, showing the various phases of its construction, and proceeds with some possibilities to explain the reason for its construction and its meaning....

This final episode tells the story of the search for El Dorado, a mythical city totally made of gold. It shows the quest of Gonzalo Pizarro, also showing much about the natives' way of life and how they were affected by the Spanish invaders....

The story of the Taj Mahal is well known: a mausoleum built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Yet, there are probably some hidden meanings behind it. This program tries to find some of those meanings, ending up as the story of an egomaniac emperor, who ...

The Nubian empire is probably one the least known of the ancient big civilizations. Being considered as a part of the Egyptian empire until recently, it is now regarded as a quite different civilization, despite all the influences it had from Egypt....

The title says it all. In this program we're presented with some theories about the Holy Grail, what it is, where it is, what it does....

This episode tells the story of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten. His name has been constantly removed from the Egyptian history, including by his own son, Tutankhamun, due to his religious beliefs (monotheism), in contrast with the predominant view of the time and his personality cult....

This program focuses on Cahokia, an ancient Native American city, in what is now Illinois. It shows some of its best known features, such as the mounds and Woodhenge, (named after Stonehenge) and about the life of its people, including some disturbing evidence of human sacrifices....

This episode goes to modern-day Mexico, to look for the remains of the ancient Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, trying to understand how a civilization with such an advanced science, architecture and way of life can also be so superstitious and violent....