Watch full episodes, get behind the scenes, meet the cast, and much more. They combined armor with speed to create the ancient version of the tankit could stop. Some ancient astronaut theorists believe geniuses are able to access an otherworldly pool of knowledge given to us by our ancient ancestors in this clip from season 9, episode 4, the genius factor. The episode 7 wonders of the solar system, and season 6 were produced in 3d. It reveals the largest booby trap in history, one that snagged an entire battle fleet, how king mithridates used a substance. 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. The robotic inventions found in the mythical texts and how they compare with machines known in the ancient world.
What you think may be a product of modern thought may have originated thousands of years ago. Documentaries and documentary series on general and ancient history. Watch all 10 ancient discoveries episodes from season 3,view pictures, get episode information and more. Holding off invasion and protecting its people, ancient civilizations came up with creative, efficient, and effective means of selfprotection and defense. Did a ninebarreled medieval volley gun mark the birth of the modern machine gun. December 4, 2009 historys most formidable defenses are examined, including englands great castles. Documentary series with specific themes featuring particular examples from general ancie. It also investigates the antikythera mechanism, a computerlike device that may have been. Watch ancient discoveries season 3, episode 5 mega machines. With phil crowley, christopher kelly, sean barrett, richard windley. I grew up watching this after school i can say that ancient discoveries is what made me love history. Modern humans are proven by dna studies to be less intelligent than our ancestors of 2000 to 3000 years ago.
The program is produced by flight 33 productions and workaholic productions the series premiered on may. Ancient pyramids, solar system mysteries, and investigations into antarctica have defied every scholar that has tried to understand them, the ancients left us bizarre knowledge to decode, maybe there was there a lost ancient advanced culture on the planet. Season 6 mega ocean conquest on directv a team of divers builds and tests a deepsea diving suit. Watch as historians uncover evidence of primitive land and air tra. Ancient discoveries the antikythera machine youtube. The team tries to figure out how successfully ancient peoples traveled overland. Mysteryquest season 1 episode 6 the rise of the fourth reich part 23 by iecmysteryquest. Ancient occult technology is explored, including a statue of jesus in england that appears to come to life. The universe is an american documentary television series that features computergenerated imagery and computer graphics of astronomical objects in the universe plus interviews with experts who study in the fields of cosmology, astronomy, and astrophysics. Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon. Josh gates investigates the most mysterious airline disaster in american history searching for why northwest flight 2501 vanished, taking the lives of all 58 people on board. This episode examines an ancient jar that appears to be an electric battery and a.
Episodes of the regular series expanded to cover other areas such as egypt, china and east. Analyzing a site in turkey, believed to be the location of troy. Watch all 6 ancient discoveries episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. The roman empire, the united states, and a crumbling society episode 7. A working model of an ancient computer was recently. Ancient discoveries season 6 episode 6 riots and revolution. This episode discusses the ancient inventors archimedes and ctesibius.
A series on ancient inventions that seem startlingly modern. Watch ancient discoveries season 1, episode 6 machines ii. The history original series vikings transports us to the brutal and mysterious world of ragnar lothbrok, a viking warrior and farmer who yearns to exploreand raid. Ancient discoveries twisted weapons of the east tv episode. Ancient discoveries is a television series that premiered on december 21, 2003, on the history channel. The series travels back in time to uncover remarkably sophisticated inventions, and to celebrate the ancient engineers whose ingenuity laid the foundations for today s technology.
The series shows that many inventions which are thought to be modern have ancient roots or in some cases may have been lost and then reinvented. Season 6 guide for ancient discoveries tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. The amazing successes and stunning failures of ancient military engineers influence todays weapons and tactics. Watch ancient discoveries online full episodes of season. Find show info, videos, and exclusive content on history. Watch ancient discoveries episodes online season 6 2009. From drawings that show the egyptians may have unlocked the secret to flight with primitive helicopter designs, to a 6thcentury chinese wind car that could travel up to 30 miles per hour, and 600yearold designs from italy for a rocket car apparently fueled by gunpowder, ancient discoveries unearths clues that connect the present with the. Antikythera mechanism the two thousand year old ancient. The amazing successes and stunning failures of ancient military engineers have directly affected the weapons and tactics we use today. Throughout history man has gone to great lengths to develop the technology of torture. Finally, ancient chinese crossbows are examined, including one small enough to fit up your sleeve. Books and films ancient discoveries season 1 and 2.
Many of todays cuttingedge devices seem to appear in. The shows theme was that many inventions which are thought to be modern have ancient roots or in some cases may have been lost and then reinvented. The program was a followup to a special originally broadcast in 2005. The universe is an american documentary television series that features computergenerated.
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Ancient discoveries season episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0. History channels modern marvels part 1 tinycuriosities. Examining the interpretations by ancient peoples of celestial phenomena as bad omens, and the impact that the. In fact, an ancient greek weapon is still used on modern aircraft carriers. History channel ancient discoveries lost science of the bible by trumentary.
Ancient indian weapons, booby traps and how camels were used as the first tanks. Ancient discoveries tv show season 6 episodes list. The program was a followup to a special originally broadcast in 2005 which focused on technologies. Shot on location in the mediterranean and the middle east, this six episode, 2 disc set features 3d computer graphic and working recreations of ancient machines. In mexico, explorers use am ancient mayan temple code to search for an occult underworld engineered in the depths of the earth. From brain surgery to computers, find out how ancient knowlegde influenced modernday tech.
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