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Historians reveal and discuss evidence of centuries-old theories and prototypes for many contemporary procedures and technologies, like brain surgery and computers.
S3, EP2 "Cars & Planes"
The team tries to figure out how successfully ancient peoples traveled overland.
S3, EP4 "Superships"
Ships from the ancient world and the societies that created them.
S6, EP10 "Ancient Record Breakers"
Building a replica of a 2000-year-old jet engine; a weapon that can shoot around corners; a gun that is made from fruit; beating the ancient world's land-speed record.
S6, EP12 "Rituals of Death"
The mummified crocodiles of Kom Ombo; using an X-ray on an ancient mummy; China's terra-cotta army; scientists solve a year-old murder using 15th-century forensics; virtual-reality techniques afford investigation of crucifixion.
Historians reveal and discuss evidence of centuries-old theories and prototypes for many contemporary procedures and technologies, like brain surgery and computers.
Original Air Date: Dec 21, 2003
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
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