The team investigates some of the most remarkable artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb, including an exquisite piece of jewellery.
10 episodes
Roman dodecahedrons and baffling copper scrolls discovered in Israel come under the microscope next. Plus, a bizarre discovery in Whitby.
See one of the world's first batteries. Also, new details emerge about the death of Egypt's infamous Screaming Mummy.
A look at an ancient Greek device built to contain the knowledge of the cosmos and a colour-changing Roman cup.
The Enigma Machine, vital to Britain's Second World War effort is re-examined. Mysterious ancient markings on a stone door are discovered.
See one of the most famous coins ever discovered, and a death mask of a girl who drowned in Paris.
An obsidian mirror and the notorious Voynich Manuscript are among the magnificent items studied.
A tiny metal cube with a connection to Adolf Hitler is studied, along with the 300-year-old Berlin Gold Hat.
A look at the 'perfect listening bug' and a steam-powered 180-year-old mechanical engine that can solve complex math problems.
A look at the 11,000 year old skill of a deer, a decorated Bronze Age disk and a steampunk lightbulb.
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Episode 1
The Scarab, The Ark And The Rock
The team investigates some of the most remarkable artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb, including an exquisite piece of jewellery.
45 min
7.5
Episode 2
Romans, Lost Treasure And A Leech
Roman dodecahedrons and baffling copper scrolls discovered in Israel come under the microscope next. Plus, a bizarre discovery in Whitby.
45 min
7.0
Episode 3
The Battery, The Screaming Mummy and the Medieval Iron Hand
See one of the world's first batteries. Also, new details emerge about the death of Egypt's infamous Screaming Mummy.
45 min
8.0
Episode 4
The Ancient Computer, The Pigeon and the Roman Nanotechnology
A look at an ancient Greek device built to contain the knowledge of the cosmos and a colour-changing Roman cup.
45 min
8.0
Episode 5
German Codes, Egyptian Helicopters and the Future Machine
The Enigma Machine, vital to Britain's Second World War effort is re-examined. Mysterious ancient markings on a stone door are discovered.
45 min
8.0
Episode 6
The Viking Coin, the Ancient Disk and the Dead Girl that Saved Millions
See one of the most famous coins ever discovered, and a death mask of a girl who drowned in Paris.
45 min
8.0
Episode 7
The Golden Disk, The Book of Mysteries and the Mirror to the Other Side
An obsidian mirror and the notorious Voynich Manuscript are among the magnificent items studied.
45 min
8.0
Episode 8
The Gold Hat, The Nazi Cube and the Billion Pound Clock
A tiny metal cube with a connection to Adolf Hitler is studied, along with the 300-year-old Berlin Gold Hat.
45 min
8.0
Episode 9
The Fake, The Spy and the Steam Powered Brain
A look at the 'perfect listening bug' and a steam-powered 180-year-old mechanical engine that can solve complex math problems.
45 min
8.0
Episode 10
The Ice Age Shaman, The Bronze Age Sky And The Steampunk Lightbulb
A look at the 11,000 year old skill of a deer, a decorated Bronze Age disk and a steampunk lightbulb.
45 min
8.0
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