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Secrets in the Sand
Examine a tiny skeleton in Chile that set off a firestorm of alien speculation; explore a forgotten Silk Road settlement; uncover evidence of a mass sacrifice in northern Peru and visit a multi-faceted military site from the age of the pharaohs.
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5 indexedDrowned Stone Age Fisherman Date unknown
Scan the skeleton of a drowned Stone Age fisherman in Chile and rediscover a vanished golden age in Egypt's lost city of Aten; ancient Chinese mummies reignite a cultural debate; discover a massive biblical-era moat in Jerusalem.
Forgotten Mongol Soldiers and an Ancient Iraqi Tavern Date unknown
Inspect a Mongolian mass grave and learn the fate of a platoon of soldiers, then investigate a 5,000-year-old tavern in Iraq; examine an Egyptian scarab that's far from home and ancient tools that show where desert migration routes once lay.
King Thutmose II Tomb & Secret Saudi Gates Date unknown
Look inside the lost tomb of King Thutmose II and get new clues about Egypt's pharaohs; dust off stone hunting structures in Saudi Arabia; visit a 1,200-year-old mosque buried in the Negev Desert and inspect a 30-million-year-old predator skull.
Lady Be Good Wreck Date unknown
Dig up a mysterious WW II bomber in the Libyan desert, then see why the carved pillars in a Turkish temple may be the world's oldest calendar; open a secret filled shrine in Jerusalem and unearth broken Iraqi bowls that have deep political meaning.
The Atacama ``Alien`` Skeleton Date unknown
Examine a tiny skeleton in Chile that set off a firestorm of alien speculation; explore a forgotten Silk Road settlement; uncover evidence of a mass sacrifice in northern Peru and visit a multi-faceted military site from the age of the pharaohs.