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The history of anti-Semitism is a story of demonization that is deeply intertwined with the societies, countries, and ages where it takes place.

Anti-semitism: 2000 Years of History

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It's one of history’s greatest mysteries. From his arrest to his burial, many questions remain about the last 24 hours of Jesus Christ's life.

The Last Hours of Jesus Christ

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Exiled writer Jawad Bashara uses 3D tech to help restore Mesopotamia’s heritage, returning to his homeland to uncover humanity’s ancient origins.

Mesopotamia 3D

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Revisit the rise and fall of the Inca Empire with many striking new discoveries, ones that challenge old myths of ruthless giants ruling with cruelty.

Incas: The New Story

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An unknown object shows up on sonar in the Baltic Sea, causing wonder – and study. Could it reveal a crash site from a prehistoric civilization?

The Mystery Beneath

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Saqqara, Egypt, 1850: Auguste Mariette finds the Serapeum, the Apis bull tomb. Today, the Louvre resumes his work, enriching archaeology's grand saga.

Egypt: The Treasure of the Sacred Bulls

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Crusaders, Ottomans, Venetians, Moors, and other empires built formidable Mediterranean fortresses. Our visits include Crusader forts and much more.

Empire Builders: Great Forts of the Mediterranean

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The lines between the archaeological and the supernatural blur when mysterious events occur after the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb in the 1920s.

Tutankhamun: Unmasking the Curse

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Many believe that visual art emerged 30,000 years ago, from the minds of our ancestors, homo sapiens. But a recent discovery could shake this belief.

Neanderthal: The First Artist

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Some locations in the Czech Republic are thought to be supernatural or extraterrestrial sites: the Houska Castle, the city of Prague, and Area Sumava.

Most Mysterious Places in the World

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Empires thrived on conquest, wealth, and cultural appropriation. Their legacies reveal both innovation and oppression, conflict and cultural fusion.

Empire Builders: Icons of Conquest

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Archaeologists and architects restored and rebuilt the Colosseum in Rome, the Acropolis in Greece, and the Great Wall in China.

Empire of Stone

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Nicknamed the 'Versailles of Andalusia,' Medina Azahara, located in Córdoba, Spain, is today one of the most important Islamic archaeological sites.

Medina Azahara: The Lost Pearl of Al-Andalus

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Rome's Colosseum embodies the power of its empire. The genius of its ancient building techniques makes it one of the new seven wonders of the world.

Colosseum: A Jewel in Rome's Crown

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For millennia, China was closed, and historians only had legends to study. The truth is clearer today.

China: The Beginning

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From the 13th to the 15th century, the Jews were expelled from Europe, and their traces erased. Today, archaeology is rediscovering their history. 

Archaeology of Judaism

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The recent discoveries of decapitated women's skeletons, as well as the tomb of a woman surround by weapons, launches an international investigation.

Amazon Women Warriors

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Today’s world is etched in yesterday’s stones. Understand the present by uncovering what ancient civilizations have left behind.

Civilizations' Legacy

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In the heart of French Burgundy lies a hidden city that's been dormant for nearly 2,000 years: Bibracte. Explore reconstructed remains.

Lost City of Gaul: Unearthing Bibracte

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Members of the Royal Archaeology and Historical Association of Portugal excavate 78 mummies in a crypt beneath the Sacramento Church in Lisbon.

The Secret Mummies of Lisbon: Portugal's Cryptic Mysteries

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Mexico's history is full of violent struggles, but relatively little is known of the events that shaped it, and how they are reflected in the country.

Empire Builders: Mexico

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Dr. Alice Roberts follows archeologists for a year, being there for the greatest discoveries as they dig for the truth of Britain's past.

Digging For Britain

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From the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb to the research that continues in the tomb to this day, this film retraces an unprecedented adventure.

Tutankhamun: The Untold Discovery

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Towering over the Giza plateau, the Grand Egyptian Museum spans 260,000 square feet and is dedicated to housing thousands of priceless artifacts.

Relics of Egypt: Exploring the Largest Museum in the World

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Despite an idyllic tropical setting in the middle of the world’s largest ocean, the Pacific Islands have been a battleground for centuries.

Empire Builders: Pacific

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Join this marvelous investigation as Egyptologists and architects reveal the ranking of seven of Ancient Egypt’s most impressive stone giants.

Ancient Egypt: Top 7 Pyramids

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The whole story of the Colosseum is told for the first time, from its ancient beginnings to the groundbreaking renovation underway amid controversy.

Colosseum: The Whole Story

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A 1960 archaeological site in remote Morocco revealed remains of ancient homo sapiens that challenge scientists to rethink the origins of our species.

Sapiens: The New Origins

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Explore how Greek civilization has affected the Western world with its contributions to science, philosophy, architecture, politics, and drama.

Empire Builders: The Ancient Greeks

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Human bones can hide the most shocking of secrets. Join Dr. Tori Herridge as she examines some of the UK's most mysterious archeological burial sites.

Bone Detectives

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Why are there so many dismembered skulls hidden underground throughout London?

Mystery Of The Roman Skulls

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Helen Castor explores how the people of the Middle Ages handled the most fundamental moments of transition in life: Birth, marriage and death.

Medieval Lives: Birth, Marriage, Death

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See the Mayans in a whole new light: explore the lost citadels of Tikal, a sacred cenote at Chichén Itzá, and a network of tunnels at Teotihuacan.

Maya: Ancient Metropolis

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This compilation of special episodes throughout the years follows Tony Robinson and the Time Team as they uncover intriguing secrets from the past.

Time Team: Specials

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The development of modern mankind was primarily explained through the "Out of Africa" theory. In recent years, bone finds have challenged that belief.

Out of Europe

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This investigative documentary follows a team of archaeologists searching for the hard evidence behind chilling vampire myths.

Vampire Island

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In 2017, Oman opened its territory to archeologists for the very first time. Explore the discoveries and learn how the nomadic tribes thrived.

Oman: The Treasure of Mudhmar

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This series focuses on using archaeology to reveal how we used to live in great detail. Each episode boasts a different dig site or famous historian.

Time Team

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Dr. Tori Herridge explores all the bits of history found on Britain's shoreline, including shipwrecks, prehistoric stone forts, and medieval villages.

Shoreline Detectives

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Historian and Asia expert Peter Lee travels across Southeast Asia to explore the history of four empires that changed the course of world history.

Mark of Empire: Asia's Ancient Civilizations

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In Southern Ethiopia, a team of archeologists is at work on a newly discovered megalithic site ten times bigger than Stonehenge.

Ethiopia: The Mystery of Phallic Stones

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Scientists take a close look into the life of this Nordic teenager to better understand early Scandinavia and the oft-overlooked bronze age.

The Egtved Girl: Life of a Bronze Age Teenager

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Shot in what could be the cradle of civilization, this film takes us to a largely unknown archeological site captured on film for the first time.

Kurdistan: The Untold Story of Mesopotamia

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For the first time in 90 years, teams from the international archeological mission in Saqqara open and decipher the tomb.

Decoding Saqqara: The Secret Hieroglyphs of the Pyramids

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How the history of Ancient Egyptians has had a lasting effect on Egypt today, and how this unique culture has endured several millenia.

Eternal Egypt

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Was Pontius Pilate weak? Did he allow Jesus to be crucified at the demand of others? Perhaps he had his own motives for allowing Jesus's fate.

Pilate: The Man Who Killed Christ

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Here is a fascinating look at the public and private lives of six key men who ruled ancient Rome: from Julius Caesar to Nero and Hadrian.

I, Caesar: The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire

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Roman Emperor Septimius Severus turned an old African settlement into a model of triumphant Rome. It symbolized how any citizen could become Emperor.

Leptis Magna: Rome in Africa

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Most of the precious artifacts of King Tut's tomb were safely kept out of sight, and have been reconstituted at the Grand Egyptian Museum at Giza.

King Tut: Forgotten Treasure

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Angkor Wat, the "City of Temples,” has been steeped in mystery for almost 1000 years. Watch a team traverse Cambodian jungles to explore the ruin.

Ancient Angkor: City of Temples

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Egyptian temples were victims of looting, earthquakes, desert encroachment, and floods. They were almost swallowed up by the Nile in the 20th century.