Ancient Discoveries
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S3 A1 – Death Weapons of the East
9 mars 200845 minThe oldest known weapon is the staff. Watch with surprising results a comparison test between a staff and a shotgun.Gå med i PrimeS3 A2 – Ancient Tank Tech
5 november 200845 minAmazingly, the Ancients understood the principles of the modern tank.Gå med i PrimeS3 A3 – Ancient Torture Tech
12 november 200845 minThroughout history man has gone to great lengths to develop the technology of torture. Learn about a new discovery that proves victim's bones were snapped apart on the rack.Gå med i PrimeS3 A4 – Ancient Mining Machines
19 november 200845 minThe Romans created a hydraulic mining system that literally blew millions of tons of material away and ancient sappers dug under mega walls and brought a whole castle down. But how was this possible?Gå med i PrimeS3 A5 – Impossible Army Machines
30 november 200845 minThe amazing successes and stunning failures of ancient military engineers have directly affected the weapons and tactics we use today.Gå med i PrimeS3 A6 – Lost Science of the Bible
14 december 200845 minMight the stories of the Bible have their basis in ancient scientific fact? How big was the giant Goliath, and what was the tech of the sling that brought him down?Gå med i PrimeS3 A7 – Airborne Assault
4 november 200945 minAssault from the air didn't begin with the era of the airplane. Take a look back at early methods of airborne attack. The kite bomb was a medieval siege weapon.Gå med i PrimeS3 A8 – Guns n' Ammo
11 november 200945 minSome of the strangest and deadliest weapons ever built were prototypes of the modern gun. Find out whether a simple bamboo tube could have been the world's first gun.Gå med i PrimeS3 A9 – Ancient Mega-Fort
3 december 200945 minHolding off invasion and protecting its people, ancient civilizations came up with creative, efficient and effective means of self-protection and defense.Gå med i PrimeS3 A10 – Ancient Secret Agents
9 december 200945 minInvestigate the systems by which ancient intelligence services transmitted messages over thousands of miles--the fire beacon, the horse and the pigeon.Gå med i PrimeS3 A11 – Gruesome Medicine
17 december 200945 minModern medicine it isn't, but at the time, it was the best that could be done--and perhaps may have new applications in our world.Gå med i PrimeS3 A12 – Riots and Revolution
17 december 200945 minDiscover a book that has never been seen in the west until now. In a world exclusive we track down the secret manual that explained how the Vietnamese defeated not only the US.Gå med i PrimeS3 A13 – Ancient Commandos
17 december 200945 minExactly as they do today, ancient commandos fought deep behind enemy lines in some of the harshest terrains know to man.Gå med i PrimeS3 A14 – Ancient Special Forces
18 december 200945 minDiscover the ancient Roman navy SEAL technique of capturing enemy ships from underwater.Gå med i PrimeS3 A15 – Twisted Weapons of the East
17 december 200945 minIn India, we encounter martial artists wielding terrifying six foot long flexible steel swords.Gå med i PrimeS3 A16 – Ancient Record Breakers
21 december 200945 minAmazingly some of the world records that still stand today were set in the ancient world. The most valuable thing in the ancient world is still the most valuable thing today.Gå med i PrimeS3 A17 – Mega Ocean Conquest
21 december 200945 minFrom conquering the depths of the oceans to defending the freedoms of the seas--ancient man pushed the technological boundaries to the limits in the mega battle for the oceans.Gå med i PrimeS3 A18 – Rituals of Death
21 december 200945 minTravel to Egypt to discover the mysteries of the mummified crocodiles of Kom Ombo. We'll x-ray an ancient mummy that has held a secret for 2000 years,.Gå med i Prime
