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Ancient Unexplained Files

Season 1
2021TV-PG
Ancient investigations turn tech as specialists harness an advanced digital forensics lab and use the latest scientific discoveries to solve the biggest mysteries of ancient history.
Starring
Sheila K HoffmanAlexei VranichJacob L Wright
Genres
Adventure
Subtitles
English [CC]
Audio languages
English

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  1. 1. Mystery on Easter Island
    February 14, 2021
    42min
    TV-PG
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    Archaeologists have struggled for centuries to understand the ancient moai statues of Easter Island and the purpose behind their mysterious placement; now, experts use cutting-edge tech to finally reveal the hidden logic behind their cryptic locations.
  2. 2. Maze of Cryptic Terror
    February 21, 2021
    42min
    TV-PG
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    A team of explorers discover a forbidding cave system riddled with ancient markings that seem to contain a mysterious meaning; using advanced photogrammetry, experts finally decode these cryptic scrawls to expose a dark chapter of English history.
  3. 3. Secrets of Skull Grave
    February 28, 2021
    42min
    TV-PG
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    Archaeologists excavating a historic Chilean site make a chilling discovery and find decapitated human skulls separate from a nearby burial site; experts use advanced cranial forensics to reveal what really happened to these ancient, butchered victims.
  4. 4. War of the Ancients
    March 7, 2021
    42min
    TV-PG
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    A gruesome archaeological discovery leads to a shocking excavation that uncovers ancient human carnage on a scale that's unparalleled; experts use 3-D bone modeling to reveal evidence of what may be the first catastrophic, major war in human history.
  5. 5. Secrets of Mayan Murders
    March 14, 2021
    42min
    TV-PG
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    Archeologists make a bone-chilling discovery when they unearth 20 mutilated skeletons in Mexico; investigators use advanced forensic analysis to examine the bizarre burial and reveal an ancient case of Mayan mass murder.
  6. 6. Gladiator Graveyard
    March 21, 2021
    42min
    TV-PG
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    When a mass grave of mutilated skeletons is unearthed at the frontier of the Roman Empire, experts use advanced digital analysis to reveal the mystery behind these grisly remains.
  7. 7. Grave of the Red Skulls
    March 28, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    When experts discover a 500-year-old grave, they find mysterious red skulls, pointing to a shocking mass sacrifice; experts use the latest technology and state-of-the-art forensics to investigate what happened at this horrific site.
  8. 8. Tomb of the Red Queen
    April 4, 2021
    42min
    TV-PG
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    In an abandoned Maya city, an archaeologist discovers the tomb of a mysterious red skeleton decorated in jade and pearl treasures; experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal who this person was and why they were buried so.
  9. 9. Legend of the Cursed Temple
    April 11, 2021
    42min
    TV-14
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    A temple to the Roman god of the underworld was the site of ritual sacrifice and a gate to the underworld, but it was buried because it was believed to be cursed; experts use cutting-edge forensics to reveal what actually happened here.
  10. 10. Riddle of the Child Mummies
    April 18, 2021
    42min
    TV-PG
    Subtitles
    English [CC]
    Audio languages
    English
    Archaeologists make a shocking discovery when the perfectly preserved remains of three children are unearthed from the frozen mountains of Argentina; using state-of-the-art forensics, experts investigate the bizarre circumstances behind this grisly scene.