Thread: Ancient Discoveries - Series (2003-08)

Ancient Discoveries is a documentary television series that premiered on December 21, 2003, on The History Channel. The program focuses on ancient technologies. The show's theme is that many inventions which are thought to be modern have ancient roots or in some cases may have been lost and then reinvented. The program is a follow-up to a special originally broadcast in 2005 which focused on technologies from the Ancient Roman era such as the Antikythera mechanism and inventors such as Heron of Alexandria. Episodes of the regular series have expanded to cover other areas such as Egypt, China and East Asia, and the Islamic world.

Episode Guide
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Discoveries

1x03 - Heron of Alexandria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6hSv9xqEWI

2x02 - Warfare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4m2sS_rUt4
2x03 - Machines II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZYMx4CsZ4M

3x02 - Cars & Planes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9VhlsIh53c
3x03 - Machines of the Gods
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2fReAT06WY
3x05 - Mega Machines
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLskh0u3w_4
3x06 - Egyptian Warfare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTz29XMFipE
3x07 - Chinese Warfare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MheQtgb4LdA

5x04 - Ancient Torture Tech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL-sWmn08cI
5x07 - Lost Science of the Bible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_QQsVXI25U

6x02 - Guns n' Ammo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghsRwHX_SSI
6x05 - Gruesome Medicine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXDDiF3-72g
6x09 - Twisted Weapons of the East
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xp7-9dqp6BI
6x10 - Ancient Record Breakers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp3TSvJpRAU
6x12 - Rituals of Death
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwZVbwfFO5k
6x13 - Secret Science of the Occult
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5ETZ_4uvsw

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