Sacred Sites
Did the legendary King Arthur actually exist? Where did the Nazis look to try and justify their Aryan ideology? What caused the disappearance of ancient Malta's Temple People? Get answers to these questions and more on visits to some of the world's most mysterious historic structures, and gain new insights into the civilizations that built them through recent archaeological discoveries and scientific breakthroughs.
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- Tuesday
- 1:00pm
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- Friday
- 2:00pm
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- Monday
- 3:00am
Mar 04King Arthur
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Seasons
Season 2
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Nazi Myths
Follow scientists around the world as they study sacred sites Nazis claimed were built by and for an ancient Aryan race.
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Egyptian Priestesses
Uncover surprising secrets about the political and sexual power of ancient Egyptian women.
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Malta
Follow a team of experts as they search the sacred sites of Malta to explain the disappearance of the Temple People.
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The Camino
Discover astonishing new findings about the Camino de Santiago as scientists examine the spiritual path's ancient origins.
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Maya
Travel across Mexico and Guatemala to sacred Mayan sites and discover new secrets about why they built them.
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King Arthur
From Camelot to the quest for the Holy Grail, see how much of the King Arthur myth is based on fact.
Season 1
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Chaco Canyon
See if external forces doomed the people of Chaco Canyon or if they were the authors of their own misfortune.
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Egypt
See the Pyramids, the Valley of the Kings, and more as we visit Egypt's sacred sites and reveal their hidden secrets.
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Oracles
Were ancient Greek oracles really soothsayers or were they predicting under the influence of tectonic phenomena?
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Templars
Were the Knights Templar faithful servants of Christ or hedonistic heretics? We travel to Jerusalem to find out.
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Petra
Enter the remains of Petra and Hegra, cities whose old inscriptions and new discoveries suggest were once ruled by women.