November 5, 2009 • 1h
Assault from the air didn't begin with the era of the airplane. The kite bomb was a medieval siege weapon that dropped bombs from ...Read more
January 1, 1970
Some of the strangest and deadliest weapons ever built were prototypes of the modern gun. ANCIENT DISCOVERIES finds out whether a...Read more
December 4, 2009 • 1h
Explore the defenses of ancient forts and cities. Discover the invisible underground defensive systems of Cappadocia and how they ...Read more
December 19, 2009
The systems by which ancient intelligence services transmitted messages over thousands of miles is investigated. Methods by which ...Read more
December 18, 2009
Explores ancient medical techniques and possible new applications in the modern era. Techniques reviewed include blood letting by ...Read more
December 18, 2009 • 1h
The show tracks down the secret manual that explained how the Vietnamese defeated not only the US in the 20th century, but the Mon...Read more
December 18, 2009 • 1h
Ancient commandos fought deep behind enemy lines in some of the harshest terrains know to man. The show examines such exploits thr...Read more
December 18, 2009 • 1h
The show reviews ancient Roman navy SEAL techniques of capturing enemy ships from underwater and replicates the feat. The tactics ...Read more
December 18, 2009
The show travels first to India where they encounter martial artists wielding terrifying 6-foot-long (1.8 m) swords, a projectile ...Read more
December 22, 2009 • 1h
This episode explores some ancient world records that still stand today. The most valuable thing in the ancient world is still the...Read more
December 22, 2009 • 1h
From conquering the depths of the oceans to defending the freedoms of the seas--ancient man pushed the technological boundaries to...Read more
December 22, 2009
Travel to Egypt to discover the mysteries of the mummified crocodiles of Kom Ombo. We'll x-ray an ancient mummy that has held a se...Read more
December 28, 2009
In Mexico, explorers use a sacred ancient Mayan temple code to search for an occult underworld engineered in the depths of the ear...Read more
January 1, 1970
Episode 16 of Season 6 premiered on January 1, 1970