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Secrets

Secrets

—Some of the world's famous relics have secrets behind them that contribute to their complete stories. Secrets explores the mysteries relating to some of these historic landmarks to reveal the truths behind them. The latest research and forensic techniques are used to find out the stories behind the fabled cities, monuments and remnants featured on the show. Episodes include Egyptian historians on a mission to decode the mysteries of the Great Sphinx, archeologists unearthing secrets of Richard III, and an investigation into whether the bust of Nefertiti is real or a hoax.
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Season 48 of 8 Episodes

  • Evidence shows that the Tower of Babel, the subject of one of the Bible's most incredible stories, actually existed.

  • Why the inhabitants of Petra abandoned their thriving ancient metropolis.

  • New discoveries found in and around Stonehenge are reshaping the history of this 5,000-year-old prehistoric monument.

  • A mass grave discovered in England may turn out to be the largest gladiatorial burial site ever found.

  • New evidence may prove that the Bible's tale of the ten plagues of Egypt actually happened.

  • Scientists and anthropologists study the ancient craft of head shrinking and the troubled culture of the tribe that made them.

  • Modern forensic techniques reveal new secrets about 2,300-year-old corpses found in Northern Europe.

  • The discovery of an 11,000-year-old stone monument may hold the secret to the location of the Garden of Eden.
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Some of the world's famous relics have secrets behind them that contribute to their complete stories. Secrets explores the mysteries relating to some of these historic landmarks to reveal the truths behind them. The latest research and forensic techniques are used to find out the stories behind the fabled cities, monuments and remnants featured on the show. Episodes include Egyptian historians on a mission to decode the mysteries of the Great Sphinx, archeologists unearthing secrets of Richard III, and an investigation into whether the bust of Nefertiti is real or a hoax.

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Mark Bazeley, Joseph May, Salima Ikram, Robert Feather, Aidan Dodson, Darius Arya

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