Episodes (13)

Airborne Assault
S06E01 · Airborne Assault

Nov 05, 2009

Assault from the air didn't begin with the era of the airplane. Take a look back at early methods of airborne attack, from medieval kite bombs to ancient China's whistling arrows.

Guns 'N Ammo
S06E02 · Guns 'N Ammo

Nov 12, 2009

Examine some of the strangest and deadliest weapons ever built. Hidden in an ancient manuscript lies a secret recipe for ancient tracer fire, but does it really work? Did a nine-barreled medieval volley gun mark the birth of the modern machine gun?

Ancient Mega-Fort
S06E03 · Ancient Mega-Fort

Dec 04, 2009

Holding off invasion and protecting its people, ancient civilizations came up with creative, efficient, and effective means of self-protection and defense. Go behind some of history's most impregnable walls.

Ancient Secret Agents
S06E04 · Ancient Secret Agents

Dec 10, 2009

Investigate the systems by which ancient intelligence services transmitted messages over thousands of miles and the ways in which they manipulated darts, poisons, and even explosives.

Gruesome Medicine
S06E05 · Gruesome Medicine

Dec 18, 2009

Modern medicine it isn't, but at the time, it was the best that could be done - and perhaps it may have new applications in our world.

Riots and Revolution
S06E06 · Riots and Revolution

Dec 18, 2009

Track down the manual that explained Vietnamese military secrets, discover King Mithridates' "burning mud," and learn how the terrorist booby-traps and letter bombs of today were invented hundreds of years ago.

Ancient Commandos
S06E07 · Ancient Commandos

Dec 18, 2009

Exactly as they do today, ancient commandos fought deep behind enemy lines in some of the harshest terrains know to man. Discover the secrets and triumphs of these daring and oft-outnumbered elite forces.

Ancient Special Forces
S06E08 · Ancient Special Forces

Jan 01, 2008

Discover through epic experiments how the ancient Romans captured enemy ships from underwater; the secrets of the samurai sword; and how the Japanese protected galloping cavalrymen with thin layers of silk.

Twisted Weapons of the East
S06E09 · Twisted Weapons of the East

Dec 31, 2023

Ancient Indian weapons, booby traps and how camels were used as the first tanks.

Ancient Record Breakers
S06E10 · Ancient Record Breakers

Dec 22, 2009

Amazingly, some world records that still stand today were set in the ancient world. Explore how changing measurements and values have made the ancient world's greatest wonders even more impressive with time.

Mega Ocean Conquest
S06E11 · Mega Ocean Conquest

Dec 22, 2009

Dive in to experiments and demonstrations of the ways in which ancient man pushed technological boundaries to the limit to conquer the depths of the oceans and defend the freedoms of the seas.

Rituals of Death
S06E12 · Rituals of Death

Dec 22, 2009

Delve into the rituals and mysteries surrounding mummification, crucifixion, 15th-century forensic science, and China's famous terracotta army.

Secret Science of the Occult
S06E13 · Secret Science of the Occult

Dec 28, 2009

In Mexico, explorers use am ancient Mayan temple code to search for an occult underworld engineered in the depths of the earth; and in Greece, archaeologists solve the mystery of an eerie sanctuary of flying ghosts.

About

Ancient Discoveries Season 6 (2009) is released on Nov 05, 2009 and the latest season 6 of Ancient Discoveries is released in 2009. Watch Ancient Discoveries online - the English Documentary TV series from United Kingdom. Ancient Discoveries is directed by Ben Mole,Stuart Clarke,Ali McGrath,Belinda Kirk and created by John Fortune with Phil Crowley and Christopher Kelly.

As know as:

Grandes descubrimientos, Ancient Discoveries, Inventos da Antiguidade, Arhaies anakalypseis(transliterated title), Ókori felfedezések

Countries:

United Kingdom, Australia, United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

A+E Networks, History Channel, Sianel 4 Cymru (S4C)

Official Site:

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