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Ancient Mysteries is a television series that was produced by FilmRoos and originally broadcast on A&E between 7 January 1994 and 3 May 1998 with reruns airing until 2000. Reruns were also re-broadcast on The

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Ancient Mysteries Season 1 Episode 4 - The Lost Pharaoh
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    #1 - The Lost Pharaoh

    S1:E4

    A 1980 Canadian documentary on Pharaoh Akhenaten and the archaeological detective work that shed light on his reign. Akhenaten ruled for 17 years in the 14th century B.C.; his successor was his son-in-law, King Tut.

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  2. Ancient Mysteries Season 1 Episode 5 - The Marble Hunter
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    #2 - The Marble Hunter

    S1:E5

    A chronicle of Charles Fellows' archaeological excavation of Xanthos and other Lycian cities in Asia Minor.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Ancient Mysteries Season 1 Episode 6 - Northern Lights
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    #3 - Northern Lights

    S1:E6

    "The Northern Lights," a documentary exploring scientific findings on the aurora borealis. Also, how an auroral display can affect power lines and radio waves; past theories on the phenomenon.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Ancient Mysteries Season 2 Episode 4 - The Shroud of Turin
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    #4 - The Shroud of Turin

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    The Shroud of Turin, long thought to be Jesus Christ's burial garment, has inspired the faithful for centuries. But one very important question remains is it authentic, or merely a medieval forgery? Since it first appeared in 1357, the Shroud, a yellowed linen cloth that bears the faint image of a crucified man, has prompted one of the greatest detective stories of modern times. Now, ANCIENT MYSTERIES tackles the enigma of the Shroud with an in-depth examination of the garment and its history. Through numerous scientific tests, conflicting and sometimes shocking results have kept its true origins a mystery, but startling new evidence suggests that the shroud may have actually covered the body of Christ. Get an up-close look at the famed Shroud, and examine the results of the test that seem to prove it is genuine.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Ancient Mysteries Season 2 Episode 5 - Shreds of Evidence
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    #5 - Shreds of Evidence

    S2:E5

    A report on the mystery surrounding the Shroud of Turin, thought by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus. Scientists in three countries investigating the shroud's authenticity are observed using carbon dating and other techniques.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Ancient Mysteries Season 2 Episode 6 - Shadow of the Templars
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    #6 - Shadow of the Templars

    S2:E6

    Tracing the rise and fall of Knights Templars, a religious-military order that fought for Christ during the 12th and 13th centuries, according to narrator Henry Lincoln. Included: a look at their activities during the Crusades; and their suppression by King Philip IV of France.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ancient Mysteries Season 2 Episode 7 - Robot Journey Into the Past
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    #7 - Robot Journey Into the Past

    S2:E7

    Examining the Upuaut project, in which robotic cameras explored the Great Pyramid of Cheops. Included: comments from writers Robert Bauval and Adrian Gilbert (“The Orion Project”), and Emma Freud.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Ancient Mysteries Season 2 Episode 8 - Myth of the Spanish Inquisition
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    #8 - Myth of the Spanish Inquisition

    S2:E8

    An examination of the Catholic Church's orthodoxy court asserts that it was a victim of a Protestant "propaganda campaign." Included: interviews with historians; excerpts from silent films; a Monty Python spoof of the Inquisition; and Verdi's opera "Don Carlos."

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  9. Ancient Mysteries Season 2 Episode 9 - The Loch Ness Monster
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    #9 - The Loch Ness Monster

    S2:E9

    A report on the ongoing search for the Loch Ness monster examines eyewitness accounts and scientific evidence. Included: footage of Nessie (maybe); sonar readings; an uncovered hoax.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ancient Mysteries Season 2 Episode 10 - Easter Island: The Secrets
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    #10 - Easter Island: The Secrets

    S2:E10

    "Easter Island: The Secrets" offers theories concerning the origin of the ancient stone statues that populate the island, who carved them, and why.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 2 - Palenque: The Maya
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    #11 - Palenque: The Maya

    S3:E2

    Palenque was a Maya city state in southern Mexico that flourished in the 7th century.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 4 - Vikings in North America
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    #12 - Vikings in North America

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    The exploits of Eric the Red. The legend of Leif Ericson. The struggle for power the bond of a family and the courage to sail beyond a dark and dangerous ocean. Guided by their hopes the explorers of the North moved their horizon west in an odyssey of ice and uncertainity. Leaving Norway for Iceland and an inauspicious tundra they named Greenland the Norse in their long boats proved sturdy enough to reach one more distant shore--VINLAND. At the dawn of the century with the chance to settle a new home the long search seemed over and the future bright. Yet their stay proved so brief as to almost escape history until a fantastic find just thirty years ago by Helge Ingstad.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 7 - The Timber Castles of England
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    #13 - The Timber Castles of England

    S3:E7

    The history of the timber castles that once populated medieval England, but are only mounds of earth today.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 8 - Secret Mounds of Prehistoric America
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    #14 - Secret Mounds of Prehistoric America

    S3:E8

    Explore some of the most intriguing archaeological sites on earth - the puzzling pre-historic mounds built by the ancient residents of North America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 9 - The Search for Shangri-La
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    #15 - The Search for Shangri-La

    S3:E9

    A tale told through the centuries of a lost, hidden civilization that lives in an euphoric state of peace and harmony enclosed by impassable mountains.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 10 - Who Built Stonehenge?
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    #16 - Who Built Stonehenge?

    S3:E10

    An investigation of the origins of Stonehenge, the prehistoric megaliths on the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, believed to have been erected during the Neolithic period (circa 2000 B.C.).

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 12 - The Search for Alexander the Great
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    #17 - The Search for Alexander the Great

    S3:E12

    Efforts to locate the remains of Alexander the Great. Included: the discovery of treasures in northern Greece that appear to have belonged to his father, Phillip II of Macedonia.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 13 - The Riddle of the Maya
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    #18 - The Riddle of the Maya

    S3:E13

    The Maya temple city of Palenque in Chiapas, Mexico, abandoned by the Mayans around 835 A.D., is explored. Included: the Temple of Inscriptions, a sarcophagus, and the great Palace.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 14 - The Lost Canyon of the Pueblos
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    #19 - The Lost Canyon of the Pueblos

    S3:E14

    Examination of the sophisticated system of housing built by the Pueblo Indians in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon over 1,000 years ago.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 16 - Life and Death in Britian's Ancient Theaters
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    #20 - Life and Death in Britian's Ancient Theaters

    S3:E16

    A look at British theater in the Elizabethan age.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 17 - The Quest for the Holy Lance
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    #21 - The Quest for the Holy Lance

    S3:E17

    A Roman soldier takes his spear and pierces the side of Christ as he hangs on a crucifix. Thus, the legend of the Holy Lance is born. Relics associated with the life of Christ have inspired awe and obsession throughout the ages. Giants of history ranging from Attila the Hun, Charlamagne and Adolf Hitler desired possession of this artifact that supposedly contains the power of God. What is the true story of the Holy Lance, and does it exist today?

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 19 - The Sunken City
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    #22 - The Sunken City

    S3:E19

    The ancient city of Ostia, Italy, used at one time as the port of Rome, from its founding by Ancus Marcius (641-616 B.C.) to its eventual decline and abandonment over a 1600-year period.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 21 - Blood and Treasure in Peru
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    #23 - Blood and Treasure in Peru

    S3:E21

    “Blood and Treasure in Peru” chronicles the discovery - by grave robbers - of the royal tombs of Sipan, a treasure trove of artifacts produced about A..D. 400, and the find's effect on the international art market. The artifacts were produced by the Moche people, whose civilization flourished in Peru between the 1st and 9th centuries A.D.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 23 - Hadrian's Wall
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    #24 - Hadrian's Wall

    S3:E23

    Speculation on why the Roman emperor Hadrian constructed a wall along the empire's British frontier in the 2nd century. The wall (and accompanying fortifications) was built between A.D.122 and 136, and was abandoned by the end of the 4th century.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Ancient Mysteries Season 3 Episode 24 - Secrets of the Pueblo
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    #25 - Secrets of the Pueblo

    S3:E24

    An examination of the 19 Pueblo towns located in New Mexico's Chaco Canyon, believed to be some of the earliest dwellings in North America. Included: a history of the Pueblo tribe.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Lost Pharaoh" is the worst rated episode of "Ancient Mysteries". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/17/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Marble Hunter".