Ancient Discoveries
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Ancient history
Some inventions of the classical world equal or surpass modern technology.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, May 21
Ancient Secret Agents
Season 6 • Episode 4
Ancient secret agents; long-distance communications; invisible ink; Japanese ninjas.
Thursday, May 22
Ancient Secret Agents
Season 6 • Episode 4
Ancient secret agents; long-distance communications; invisible ink; Japanese ninjas.
Thursday, May 22
Ancient Secret Agents
Season 6 • Episode 4
Ancient secret agents; long-distance communications; invisible ink; Japanese ninjas.
Thursday, May 22
Ancient Secret Agents
Season 6 • Episode 4
Ancient secret agents; long-distance communications; invisible ink; Japanese ninjas.
Tuesday, May 27
Machines of the East
Season 3 • Episode 10
Mesopotamian engineer Al-Jazari invents many devices.
Tuesday, May 27
Twisted Weapons of the East
Season 6 • Episode 9
Martial artists wield six-foot-long steel swords in India; camels as weapons of war.
Tuesday, May 27
Ancient New York
Season 4 • Episode 6
New discoveries unveil the ancient blueprint for modern life in the metropolis of New York.
Tuesday, May 27
Ancient Super Navies
Season 4 • Episode 2
Experts investigate antiquity's legendary naval inventions.
Tuesday, May 27
Impossible Naval Engineering
Season 5 • Episode 2
Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet.
Tuesday, May 27
Machines of the East
Season 3 • Episode 10
Mesopotamian engineer Al-Jazari invents many devices.
Tuesday, May 27
Twisted Weapons of the East
Season 6 • Episode 9
Martial artists wield six-foot-long steel swords in India; camels as weapons of war.
Tuesday, May 27
Ancient New York
Season 4 • Episode 6
New discoveries unveil the ancient blueprint for modern life in the metropolis of New York.
Tuesday, May 27
Ancient Super Navies
Season 4 • Episode 2
Experts investigate antiquity's legendary naval inventions.
Tuesday, May 27
Impossible Naval Engineering
Season 5 • Episode 2
Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet.
Wednesday, May 28
Machines of the East
Season 3 • Episode 10
Mesopotamian engineer Al-Jazari invents many devices.
Wednesday, May 28
Twisted Weapons of the East
Season 6 • Episode 9
Martial artists wield six-foot-long steel swords in India; camels as weapons of war.
Wednesday, May 28
Ancient New York
Season 4 • Episode 6
New discoveries unveil the ancient blueprint for modern life in the metropolis of New York.
Wednesday, May 28
Ancient Super Navies
Season 4 • Episode 2
Experts investigate antiquity's legendary naval inventions.
Wednesday, May 28
Impossible Naval Engineering
Season 5 • Episode 2
Citizens of ancient Tyre use fire ships against Alexander the Great's besieging fleet.
Wednesday, May 28
Chinese Warfare
Season 3 • Episode 7
Exploring how modern military innovations stem from ancient Chinese inventions like gunpowder.
Wednesday, May 28
Death Weapons of the East
Season 5 • Episode 1
Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon.
Thursday, May 29
Death Weapons of the East
Season 5 • Episode 1
Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon.
Thursday, May 29
Chinese Warfare
Season 3 • Episode 7
Exploring how modern military innovations stem from ancient Chinese inventions like gunpowder.
Thursday, May 29
Death Weapons of the East
Season 5 • Episode 1
Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon.
Thursday, May 29
Chinese Warfare
Season 3 • Episode 7
Exploring how modern military innovations stem from ancient Chinese inventions like gunpowder.
Thursday, May 29
Death Weapons of the East
Season 5 • Episode 1
Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon.
Thursday, May 29
Chinese Warfare
Season 3 • Episode 7
Exploring how modern military innovations stem from ancient Chinese inventions like gunpowder.
Friday, May 30
Impossible Army Machines
Season 5 • Episode 6
Ancient military engineers influence today's weapons and tactics.
Saturday, May 31
Impossible Army Machines
Season 5 • Episode 6
Ancient military engineers influence today's weapons and tactics.
Saturday, May 31
Impossible Army Machines
Season 5 • Episode 6
Ancient military engineers influence today's weapons and tactics.
Saturday, May 31
Impossible Army Machines
Season 5 • Episode 6
Ancient military engineers influence today's weapons and tactics.
Saturday, May 31
Airborne Assault
Season 6 • Episode 1
Early methods of airborne attack; medieval kite bomb; bouncing bombs.
Sunday, June 1
Airborne Assault
Season 6 • Episode 1
Early methods of airborne attack; medieval kite bomb; bouncing bombs.
Sunday, June 1
Airborne Assault
Season 6 • Episode 1
Early methods of airborne attack; medieval kite bomb; bouncing bombs.
Sunday, June 1
Airborne Assault
Season 6 • Episode 1
Early methods of airborne attack; medieval kite bomb; bouncing bombs.
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