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  • Secrets of Otzi the Ice Mummy

    Secrets of Otzi the Ice Mummy
    Jan 26 2026
    Otzi the Iceman is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time. He is a perfectly preserved ice ‘mummy’, frozen high in the Alps for 5000 years. Investigators have discovered that he lived and died before the Pyramids and Stonehenge. Who was the iceman, was he murdered and what can his remains tell us about the world he comes from? Now fresh investigations of his possessions – including an astonishing copper axe – are revealing a world far more sophisticated that we imagined. Otzi lived at a time of great change – did this contribute to his untimely death in the mountains? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 min
  • Escape From Alcatraz

    Escape From Alcatraz
    Jan 19 2026
    Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Known as the Rock, for decades it was home to the most wanted criminals in America. Men like Al Capone, ‘Machine Gun’ Kelly and Robert Stroud, the so-called ‘Birdman of Alcatraz’, all do time on the island. Why did this prison become an icon and crime and punishment? What really lies behind its unbreakable reputation? Today experts are investigating Alcatraz’s remarkable engineering secrets. They’re uncovering the Rock’s forgotten past, protecting its concrete cells and exploring why so many convicts tried and failed to escape the toughest jail in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 min
  • Mystery of the Nazca Lines

    Mystery of the Nazca Lines
    Jan 12 2026
    The Nazca Lines in Peru are mysterious giant symbols; hundreds of alien looking drawings etched into the arid Atacama Desert, more than a thousand years ago. Why did their creators make vast images that only make sense from the air, centuries before the invention of aircraft? Today investigators use pioneering drone technology to hunt for new lines and to solve the enduring riddle of why they were created. Some of the images such as the Hummingbird and the Condor are stunningly beautiful, many are made with incredible precision. Who were the mysterious Nazca people and why did their civilization disappear? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 min
  • Ramses' Buried Treasures

    Ramses' Buried Treasures
    Jan 5 2026
    Abu Simbel is the largest rock-cut temple in the world. Inside are giant halls and passages cut by hand 60 metres into a cliff face. Dominating its façade – four 20-metre-tall sandstone statues of pharaoh Ramses II, known as Ancient Egypt’s greatest ever ruler. How did Ramses win this title? Decoding the clues he built into Abu Simbel reveal his strategy for eclipsing his predecessors’ achievements. Why did he align the temple with the sunrise on two specific dates? What was the reason he dedicated a second temple to his wife? Does Abu Simbel reveal Ramses’ plans for a project unprecedented in Egyptian history? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 min
  • Curse of the Jungle Treasure

    Curse of the Jungle Treasure
    Dec 29 2025
    On Mexico’s Gulf coast, archaeologists uncover strange stone heads beside a concealed 100-foot tall mud pyramid. They mark the site of La Venta – the lost capital city of the mysterious Olmec. Who were these people? Why did they vanish 1000 years after founding this mighty metropolis? In the search for answers, brand new research reveals the Olmec built the very first giant structures in North America; and a recently-unearthed artefact proves they communicated using the continent’s first written language. Piecing together the evidence reveals an incredible possibility: before they disappeared, the Olmec laid the foundations for the whole of Mesoamerican civilisation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 min
  • Lost City of the Maya

    Lost City of the Maya
    Dec 22 2025
    Hidden deep inside the Guatemalan jungle lies the lost city of Tikal. 1200 years ago it was the most important settlement in the Maya world, home to more than 100,000 people. Now a team of experts unlock Tikal's mysteries to reveal how it rose from jungle backwater to Maya superpower. They uncover the ingenious engineering inside Temple IV - the tallest structure the Maya ever built; how Tikal's inhabitants thrived in times of drought; and the reason behind its sudden transformation into a ghost town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 min
  • Avebury: Ghosts of the Stone Age

    Avebury: Ghosts of the Stone Age
    Dec 15 2025
    Avebury, England is home to the world’s largest stone circle. 5,000 years old and three times larger than nearby Stonehenge, its true purpose and the people who created it have always remained a mystery. Archaeologists find out why it was made and unearth where these Stone Age builders lived. But there are more wonders in the landscape - experts reveal why one of Britain’s oldest tombs and Europe’s largest prehistoric pyramids were all constructed nearby. Now shocking new discoveries using cutting edge DNA analysis of ancient human remains uncover a new mystery - 4,400 years ago this enigmatic civilization suddenly disappeared. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 min
  • Egypt's Lost Skyscrapers

    Egypt's Lost Skyscrapers
    Dec 8 2025
    The great city of Thebes – the heart of ancient Egypt during its most prosperous and powerful age – the New Kingdom. For the pharaohs this was the holiest and most important place in their empire. In the city’s great temple of Karnak, they constructed towering obelisks from single blocks of stone. But how did they do it? In a ground-breaking experiment, archaeologists reconstruct how workers moved and raised these giant 300-ton needles. For centuries, this was the powerbase of the pharaohs, but then Egypt fell into decline. In building up Thebes, were the pharaohs sowing the seeds of their own downfall? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 min