Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead

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Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead
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At the sacrificial alter, El Castillo, where thousands met their death, researchers find exciting new evidence. Can a sacred well at Chichen Itza, where thousands of Mayan victims were deposited shed new light on the Maya?

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The first Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang rests in an underground kingdom, in a tomb so large the archaeological dig could last a century. Buried with 8,000 life-sized terracotta warriors and a moat of mercury to guard his body under a sky of pearls, what could justify such a show of funereal grandeur?
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In 1928, an earthquake shift uncovered a row of painted warriors. These 7 foot statues encased mummies from an ancient civilisation, perhaps a cemetery of Chachapoya children. Who were they? And what were the large Sentinel Sarcophagi set to guard against?
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Jell Mound, in Gjellstad Norway is a known Viking burial ground where archaeologists are using ground penetrating radar to unveil new findings every year. Vikings believed the soul needed to be freed from the body after death -- but it wasn’t just the soul that took flight to Valhalla. For these warring people, what did de...
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