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From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms
2021
The team investigates some of the most remarkable artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb, including an exquisite piece of jewellery.
Roman dodecahedrons and baffling copper scrolls discovered in Israel come under the microscope next. Plus, a bizarre discovery in Whitby.
See one of the world's first batteries. Also, new details emerge about the death of Egypt's infamous Screaming Mummy.
A look at an ancient Greek device built to contain the knowledge of the cosmos and a colour-changing Roman cup.
The Enigma Machine, vital to Britain's Second World War effort is re-examined. Mysterious ancient markings on a stone door are discovered.
See one of the most famous coins ever discovered, and a death mask of a girl who drowned in Paris.
An obsidian mirror and the notorious Voynich Manuscript are among the magnificent items studied.
A tiny metal cube with a connection to Adolf Hitler is studied, along with the 300-year-old Berlin Gold Hat.
A look at the 'perfect listening bug' and a steam-powered 180-year-old mechanical engine that can solve complex math problems.
A look at the 11,000 year old skill of a deer, a decorated Bronze Age disk and a steampunk lightbulb.
2023
Is King Tut's mask his? Was America balloon-bombed? Is a clay bottle magic?
Why is one moai bearded? Are flying saucers real? Can a wooden bucket heal?
Is a bog body a murder? Can physics find illness? Who is on an Egyptian bust?
A rock solves murders? Metal ears repel aircraft? The Sphinx wore a false beard?
Uncovering secrets of the most remarkable and mysterious objects on Earth that are currently hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms around the world.
Are zombies real? Did a device stop Armageddon? Did Shakespeare code his plays?
Can a holey bone rewrite evolution? A shoe beat a casino? A sapphire be cursed?
Is a crystal skull powered? Is a spiked chair torture? Is a tablet astronomical?
A robot chess player, an immortality device and a lost language, wrapped mummy?
Can a carving retell history? A helmet cure modernity? Whos the armor skeleton?
2022
First a mysterious neolithic stone ball, then Pulvermacher's electric chain belt will give you a shock and finally the case of the missing cat - mummy.
Experts investigate the shattered skull of a 19th century railway worker.
Experts investigate an elaborately detailed gold mask of Ancient Greece.
Experts explore a controversial machine designed to measure intelligence.
Experts examine an ancient tablet could be the key to a lost civilization.
Experts explore the only objects ever found in the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Experts investigate the mysterious purpose and identity behind this 9,000-year-old clay-covered artifact.
Experts examine the enigmatic mosaic adorned on the ancient Standard of Ur.
A museum in South London contains a disturbing tattered hat made of brown felt and decorated with more than 80 human teeth; using the latest imaging technology, experts investigate to uncover the macabre origins of this mysterious Victorian-era cap.
A minuscule metal sphere containing two microscopic holes could be the smallest murder weapon in history; experts explore how this tiny object is linked to one of the most bizarre true crime cases of the 20th century.
Corey Johnson
Self - Narrator ( voice)
Kevin Macdonald
Self - Archaeologist, UCL
