Changing the way we think about the past.

Ancient Discoveries changes the way we think about the distant past. While we entertain visions of a simpler, unsophisticated time, the  truth is much more complicated and fascinating than we imagine. Countless modern inventions may have been conceived thousands of years ago in such far-away lands as ancient Egypt, Greece, Turkey and the Far East. Go back millennia to see how our ancestors’ grandest ideas mirror those of modern society.

From the earliest mining machines and the technology that built some of our most impressive cities, to the gruesome practices of ancient medicine, we investigate the fascinating and diverse world of ancient history. This fresh, eye-opening series – often filmed on location where historical events actually happened and using brilliant, lifelike computer animation – applies the latest scholarship to reconsider common beliefs about ancient times.

• This release is the third in the Ancient Discoveries range.
• Lifelike computer animation brings history to life.