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Who Built It First?

Many of the everyday items we use today were originally invented and built thousands of years ago. Find out who built them first.

Ancient Discoveries Videos

Warfare: Watch how flamethrowers were used by ancient armies.

Explosives Test: Ancient Discoveries experiments with different explosives that were used during past wars.

Caligula's Colossal Ships: A look at the massive ships commissioned by Caligula.

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Build Your Own

From water clocks to trebuchets, ancient societies created amazing machines. Download instructions to build your own ancient inventions.

Image Gallery

See an X-ray of an ancient bronze helmet and check out other photos from the show.

About the Series

Ancient Discoveries reveals surprising truths about how advanced our ancestors were.

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Upcoming Episodes

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Discussion

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Terracotta Army

China's terra cotta "warriors" are more than 2,000 years old.

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Schedule

Saturday March 28 12:00 PM
07 - Cars & Planes
Saturday April 04 12:00 PM
11 - Siege of Troy
Saturday April 11 12:00 PM
10 - Robots

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