Episode
The UnXplained: Wonders of the Ancient World
Overview
Remarkable feats of engineering from our ancient past span the globe. Some are amazing in size. Others in sophistication. Some are so strange they border on inexplicable. Did the ancients have advanced scientific knowledge that has been lost to time? How--and why--did they fashion these incredible wonders?
Details
- Series
- The UnXplained
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2022-10-07
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Wonders of the Ancient World is Episode 13 in Season 4 of The UnXplained. It aired on 2022-10-07. The runtime is 42 min.
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