
Egypt's two greatest Pharaohs, Khufu and Ramesses II, built their way to immortality through archite...

The Kush Empire was an ancient superpower that dominated the Nile Valley and rivaled the Egyptians, ...

How were the giant stone heads of Rapa Nui – also known as Easter Island – carved and raised, and wh...

Howard Carter hunts for the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun.

Phil Comeau shines a spotlight on the Ordre de Jacques-Cartier, a powerful secret society that opera...

What killed King Tutankhamun? Ever since his spectacular tomb was discovered, the boy king has been ...

"Gods of Egypt" was a huge box office success but the true Gods were more ancient and mysterious tha...

3,200 years ago, Egypt is living the final hours of its golden age under the reign of Ramesses II. A...

This program presents the stories of the works of architecture regarded by the Greeks and Romans as ...

This special takes a 21st century approach to ancient history, bringing together the latest scientif...
1960s Egyptian documentary showing scenes of local life along the banks of the River Nile, with narr...

In northern Peru, the unprecedented archaeological discovery of the largest known mass child sacrifi...

Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert ...

Of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid is the only one to survive. Many believe that...

In 150 years, twice marked by total destruction —a terrible earthquake in 1923 and incendiary bombin...

January 2011: a team from the University of Basel makes two spectacular discoveries. The first was a...

The grail is not the gold, nor the books of ancient wisdom, but the 3,000 year old DNA of the mummie...