Strangest Things

1. The Scarab, the Ark and the Rock

The team investigates some of the most remarkable artifacts from Tutankhamun'...

2. Romans, Lost Treasure and a Leech

Roman dodecahedrons and baffling copper scrolls discovered in Israel come und...

3. The Battery, The Screaming Mummy and the Medieval Iron Hand

See one of the world's first batteries. Also, new details emerge about the de...

4. The Ancient Computer, the Pigeon and the Roman Nanotechnology

A look at an ancient Greek device built to contain the knowledge of the cosmo...

5. German Codes, Egyptian Helicopters and the Future Machine

The Enigma Machine, vital to Britain's Second World War effort is re-examined...

6. The Viking Coin, the Ancient Disk and the Dead Girl that Saved Millions

See one of the most famous coins ever discovered, and a death mask of a girl ...

8. The Gold Hat, The Nazi Cube and the Billion Pound Clock

A tiny metal cube with a connection to Adolf Hitler is studied, along with th...

9. The Fake, the Spy and the Steam Powered Brain

A look at the 'perfect listening bug' and a steam-powered 180-year-old mechan...

10. The Ice Age Shaman, the Bronze Age Sky and the Steampunk Lightbulb

A look at the 11,000 year old skill of a deer, a decorated Bronze Age disk an...