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Ancient Apocalypse
Series seeking to explain how human achievements were destroyed by the forces of nature
Ancient Apocalypse Episodes
The Maya Collapse
Series using science to solve riddles of the ancient past. This edition unravels the reasons behind the disappearance of the Maya civilisation in Central America.
21-10-2014
BBC 4
Mystery Of The Minoans
How the Minoan civilisation on Crete was wiped out 3,500 years ago by one of the biggest volcanic eruptions since the Ice Age on the nearby island of Thira.
14-10-2014
BBC 4
Death On The Nile
Science series solving riddles of the ancient past. Exploring why the Egyptian Old Kingdom, the civilisation of the great pyramids, collapsed around 2200 BC.
07-10-2014
BBC 4