Mysteries of the Ancient Dead

Dive deep into the ancient cultures of Egypt, Rome and Nepal and reveal how their people treated their dead. (S1, ep 1)

Explore another three ancient cultures and their relationship with death - Zoroastrians, Mongolia and the Bo. (S1, ep 2)

Vikings, Inca, Tel Banat: Dive deep into the ancient cultures of the Vikings, the Incan Empire and Tel Banat to reveal how their people treated their dead. (S1, ep 3)

Discover mummies from an ancient civilisation and visit the Tophet of Carthage. Was this simply a children's cemetery or a place of sacrifice? (S1, ep 4)

What could justify the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, being so grand? And can signs of cannibalism shed light on Neanderthals? (S1, ep 5)

Could new evidence found at the sacrificial alter, El Castillo, shed light on the Maya? And what can science tell us about ancient chemists? (S1, ep 6)