Ancient Discoveries (2003 – 2009)

2003 • 6 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 1 — Death Weapons of the East

Name: Episode 1 — Death Weapons of the East
Released: 2008-10-23
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Sean Barrett

Season 5 • Ancient Discoveries

Released: 2008-10-23 • Documentary

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Comparison test between a shotgun and a staff, the oldest known weapon; the deadly Chinese ermei underwater attack weapon; examining whether Chi warriors can really kill a man with a single touch; ancient Chinese crossbows.

Episodes

Episode 1
Death Weapons of the East
2008-10-23

Episode 2
Impossible Naval Engineering
2008-10-30

Episode 3
Ancient Tank Tech
2008-11-06

Episode 4
Ancient Torture Tech
2008-11-13

Episode 5
Ancient Mining Machines
2008-11-20

Episode 6
Impossible Army Machines
2008-12-01

Episode 7
Lost Science of the Bible
2008-12-15

Information

Episode air date	23.10.2008
Episode runtime	60 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.9
IMDb series rating	7.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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Sean Barrett

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