1 00:00:01,646 --> 00:00:04,686 WILLIAM SHATNER: A hidden cave that could hold the remains 2 00:00:04,686 --> 00:00:04,719 WILLIAM SHATNER: A hidden cave that could hold the remains of an ancient civilization. 3 00:00:04,719 --> 00:00:07,490 of an ancient civilization. 4 00:00:08,760 --> 00:00:12,568 An entire city entombed in volcanic ash. 5 00:00:14,404 --> 00:00:16,643 And a royal grave 6 00:00:16,643 --> 00:00:16,677 And a royal grave guarded by thousands 7 00:00:16,677 --> 00:00:18,512 guarded by thousands 8 00:00:18,512 --> 00:00:18,548 guarded by thousands of silent warriors. 9 00:00:18,548 --> 00:00:20,516 of silent warriors. 10 00:00:22,287 --> 00:00:26,563 Throughout history, kings, emperors and pharaohs 11 00:00:26,663 --> 00:00:30,236 have been laid to rest in sacred tombs. 12 00:00:30,303 --> 00:00:34,311 These burial grounds were meant to protect the body, 13 00:00:34,378 --> 00:00:36,816 and to allow the soul to transition 14 00:00:36,816 --> 00:00:36,851 and to allow the soul to transition into the afterlife. 15 00:00:36,851 --> 00:00:39,521 into the afterlife. 16 00:00:39,589 --> 00:00:43,162 But is it possible that tombs serve another purpose? 17 00:00:43,262 --> 00:00:46,604 Could they contain not just human remains, 18 00:00:46,670 --> 00:00:51,512 but also surprising secrets about our past? 19 00:00:51,613 --> 00:00:54,953 Well, that is what we'll try and find out. 20 00:00:55,186 --> 00:00:57,223 ♪ ♪ 21 00:01:14,859 --> 00:01:17,097 Here in this rugged, mountainous region 22 00:01:17,263 --> 00:01:18,800 bordering the Gobi Desert, 23 00:01:18,834 --> 00:01:22,307 two brothers begin digging a well on their family farm. 24 00:01:22,407 --> 00:01:25,914 But instead of water, their shovels reveal 25 00:01:25,914 --> 00:01:25,982 But instead of water, their shovels reveal a life-sized statue of a soldier. 26 00:01:25,982 --> 00:01:29,221 a life-sized statue of a soldier. 27 00:01:30,356 --> 00:01:32,595 When archeologists later excavate the site, 28 00:01:32,695 --> 00:01:34,599 they unearth thousands of these sculptures, 29 00:01:34,732 --> 00:01:36,903 known as the Terra Cotta Warriors, 30 00:01:36,903 --> 00:01:36,937 known as the Terra Cotta Warriors, each with remarkably 31 00:01:36,937 --> 00:01:39,041 each with remarkably 32 00:01:39,207 --> 00:01:42,615 realistic facial expressions. 33 00:01:44,852 --> 00:01:47,191 Every now and then, there's a game-changing moment 34 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:49,730 in archaeological history. 35 00:01:49,862 --> 00:01:53,203 This is a discovery of that magnitude, 36 00:01:53,369 --> 00:01:55,273 because as time went on, 37 00:01:55,339 --> 00:01:57,612 it became clear that this wasn't just a few pots. 38 00:01:57,712 --> 00:02:00,818 It was actually a vast underground army 39 00:02:00,818 --> 00:02:03,356 of 6,000 soldiers 40 00:02:03,522 --> 00:02:05,493 standing to attention. 41 00:02:28,506 --> 00:02:31,746 SHATNER: These incredibly lifelike statues 42 00:02:31,780 --> 00:02:35,821 are actually part of a massive underground tomb complex 43 00:02:35,921 --> 00:02:40,430 called the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor. 44 00:02:40,597 --> 00:02:42,701 The mausoleum covers an area 45 00:02:42,835 --> 00:02:45,307 of nearly four miles and contains 46 00:02:45,406 --> 00:02:48,012 numerous underground palaces and chambers 47 00:02:48,245 --> 00:02:52,320 that surround a tomb mound at the center of the complex. 48 00:02:53,757 --> 00:02:57,063 The tomb mound itself is quite unassuming. 49 00:02:57,330 --> 00:02:59,736 It's sort of a pyramid shape, but it's made of earth. 50 00:02:59,869 --> 00:03:03,509 And these days it's covered with trees. 51 00:03:03,610 --> 00:03:05,380 So it's all very green, but when it was 52 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:07,317 originally built, it would've supported 53 00:03:07,383 --> 00:03:09,556 some large structures, some large temple structures. 54 00:03:09,689 --> 00:03:13,195 So the tomb complex is far away 55 00:03:13,295 --> 00:03:15,299 from the place where they discovered 56 00:03:15,466 --> 00:03:17,371 the Terra Cotta Warriors. 57 00:03:17,470 --> 00:03:19,809 And everyone doesn't really understand, 58 00:03:19,876 --> 00:03:22,581 initially, how they can be part of the same thing. 59 00:03:22,681 --> 00:03:26,522 The sheer size of the complex is unprecedented. 60 00:03:26,689 --> 00:03:29,462 It's an amazing sight. 61 00:03:29,562 --> 00:03:32,935 The scope of this is hard to describe. 62 00:03:32,935 --> 00:03:33,002 The scope of this is hard to describe. There's chariots, there's horses. 63 00:03:33,002 --> 00:03:36,542 There's chariots, there's horses. 64 00:03:36,609 --> 00:03:40,483 There's an entire labyrinthine complex that exits. 65 00:03:40,617 --> 00:03:44,324 And all of it intentionally kept 66 00:03:44,424 --> 00:03:49,168 underground in what is literally an underworld. 67 00:03:49,367 --> 00:03:54,278 SHATNER: This vast tomb complex was built in the 3rd century BC 68 00:03:54,311 --> 00:03:58,219 to the final resting place for Qin Shi Huang, 69 00:03:58,319 --> 00:04:01,024 the first emperor of a unified China. 70 00:04:03,462 --> 00:04:05,635 Mausoleums and tombs in China 71 00:04:05,767 --> 00:04:08,540 are statements of who you were. 72 00:04:08,607 --> 00:04:13,315 So what you get with this tomb is a huge statement 73 00:04:13,482 --> 00:04:15,487 of how important this man was. 74 00:04:15,621 --> 00:04:17,892 The amazing thing about his reign 75 00:04:17,892 --> 00:04:17,925 The amazing thing about his reign is it only lasted 11 years, 76 00:04:17,925 --> 00:04:19,963 is it only lasted 11 years, 77 00:04:20,029 --> 00:04:24,037 but, in that time, he completely transformed China 78 00:04:24,037 --> 00:04:24,104 but, in that time, he completely transformed China by making it one unified whole. 79 00:04:24,104 --> 00:04:26,876 by making it one unified whole. 80 00:04:28,012 --> 00:04:30,584 Even the name China seems to derive 81 00:04:30,751 --> 00:04:33,490 from the name of his state, Qin. 82 00:04:33,623 --> 00:04:36,897 So this is a guy who was unprecedented. 83 00:04:36,963 --> 00:04:39,735 He thought of himself as the ruler of the known world. 84 00:04:41,371 --> 00:04:43,743 DOMINIC STEAVU: As soon as he came to power he started building 85 00:04:43,910 --> 00:04:47,685 this tomb complex as a way of 86 00:04:47,785 --> 00:04:50,825 transporting what he had acquired and what he had 87 00:04:50,891 --> 00:04:54,566 accomplished in the living world into the afterlife, 88 00:04:54,665 --> 00:04:57,805 into the world of immortals, and that included 89 00:04:57,838 --> 00:05:01,846 material things like treasures and-and vast untold riches. 90 00:05:03,683 --> 00:05:06,656 SHATNER: The pyramid-shaped artificial mound at the center 91 00:05:06,789 --> 00:05:10,496 of the complex is 250 feet tall. 92 00:05:10,564 --> 00:05:14,338 Archaeologists believe that underneath this mound 93 00:05:14,404 --> 00:05:18,112 is a chamber containing Emperor Qin's tomb. 94 00:05:18,112 --> 00:05:18,213 is a chamber containing Emperor Qin's tomb. According to ancient Chinese writings, 95 00:05:18,213 --> 00:05:21,018 According to ancient Chinese writings, 96 00:05:21,118 --> 00:05:23,957 every detail of this chamber was designed 97 00:05:24,057 --> 00:05:27,163 to perfectly mirror the emperor's kingdom. 98 00:05:28,967 --> 00:05:33,175 There's a very elaborate passage that vividly describes 99 00:05:33,175 --> 00:05:33,209 There's a very elaborate passage that vividly describes how the tomb was designed 100 00:05:33,209 --> 00:05:35,981 how the tomb was designed 101 00:05:36,081 --> 00:05:39,488 from the records of the grand historian, 102 00:05:39,689 --> 00:05:42,026 Szuma Chien. 103 00:05:42,093 --> 00:05:46,101 The main feature was a small-scale representation 104 00:05:46,101 --> 00:05:46,168 The main feature was a small-scale representation of the Chinese empire at the time. 105 00:05:46,168 --> 00:05:49,241 of the Chinese empire at the time. 106 00:05:49,474 --> 00:05:52,615 And so it had all the waterways and the rivers and the oceans 107 00:05:52,715 --> 00:05:55,988 and geographical features that were duplicated 108 00:05:55,988 --> 00:05:58,594 on a small scale. 109 00:05:58,693 --> 00:06:01,633 There is this sense in Chinese society, 110 00:06:01,766 --> 00:06:03,904 going right back to pre-history, 111 00:06:04,004 --> 00:06:06,843 that when people die, they kind of switch 112 00:06:07,010 --> 00:06:08,680 to another plane of existence 113 00:06:08,847 --> 00:06:11,853 and life goes on for them there. 114 00:06:11,986 --> 00:06:14,324 So the coffin of the first emperor sits 115 00:06:14,424 --> 00:06:17,263 in the center of a map of the known world. 116 00:06:17,497 --> 00:06:21,171 And so the towns are little jewels and the roads are gold. 117 00:06:21,471 --> 00:06:24,545 And then above him, you have a ceiling that has 118 00:06:24,645 --> 00:06:27,618 the constellations, uh, in the sky because 119 00:06:27,718 --> 00:06:29,956 the constellations are supposedly reflected 120 00:06:30,056 --> 00:06:33,062 by the world on the ground, so you have 121 00:06:33,162 --> 00:06:35,132 heaven and earth and the emperor in the middle. 122 00:06:35,199 --> 00:06:37,572 Um, and it's all picked out in precious metals. 123 00:06:37,671 --> 00:06:40,443 SHATNER: To date, the central burial mound 124 00:06:40,577 --> 00:06:43,182 has only been partially excavated 125 00:06:43,182 --> 00:06:43,282 has only been partially excavated because archeologists believe that, 126 00:06:43,282 --> 00:06:45,519 because archeologists believe that, 127 00:06:45,654 --> 00:06:47,691 according to historical records, 128 00:06:47,791 --> 00:06:51,131 it may be too hazardous to uncover. 129 00:06:51,198 --> 00:06:53,804 STEAVU: According to the grand historian, 130 00:06:53,870 --> 00:06:57,511 the tomb itself is highly contaminated with mercury. 131 00:06:57,678 --> 00:07:00,717 The rivers and oceans 132 00:07:00,817 --> 00:07:04,726 were represented by flowing mercury. 133 00:07:04,925 --> 00:07:08,465 And this mercury was 134 00:07:08,566 --> 00:07:11,104 fed through a very complex drainage system 135 00:07:11,104 --> 00:07:11,172 fed through a very complex drainage system and was mechanically activated, 136 00:07:11,172 --> 00:07:13,009 and was mechanically activated, 137 00:07:13,142 --> 00:07:16,181 so that it permanently circulated. 138 00:07:16,181 --> 00:07:16,215 so that it permanently circulated. CLEMENTS: In ancient China, 139 00:07:16,215 --> 00:07:18,519 CLEMENTS: In ancient China, 140 00:07:18,653 --> 00:07:21,091 mercury was also believed to be, 141 00:07:21,091 --> 00:07:21,124 mercury was also believed to be, uh, one of the substances 142 00:07:21,124 --> 00:07:22,895 uh, one of the substances 143 00:07:22,995 --> 00:07:25,099 that could help somebody achieve immortality. 144 00:07:25,166 --> 00:07:29,909 And it just so happens that, since 1981, we've known 145 00:07:29,975 --> 00:07:32,648 that there are very high concentrations of mercury 146 00:07:32,748 --> 00:07:36,388 in the soil, um, around the grave mound. 147 00:07:37,758 --> 00:07:41,231 STEAVU: Because the soil around the tomb has high levels of mercury, 148 00:07:41,298 --> 00:07:45,707 archaeologists are reticent about opening up the tomb. 149 00:07:45,841 --> 00:07:48,179 There's a concern they could expose 150 00:07:48,212 --> 00:07:51,017 the local populations to mercury poisoning. 151 00:07:51,084 --> 00:07:53,990 And that it would lead to a large amount of the artifacts 152 00:07:54,090 --> 00:07:56,796 being damaged or lost irretrievably. 153 00:07:58,767 --> 00:08:01,538 SHATNER: Will archaeologists ever be able to safely open 154 00:08:01,672 --> 00:08:04,411 the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang? 155 00:08:04,578 --> 00:08:06,115 No one is certain. 156 00:08:06,181 --> 00:08:09,521 But there are those who believe the emperor's body 157 00:08:09,588 --> 00:08:12,293 was never located in the tomb's burial chamber 158 00:08:12,293 --> 00:08:12,327 was never located in the tomb's burial chamber in the first place. 159 00:08:12,327 --> 00:08:14,130 in the first place. 160 00:08:15,700 --> 00:08:18,239 CLEMENTS: In Chinese history books, it says that the emperor was 161 00:08:18,305 --> 00:08:21,245 buried at Mount Li, but it's not clear if that 162 00:08:21,278 --> 00:08:25,019 meant in the mountain or in a grave mound near the mountain. 163 00:08:25,086 --> 00:08:27,725 And this is important, because in the Middle Ages, 164 00:08:27,791 --> 00:08:31,131 there was an historian who suggested that, actually, 165 00:08:31,264 --> 00:08:33,536 the emperor was buried in a jade mine 166 00:08:33,736 --> 00:08:35,206 in a mountain nearby. 167 00:08:35,272 --> 00:08:38,580 So, it's very possible that the tomb mound itself 168 00:08:38,680 --> 00:08:40,316 is a decoy, that he's not there at all. 169 00:08:40,316 --> 00:08:40,383 is a decoy, that he's not there at all. And if they start digging there, 170 00:08:40,383 --> 00:08:42,487 And if they start digging there, 171 00:08:42,621 --> 00:08:44,759 they'll be digging in the wrong place. 172 00:08:44,892 --> 00:08:46,930 One big, hanging question that we're still 173 00:08:47,029 --> 00:08:49,234 left with is, of course, what else is there? 174 00:08:49,334 --> 00:08:52,006 We've only uncovered parts of this tomb. 175 00:08:52,106 --> 00:08:55,080 So much of it still has not been revealed. 176 00:08:55,146 --> 00:08:58,920 And who knows if it will ever be discovered. 177 00:08:59,889 --> 00:09:01,826 Is it possible 178 00:09:01,893 --> 00:09:04,766 that the tomb of China's first emperor is a decoy, 179 00:09:04,832 --> 00:09:07,772 and his remains are actually held somewhere else? 180 00:09:07,938 --> 00:09:09,942 Well, if that's true, 181 00:09:10,042 --> 00:09:12,649 then it could be quite an elaborate ruse. 182 00:09:12,781 --> 00:09:15,787 In fact, there's another massive tomb, 183 00:09:15,821 --> 00:09:20,396 located in Ireland, that has an equally mysterious purpose. 184 00:09:20,396 --> 00:09:20,496 located in Ireland, that has an equally mysterious purpose. Because it was designed to offer passage 185 00:09:20,496 --> 00:09:23,870 Because it was designed to offer passage 186 00:09:24,070 --> 00:09:26,843 to the land of the dead. 187 00:09:34,190 --> 00:09:36,596 Rising above this region's lush fields, 188 00:09:36,696 --> 00:09:38,767 not far from the banks of the River Boyne, 189 00:09:38,867 --> 00:09:42,206 is one of the most mysterious ancient tombs 190 00:09:42,206 --> 00:09:44,010 in the world. 191 00:09:44,979 --> 00:09:47,585 Newgrange. 192 00:09:47,751 --> 00:09:49,354 This massive stone structure 193 00:09:49,354 --> 00:09:49,421 This massive stone structure has a diameter of 87 yards, 194 00:09:49,421 --> 00:09:51,258 has a diameter of 87 yards, 195 00:09:51,358 --> 00:09:53,428 or nearly the size of a football field. 196 00:09:54,798 --> 00:09:58,706 Newgrange is the envy of monuments all around the planet. 197 00:09:59,975 --> 00:10:02,013 The thing that people say when they come here 198 00:10:02,079 --> 00:10:04,117 is they're surprised how big it is. 199 00:10:04,117 --> 00:10:06,121 It is huge. 200 00:10:06,221 --> 00:10:09,595 It takes up over an acre of ground. 201 00:10:09,762 --> 00:10:11,900 And there is an estimated 202 00:10:11,999 --> 00:10:16,007 200,000 tons of stone in the monument. 203 00:10:18,245 --> 00:10:20,717 SHATNER: According to archaeological findings, 204 00:10:20,817 --> 00:10:24,925 Newgrange was built around the year 3200 BC, 205 00:10:25,092 --> 00:10:27,330 making it centuries older 206 00:10:27,396 --> 00:10:31,104 than both Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid in Egypt. 207 00:10:32,273 --> 00:10:34,946 Because Newgrange is so ancient, 208 00:10:35,012 --> 00:10:37,985 there's still much that we don't know about 209 00:10:38,085 --> 00:10:40,456 the people who built this extraordinary tomb. 210 00:10:40,724 --> 00:10:42,895 MURPHY: Probably one of the most fascinating 211 00:10:42,995 --> 00:10:44,632 things about Newgrange is the fact 212 00:10:44,732 --> 00:10:47,572 that it was built in pre-metal days, 213 00:10:47,804 --> 00:10:52,413 just as the Stone Age was kind of sort of coming to a close. 214 00:10:52,413 --> 00:10:52,446 just as the Stone Age was kind of sort of coming to a close. And it's difficult to imagine 215 00:10:52,446 --> 00:10:54,652 And it's difficult to imagine 216 00:10:54,752 --> 00:10:57,224 how ancient people were able to assemble this 217 00:10:57,290 --> 00:10:59,494 massive monument, but they managed to do so. 218 00:11:01,431 --> 00:11:04,672 TUFFY: A lot of work went into the building of this monument, 219 00:11:04,772 --> 00:11:07,343 and it was all done with extreme precision. 220 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,219 Inside, there are carved stones. 221 00:11:14,257 --> 00:11:18,967 And then you come into a chamber, which is quite roomy. 222 00:11:19,033 --> 00:11:23,743 So you have this cathedral-like feeling when you walk inside. 223 00:11:25,179 --> 00:11:28,587 MURPHY: Newgrange is what archaeologists refer to as a passage tomb. 224 00:11:28,786 --> 00:11:31,324 It has a passage leading 225 00:11:31,324 --> 00:11:33,362 into the interior. 226 00:11:34,330 --> 00:11:36,836 And in that interior, human bones 227 00:11:36,902 --> 00:11:39,073 have generally been found, in different quantities. 228 00:11:40,509 --> 00:11:43,415 THOMPSON: There are human remains in these places, but the most common 229 00:11:43,482 --> 00:11:47,591 um, burial practice around this time was cremation. 230 00:11:47,824 --> 00:11:52,100 So we find multiple people being cremated and then interred. 231 00:11:52,199 --> 00:11:54,905 Then the traditional Irish folklore 232 00:11:54,938 --> 00:11:58,478 that dates way, way back, the other world of the dead, 233 00:11:58,478 --> 00:11:58,547 that dates way, way back, the other world of the dead, it sort of overlaps with our own. 234 00:11:58,547 --> 00:12:01,051 it sort of overlaps with our own. 235 00:12:01,117 --> 00:12:04,257 So the idea is that these sites would sort of allow 236 00:12:04,357 --> 00:12:06,562 for this passage between the realm of the dead 237 00:12:06,562 --> 00:12:06,596 for this passage between the realm of the dead and the realm of the living. 238 00:12:06,596 --> 00:12:08,098 and the realm of the living. 239 00:12:09,367 --> 00:12:11,806 TUFFY: On the back recess of the inner chamber 240 00:12:11,972 --> 00:12:13,508 there is a tri-spiral. 241 00:12:13,508 --> 00:12:13,576 there is a tri-spiral. The most common interpretation 242 00:12:13,576 --> 00:12:15,847 The most common interpretation 243 00:12:15,947 --> 00:12:18,786 that people come up with is that it represents 244 00:12:18,853 --> 00:12:22,728 this constant cycle of renewal and regeneration. 245 00:12:22,828 --> 00:12:25,934 On a spiritual level, it may promise rebirth 246 00:12:26,101 --> 00:12:28,005 for the spirits of the dead. 247 00:12:28,105 --> 00:12:31,211 The tri-spiral is unique to Newgrange. 248 00:12:31,311 --> 00:12:33,717 And it's also found on the entrance stone 249 00:12:33,883 --> 00:12:36,221 and throughout the tomb. 250 00:12:38,191 --> 00:12:40,262 SHATNER: Archaeologists who have studied Newgrange 251 00:12:40,396 --> 00:12:43,335 have theorized that this ancient tomb 252 00:12:43,402 --> 00:12:47,477 was intended to serve a profound and mystical purpose. 253 00:12:47,543 --> 00:12:51,518 And as evidence, they point to a curious element 254 00:12:51,518 --> 00:12:51,586 And as evidence, they point to a curious element of its design that is only visible 255 00:12:51,586 --> 00:12:54,290 of its design that is only visible 256 00:12:54,290 --> 00:12:54,291 of its design that is only visible one day a year. 257 00:12:54,291 --> 00:12:56,862 one day a year. 258 00:12:57,864 --> 00:13:01,438 Newgrange is unusual in that it has 259 00:13:01,438 --> 00:13:01,472 Newgrange is unusual in that it has a very special aperture... 260 00:13:01,472 --> 00:13:03,910 a very special aperture... 261 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,853 ...or opening above the entrance. 262 00:13:09,020 --> 00:13:11,992 On the day of winter solstice, 263 00:13:12,026 --> 00:13:16,034 this glimmering golden beam of sunlight enters there, 264 00:13:16,201 --> 00:13:18,606 and pierces the darkness. 265 00:13:20,042 --> 00:13:23,448 TUFFY: When the sun rises at winter solstice, 266 00:13:23,448 --> 00:13:23,482 TUFFY: When the sun rises at winter solstice, light hits the chamber 267 00:13:23,482 --> 00:13:25,887 light hits the chamber 268 00:13:26,054 --> 00:13:29,394 for precisely 17 minutes. 269 00:13:30,396 --> 00:13:33,468 And some even speculate that the spirits 270 00:13:33,468 --> 00:13:33,502 And some even speculate that the spirits would have used the light 271 00:13:33,502 --> 00:13:35,306 would have used the light 272 00:13:35,339 --> 00:13:39,147 to leave the burial chamber and go and join the deities. 273 00:13:41,351 --> 00:13:43,188 SHATNER: Did the builders of Newgrange 274 00:13:43,221 --> 00:13:46,962 specifically design it to be a gateway into the afterlife? 275 00:13:48,231 --> 00:13:52,340 Some archaeologists believe that the answer is yes. 276 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:55,113 And they also claim that Newgrange was built 277 00:13:55,179 --> 00:13:58,485 to allow those who stood within its inner chamber 278 00:13:58,485 --> 00:13:58,518 to allow those who stood within its inner chamber to communicate directly 279 00:13:58,518 --> 00:14:00,790 to communicate directly 280 00:14:00,990 --> 00:14:03,528 with the dead. 281 00:14:03,596 --> 00:14:06,201 In the case of Newgrange, the notion of the sunbeam 282 00:14:06,334 --> 00:14:10,242 drawing out the souls of the deceased, 283 00:14:10,342 --> 00:14:12,179 and-and leading them to that other world, 284 00:14:12,346 --> 00:14:14,852 is not just a one-way ticket. 285 00:14:14,985 --> 00:14:17,256 It was a portal between worlds. 286 00:14:17,389 --> 00:14:19,394 Were the people inside there-- 287 00:14:19,494 --> 00:14:21,164 the priests, for instance, the Druids-- 288 00:14:21,231 --> 00:14:24,739 were they in contact with the ancestors who'd gone before? 289 00:14:26,141 --> 00:14:29,581 TUFFY: The builders of the monument have created a space 290 00:14:29,648 --> 00:14:32,654 which is separate, which is a world of the dead. 291 00:14:33,956 --> 00:14:36,161 There was always a feeling that this is 292 00:14:36,361 --> 00:14:38,165 a house for the spirits. 293 00:14:38,265 --> 00:14:41,038 Where consulting with the ancestors, 294 00:14:41,171 --> 00:14:43,308 asking advice from the ancestors, 295 00:14:43,408 --> 00:14:45,445 would have happened 5,000 years ago. 296 00:14:46,649 --> 00:14:48,385 Which is extraordinary. 297 00:14:50,189 --> 00:14:53,663 SHATNER: Was Newgrange constructed to be not only a tomb, 298 00:14:53,663 --> 00:14:53,697 SHATNER: Was Newgrange constructed to be not only a tomb, but also a place where the living 299 00:14:53,697 --> 00:14:56,534 but also a place where the living 300 00:14:56,534 --> 00:14:56,569 but also a place where the living communicated with the dead? 301 00:14:56,569 --> 00:14:58,272 communicated with the dead? 302 00:14:58,438 --> 00:15:01,411 It's an intriguing theory. 303 00:15:01,545 --> 00:15:04,017 Which is why archaeologists continue 304 00:15:04,116 --> 00:15:07,123 to study Newgrange in the hope of one day 305 00:15:07,256 --> 00:15:09,695 unraveling all of its mysteries. 306 00:15:11,999 --> 00:15:15,005 THOMPSON: How people choose to handle their remains 307 00:15:15,138 --> 00:15:16,709 always tells you a lot about 308 00:15:16,709 --> 00:15:16,810 always tells you a lot about what people think about the afterlife. 309 00:15:16,810 --> 00:15:18,679 what people think about the afterlife. 310 00:15:18,679 --> 00:15:18,680 what people think about the afterlife. Where are they going? 311 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,817 Where are they going? 312 00:15:21,084 --> 00:15:24,190 What is the relationship between the soul and the body? 313 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:27,665 And in Newgrange, this had a lot to do 314 00:15:27,764 --> 00:15:30,804 with this notion that the dead are still around. 315 00:15:31,070 --> 00:15:33,342 And perhaps can see you even if you can't see them. 316 00:15:33,475 --> 00:15:36,682 So, in a sense, with Newgrange, 317 00:15:36,682 --> 00:15:36,716 So, in a sense, with Newgrange, we might even say that the dead 318 00:15:36,716 --> 00:15:39,120 we might even say that the dead 319 00:15:39,287 --> 00:15:41,491 did achieve immortality. 320 00:15:43,094 --> 00:15:45,900 The idea that Newgrange was built to allow 321 00:15:46,034 --> 00:15:48,505 the soul to live forever is fascinating. 322 00:15:48,606 --> 00:15:51,612 But on the other hand, there are some tombs 323 00:15:51,612 --> 00:15:51,645 But on the other hand, there are some tombs that seem frozen in time. 324 00:15:51,645 --> 00:15:53,950 that seem frozen in time. 325 00:15:54,050 --> 00:15:56,589 For instance, there's an entire city 326 00:15:56,589 --> 00:15:56,622 For instance, there's an entire city located near Mount Vesuvius 327 00:15:56,622 --> 00:15:58,358 located near Mount Vesuvius 328 00:15:58,491 --> 00:16:00,463 that suddenly became a mass grave 329 00:16:00,529 --> 00:16:04,705 when it was covered in a blanket of volcanic ash. 330 00:16:12,453 --> 00:16:15,292 SHATNER: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on a peaceful late summer day, 331 00:16:15,325 --> 00:16:19,000 this ancient Roman city in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius 332 00:16:19,100 --> 00:16:23,441 is shaken by a massive volcanic eruption. 333 00:16:25,078 --> 00:16:28,152 Within minutes, superheated gas and lava 334 00:16:28,251 --> 00:16:30,823 engulf the city and its surroundings. 335 00:16:32,226 --> 00:16:34,130 In an instant, thousands of people are 336 00:16:34,230 --> 00:16:37,336 buried alive, as a city that was once their home 337 00:16:37,503 --> 00:16:40,843 suddenly becomes their tomb. 338 00:16:44,483 --> 00:16:47,356 Nearly 2,000 years after the eruption, 339 00:16:47,489 --> 00:16:49,795 Pompeii is a city that remains 340 00:16:49,795 --> 00:16:52,567 frozen in time. 341 00:16:52,634 --> 00:16:56,541 This eruption was what we call a pyroclastic eruption. 342 00:16:56,642 --> 00:16:59,615 Where clouds of-of ash and debris, 343 00:16:59,681 --> 00:17:03,455 hundreds of degrees hot, came flowing down the mountain, 344 00:17:03,556 --> 00:17:06,461 flash-frying everything in its path. 345 00:17:06,562 --> 00:17:11,271 And miraculously, the heat of this cloud 346 00:17:11,404 --> 00:17:14,410 was enough to carbonize and preserve, 347 00:17:14,510 --> 00:17:18,586 rather than destroy, all kinds of information. 348 00:17:19,655 --> 00:17:22,260 We have well-preserved architecture, 349 00:17:22,393 --> 00:17:24,698 wood and organic materials, 350 00:17:24,698 --> 00:17:26,935 foodstuffs, 351 00:17:27,136 --> 00:17:28,806 human remains, 352 00:17:28,806 --> 00:17:28,873 human remains, animal remains that have been preserved 353 00:17:28,873 --> 00:17:31,812 animal remains that have been preserved 354 00:17:31,812 --> 00:17:31,813 animal remains that have been preserved for 2,000 years 355 00:17:31,813 --> 00:17:33,583 for 2,000 years 356 00:17:33,683 --> 00:17:36,254 beneath, uh, this volcanic debris. 357 00:17:38,291 --> 00:17:40,563 SHATNER: Today the excavated ruins of Pompei 358 00:17:40,697 --> 00:17:43,335 offer archaeologists and tourists 359 00:17:43,435 --> 00:17:47,276 a breathtaking look at the doomed ancient city. 360 00:17:47,309 --> 00:17:51,251 Perhaps the most intriguing discovery found beneath the ash 361 00:17:51,417 --> 00:17:53,823 from Mt. Vesuvius' eruption 362 00:17:53,823 --> 00:17:53,856 from Mt. Vesuvius' eruption was an ancient Roman structure 363 00:17:53,856 --> 00:17:55,994 was an ancient Roman structure 364 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,164 located not far from Pompeii 365 00:17:58,298 --> 00:18:00,535 known as the Villa dei Papiri. 366 00:18:02,707 --> 00:18:06,114 The Villa dei Papiri was a Roman luxury villa 367 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,120 that was full of sculpture 368 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,327 and marble and bronze. 369 00:18:12,459 --> 00:18:16,636 The villa was discovered by chance in 1750 370 00:18:16,735 --> 00:18:20,342 by well diggers, who, tunneling about 75 feet 371 00:18:20,509 --> 00:18:22,212 through volcanic debris, 372 00:18:22,312 --> 00:18:25,085 first hit a colored marble floor 373 00:18:25,252 --> 00:18:26,622 with an amazing pattern 374 00:18:26,722 --> 00:18:30,529 made up of bright red and yellow marbles. 375 00:18:32,199 --> 00:18:34,605 We think this was once the vacation home 376 00:18:34,738 --> 00:18:37,210 of a Roman senator of the highest rank 377 00:18:37,376 --> 00:18:39,313 of an old noble family 378 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,719 named Lucius Calpurnius Piso. 379 00:18:42,954 --> 00:18:45,827 SHATNER: The volcanic ash that buried Villa dei Papiri, 380 00:18:45,893 --> 00:18:48,899 did not only preserve the physical structure. 381 00:18:48,899 --> 00:18:49,000 did not only preserve the physical structure. It also entombed a library that contained 382 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:52,239 It also entombed a library that contained 383 00:18:52,372 --> 00:18:55,813 more than 1,800 papyrus scrolls. 384 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:59,120 These scrolls are an extraordinary record 385 00:18:59,220 --> 00:19:01,892 of the thoughts and writings of people 386 00:19:01,892 --> 00:19:01,959 of the thoughts and writings of people who lived nearly 2,000 years ago. 387 00:19:01,959 --> 00:19:05,466 who lived nearly 2,000 years ago. 388 00:19:06,635 --> 00:19:11,311 Those texts were discovered when the city was excavated 389 00:19:11,411 --> 00:19:13,783 and some of the artifacts were first found. 390 00:19:13,816 --> 00:19:17,624 The people who discovered them didn't know what they were. 391 00:19:17,690 --> 00:19:20,495 They thought that maybe they were pieces of branches 392 00:19:20,563 --> 00:19:23,803 or logs because they were rolled up and carbonized. 393 00:19:23,836 --> 00:19:28,011 Until someone finally realized these are texts on papyrus. 394 00:19:28,211 --> 00:19:32,821 LAPATIN: The Villa dei Papiri library is significant because 395 00:19:32,821 --> 00:19:32,888 LAPATIN: The Villa dei Papiri library is significant because it's the only surviving library 396 00:19:32,888 --> 00:19:34,925 it's the only surviving library 397 00:19:34,925 --> 00:19:34,991 it's the only surviving library from antiquity with its contents. 398 00:19:34,991 --> 00:19:37,429 from antiquity with its contents. 399 00:19:37,529 --> 00:19:40,703 There were scrolls found that date to the 3rd, 400 00:19:40,703 --> 00:19:40,737 There were scrolls found that date to the 3rd, 2nd and 1st century BC 401 00:19:40,737 --> 00:19:43,074 2nd and 1st century BC 402 00:19:43,241 --> 00:19:44,711 and the 1st century AD. 403 00:19:44,811 --> 00:19:48,351 About 300 of them or so have been un-scrolled. 404 00:19:48,451 --> 00:19:52,259 And they contain mostly philosophic texts, 405 00:19:52,392 --> 00:19:55,432 some poetry, some literary criticism, 406 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:57,770 a little bit of history. 407 00:19:57,837 --> 00:20:01,612 But many of the scrolls are so tightly bound together 408 00:20:01,712 --> 00:20:03,983 and carbonized that there's been a moratorium 409 00:20:03,983 --> 00:20:04,016 and carbonized that there's been a moratorium on attempts to open them. 410 00:20:04,016 --> 00:20:05,587 on attempts to open them. 411 00:20:06,822 --> 00:20:09,527 SHATNER: Fear of damaging the scrolls has left many of them 412 00:20:09,628 --> 00:20:13,836 virtually untouched for over 100 years. 413 00:20:13,869 --> 00:20:18,245 But new technology has presented an extraordinary opportunity 414 00:20:18,311 --> 00:20:21,952 to actually read these mysterious ancient texts. 415 00:20:23,622 --> 00:20:26,394 Scientists in the computer science department 416 00:20:26,460 --> 00:20:29,233 at the University of Kentucky have developed 417 00:20:29,333 --> 00:20:33,375 a new method known as "virtual unwrapping," 418 00:20:33,474 --> 00:20:36,749 which uses a sophisticated X-ray machine 419 00:20:36,849 --> 00:20:40,890 to scan the scrolls without damaging them. 420 00:20:40,923 --> 00:20:43,763 SEALES: The virtual unwrapping that we innovated basically 421 00:20:43,863 --> 00:20:48,806 allows a 360-degree set of views to be collected 422 00:20:48,873 --> 00:20:53,315 from an object that rotates in front of an X-ray beam. 423 00:20:53,381 --> 00:20:57,022 This is a real scroll that's 2,000 years old. 424 00:20:57,022 --> 00:20:57,055 This is a real scroll that's 2,000 years old. And in cross section, we can see 425 00:20:57,055 --> 00:21:00,864 And in cross section, we can see 426 00:21:00,897 --> 00:21:03,001 there-there's damage, there are parts that are missing, 427 00:21:03,001 --> 00:21:03,034 there-there's damage, there are parts that are missing, sections that are broken. 428 00:21:03,034 --> 00:21:04,604 sections that are broken. 429 00:21:04,671 --> 00:21:06,876 Now we're using our software for the second step, 430 00:21:06,942 --> 00:21:10,382 which is to trace these wraps all the way through, 431 00:21:10,482 --> 00:21:12,419 so that we can build a 3D model that lets us 432 00:21:12,486 --> 00:21:15,392 flatten that out and then read the text that's on it. 433 00:21:15,492 --> 00:21:18,465 And once we're done, we've achieved 434 00:21:18,531 --> 00:21:20,903 this image that's on the left, which is the final, 435 00:21:20,903 --> 00:21:20,970 this image that's on the left, which is the final, completely unwrapped version. 436 00:21:20,970 --> 00:21:23,375 completely unwrapped version. 437 00:21:23,508 --> 00:21:25,512 This is a quote from Democritus 438 00:21:25,646 --> 00:21:28,619 who was an early Greek philosopher 439 00:21:28,652 --> 00:21:32,459 and is very well known for having postulated with others 440 00:21:32,594 --> 00:21:35,532 that materials are made of atoms. 441 00:21:37,536 --> 00:21:40,409 I think it's remarkable that 2,000 years ago, 442 00:21:40,542 --> 00:21:42,815 Greek philosophers were postulating 443 00:21:42,914 --> 00:21:45,319 what we now know is true from science. 444 00:21:45,553 --> 00:21:48,893 SHATNER: Thus far, the team has been able to digitally scan 445 00:21:48,959 --> 00:21:53,134 two complete scrolls and a number of fragments. 446 00:21:53,401 --> 00:21:57,075 They hope that, in the future, technology will advance 447 00:21:57,075 --> 00:21:57,143 They hope that, in the future, technology will advance and allow them to reveal even more. 448 00:21:57,143 --> 00:21:59,513 and allow them to reveal even more. 449 00:22:00,816 --> 00:22:03,589 But what secrets might be contained 450 00:22:03,722 --> 00:22:05,793 in those 2,000-year-old scrolls? 451 00:22:05,860 --> 00:22:09,033 One exciting possibility that has been suggested 452 00:22:09,033 --> 00:22:09,066 One exciting possibility that has been suggested is that the original letters 453 00:22:09,066 --> 00:22:11,338 is that the original letters 454 00:22:11,470 --> 00:22:13,709 written by Jesus's apostle Paul 455 00:22:13,776 --> 00:22:17,449 could've been kept within the library at Villa dei Papiri. 456 00:22:18,686 --> 00:22:20,890 RIC RADER: The Villa of the Papyri was entombed about 457 00:22:20,990 --> 00:22:23,963 40 to 50 years after the death of Jesus. 458 00:22:24,029 --> 00:22:28,037 At this time, the original apostles are now out doing 459 00:22:28,104 --> 00:22:32,212 their mission work in various parts of the Mediterranean. 460 00:22:32,446 --> 00:22:35,720 So it's entirely likely that the Villa of the Papyri, 461 00:22:35,886 --> 00:22:37,991 could have a collection 462 00:22:37,991 --> 00:22:38,024 could have a collection of copies of Paul's letters. 463 00:22:38,024 --> 00:22:40,896 of copies of Paul's letters. 464 00:22:42,165 --> 00:22:44,905 SEALES: If the letters from the Apostle Paul circulated 465 00:22:45,005 --> 00:22:47,109 and found its way into the collection, 466 00:22:47,175 --> 00:22:50,382 such a discovery would represent the earliest Christian 467 00:22:50,482 --> 00:22:52,888 material that we have, almost dating back 468 00:22:52,987 --> 00:22:56,527 to the time of Christ and the disciples. 469 00:22:56,662 --> 00:22:59,233 Being able to use these techniques 470 00:22:59,500 --> 00:23:03,174 to understand history in a way that's almost forensic 471 00:23:03,174 --> 00:23:03,274 to understand history in a way that's almost forensic is gonna bring surprising things forward 472 00:23:03,274 --> 00:23:05,980 is gonna bring surprising things forward 473 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,184 and we're gonna be revealing more secrets 474 00:23:08,184 --> 00:23:08,251 and we're gonna be revealing more secrets than we'd ever imagined before. 475 00:23:08,251 --> 00:23:10,589 than we'd ever imagined before. 476 00:23:11,992 --> 00:23:15,666 It's incredible to think that the original writings 477 00:23:15,766 --> 00:23:18,806 of Paul the Apostle might have been buried 478 00:23:18,906 --> 00:23:21,611 and preserved when Mount Vesuvius erupted. 479 00:23:21,778 --> 00:23:24,350 And, also, it makes you wonder 480 00:23:24,450 --> 00:23:26,421 are there other tombs that could be hiding 481 00:23:26,621 --> 00:23:28,424 forgotten knowledge? 482 00:23:28,625 --> 00:23:30,764 Well... 483 00:23:30,830 --> 00:23:34,069 there's one located in Ecuador that might contain 484 00:23:34,069 --> 00:23:34,103 there's one located in Ecuador that might contain the ancient library 485 00:23:34,103 --> 00:23:36,374 the ancient library 486 00:23:36,540 --> 00:23:39,714 of a lost civilization. 487 00:23:43,187 --> 00:23:45,560 SHATNER: The Andes Mountains. 488 00:23:45,693 --> 00:23:48,197 In the eastern part of Ecuador, 489 00:23:48,197 --> 00:23:48,231 In the eastern part of Ecuador, not far from the border of Peru, 490 00:23:48,231 --> 00:23:50,268 not far from the border of Peru, 491 00:23:50,268 --> 00:23:50,302 not far from the border of Peru, is the entrance to a cave 492 00:23:50,302 --> 00:23:53,207 is the entrance to a cave 493 00:23:53,207 --> 00:23:53,241 is the entrance to a cave known as Cueva de los Tayos, 494 00:23:53,241 --> 00:23:56,481 known as Cueva de los Tayos, 495 00:23:56,648 --> 00:23:59,688 or the Caves of Tayos. 496 00:24:00,690 --> 00:24:03,930 Located at an elevation of 2,600 feet, 497 00:24:04,063 --> 00:24:08,204 this winding cave system contains a network 498 00:24:08,204 --> 00:24:08,304 this winding cave system contains a network of tunnels approximately three miles long 499 00:24:08,304 --> 00:24:11,210 of tunnels approximately three miles long 500 00:24:11,210 --> 00:24:11,211 of tunnels approximately three miles long and is considered sacred 501 00:24:11,211 --> 00:24:13,481 and is considered sacred 502 00:24:13,582 --> 00:24:15,953 by the native Shuar people of the region. 503 00:24:17,222 --> 00:24:20,863 But what's most remarkable about these caves... 504 00:24:20,996 --> 00:24:23,535 is that somewhere within its depths 505 00:24:23,635 --> 00:24:27,443 is believed to be a tomb that was constructed 506 00:24:27,577 --> 00:24:31,217 by a mysterious lost civilization. 507 00:24:32,954 --> 00:24:36,595 The Tayos Caves are arguably one of the most 508 00:24:36,695 --> 00:24:39,166 enigmatic cave systems in the world. 509 00:24:40,268 --> 00:24:44,878 They first came to note in the 1960s, 510 00:24:44,978 --> 00:24:49,587 when an explorer by the name of Juan Moricz 511 00:24:49,721 --> 00:24:51,892 came suddenly out of the jungle, 512 00:24:51,992 --> 00:24:55,165 claiming that he'd descended hundreds of feet 513 00:24:55,165 --> 00:24:55,198 claiming that he'd descended hundreds of feet into the Tayos Caves, 514 00:24:55,198 --> 00:24:58,171 into the Tayos Caves, 515 00:24:58,171 --> 00:24:58,238 into the Tayos Caves, and had seen incredible things. 516 00:24:58,238 --> 00:25:01,076 and had seen incredible things. 517 00:25:02,580 --> 00:25:05,118 This included this tomb chamber 518 00:25:05,118 --> 00:25:05,185 This included this tomb chamber that is supposed to contain 519 00:25:05,185 --> 00:25:06,722 that is supposed to contain 520 00:25:06,855 --> 00:25:09,293 evidence of a lost civilization, 521 00:25:09,561 --> 00:25:13,534 most particularly what he described as a metal library 522 00:25:13,702 --> 00:25:17,476 of these metal tablets, 523 00:25:17,610 --> 00:25:19,781 seemingly in gold, with these 524 00:25:19,881 --> 00:25:21,786 weird glyphs written all over them, 525 00:25:21,885 --> 00:25:25,092 that were carved by some kind of ancient race 526 00:25:25,225 --> 00:25:28,364 that has been entirely lost to us. 527 00:25:28,364 --> 00:25:28,398 that has been entirely lost to us. And Juan Moricz claimed 528 00:25:28,398 --> 00:25:31,872 And Juan Moricz claimed 529 00:25:31,972 --> 00:25:35,178 that this is what he'd seen and wanted to... 530 00:25:35,178 --> 00:25:35,212 that this is what he'd seen and wanted to... tell the world about this. 531 00:25:35,212 --> 00:25:36,982 tell the world about this. 532 00:25:38,752 --> 00:25:41,758 SHATNER: A metal library containing gold tablets? 533 00:25:42,325 --> 00:25:44,731 Juan Moricz's extraordinary account 534 00:25:44,898 --> 00:25:48,004 sparked worldwide curiosity. 535 00:25:48,070 --> 00:25:50,676 And many began to wonder whether there really were 536 00:25:50,776 --> 00:25:54,316 ancient gold tablets hidden somewhere 537 00:25:54,316 --> 00:25:54,350 ancient gold tablets hidden somewhere in the Tayos Caves. 538 00:25:54,350 --> 00:25:56,320 in the Tayos Caves. 539 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:56,421 in the Tayos Caves. COLLINS: Anybody reading that story 540 00:25:56,421 --> 00:25:58,759 COLLINS: Anybody reading that story 541 00:25:58,792 --> 00:26:01,565 would've been fascinated by the mystery of the Tayos Caves. 542 00:26:01,698 --> 00:26:04,336 And this is indeed what happened, 543 00:26:04,336 --> 00:26:04,403 And this is indeed what happened, because it attracted the attention 544 00:26:04,403 --> 00:26:06,775 because it attracted the attention 545 00:26:06,942 --> 00:26:10,181 of a Scottish civil engineer 546 00:26:10,181 --> 00:26:10,215 of a Scottish civil engineer by the name of Stan Hall, 547 00:26:10,215 --> 00:26:12,920 by the name of Stan Hall, 548 00:26:13,054 --> 00:26:15,091 who decided that he would create 549 00:26:15,191 --> 00:26:17,930 an expedition to explore the caves. 550 00:26:18,064 --> 00:26:20,335 SHATNER: In 1976, Stan Hall 551 00:26:20,401 --> 00:26:23,007 recruited a number of people to join his expedition 552 00:26:23,040 --> 00:26:26,849 to the remote jungle of Ecuador in search of the gold tablets, 553 00:26:26,948 --> 00:26:30,924 including American astronaut Neil Armstrong, 554 00:26:31,023 --> 00:26:34,363 whose participation helped to draw worldwide 555 00:26:34,363 --> 00:26:34,396 whose participation helped to draw worldwide interest to Hall's efforts. 556 00:26:34,396 --> 00:26:36,635 interest to Hall's efforts. 557 00:26:36,835 --> 00:26:40,944 HALL MUNOZ: My father became very obsessed with this treasure story. 558 00:26:41,043 --> 00:26:43,950 The expedition that he mounted is still today 559 00:26:44,082 --> 00:26:45,753 one of the largest of all time. 560 00:26:45,819 --> 00:26:48,826 and it's because it involved over 100 personnel 561 00:26:48,892 --> 00:26:51,565 from both the British and Ecuadorian government's 562 00:26:51,698 --> 00:26:54,838 special forces and some universities 563 00:26:55,004 --> 00:26:56,942 sent their scientists. 564 00:26:57,042 --> 00:26:59,981 The main challenge was entering the cave. 565 00:27:00,114 --> 00:27:02,653 Because the only way to get in 566 00:27:02,753 --> 00:27:05,693 is this very deep hole in the ground. 567 00:27:06,995 --> 00:27:09,934 SHATNER: According to Stan Hall's account of the expedition, 568 00:27:10,034 --> 00:27:13,074 the entrance to the Tayos Caves was a hole 569 00:27:13,140 --> 00:27:16,816 that required the group to descend one by one 570 00:27:16,982 --> 00:27:18,552 more than 200 feet. 571 00:27:18,685 --> 00:27:21,659 Soon after they entered the cave, 572 00:27:21,758 --> 00:27:24,731 they made an extraordinary discovery. 573 00:27:24,864 --> 00:27:26,768 DAVID KUSHNER: They saw these walls 574 00:27:26,902 --> 00:27:28,338 leading from one chamber to the next 575 00:27:28,404 --> 00:27:32,445 that looked smooth and they looked like they're... 576 00:27:32,445 --> 00:27:32,480 that looked smooth and they looked like they're... cut at right angles, so... 577 00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,283 cut at right angles, so... 578 00:27:34,349 --> 00:27:38,190 it looks like the ruins of some lost civilization. 579 00:27:38,190 --> 00:27:38,191 it looks like the ruins of some lost civilization. SHATNER: The massive walls did not appear to be formed naturally, 580 00:27:38,191 --> 00:27:42,399 SHATNER: The massive walls did not appear to be formed naturally, 581 00:27:42,432 --> 00:27:46,407 but instead they looked like they were carved and placed, 582 00:27:46,407 --> 00:27:46,440 but instead they looked like they were carved and placed, as if they were man-made. 583 00:27:46,440 --> 00:27:48,712 as if they were man-made. 584 00:27:48,745 --> 00:27:51,483 Stan Hall and his team believed this was evidence 585 00:27:51,483 --> 00:27:51,552 Stan Hall and his team believed this was evidence that a lost civilization had inhabited 586 00:27:51,552 --> 00:27:54,256 that a lost civilization had inhabited 587 00:27:54,256 --> 00:27:56,093 the Tayos Caves. 588 00:27:56,193 --> 00:27:58,765 As they moved deeper into the caves 589 00:27:58,899 --> 00:28:01,871 in search of the gold tablets, 590 00:28:01,905 --> 00:28:05,078 they made another remarkable discovery inside a chamber 591 00:28:05,178 --> 00:28:08,318 they referred to as the Altar of Light. 592 00:28:08,451 --> 00:28:11,891 HALL MUNOZ: Inside the Altar of Light, 593 00:28:11,958 --> 00:28:14,898 there was a ray of sunlight that shone straight 594 00:28:15,031 --> 00:28:17,136 into the entrance of that chamber 595 00:28:17,268 --> 00:28:18,972 and it made it really significant. 596 00:28:19,072 --> 00:28:22,379 And within it, there's a smaller chamber 597 00:28:22,412 --> 00:28:26,020 in which my father's expedition found the remains of a person. 598 00:28:27,055 --> 00:28:29,928 COLLINS: They found this human skeleton 599 00:28:30,061 --> 00:28:33,235 and surrounding it was pottery, um, 600 00:28:33,334 --> 00:28:38,511 various shell objects and adornments. 601 00:28:41,551 --> 00:28:43,622 But, unfortunately, when they reached out 602 00:28:43,789 --> 00:28:45,559 to touch this skeleton, 603 00:28:45,559 --> 00:28:45,626 to touch this skeleton, it fell apart, it just fragmented. 604 00:28:45,626 --> 00:28:48,331 it fell apart, it just fragmented. 605 00:28:48,331 --> 00:28:48,364 it fell apart, it just fragmented. Showing how old it was. 606 00:28:48,364 --> 00:28:50,501 Showing how old it was. 607 00:28:50,501 --> 00:28:50,535 Showing how old it was. But subsequent research 608 00:28:50,535 --> 00:28:53,274 But subsequent research 609 00:28:53,374 --> 00:28:58,652 would show that this was around 3,500 years old, 610 00:28:58,819 --> 00:29:03,228 dating back to 1500 BC. 611 00:29:03,361 --> 00:29:05,498 And according to the local Shuar, 612 00:29:05,498 --> 00:29:05,566 And according to the local Shuar, this was one of their ancestors, 613 00:29:05,566 --> 00:29:08,138 this was one of their ancestors, 614 00:29:08,204 --> 00:29:12,145 the race that had inhabited the caves before them. 615 00:29:14,249 --> 00:29:16,988 SHATNER: The discovery of this ancient tomb was an astonishing 616 00:29:17,055 --> 00:29:20,528 and unexpected find, one that heightened the mystery 617 00:29:20,528 --> 00:29:20,596 and unexpected find, one that heightened the mystery of who inhabited the Tayos Caves 618 00:29:20,596 --> 00:29:22,901 of who inhabited the Tayos Caves 619 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,040 and led many to wonder what else might be hidden 620 00:29:26,140 --> 00:29:30,515 within this vast network of underground passages. 621 00:29:30,515 --> 00:29:30,583 within this vast network of underground passages. A few interesting things happened 622 00:29:30,583 --> 00:29:31,985 A few interesting things happened 623 00:29:32,118 --> 00:29:33,923 during Stan Hall's expedition. 624 00:29:34,056 --> 00:29:35,827 They did not find the metal library, 625 00:29:35,993 --> 00:29:37,697 but they did find other things. 626 00:29:37,863 --> 00:29:40,569 Number one, it had these 627 00:29:40,569 --> 00:29:40,669 Number one, it had these walls that were cut at right angles. 628 00:29:40,669 --> 00:29:43,108 walls that were cut at right angles. 629 00:29:43,174 --> 00:29:47,115 And number two, they found a corpse that was dated 630 00:29:47,282 --> 00:29:49,888 to go back to 1500 BC. 631 00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:53,962 So even though they didn't find the metal library, 632 00:29:54,029 --> 00:29:57,771 Stan was still convinced that it was there somewhere. 633 00:29:57,903 --> 00:29:59,941 Is there a collection of metal tablets 634 00:30:00,041 --> 00:30:02,145 hidden somewhere in the Tayos Caves? 635 00:30:02,278 --> 00:30:05,184 The search for answers continues. 636 00:30:05,284 --> 00:30:07,890 Just like on the other side of the world, 637 00:30:08,023 --> 00:30:10,261 in the mountains of Mongolia, 638 00:30:10,328 --> 00:30:13,434 where archaeologists are looking for the lost tomb 639 00:30:13,434 --> 00:30:13,501 where archaeologists are looking for the lost tomb of the most notorious warlord 640 00:30:13,501 --> 00:30:16,608 of the most notorious warlord 641 00:30:16,608 --> 00:30:18,578 in history. 642 00:30:24,590 --> 00:30:27,095 SHATNER: Towering above the sparse landscape 643 00:30:27,195 --> 00:30:30,602 is a massive, 130-foot-tall statue 644 00:30:30,602 --> 00:30:30,603 is a massive, 130-foot-tall statue made of stainless steel. 645 00:30:30,603 --> 00:30:32,205 made of stainless steel. 646 00:30:32,338 --> 00:30:35,813 This magnificent monument is a depiction 647 00:30:35,913 --> 00:30:38,819 of Mongolia's most famous ruler, 648 00:30:39,019 --> 00:30:41,624 Genghis Khan. 649 00:30:41,658 --> 00:30:44,931 THOMPSON: Genghis Khan is one of the most prominent figures 650 00:30:45,064 --> 00:30:47,670 in all of history, and he came up 651 00:30:47,903 --> 00:30:51,244 as a very small, minor player in what was a small, minor country 652 00:30:51,343 --> 00:30:54,483 that most of the world hadn't heard of. 653 00:30:54,483 --> 00:30:54,516 that most of the world hadn't heard of. But by the time he had died, 654 00:30:54,516 --> 00:30:56,253 But by the time he had died, 655 00:30:56,353 --> 00:30:58,024 he had conquered most of the known world. 656 00:30:58,124 --> 00:31:00,796 STEAVU: Genghis Khan is unquestionably 657 00:31:00,929 --> 00:31:03,067 Mongolia's greatest, uh, cultural 658 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,204 and historical and national hero. 659 00:31:05,371 --> 00:31:08,377 He was at the head of one 660 00:31:08,511 --> 00:31:10,616 of the largest empires in the world, 661 00:31:10,616 --> 00:31:10,716 of the largest empires in the world, second only to the British Empire. 662 00:31:10,716 --> 00:31:12,954 second only to the British Empire. 663 00:31:13,154 --> 00:31:15,458 And many people 664 00:31:15,491 --> 00:31:18,030 maybe outside of Mongolia might remember Genghis Khan 665 00:31:18,130 --> 00:31:21,069 for, uh, the bloodshed and conquests. 666 00:31:21,236 --> 00:31:24,644 But he was also at the origins 667 00:31:24,644 --> 00:31:24,711 But he was also at the origins of many technological, scientific, 668 00:31:24,711 --> 00:31:27,516 of many technological, scientific, 669 00:31:27,616 --> 00:31:31,356 astronomical developments and advancements. 670 00:31:33,562 --> 00:31:36,534 SHATNER: After 20 years of empire-building, 671 00:31:36,668 --> 00:31:40,442 Genghis Khan died in the year 1227 AD, 672 00:31:40,541 --> 00:31:44,183 while battling the western Shi dynasty. 673 00:31:44,282 --> 00:31:48,124 Khan's exact cause of death is a mystery. 674 00:31:48,257 --> 00:31:51,029 But before he passed, he commanded 675 00:31:51,129 --> 00:31:54,069 that his final resting place should be unmarked, 676 00:31:54,135 --> 00:31:57,843 so that his tomb would be undisturbed forever. 677 00:31:59,145 --> 00:32:03,321 STEAVU: The circumstances of his burial are quite mysterious. 678 00:32:03,420 --> 00:32:05,993 According to legend, Genghis Khan's body 679 00:32:06,159 --> 00:32:08,163 was brought back to Mongolia 680 00:32:08,297 --> 00:32:11,137 by a group of, uh, 2,000 servants 681 00:32:11,236 --> 00:32:15,512 who were guarded by a group of soldiers. 682 00:32:15,579 --> 00:32:19,988 And once they finished their work of burying the body, 683 00:32:20,054 --> 00:32:23,260 the servants were all killed by the soldiers. 684 00:32:24,362 --> 00:32:27,570 Now the soldiers themselves were then killed 685 00:32:27,570 --> 00:32:27,636 Now the soldiers themselves were then killed by a second group of soldiers, 686 00:32:27,636 --> 00:32:30,042 by a second group of soldiers, 687 00:32:30,174 --> 00:32:33,582 who then themselves committed suicide, 688 00:32:33,715 --> 00:32:36,186 so that the burial site would remain 689 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,192 forever undisturbed and unknown. 690 00:32:39,226 --> 00:32:42,165 THOMPSON: Many great rulers in many parts of the world 691 00:32:42,198 --> 00:32:45,773 have wanted not to display one's body, but rather to hide it. 692 00:32:46,039 --> 00:32:48,746 And that would have been practiced by Genghis Khan. 693 00:32:48,778 --> 00:32:51,450 Because he knew that his tomb, if it was ever uncovered, 694 00:32:51,584 --> 00:32:55,191 would be an enormously political tool 695 00:32:55,358 --> 00:32:57,128 for whoever uncovered it. 696 00:32:57,262 --> 00:32:59,634 And he wanted to control that legacy. 697 00:32:59,667 --> 00:33:03,174 SHATNER: In the eight centuries since Genghis Khan's death, 698 00:33:03,307 --> 00:33:05,646 many have tried to find his tomb. 699 00:33:05,746 --> 00:33:09,185 But thus far, no one has been able to defeat 700 00:33:09,219 --> 00:33:13,260 Khan's drastic measures to keep its location a secret. 701 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,899 Which naturally begs the question... 702 00:33:16,099 --> 00:33:18,772 where could it be? 703 00:33:20,642 --> 00:33:24,216 The Khentii Mountain Range, 2016. 704 00:33:24,349 --> 00:33:27,288 A French archaeological expedition 705 00:33:27,355 --> 00:33:30,996 ventures deep into this rugged region of northern Mongolia 706 00:33:31,129 --> 00:33:34,269 to find Genghis Khan's lost tomb. 707 00:33:34,369 --> 00:33:38,077 The team believes that the tomb may be hidden 708 00:33:38,143 --> 00:33:40,983 near a particular mountain peak that is known as... 709 00:33:41,183 --> 00:33:43,220 Burkhan Khaldun. 710 00:34:01,456 --> 00:34:04,463 SHATNER: Burkhan Khaldun is almost 8,000 feet high 711 00:34:04,563 --> 00:34:07,335 and covers more than 93 square miles. 712 00:34:07,468 --> 00:34:10,508 Exploring this vast, rugged terrain 713 00:34:10,575 --> 00:34:14,951 is made even more difficult because, in 2015, 714 00:34:15,184 --> 00:34:18,457 the mountain was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, 715 00:34:18,558 --> 00:34:21,363 rendering if off-limits to any excavations 716 00:34:21,496 --> 00:34:24,303 in search of Genghis Khan's tomb. 717 00:34:24,436 --> 00:34:26,874 Mongolians in general still desire 718 00:34:26,874 --> 00:34:26,942 Mongolians in general still desire to honor Genghis Kahn's wishes. 719 00:34:26,942 --> 00:34:29,112 to honor Genghis Kahn's wishes. 720 00:34:29,179 --> 00:34:31,383 They discourage archaeological digs, 721 00:34:31,551 --> 00:34:33,755 uh, to try to find the tomb. 722 00:34:33,822 --> 00:34:37,830 He is still very, very much a hero in Mongolia. 723 00:34:37,830 --> 00:34:37,897 He is still very, very much a hero in Mongolia. And his wishes are still respected. 724 00:34:37,897 --> 00:34:41,036 And his wishes are still respected. 725 00:34:41,169 --> 00:34:43,074 SHATNER: Because of the restrictions 726 00:34:43,207 --> 00:34:45,277 against searching Burkhan Khaldun, 727 00:34:45,344 --> 00:34:48,350 members of the French expedition decided that the key 728 00:34:48,484 --> 00:34:51,056 to finding Genghis Khan's tomb 729 00:34:51,156 --> 00:34:54,429 was to explore the mountain from the sky. 730 00:34:54,597 --> 00:34:57,368 And in 2016, they used drones 731 00:34:57,468 --> 00:35:00,642 equipped with both photographic and infrared cameras 732 00:35:00,742 --> 00:35:04,382 to do an unprecedented survey of the area. 733 00:35:24,590 --> 00:35:27,195 SHATNER: After surveying the mountain from above, 734 00:35:27,261 --> 00:35:29,867 the French team made an extraordinary discovery. 735 00:35:29,934 --> 00:35:34,009 They identified a mound that was 130 feet high 736 00:35:34,209 --> 00:35:36,648 and 820 feet wide 737 00:35:36,748 --> 00:35:40,622 that they believe might be man-made. 738 00:35:52,546 --> 00:35:56,722 The French team that accessed, uh, the mountain 739 00:35:56,788 --> 00:36:00,695 identified that the pyramid-shaped elevation 740 00:36:00,695 --> 00:36:00,729 identified that the pyramid-shaped elevation also had a little shrine 741 00:36:00,729 --> 00:36:03,267 also had a little shrine 742 00:36:03,367 --> 00:36:05,672 and it sits atop of this sacred mountain. 743 00:36:05,806 --> 00:36:09,580 So they speculate that this would 744 00:36:09,647 --> 00:36:12,319 probably be where Genghis Khan is buried. 745 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:16,127 SHATNER: Is it possible that the structure discovered 746 00:36:16,259 --> 00:36:19,132 by the French expedition on Burkhan Khaldun 747 00:36:19,265 --> 00:36:21,871 is the tomb of Genghis Khan? 748 00:36:24,275 --> 00:36:26,848 For now, that question is unanswered, 749 00:36:26,948 --> 00:36:29,587 because the Mongolian people remain committed 750 00:36:29,687 --> 00:36:32,593 to honoring the revered emperor's dying wish 751 00:36:32,693 --> 00:36:35,799 that his tomb should never be found. 752 00:37:07,328 --> 00:37:11,203 Will Genghis Khan's final resting place ever be found? 753 00:37:11,303 --> 00:37:13,675 It might seem impossible after all this time, 754 00:37:13,741 --> 00:37:17,349 but new technology is helping archaeologists 755 00:37:17,448 --> 00:37:20,589 discover tombs that were lost for centuries, 756 00:37:20,722 --> 00:37:22,993 including a number of Egyptian burial sites 757 00:37:22,993 --> 00:37:23,060 including a number of Egyptian burial sites that weren't found by digging, 758 00:37:23,060 --> 00:37:25,198 that weren't found by digging, 759 00:37:25,364 --> 00:37:27,736 but rather by satellites 760 00:37:27,736 --> 00:37:27,770 but rather by satellites orbiting the Earth. 761 00:37:27,770 --> 00:37:29,940 orbiting the Earth. 762 00:37:35,351 --> 00:37:38,391 SHATNER: Archaeologists from the University of Alabama 763 00:37:38,490 --> 00:37:40,629 announce that they have discovered thousands 764 00:37:40,695 --> 00:37:44,837 of ancient Egyptian sites by analyzing satellite imagery. 765 00:37:46,506 --> 00:37:49,814 Photographs taken from 435 miles above the Earth 766 00:37:49,880 --> 00:37:52,519 showed that the ancient city of Tanis, 767 00:37:52,619 --> 00:37:55,424 which is located in northeastern Egypt, 768 00:37:55,524 --> 00:37:59,032 was much larger than previously thought. 769 00:37:59,032 --> 00:37:59,132 was much larger than previously thought. The images of Tanis also revealed 770 00:37:59,132 --> 00:38:01,938 The images of Tanis also revealed 771 00:38:01,938 --> 00:38:01,971 The images of Tanis also revealed over 1,000 lost tombs 772 00:38:01,971 --> 00:38:04,376 over 1,000 lost tombs 773 00:38:04,509 --> 00:38:07,114 that had been hidden beneath the sands 774 00:38:07,114 --> 00:38:07,148 that had been hidden beneath the sands for thousands of years. 775 00:38:07,148 --> 00:38:09,485 for thousands of years. 776 00:38:10,956 --> 00:38:14,062 We've known for 300 years roughly where Tanis is. 777 00:38:14,128 --> 00:38:18,838 But digging up a couple of sphinxes or a temple is not 778 00:38:18,938 --> 00:38:21,544 the same as being able to look down from above 779 00:38:21,711 --> 00:38:23,915 at the entire area. 780 00:38:25,351 --> 00:38:27,288 And to see not only that it's four times 781 00:38:27,421 --> 00:38:29,492 larger than we thought it was, 782 00:38:29,525 --> 00:38:32,465 but also, when you look down on the satellite imagery, 783 00:38:32,531 --> 00:38:35,773 there's a little cluster of huts which gets a bit bigger, 784 00:38:35,805 --> 00:38:38,277 and then there's a kind of mansion phase where people get 785 00:38:38,443 --> 00:38:40,181 these bigger buildings. 786 00:38:40,447 --> 00:38:43,789 There's a temple district, and suddenly it allows you 787 00:38:43,821 --> 00:38:46,426 to see tombs below the earth that people have never suspected 788 00:38:46,627 --> 00:38:48,464 were there before. 789 00:38:48,530 --> 00:38:51,036 COLLINS: What's happened is that satellite imagery 790 00:38:51,136 --> 00:38:54,309 has actually given us the entire layout 791 00:38:54,442 --> 00:38:56,681 of that city for the first time. 792 00:38:56,814 --> 00:38:59,085 As we go into the future, 793 00:38:59,118 --> 00:39:03,527 the techniques of archaeology are becoming better and better. 794 00:39:05,064 --> 00:39:07,235 CLEMENTS: Space archaeology allows you to look 795 00:39:07,435 --> 00:39:09,607 from above. 796 00:39:09,773 --> 00:39:12,011 Beyond the human spectrum. 797 00:39:12,011 --> 00:39:12,078 Beyond the human spectrum. It can look into the infrareds, 798 00:39:12,078 --> 00:39:13,648 It can look into the infrareds, 799 00:39:13,715 --> 00:39:16,487 so it can see tombs and cities below the earth 800 00:39:16,554 --> 00:39:18,858 that people have never suspected were there before. 801 00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:22,867 SHATNER: Thanks to these technological tools, 802 00:39:22,966 --> 00:39:26,608 finding hidden tombs is becoming much easier, 803 00:39:26,641 --> 00:39:31,249 including in areas that are extremely difficult to excavate, 804 00:39:31,516 --> 00:39:35,190 such as under the shifting sands of the Arabian desert. 805 00:39:35,190 --> 00:39:35,224 such as under the shifting sands of the Arabian desert. Which was where, in 2021, 806 00:39:35,224 --> 00:39:38,363 Which was where, in 2021, 807 00:39:38,463 --> 00:39:41,470 an incredible tomb structure was discovered 808 00:39:41,637 --> 00:39:43,675 near the city of Al-'Ula 809 00:39:43,841 --> 00:39:46,947 in northwest Saudi Arabia. 810 00:39:48,584 --> 00:39:50,989 MARK ALTAWHEEL: In the deserts of Arabia, many round structure tombs 811 00:39:51,056 --> 00:39:53,829 have been discovered using satellite technologies. 812 00:39:53,895 --> 00:39:57,234 These features are often located in very remote places. 813 00:39:57,234 --> 00:39:57,302 These features are often located in very remote places. But with such technologies, we can 814 00:39:57,302 --> 00:39:58,805 But with such technologies, we can 815 00:39:58,938 --> 00:40:00,776 locate them much more easily. 816 00:40:00,842 --> 00:40:03,915 CLEMENTS: What they worked out was that, at some point, 817 00:40:04,015 --> 00:40:06,119 six and a half thousand years ago, 818 00:40:06,219 --> 00:40:09,359 there had been a monumental tomb structure 819 00:40:09,492 --> 00:40:11,965 in what is now the Arabian desert. 820 00:40:12,031 --> 00:40:14,937 And so, suddenly, that changes our perspective 821 00:40:15,037 --> 00:40:18,612 on the history of the Arabian Peninsula. 822 00:40:18,678 --> 00:40:20,615 And we've worked that all out because a satellite 823 00:40:20,749 --> 00:40:23,554 notices something from way, way up. 824 00:40:24,723 --> 00:40:26,961 SHATNER: No matter what tools we use to find them, 825 00:40:27,061 --> 00:40:31,202 the search for lost tombs will continue. 826 00:40:31,202 --> 00:40:31,270 the search for lost tombs will continue. Because these sacred burial places 827 00:40:31,270 --> 00:40:33,809 Because these sacred burial places 828 00:40:33,941 --> 00:40:36,814 contain secrets about our past. 829 00:40:36,947 --> 00:40:39,954 Some tombs are elaborate, 830 00:40:40,054 --> 00:40:44,228 some are mystical and some are hidden 831 00:40:44,228 --> 00:40:44,262 some are mystical and some are hidden right beneath our feet. 832 00:40:44,262 --> 00:40:46,266 right beneath our feet. 833 00:40:48,203 --> 00:40:50,576 CLEMENTS: Human beings have been burying their dead 834 00:40:50,675 --> 00:40:54,082 for millennia, and we're often unaware 835 00:40:54,215 --> 00:40:56,987 that we're walking around on cemeteries 836 00:40:56,987 --> 00:40:57,021 that we're walking around on cemeteries from the distant past. 837 00:40:57,021 --> 00:40:58,591 from the distant past. 838 00:40:58,691 --> 00:41:01,162 But sometimes a tomb is the only way 839 00:41:01,162 --> 00:41:01,196 But sometimes a tomb is the only way we can access the past. 840 00:41:01,196 --> 00:41:02,966 we can access the past. 841 00:41:03,968 --> 00:41:05,606 The further you go back in history, 842 00:41:05,772 --> 00:41:07,610 the greater the likelihood 843 00:41:07,676 --> 00:41:10,080 that a tomb is the only way you're gonna find out 844 00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:10,114 that a tomb is the only way you're gonna find out about life back then. 845 00:41:10,114 --> 00:41:11,984 about life back then. 846 00:41:12,118 --> 00:41:15,090 The amazing thing about archaeology 847 00:41:15,090 --> 00:41:15,157 The amazing thing about archaeology is it repeatedly confronts us 848 00:41:15,157 --> 00:41:17,028 is it repeatedly confronts us 849 00:41:17,161 --> 00:41:19,633 with what we never even dreamed of. 850 00:41:20,602 --> 00:41:23,073 Could there be thousands of lost tombs 851 00:41:23,140 --> 00:41:25,812 scattered around the world, waiting to be found? 852 00:41:25,979 --> 00:41:28,785 It's a tantalizing prospect. 853 00:41:28,851 --> 00:41:31,891 But maybe we should remember that our ancestors 854 00:41:32,024 --> 00:41:34,897 sometimes went to great lengths 855 00:41:34,997 --> 00:41:38,270 to build and hide their sacred burial places. 856 00:41:38,270 --> 00:41:38,337 to build and hide their sacred burial places. So while we're exploring ancient tombs, 857 00:41:38,337 --> 00:41:42,713 So while we're exploring ancient tombs, 858 00:41:42,779 --> 00:41:46,754 we should also take care to let the dead rest in peace 859 00:41:46,854 --> 00:41:50,260 and allow their journey into the afterlife 860 00:41:50,260 --> 00:41:50,294 and allow their journey into the afterlife to remain undisturbed and... 861 00:41:50,294 --> 00:41:53,133 to remain undisturbed and... 862 00:41:54,736 --> 00:41:56,908 ...unexplained. 863 00:41:57,007 --> 00:41:58,744 CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY A+E NETWORKS