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Daredevil archaeologist Indiana Jones races against time to retrieve a legendary dial that can change the course of history. Accompanied by his goddaughter, he soon finds himself squaring off against Jürgen Voller, a former Nazi who works for NASA.

An American archeologist is leading a dangerous expedition in the Andes, seeking a mysterious relic. His wife and daughter are with him. His daughter, Diana, risks her life to help her father find the artifact with ancient and mythical powers.

In 1922 archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun. Learn about the treasures within the tomb of the pharaoh, from objects of beauty to practical items that were provided for the king's journey to the underworld. Includes preview DVD highlighting episodes available in the Ancient Civilization series.

Persuaded to help a desperate friend for a $6 million payday, an expert safecracker postpones his retirement to pull off one last heist with a novice thief. Their foolproof plan turns into a high risk gamble when a clash of egos threatens to bring them both down.

Disc 1: Pompeii -- Rome -- Egyptian pyramids -- Athens -- Etruria ; Disc 2: Karnak, Luxor, Memphis, Thebes -- Alexandria -- Greek cities of Italy -- Aztec pyramids -- Incan cities ; Disc 3: Mayan cities -- Greek cities of Turkey -- Greece -- Syrian desert -- Sailing with the Phoenicians ; Disc 4: Roman Empire in Africa -- Ancient Roman cities -- Hannibal's route across the Alps -- Roman imprint in Spain and France -- Persia ; Disc 5: Roman province...

Hired by an ambitious small-town pastor to find sacred relics in the Holy Land, a self-proclaimed Biblical archaeologist comes up short, and his attempt to cover up his failure fuels a comic conspiracy.

Easter Island, isolated and mysterious, is a riddle. What happened to the Rapa Nui, who once populated this ancient Eden? They carved iconic giant statues - the Moai - and lived in a culture of cooperation. Then something failed. Labyrinthine cave systems yield grim clues. Now, in this update to the classic National Geographic special Easter Island Underworld, scientists have discovered that another sad fate may be in the island's future -- total...

The legend of King Arthur is one of the most evocative stories in British mythology. We think of the romantic King, with his beautiful wife Guinivere by his side and the trusty sword Excalibur in his hand. The truth, we discover, is very different. The story was written in the medieval period but it was set hundreds of years earlier, in the Dark Ages.

American archaeologists discover a new tomb just 16 feet away from King Tutankhamun's tomb.

Credited with both unifying China and tormenting its citizenry, Qin Shi Huangdi, the "first emperor of China," is one of the most controversial leaders in the nation's history. His reign brought advances such as standardized currencies, weights, and measures, unified written and spoken language and transportation systems. In battle, too, he was centuries ahead of his time, creating assembly lines to mass-produce precision-crafted swords, arrows and...