Body Of Christ: The Mystery Of The James Ossuary

For centuries, archaeologists have been unearthing a disturbing mystery beneath the streets of London: hundreds of human skulls with no accompanying bodies. Found in clusters, often near the ancient Walbrook river, these remains have long puzzled historians. Were they victims of Boudica's bloody revolt, a massacre lost to time? Or were they washed out of a nearby cemetery by a flood? Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost.

The hidden world of the Harem has long been shrouded by mystery and erotic fantasies. At the centre of Suleiman the Magnificent's power was Topkapi Palace. Into it came hundreds of women from all over the empire and beyond. It was a place where intimacy could equal power.

In this documentary, forensic geologist Scott Walter investigates the enduring mystery of the Menahune, a legendary race of "little people" said to have inhabited the Hawaiian Islands long before the arrival of the Polynesians. By examining sophisticated dry-stack masonry at the Menahune Ditch on Kaua'i and comparing legends with the archaeological discovery of Homo floresiensis, Walter explores whether these mythical builders were a real, distinct ethnic group or a forgotten lower class of ancient engineers. From sacred navigation sites on the forbidden island of Kaho’olawe to high-tech forensic analysis of volcanic rock, we uncover the truth hidden within Polynesian oral history. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost. :european_castle: You can now become a History Hit member right here on the original video platform! Join for access to a new exclusive documentary every week, and access to over 160+ of our documentaries presented by world renowned historians like

Time Team examines a mysterious cave in Derbyshire where cavers have found several skeletons, some of them newborn babies and the earliest dated to the Stone Age. Finds from the cave have also provided dates from the Iron Age and the Roman period. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost. Subsribe so you don't miss out!

A mystery is emerging out the Yukon ice: human hunting tools hidden for as long as 9,000 years have started to melt out. And each new find is another piece to the puzzle of who these people were.

Alice investigates what life was like in pre-Roman Britain. Relying on archaeology, she examines the two Hebridean Bronze Age skeletons known as the Cladh Hallan mummies and the odd way their skeletons had been arranged. Odyssey is your journey into the world of Ancient History; from the dawn of Mesopotamia to the fall of Rome. We'll be bringing you only the best documentaries that journey into the mysteries and ruins of worlds long lost.