Ancient Mysteries - Season 5 Episode 3

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1

Ancient Mysteries – S05E01 – Tattooing

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Episode 2

Ancient Mysteries – S05E02 – The Sacred Waters of Lourdes

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Episode 3 Current

Ancient Mysteries – S05E03 – The Magic of Alchemy

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Episode 4

Ancient Mysteries – S05E04 – The Search for the Abominable Snowman

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Episode 5

Ancient Mysteries – S05E05 – Quest for the Holy Grail

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Episode 6

Ancient Mysteries – S05E06 – Knights Templar

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Episode 7

Ancient Mysteries – S05E07 – Reincarnation

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Episode 8

Ancient Mysteries – S05E08 – Lost Mummies of the Inca

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Episode 9

Ancient Mysteries – S05E09 – Dreamtime of the Aborigines

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Episode Overview

Nearly two thousand years ago, a shadowy group called alchemists embarked on a mysterious dangerous quest. In primitive laboratories they risked their lives trying to make gold. They also searched for divine wisdom – and the secret of immortality. Mysteries abound in alchemy's dark history. Was Sir Isaac Newton, one of history's greater minds, driven mad by his secret obsession with alchemy? Did masters of alchemy possess secret wisdom? What were they really seeking?