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And there they foundancient quarries that have been workedfor over 3,000 years where they...

And there they found
ancient quarries that have been worked
for over 3,000 years where they were taking obsidian from a two million
year old volcano

Full Transcript

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And there they found ancient quarries
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that have been worked for over 3,000 years
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where they were taking obsidian
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from a two million year old volcano.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:07
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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Movie Summary

From a piece of meteorite found in Tutankhamun's tomb to the Crown of Thorns, explore some of the most perplexing and unusual objects lying hidden away in museums, laboratories and storage rooms.
S01 • E05 And all these developed - Strangest Things 00:04
And all these developed
S01 • E04 [Mark] And it could be symbolic for Licinius, - Strangest Things 00:06
[Mark] And it could be symbolic for Licinius,
S01 • E06 But there's one last twist to the story - Strangest Things 00:05
But there's one last twist to the story
S01 • E01 Embedded within Big Bertha was bits of granite and quartz. - Strangest Things 00:07
Embedded within Big Bertha was bits of granite and quartz.
S01 • E02 And there he was with his leeches, in the middle of it. - Strangest Things 00:04
And there he was with his leeches, in the middle of it.
S01 • E09 [Denison] The analytic engine had a property - Strangest Things 00:06
[Denison] The analytic engine had a property
S01 • E08 And sure enough, Harrison's right - Strangest Things 00:06
And sure enough, Harrison's right
S01 • E10 So you get current flow because electrons carry current, - Strangest Things 00:07
So you get current flow because electrons carry current,
S01 • E02 That is just the most extraordinary piece of publicity. - Strangest Things 00:05
That is just the most extraordinary piece of publicity.
S01 • E05 [Kevin] This is the world that gives birth - Strangest Things 00:05
[Kevin] This is the world that gives birth
S01 • E07 And that's the actual birthplace - Strangest Things 00:06
And that's the actual birthplace
S01 • E06 [dramatic music playing] - Strangest Things 00:08
[dramatic music playing]
S01 • E09 It would cycle through its calculations, - Strangest Things 00:08
It would cycle through its calculations,
S01 • E04 During this time, the emperor Constantine, - Strangest Things 00:10
During this time, the emperor Constantine,
S01 • E03 Through the use of electrodes, - Strangest Things 00:07
Through the use of electrodes,
S01 • E02 Unfortunately, Merryweather doesn't need - Strangest Things 00:06
Unfortunately, Merryweather doesn't need
S01 • E07 [narrator] But this doesn't tell us when it was made. - Strangest Things 00:04
[narrator] But this doesn't tell us when it was made.
S01 • E05 [Corey] But given the popularity of geomancy - Strangest Things 00:08
[Corey] But given the popularity of geomancy
S01 • E01 [narrator] It has led the scientists to a shocking conclusion. - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] It has led the scientists to a shocking conclusio...
S01 • E10 [Dr. Anna] If you swap the charges round and make the plate negative, - Strangest Things 00:09
[Dr. Anna] If you swap the charges round and make the plate ...