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Back in the third century, this region of Mesopotamia
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Strangest Things

Back in the third century,this region of Mesopotamia is at the heartof the Sasanian Empire

Back in the third century,
this region of Mesopotamia is at the heart
of the Sasanian Empire

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Back in the third century, this region of Mesopotamia
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is at the heart of the Sasanian Empire.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:31
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary
Production
A+E Networks,Blink Films

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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 • E06 [Kevin] Leif Erikson heard a tale - Strangest Things 00:13
[Kevin] Leif Erikson heard a tale
S01 • E01 All you need is sand and a source of heat. - Strangest Things 00:05
All you need is sand and a source of heat.
S01 • E09 [narrator] He fills in the gaps between the fossil fragments - Strangest Things 00:08
[narrator] He fills in the gaps between the fossil fragments
S01 • E05 [Sascha] The Germans were convinced - Strangest Things 00:10
[Sascha] The Germans were convinced
S01 • E01 You melt sand at very high temperatures and then you can add other materials, - Strangest Things 00:08
You melt sand at very high temperatures and then you can add...
S01 • E04 And he makes an even more astonishing claim. - Strangest Things 00:05
And he makes an even more astonishing claim.
S01 • E03 And for the time, the people who live here - Strangest Things 00:05
And for the time, the people who live here
S01 • E09 What he ends up with is unlike any ancient human remains ever discovered. - Strangest Things 00:07
What he ends up with is unlike any ancient human remains eve...
S01 • E06 This enticed Erikson, - Strangest Things 00:07
This enticed Erikson,
S01 • E02 [narrator] It's even been suggested that it's a child's toy. - Strangest Things 00:04
[narrator] It's even been suggested that it's a ch...
S01 • E01 [Narrator] But glass is rare in ancient Egypt - Strangest Things 00:06
[Narrator] But glass is rare in ancient Egypt
S01 • E05 [Corey] The key to its success is its simple operation. - Strangest Things 00:05
[Corey] The key to its success is its simple operation.
S01 • E03 The capital city of Ctesiphon is a vast metropolis - Strangest Things 00:06
The capital city of Ctesiphon is a vast metropolis
S01 • E02 [Dr. Graham] The idea that you'd give your child - Strangest Things 00:07
[Dr. Graham] The idea that you'd give your child
S01 • E05 [Andrew] You type a letter on the keyboard, - Strangest Things 00:06
[Andrew] You type a letter on the keyboard,
S01 • E09 The rear of the skull looked very much like a modern human skull, - Strangest Things 00:09
The rear of the skull looked very much like a modern human s...
S01 • E04 [Philip] When he suggested this, - Strangest Things 00:05
[Philip] When he suggested this,
S01 • E03 [Dr. Altaweel] One of the remains of Ctesiphon is this large arch - Strangest Things 00:06
[Dr. Altaweel] One of the remains of Ctesiphon is this large...
S01 • E06 [narrator] According to the sagas, - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] According to the sagas,
S01 • E01 Even the blue stripes on Tutankhamun's iconic death mask - Strangest Things 00:06
Even the blue stripes on Tutankhamun's iconic death mas...