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Further dating, as radiocarbon dating became possible
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Strangest Things

Further dating, as radiocarbondating became possible, showed that we were lookingat a...

Further dating, as radiocarbon
dating became possible, showed that we were looking
at a medieval human skull coupled with a 500-year-old
orangutan jaw fragment

Full Transcript

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Further dating, as radiocarbon dating became possible,
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showed that we were looking at a medieval human skull
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coupled with a 500-year-old orangutan jaw fragment.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:01
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
9
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 • E08 That was probably made from a mixture of two technique - Strangest Things 00:06
That was probably made from a mixture of two technique
S01 • E10 [narrator] But at Star Carr, archeologists run into - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] But at Star Carr, archeologists run into
S01 • E03 This is a ridiculously dangerous process, - Strangest Things 00:09
This is a ridiculously dangerous process,
S01 • E04 [suspenseful music playing] - Strangest Things 00:10
[suspenseful music playing]
S01 • E06 [narrator] Scandinavian immigrants to the US - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] Scandinavian immigrants to the US
S01 • E07 And for good measure, they decide to include a record needle under the cover. - Strangest Things 00:06
And for good measure, they decide to include a record needle...
S01 • E02 So, once you've done that, you've got a mold - Strangest Things 00:06
So, once you've done that, you've got a mold
S01 • E08 With repousse what you do is you create a sort of rough shape - Strangest Things 00:10
With repousse what you do is you create a sort of rough shap...
S01 • E10 If the skulls recovered from the ancient lake bed - Strangest Things 00:10
If the skulls recovered from the ancient lake bed
S01 • E06 [Kevin] So if these immigrants could prove - Strangest Things 00:16
[Kevin] So if these immigrants could prove
S01 • E03 So, we know that now, but they probably didn't know that back then. - Strangest Things 00:05
So, we know that now, but they probably didn't know tha...
S01 • E07 But actual vinyl, the material isn't space-proof. - Strangest Things 00:05
But actual vinyl, the material isn't space-proof.
S01 • E01 Scientists have identified the source - Strangest Things 00:06
Scientists have identified the source
S01 • E02 You melt it up to over a thousand degrees, so it's nice and runny. - Strangest Things 00:04
You melt it up to over a thousand degrees, so it's nice...
S01 • E09 [narrator] There is no time in history - Strangest Things 00:06
[narrator] There is no time in history
S01 • E04 It can predict the positions of the sun, moon, and planets - Strangest Things 00:08
It can predict the positions of the sun, moon, and planets
S01 • E05 [Corey] But British codebreakers - Strangest Things 00:06
[Corey] But British codebreakers
S01 • E03 [narrator] The electroplating theory doesn't hold up, - Strangest Things 00:07
[narrator] The electroplating theory doesn't hold up,
S01 • E02 It's like red hot metal now, - Strangest Things 00:09
It's like red hot metal now,
S01 • E10 [MacDonald] These headdresses were in perfectly good condition - Strangest Things 00:05
[MacDonald] These headdresses were in perfectly good conditi...