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In 1949, they date Piltdown man
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In 1949, they date Piltdown man using the bestavailable techniques

In 1949, they date Piltdown man using the best
available techniques

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In 1949, they date Piltdown man
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using the best available techniques.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:26
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 • E01 [Narrator] It's almost 50 years, - Strangest Things 00:09
[Narrator] It's almost 50 years,
S01 • E04 [Abigail] The inscriptions not only fill in - Strangest Things 00:10
[Abigail] The inscriptions not only fill in
S01 • E06 The Kensington Runestone - Strangest Things 00:05
The Kensington Runestone
S01 • E02 [narrator] The problem is that nearly every dodecahedron - Strangest Things 00:05
[narrator] The problem is that nearly every dodecahedron
S01 • E07 Instead, he goes old school. Vinyl. - Strangest Things 00:05
Instead, he goes old school. Vinyl.
S01 • E05 Why have they gone to so much trouble? - Strangest Things 00:04
Why have they gone to so much trouble?
S01 • E06 The axes and shields, likewise. - Strangest Things 00:06
The axes and shields, likewise.
S01 • E10 [Elliott] The original interpretations focused on the idea of them being - Strangest Things 00:12
[Elliott] The original interpretations focused on the idea o...
S01 • E02 And bronze doesn't come cheap. - Strangest Things 00:04
And bronze doesn't come cheap.
S01 • E09 This seemed to show that these remains - Strangest Things 00:06
This seemed to show that these remains
S01 • E08 [narrator] Which explains the hats delicate construction. - Strangest Things 00:04
[narrator] Which explains the hats delicate construction.
S01 • E01 [Dougal] The Italian team go in to the desert - Strangest Things 00:06
[Dougal] The Italian team go in to the desert
S01 • E07 [Maggie] The idea of using a phonograph, a record, to send information - Strangest Things 00:11
[Maggie] The idea of using a phonograph, a record, to send i...
S01 • E02 It's made out of the same materials that money is made out of. - Strangest Things 00:05
It's made out of the same materials that money is made ...
S01 • E04 [Corey] Experts are even able to read - Strangest Things 00:07
[Corey] Experts are even able to read
S01 • E08 The single sheet of gold that this hat is made out of - Strangest Things 00:08
The single sheet of gold that this hat is made out of
S01 • E06 [narrator] So why all the Viking fakes. - Strangest Things 00:04
[narrator] So why all the Viking fakes.
S01 • E03 It was a different process that was much better known - Strangest Things 00:11
It was a different process that was much better known
S01 • E05 Using weak codes had pretty much - Strangest Things 00:06
Using weak codes had pretty much
S01 • E06 The Kensington Runestone may hold the answer. - Strangest Things 00:05
The Kensington Runestone may hold the answer.