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If we lookat the origins of the term geomancy, it comes from the Greek

[Kevin] If we look
at the origins of the term geomancy, it comes from the Greek

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[Kevin] If we look at the origins
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of the term geomancy,
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it comes from the Greek.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:21
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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.
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But to puzzle, to deceive, to fascinate