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[Prof. MacDonald] In 1955
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In 1955, John Allegro,a British archaeologist, convinces the authoritiesin Jerusalem to...

[Prof. MacDonald] In 1955, John Allegro,
a British archaeologist, convinces the authorities
in Jerusalem to allow him
to cut open the scroll so that it could be
translated properly

Full Transcript

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[Prof. MacDonald] In 1955,
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John Allegro, a British archaeologist,
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convinces the authorities in Jerusalem
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to allow him to cut open the scroll
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so that it could be translated properly.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:26
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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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Technology today still does the same thing.
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Now, using the latest technology,
S01 • E09 The United Nations Security Council, May 1960. - Strangest Things 00:05
The United Nations Security Council, May 1960.
S01 • E04 Clearly someone at that time - Strangest Things 00:10
Clearly someone at that time
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[Andrew] The modern analog of that is the 128
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[narrator] With no clue to his identity,
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The world gets its first sight
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[narrator] The Voyager space probes
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Every time you add an extra bit,
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It measures two inches along each face
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[Corey] If not for a group of sponge divers
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The appeal of a God to a man
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[Corey] But as Turing shows with Enigma,
S01 • E10 [In foreign language] - Strangest Things 00:09
[In foreign language]
S01 • E06 [Tamar] It transformed our understanding - Strangest Things 00:07
[Tamar] It transformed our understanding
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[narrator] The problem is,
S01 • E07 The Voyager spacecraft transformed our understanding - Strangest Things 00:05
The Voyager spacecraft transformed our understanding
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A Soviet bug unlike anything ever seen before.
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Forensic analysis just adds to the mystery.
S01 • E08 The surface is pockmarked with voids, imperfections, and machined slots. - Strangest Things 00:05
The surface is pockmarked with voids, imperfections, and mac...