Most Incredible Civilizations Scientists Can’t Explain

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History, Society & Culture, Leisure, Science, Documentary

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🗓️ 27 March 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Weird and wonderful artefacts are being found all the time. But it’s hard work learning all the secrets of our forefathers when all you’ve got are two rusty pennies and a bad drawing on a cave wall. Really, it’s no wonder even the white coat wearing boffins get it wrong. So, trowels at the ready! But this is about more than big rocks. There’re also big heads and even bigger heads. What?! Come on – let’s go back in time to the most incredible civilisations scientists can’t explain!

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0:15.3	Weird and wonderful artifacts are being found all the time.
0:19.6	But it's hard work learning all the secrets of our forefathers
0:22.9	when all you've got are two rusty pennies and a bad drawing on a cave wall. Really, it's no wonder
0:29.7	even the white coat wearing buffins get it wrong. So trowels at the ready, but this is about more
0:36.7	than big rocks.
0:37.9	There are also big heads and even bigger heads.
0:41.6	What?
0:42.4	Come on, let's go back in time to the most incredible civilization scientists can't explain.
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