Even though ancient people died, or their civilizations were wiped-out by catastrophes, they left behind evidence of how they once lived. This collection reveals some of the wonders which archeologists have uncovered.
This clip, about how the Great Wall of China was built, explains how the various sections of it were linked together.
The abandoned Inca settlement of Machu Picchu is set against the backdrop of stunningly beautiful scenery.
Madagascar is an ancient island, adrift in the Indian Ocean. Much of it is unlike anywhere else on Earth.
From the BBC's "Planet Dinosaur," we see a clip of Majungasaurus behaving in a most extraordinary way - as a cannibal.
For more than two thousand years (ever since the First Emperor united seven warring states in 221 B.
In 1368, as Europeans were enduring the miseries of the Black Death, rulers of Chinas Ming Dynasty began a huge project - a wall, made mostly of stone...
Believed to be a superpower of ancient Greece, Mycenae was home to King Agamemnon.
Based on archeological findings, experts have concluded that Neanderthals invented a kind of glue made from birch wood.
Nero became the Emperor of Rome in 54 AD.
The ancient Greeks consulted the Oracle at Delphi for every important issue, from war to personal matters.
The Parthenon is a surviving wonder of Ancient Greece.
Arising from a field of ruins on the Athenian Acropolis, a sacred hill, the Parthenon commemorated the city-states ultimate victory over the Persians ...
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