This docuseries uses scientific breakthroughs and archaeological research to bring new perspectives to some of the most remarkable, but mysterious, religious locations. Each episode focuses on a site, exploring fundamental questions about the landmarks and the people who constructed them. Exploring the sites allows the show to provide insight into the ancient civilizations and how their practices and struggles are reflected in the shrines and temples they constructed.
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Best Episodes of Sacred Sites
Nazi Myths
S2 Ep6
8.0
17th Sep 2018
Follow scientists around the world as they study sacred sites Nazis claimed were built by and for an ancient Aryan race.
Maya
S2 Ep2
7.0
20th Aug 2018
Travel across Mexico and Guatemala to sacred Mayan sites and discover new secrets about why they built them.
Egyptian Priestesses
S2 Ep5
6.0
10th Sep 2018
Uncover surprising secrets about the political and sexual power of ancient Egyptian women.
Worst Episodes of Sacred Sites
Petra
S1 Ep1
6.0
12th Sep 2016
Enter the remains of Petra and Hegra, cities whose old inscriptions and new discoveries suggest were once ruled by women.
Templars
S1 Ep2
6.0
19th Sep 2016
Were the Knights Templar faithful servants of Christ or hedonistic heretics? We travel to Jerusalem to find out.
Oracles
S1 Ep3
6.0
26th Sep 2016
Were ancient Greek oracles really soothsayers or were they predicting under the influence of tectonic phenomena?
Sacred Sites Episode Guide
Petra
S1 Ep1
6.0
12th Sep 2016
Enter the remains of Petra and Hegra, cities whose old inscriptions and new discoveries suggest were once ruled by women.
Templars
S1 Ep2
6.0
19th Sep 2016
Were the Knights Templar faithful servants of Christ or hedonistic heretics? We travel to Jerusalem to find out.
Oracles
S1 Ep3
6.0
26th Sep 2016
Were ancient Greek oracles really soothsayers or were they predicting under the influence of tectonic phenomena?
Egypt
S1 Ep4
6.0
3rd Oct 2016
See the Pyramids, the Valley of the Kings, and more as we visit Egypt's sacred sites and reveal their hidden secrets.
Chaco Canyon
S1 Ep5
6.0
10th Oct 2016
See if external forces doomed the people of Chaco Canyon or if they were the authors of their own misfortune.
