m.
The film also features Dr. Frederick Zugibe, a pathologist and medical
examiner , who has studied the crucifixion for more than 50 years, and has
built the only medical lab in the world that contains a crucifix.

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Host Jack Turner
travels back in time to understand the motivations behind early solutions and
inventions, demonstrating how ancient machines worked and explaining why they
were developed. It is the last of the seven wonders of the ancient
world still existing . For The Science Channel, Charlie Parsons is executive producer.

The Science Channel is part of Discovery Networks, U.

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"Quest for Truth: The Crucifixion" examines the facts using historical
evidence and scientific experiments to learn more about Jesus' crucifixion and
death. Zugibe tests the theory that
Jesus may have died from asphyxiation -- as many have theorized -- with
surprising results. SILVER SPRING, Md. and was the tallest structure on earth until the Eiffel
Tower was built in 1889.

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But do we know the real
story behind his suffering and death? Can we ever know the truth of the
passion? Was the actual shape of the cross the same as the one familiar to
millions of Christians worldwide?
"It's not just the kind of thing you can read in an ancient book," said
Jonathan Reed, a leading authority on the archaeology of early Christianity
featured in the special .. Our images of the crucifixion actually originate in the art of the
Middle Ages. and shows Jesus on the cross with no nails in
his feet.com/channel.

The World's Most Influential Civilizations are Explored in The Science Channel's Three-Part Series WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW Beginning Monday March 14

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Egyptian agricultural and horticultural technology is
the source for much of agricultural technology in the western world. Heike G.

This includes ancient texts and temples.

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The Romans used concrete to build
almost everything and made use of a drum crane for building projects, which
allowed them to use a measly four pounds of lifting pressure to lift an
astonishing 4,000 pounds.

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They were also the first nation to focus manpower away from farming and cater
to other aspects of life -- like luxury items.D.C.

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The Egyptians
were also the first culture to believe in life after death , and they built
burial monuments that stand today.
The series is produced for The Science Channel by Washington, D., which also operates and manages the Discovery
Channel, TLC, Animal Planet , the Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel,
Discovery HD Theater, Discovery Kids Channel, Discovery Times Channel,
Military Channel, Discovery Home Channel, Discovery en Espanol and FitTV.

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The Channel has carriage with all of
the nation's major cable and satellite television providers, making it
currently available to more than 52 million homes. Wells is
the director.

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Only later did artists show Jesus nailed to the cross through both
his hands and feet.
On Monday, March 14, viewers travel the globe to see sites of some of the
world's earliest inventions, beginning with those of ancient Rome . Roman
scientists and engineers were the first to be deployed to conquered provinces,
and it was their ingenuity that linked the vast Roman Empire together with
sophisticated bridges and roads , solidifying Roman rule over a swath of
territory that in its heyday extended from Scotland to Syria .
They also invented double-pane glass, public bathrooms and one of the first
prototypes of industrialization -- a water-powered flour factory that could
feed a minimum of 12,000 people each day.
WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW winds up in China on March 28, exploring how China
was a leader in science and technology for much of its history., a unit of
Discovery Communications, Inc.

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Can Science Confirm Our Traditional Assumptions Behind One of
Christianity's Defining Moments?

WASHINGTON, The act of crucifixion was undeniably
gruesome. Could the shock of nails going through the major nerves in
the palm of the hand could be enough to kill a person? Could that account for
the mystery of the final hours of the life of Jesus?

Based at National Geographic Society headquarters in Washington, D., the
National Geographic Channel is a joint venture between National Geographic
Television + Film (NGT+F) and Fox Cable Networks.

, Exploring the Roman Empire,
early Egypt and the Chinese dynasties, WHAT THE ANCIENTS KNEW is a panoramic
journey into the technological past that shaped our world. One of these monuments, Cheops' pyramid,
was built in 2550 B.

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you have to talk
to experts in carpentry and in medicine and then begin to shape a picture of
what happened in antiquity. For more information,
please visit http://www.

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National Geographic Channel Goes on a 'Quest for Truth' Easter Sunday to Investigate the Crucifixion

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D. Using a
volunteer whose hands are tied to a cross, Dr.
Chinese inventors can lay claim to the invention of gunpowder, fireworks, the
world's first rocket (and rocket launcher), the seismoscope, the compass , the
kite, porcelain, the crossbow, and perhaps most important for modern
civilization, steel .C.

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"You have to experiment with it . Since
their entire civilization was based on their relationship with the Nile, the
Egyptians had tremendous incentive to develop the world's first examples of
hydraulic engineering and systematic irrigation.

Information about religions from ancient civilizations.

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In fact , there's only one hint in the Bible that Jesus was
nailed -- in the story of doubting Thomas, who is told by the other disciples
that Jesus has risen.C. The Chinese were also using printed money around 812
A.

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ET/PT, the National Geographic
Channel goes on a "Quest for Truth" with the world premiere special "The
Crucifixion."
And what about the shape of the cross? Was it a traditionally shaped Latin
cross or a flat-topped "T" shape? And could Jesus have carried the weight of a
traditional cross through the streets of Jerusalem? Using a wooden beam carved
by hand from the hills outside Jerusalem, scientists test the theory that
Jesus carried his own cross.
On March 21, viewers visit ancient Egypt, where astronomers developed the
world's first solar calendar and marked the first 24-hour day. In addition, the Chinese invented the printing press
around 800 A.

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In fact, one of the first known icons portraying Jesus on the
cross dates from about 430 A. But was he accurate in his experiments? And was
crucifixion a method of pure torture? According to Reed, "Roman crucifixion
sort of hits the fine balance between maximum pain and maximum length of time
that you endure that pain.D.D. The
unit also distributes BBC AMERICA.

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Using corpses in a grim experiment , French doctor Pierre Barbet
demonstrated in the 1930s that it was unlikely that nails could support the
weight of the human body. They built the first
reservoirs in human history and were the first to plant ornamental gardens. In
addition, the Chinese were the first to identify and understand the human
circulatory system -- around the 2nd Century B.-based
Edgework Media.

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. From 600 to
1500 A., long before paper money was first printed in Europe in 1661.S.

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But how accurate are the classic portrayals of the crucifixion by
artists like Michelangelo? Can science confirm our traditional assumptions
behind one of Christianity's defining moments?
This Easter Sunday, March 27 at 9 p.C. Masters of
incorporating innovations from the cultures they dominated, the Romans spread
the concepts of clean water distribution and sewer systems -- as well as the
ubiquitous Roman bath -- to far-flung outposts of the empire. The Romans used
the aqueduct to distribute water, the catapult to defend their cities, and
the hypocaust (the first radiant heat apparatus) to heat the Roman baths.

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Jesus of Nazareth died a terrible death on the cross, and his crucifixion
later came to stand as a symbol of religious faith. National Geographic Channel
debuted to an initial 10 million homes in January 2001, and has been one of
the fastest growing networks in history., 700 years before Johannes Gutenberg's famous Bible was
printed in the West. Wells is the producer/writer and Richard J.

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The series kicks off Monday, March 14, from 8-9 PM, with the
one-hour The Romans; The Egyptians premieres the following Monday, March 21,
from 8-9 PM; and the series concludes Monday, March 28, with The Chinese from
8-9 PM (all times ET/PT)., China was the most technologically advanced society on earth.

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