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  • The UnXplained Impossible Ancient Structures (Season 8, Episode 1)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

The UnXplained

Impossible Ancient Structures (Season 8, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary

All over the world stand ancient structures so massive, precise, and baffling that they seem impossible for not just their time, but ours as well. From colossal walls and giant stone tombs to temples carved from solid rock, how did ancient...See moreAll over the world stand ancient structures so massive, precise, and baffling that they seem impossible for not just their time, but ours as well. From colossal walls and giant stone tombs to temples carved from solid rock, how did ancient civilizations achieve feats of engineering that still defy modern understanding? Written by History.com See less
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Director
Rob O'Brien (director: host wraps)
Writers
W. Scott Goldie (writer) | Evan Goldstein (writer) | Brian Leff (writer)
Producer
Eric Murphy (producer)
Cinematographer
Anghel Decca (director of photography: host wraps)
Editors
Lara Andre (senior editor) | Kevin Browne (editor) | Eric Sievering (senior editor) | Mike Stanley (senior editor) | Andy Wardlaw (editor)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 16, 2026

Release date
Jan 16, 2026 (United States)

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14 cast members
Name Known for
William Shatner
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Allan Maca
Self - Archaeologist: UNAH (as Allan Maca Ph.D.) Self - Archaeologist: UNAH (as Allan Maca Ph.D.)   See fewer
Jonathan Clements
Self - East Asia Historian (as Jonathan Clements Ph.D.) Self - East Asia Historian (as Jonathan Clements Ph.D.)   See fewer
Mark Jarzombek
Self - Prof. of Architectural Theory & History (as Mark Jarzombek Ph.D.) Self - Prof. of Architectural Theory & History (as Mark Jarzombek Ph.D.)   See fewer
Dominic Steavu
Self - Assoc. Prof. of Religious Studies: UCSB (as Dominic Steavu Ph.D.) Self - Assoc. Prof. of Religious Studies: UCSB (as Dominic Steavu Ph.D.)   See fewer
Ben McGee
Self - Physicist: University of Maryland Self - Physicist: University of Maryland   See fewer
Islam Issa
Self - Author, Alexandria: The City that Changed the World Self - Author, Alexandria: The City that Changed the World   See fewer
Rebecca Bradshaw
Self - Archaeologist: University of Cambridge (as Rebecca Bradshaw Ph.D.) Self - Archaeologist: University of Cambridge (as Rebecca Bradshaw Ph.D.)   See fewer
Chris Naunton
Self - Egyptologist (as Chris Naunton Ph.D.) Self - Egyptologist (as Chris Naunton Ph.D.)   See fewer
Hugh Newman
Self - Author & Researcher Self - Author & Researcher   See fewer
Layne Little
Self - Assoc. Prof. of Religious Studies: UC Davis (as Layne Little Ph.D.) Self - Assoc. Prof. of Religious Studies: UC Davis (as Layne Little Ph.D.)   See fewer
Deepak Shimkhada
Self - Ret. Prof. of Art History & Religious Studies: Claremont McKenna College (as Deepak Shimkhada Ph.D.) Self - Ret. Prof. of Art History & Religious Studies: Claremont McKenna College (as Deepak Shimkhada Ph.D.)   See fewer
Andrew Collins
Self - Author, Origins of the Gods Self - Author, Origins of the Gods   See fewer
Karen Bellinger
Self - Anthropologist & Archaeologist (as Karen Bellinger Ph.D.) Self - Anthropologist & Archaeologist (as Karen Bellinger Ph.D.)   See fewer
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