America Unearthed S01E05 · A Deadly Sacrifice

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A man shows up at Scott Wolter's lab with a 500-pound discovery. In the flatbed of his truck is a large boulder he pulled from the Arkansas River, inscribed with a mysterious bull symbol. Wolter's investigation into who carved the stone and for what ritualistic purpose ultimately reveals a connection between the ancient Egyptian cult of the Apis bull, the mysterious religion known as Mithraism and a party of pre-Columbian explorers to Oklahoma's panhandle. In the end, carvings in a cave in America's Heartland shed light on an ancient connection that could prove a group of religious outcasts made it to America in pre-Columbian times.

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1. 1 1. American Maya Secrets2012-12-21 · 43mGeologist and adventurer Scott Wolter explores a government-restricted site, and makes a startling discovery connecting the ancient Mayans with rural Georgia.
2. 2 2. Medieval Desert Mystery2012-12-28 · 43mScott Wolter investigates a burial site in the mountains of Arizona, only to discover it may belong to a medieval Englishman.
3. 3 3. Great Lakes Copper Heist2013-01-04 · 43mScientific testing connects a prehistoric Bronze Age civilization with the mysterious disappearance of vast amounts of copper from Lake Superior.
4. 4 4. Giants in Minnesota2013-01-11 · 43mGeologist Scott Wolter visits a Minnesota farmer who wants to investigate the possible existence of bones from a giant he unearthed in his yard. The bones raise the question of whe
5. 5 5. A Deadly Sacrifice2013-01-18 · 43mA man shows up at Scott Wolter's lab with a 500-pound discovery. In the flatbed of his truck is a large boulder he pulled from the Arkansas River, inscribed with a mysterious bull
6. 6 6. Stonehenge in America2013-01-25 · 43mGeologist Scott Wolter has reason to believe America has its very own Stonehenge in New Hampshire. With the help of a young man who discovered an amazing connection between America
7. 7 7. Mystery of Roanoke2013-02-01 · 43mIn the late 1500s, years before Jamestown, the English sought to create their first settlement in America at Roanoke. A party of 119 colonists came over and settled but ultimately
8. 8 8. Chamber Hunting2013-02-08 · 43mThere are 800 very old, very mysterious, man-made stone sites in the Northeastern part of the United States. Forensic geologist Scott Wolter heads to rural Pennsylvania to investig
9. 9 9. Motive for Murder2013-02-15 · 43mAfter his famous expedition to map the American West with William Clark, Meriwether Lewis recorded details of the adventure in a journal and intended to publish it. Before he could
10. 10 10. The Desert Cross2013-02-22 · 43mHeading to Tucson, Arizona with his son Grant, Wolter is eager to investigate a mysterious cache of crosses, swords and other relics pulled from the desert in the 1920s. One sword
11. 11 11. Tracking the Templars2013-03-01 · 43mWhen Scott Wolter began investigating mysterious artifacts, he started to notice one unique symbol appeared on many of them. The symbol, now known as the "Hooked X", baffled resear
12. 12 12. America's Oldest Secret2013-03-08 · 43mThe Newport Tower is considered by many to be the most mysterious structure in the United States. Some people think it's a colonial era windmill or perhaps all that's left of an ea
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