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Preview: Season 52 Episode 17 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Explore mysterious 9,000-year-old Stone Age megastructures found in the Arabian Desert.
Deep in the Arabian Desert lie thousands of enigmatic stone megastructures whose true form is visible only from the sky. Follow archaeologists as they decipher the mysterious remnants of a Stone Age culture and discover their true purpose.
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Ancient Desert Death Trap: Preview
Preview: Season 52 Episode 17 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Deep in the Arabian Desert lie thousands of enigmatic stone megastructures whose true form is visible only from the sky. Follow archaeologists as they decipher the mysterious remnants of a Stone Age culture and discover their true purpose.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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