15 Shocking Ancient Secrets | Smithsonian Channel

From a 2,400-year-old corpse in remarkable condition to how shrunken heads are made, these 15 ancient secrets will have you completely riveted. 0:00 Intro to ’15 Shocking Ancient Secrets’ 0:25 The Vesuvius eruption may have been a gradual process 3:29 It took a storm to lift the cover on this ancient Roman city 7:14 The people of Pompeii often resorted to vigilante justice 10:49 How the wealthy of Pompeii protected their valuables 13:40 Was this pre-viking gathering a prelude to a massacre? 17:01 The valuable commodity behind King Solomon’s wealth 20:31 This valuable viking grave is missing something important 24:33 Is this where humanity decided to settle down? 27:53 This mysterious stone structure is older than Stonehenge 32:07 This 2,400 year old corpse is in remarkable condition 34:57 Here’s exactly how shrunken heads are made 38:50 DNA analysis reveals troubling news about shrunken heads 41:20 This mass grave discovery could alter Roman histor