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Ancient Inventions

Ancient Inventions

Description: An investigation into the history of inventions that are still used today.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 1998
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 3
First episode air date: September 13, 1998
Presented By: Terry Jones
Networks: BBC, Discovery Channel
Directors: Daniel Percival, Phil Grabsky

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