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An exciting, stylish series that explores history through the unique angle of criminal psychology and forensic anthropology, 'Ancient Murder Mysteries' travels back in time to iconic epochs and cultures to re-tell the stories of infamous and little-known murders in a totally fresh way... and possibly solve some of the mysteries surrounding them. Time has turned most evidence to dust, but can today’s modern psychological knowledge be used hand in hand with new forensic developments, to understand the last actions of ancient victims and theorise on the motives of their killers? Does human nature change?