The Best Ancient Texts & Codes Documentaries

Archaeology & Mysteries - 8 free documentaries about ancient texts & codes.

Start with The Egyptian Book of the Dead: Mystic Text Predates the Bible (91 min, HISTORY), then The 2,000-Year-Old Mystery Of The Lost Dead Sea Scrolls (49 min, Timeline). All 8 documentaries here are free to watch from their makers' official uploads. To read deeper, the top-rated book on ancient texts & codes is The Story of Writing by Andrew Robinson.

• The Egyptian Book of the Dead: Mystic Text Predates the Bible | Full Special (91 min, HISTORY)
• The 2,000-Year-Old Mystery Of The Lost Dead Sea Scrolls (49 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• The Proof Is Out There: Alien Messages Deciphered in Ancient Cave Paintings (18 min, HISTORY)
• The Buried Dead Sea Scrolls Of The Wadi Qumran | Unearthed (22 min, Odyssey)
• How To Decipher Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics (54 min, Odyssey)
• The Dea Sea Scroll Hunter: Tracking Down The Past | Traders Of The Lost Scrolls (49 min, Timeline - World History Documentaries)
• Scroll Compressor Exposed: Understanding Its Mechanical Magic (15 min, The Engineering Mindset)
• Traders of the Lost Scrolls - The Real Indiana Jones (49 min, Free Documentary - History)

Top-Rated Books About Ancient Texts & Codes

1. The Story of Writing by Andrew Robinson - View on Amazon
2. The Code Book by Simon Singh (4.1/5) - View on Amazon
3. Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe - View on Amazon
4. The Riddle of the Labyrinth by Margalit Fox - View on Amazon