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Ancient Desert Death Trap
Season 52
Episode 17
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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- Wednesday Jun 24, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Thursday Jun 25, 2:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Thursday Jun 25, 1:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Jun 28, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Jun 29, 1:00 AM PDT on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Jun 29, 7:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Jun 30, 3:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Jun 30, 4:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Jun 30, 9:00 PM PDT on PBS SoCal WORLD
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