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The Best Episodes of Ancient X-Files Season 1

Every episode of Ancient X-Files Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ancient X-Files Season 1!

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Ancient X Files travels around the world to solve some intriguing riddles. Each story is a piece of detective work by an expert trying to make sense of some puzzling ancient artefact, to find the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Ancient X-Files Season 1 Episode 1 - Holy Grail And The Minotaur
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Holy Grail And The Minotaur

    S1:E1

    Hidden behind bullet proof glass, guarded by a mysterious order of knights, could this stone cup really be the legendary Holy Grail? And the horrific, mythical monster, half man, half bull that devoured its human victims trapped inside a terrifying labyrinth. But could the blood-curdling legend of the Minotaur be linked to a real place?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ancient X-Files Season 1 Episode 2 - Blood Of Christ And Mystery Disc
    6.5/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Blood Of Christ And Mystery Disc

    S1:E2

    Less famous then the Shroud of Turin could the Shroud of Oviedo actually be Christ's burial cloth? NGC traces the blood-stained relic to Israel in a quest to determine whether it holds Christ's DNA, and in a most chilling discovery finds that it contains no evidence of a father's DNA.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ancient X-Files Season 1 Episode 3 - Philosopher's Stone And The Lost Ark
    6.4/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Philosopher's Stone And The Lost Ark

    S1:E3

    Examining the medieval myth of the Philosopher's Stone, a Holy Grail-type relic which supposedly held the key to alchemy and immortality. Many noted alchemists and adventurers searched obsessively for the artefact hoping to learn its powerful secrets, a quest which allegedly drove some to madness and others to celestial encounters. It's one of the most coveted artefacts of the Bible: a gold-encrusted chest containing the Ten Commandments. Can modern scholarship explain the awful powers of the Ark of the Covenant and tell us how it vanished and where it is today?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Holy Grail And The Minotaur" is the best rated episode of "Ancient X-Files" season 1. It scored 6.8/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/27/2010. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Blood Of Christ And Mystery Disc".