Episode Guide
Season 1
Episode Guide
Garden of Eden
S1
E1
See how an 11,000-year-old monumental structure in Turkey is tearing the textbooks of human history to shreds.
Jonah and the Whale
S1
E2
Enter the ISIS-obliterated shrine of Jonah and witness the surprising truths discovered about this biblical tale.
Shrunken Heads
S1
E3
A look at the science behind head-shrinking and how this ancient ritual exploded into a gruesome, Victorian-era craze.
Ark of the Covenant
S1
E4
Journey from Jerusalem to Ethiopia as we search for the truth behind the Ark of the Covenant.
The Copper Scroll
S1
E5
Journey from the Holy Land to Rome as archaeologists reveal the secrets of a 2,000-year-old copper scroll treasure map.
King Solomon's Mines
S1
E7
Enter the ancient mines of Timna Valley, where archaeologists may have discovered the source of King Solomon's wealth.
Spear of Destiny
S1
E8
Discover centuries of stories surrounding one spear, involving historic figures Jesus, Charlemagne, and Hitler.
Plagues of Egypt
S1
E9
See how a 3,500-year-old apocalyptic natural disaster may reclassify the Ten Plagues of Egypt from fable to fact.
Beasts of the Pharaohs
S1
E11
See how the bones of hippos, crocodiles, and an ostrich are raising new questions about life in pre-pharaoh Egypt.
Great Pyramid
S1
E12
An ancient diary and radical new theories are helping to crack the code of how the Great Pyramid of Giza was built.
Nefertiti
S1
E14
The 1912 discovery of the bust of Nefertiti turned an all but forgotten woman into a global icon.
Tut's Tomb
S1
E15
Travel to Egypt's Valley of the Kings and examine the tomb of King Tut as we attempt to unlock its many secrets.
Egypt's Lost Princess
S1
E16
A recently discovered royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings is rewriting ancient Egypt's history.
Egypt's Lost City
S1
E17
Join the hunt to find the massive lost city of Pi-Ramesses, built 3,000 years ago by Egypt's most powerful pharaoh.
The Pharaoh in the Suburbs
S1
E18
How did such an important work of art end up shattered and discarded in a muddy hole in a Cairo suburb?
Riddle of Petra
S1
E19
What made Petra's people abandon their city after surviving Roman occupation, massive earthquakes, and a flood?
America's Lost Pyramid
S1
E20
What destroyed America's first great empire? Was it a drought? A civil war? Or a natural disaster of biblical proportions?
Stonehenge Mystery
S1
E21
Was Stonehenge built to be an observatory, a cathedral, or a mass grave?
Hunt for Atlantis
S1
E22
Is it possible that Atlantis really existed? New evidence of an ancient lost civilization raises surprising new theories.
Bog Bodies
S1
E23
Discover new, unsettling theories involving the 2,000-year-old mummified corpses found in Northern Europe.
Headless Gladiators of York
S1
E24
Visit what is perhaps the world's largest gladiator cemetery, not in Rome, but 1,000 miles away in Northern England.
Grave of the Vikings
S1
E25
Follow archaeologists and scientists as they reveal newly found secrets about the last days of the Vikings.
Easter Island
S1
E27
Was Easter Island's cultural decline caused by natural disaster, overpopulation, or war? One statue may have the answer.
Blackbeard's Ship
S1
E29
Follow nautical archaeologists and historians on their search for Blackbeard's ship and the truth behind its sinking.
Tower of Babel
S1
E30
Visit the ancient city of Babylon, where scientists have unearthed secrets about the legendary Tower of Babel.