Unearthed

Palmyra: the pearl of the Syrian desert. Why was this glorious city built here? Experts return to the site since it was extensively damaged by the terrorist organization ISIS from 2015 to 2017 and use CGI reconstruction to reveal the secrets of Palmyra's ancient engineers.

The Dendera Temple is one of the best-preserved temples in all of Egypt. Experts decipher its mystifying zodiac images and uncover the ceremonial events that took place at this sacred site, and stunning CGI rebuilds this grand complex in its prime.

The magnificent tomb of Alexander the Great, the Soma in Alexandria, Egypt, mysteriously vanishes from history and becomes a legend. Using CGI, investigators piece together the evidence to reveal where his tomb lies and what it might look like.

Located along the Gulf of Corinth, the Greek city of Helike vanished in 373 B.C.; archaeologists believe they've found the ruins of the great lost metropolis. Using CGI, experts re-create the city's final moments and reveal its links to the greatest lost land of all -- Atlantis. 

The Avenue of the Sphinxes has been unearthed in modern Luxor (the ancient capital city of Thebes) with the most extensive excavation in Egyptian history. This avenue connects Karnak Temple with Luxor Temple, where sphinxes and ram-headed statues line both sides. The ancient Opet Festival celebrated the annual flooding of the Nile and included a ritual procession following this path. Using cutting-edge CGI, investigators reveal the hidden secrets of the sphinxes.

The lost city of Olous, a great metropolis along the north coast of Crete, lies submerged in the Mediterranean. Archaeologists uncover its secrets using pioneering technology and CGI reconstruction.

Along with Pompeii and Herculaneum, the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE left another mysterious Roman settlement buried beneath its ashes, Oplontis. Experts reveal new evidence of an ancient civilization and history's most infamous disaster.

The Red Pyramid at Dahshur is a revolutionary megastructure and the first true pyramid ever constructed in ancient Egypt. Experts investigate the Pharaoh Sneferu who built it and the mystery behind its trailblazing design.

The legendary city of Kish, Iraq, lies at the cradle of human civilization and home to some of the world's first kings; using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the buried secrets of this lost city to uncover the first origins of royalty.

Hadrian's Villa is the largest Roman palace ever constructed and demonstrates the opulent peak of Rome's ancient engineering; experts investigate secrets that could reveal the truth behind one of Rome's most enigmatic emperors.

The ancient necropolis of Abusir contains strange megastructures unlike any discovered in Egypt; experts gain rare access to investigate lost tombs and forgotten rituals to reveal the secrets of Egypt's Sun Cult pharaohs.

Nearly a decade after Islamic State terrorists destroyed the ancient site of Nimrud in modern-day Iraq, experts return to salvage the wreckage. Archaeologists piece together the remaining ruins to reveal the origins and brutal decline of the lost Assyrian Empire.

The sprawling city of Persepolis was the capital of the Persian Empire, the first imperial civilization that conquered most of the known ancient world; now, experts use advanced forensic archaeology to reveal the secrets behind Persia's mysterious and dominating metropolis. 

The Valley of the Queens is a vast necropolis near the Valley of the Kings concealing some of Egypt's most miraculous tombs and powerful women; now, investigators use cutting-edge tech to explore lost tunnels and uncover the enigmatic secrets behind these ancient pharaohs.

The decapitated statues of Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey and their eventual destruction have mystified experts for centuries; now, archaeologists decode cryptic inscriptions and use innovative geophysical analysis to reveal the mystery behind this ancient megastructure. 

The downfall of the powerful Maya city of Palenque in southern Mexico continues to mystify archaeologists today; now, investigators gain rare access to explore lost tombs to reveal the truth behind this legendary city and the mystery behind its enigmatic queens. 

The ancient Sumerian city of Nippur is one of the richest archaeological sites on Earth, but decades of conflict in Iraq have prevented its exploration; now, experts gain rare access to finally uncover the mysteries behind the most sacred city of Mesopotamia.

A colossal stone temple on Philae, a remote Egyptian island in the Nile River, mysteriously bears the names of the most famous leaders of the ancient world; now, experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate why pharaohs and emperors all built monuments at this enigmatic site.

The ancient city of Abydos contains some of the oldest Egyptian tombs and a buried temple linked to the Cult of Osiris, a mysterious death cult; now, archaeologists use cutting-edge drone imaging to investigate long-hidden secrets behind the first pharaohs.

The clifftop ruins of Tintagel Castle in Cornwall, England are shrouded in a tumultuous history and believed to be the birthplace of King Arthur; experts use cutting-edge tech to unlock the secrets of this ancient structure and reveal the truth behind a legendary ruler. 

On the Tigris River, the ancient city of Samarra contains a series of medieval structures that hold secrets to one of the world's greatest empires, the Abbasid Caliphate; now, archaeologists use pioneering technology to investigate its astonishing rise to power and reveal its monumental downfall. 

The coliseums of Rome were brutal theaters of spectacle and death that helped control the sprawling Roman empire; now, archaeologists uncover the engineering secrets behind these more than 230 majestic structures to reveal the truth behind the ancient Roman world. 

The legendary metropolis of Xanadu (Kublai Khan's capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century) and its fabled existence have mystified experts for centuries; now, archaeologists use cutting-edge aerial imaging to investigate new discoveries and reveal the truth behind this mythical lost city.

The Pantheon is a 2,000-year-old temple with a dark secret; today, using cutting-edge archaeological methods and brand-new evidence, experts look beneath the streets of Rome to find out why it was built and how it survived so long.

According to legend, the ancient Roman city of Hierapolis hides a secret portal to the underworld beneath its streets; armed with pioneering technology, archaeologists gain rare access to investigate the deadly truth behind these hellish myths.

King Midas and his legendary golden touch is one of the most famous tales in Greek mythology; now, using advanced archaeological methods, experts travel deep inside mysterious ancient mounds near Gordion, Turkey to investigate the truth behind the myth.

Venice, Italy, was once a fearsome superpower home to secrets, wealth, and treachery; today, scientists use pioneering acoustic imaging technology to discover the city's ancient foundations and reveal how it's still standing.

The Tower of London is a centuries-old castle shrouded in a mysterious and grisly past; using cutting-edge archaeological methods, experts investigate this engineering marvel and how it transformed into an infamous prison steeped in blood and intrigue.

A prehistoric megastructure, Seahenge, emerges from the sands of an English shore in the county of Norfolk that could reveal lost mysteries of the Bronze Age, 4000 years ago; using pioneering technology and 3-D imaging analysis, experts investigate and uncover dark, ancient rituals once performed here.

The secrets of the world's oldest sunken city, Pavlopetri off southern Laconia in Peloponnese, Greece, are lost to history, but hi-tech underwater archaeology answers questions that books cannot; experts explore sunken ruins and reveal new discoveries about one of the first great empires. 

Surrounded by a mysterious trench, only one Egyptian pyramid, the Pyramid of Lahun, was ever constructed to look like it floats on water. Using pioneering drone-scanning technology, experts decode the ancient secrets of the pharaoh Senusret II that are locked inside its hidden tunnels.

Deep in the Iraqi desert, the world's only ziggurat, the Ziggurat of Ur, towers over the remains of the first civilization ever known in human history, Sumer of southern Mesopotamia. Armed with pioneering satellite imagery, experts investigate the dark mysteries behind this massive, ancient structure. 

Special access to cutting-edge archaeological investigations reveals the secrets of the long-lost city that was once the world's largest and richest. Using new evidence, experts discover what Babylon looked like and what caused its downfall.

Cutting-edge tech is helping experts investigate the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle like never before. As new discoveries reveal alien phenomena at the bottom of the ocean floor, they might finally uncover the truth behind this strange place.

Egypt's Black Pyramid at Dahshur is the strange, crumbling pyramid that collapsed before its pharaoh, Amenemhet III, was ever buried here, and today, it's largely unexplored; special access to a hi-tech archaeological investigation reveals what went so catastrophically wrong. Also explored is the Hawara Pyramid, where Amenemhet III was buried.

When the Nazi airship Hindenburg exploded in a giant ball of fire, the world's largest aircraft in history became one of its greatest catastrophes, and now, new technology might finally reveal what caused the fatal crash and if it was an act of sabotage.

New evidence recovered from the site of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City reveals answers to the greatest mysteries of these modern marvels. Using cutting-edge science and technology, experts investigate the science behind why they collapsed.

New discoveries on Santorini, a strange island in the Mediterranean, might offer new clues in the hunt for Atlantis. Using cutting-edge archaeological methods, experts discuss the Minoan eruption as the apocalyptic event that destroyed this long-lost civilization.

New discoveries at the lost city of Jericho offer fresh evidence about the biblical battle that brought its impregnable walls down; using the latest tech, experts might reveal if Joshua and the Israelites really conquered this ancient city and how.

Egypt's ultimate secrets could be hidden underwater. A cutting edge archaeological investigation uses high-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples and shipwrecks.

An inside look at the incredible engineering behind America's most notable structures, including the Washington Monument, the Statue of Liberty, Mount Rushmore, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Empire State Building, Alcatraz, and the World Trade Center Twin Towers. These are some of the most impressive monuments in the United States – matching the engineering feats of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The seven wonders of ancient Egypt are home to mysteries still unsolved thousands of years after their construction. Today, investigators use cutting-edge tech and forensic analysis to reveal new secrets of these colossal engineering marvels: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Sphinx, the Temple of Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, Abu Simbel, the Obelisks, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

America before Columbus was home to some of the greatest engineering marvels on the planet: Chichen Itza, the Statues of La Venta, Tikal, Machu Picchu, Cusco's Temple of the Sun, the Nazca Lines, and the Moai of Easter Island. Special access to hi-tech archaeological digs reveals the secrets of ancient America's Seven Wonders as experts investigate their mysterious purposes.

Cutting-edge archaeological methods help experts unearth the dark secrets hidden at the seven wonders of ancient Rome: the Colosseum, the Pont du Gard Aqueduct, Hadrian's Wall, the Pantheon, the Domus Aurea, Herculaneum, and Pompeii. What they find challenges everything we know about this once-mighty empire.

Investigators use cutting-edge tech to explore seven ancient pyramids from around the world: the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the Greater Pyramid at Caral, the Bent Pyramid at Dahshur, the Great Pyramid at Giza, the Black Pyramid, the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, and Tikal. As experts explore their lost labyrinths and alien relics, they discover unexplained connections between cultures thousands of miles and years apart.

Remarkable new evidence helps experts investigate the secrets of seven lost cities: Angkor, Palmyra, Meroë, Petra, Baiae, Troy, and Knossos. Investigators use advanced aerial scanning, underwater drones, and 3-D mapping to reveal why these enigmatic civilizations disappeared.

The Silk Road was the ancient trade route that connected Eastern and Western worlds from Rome to Beijing. The road traveled through many countries and was a source of ancient mystery. Even today, the road is shrouded in mystery. The Seven Wonders examined are: The Terracotta Army in China; Xerxes' Bridge over the Hellespont; the Silk Road Mega Tombs at Kucha, China; the Great Wall of China; the Forbidden City in Beijing, China;  the Aya Sophia (Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul, Turkey; and the Taj Mahal in India.

The lost city of Amarna is buried in the Sahara, and evidence reveals it's home to Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, and Aten, the forbidden sun god of an outlawed religion. Experts use cutting-edge tech to uncover the secret doomsday that caused this strange place to disappear.

When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano in 79 AD, another Roman town was destroyed, too; experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate the secrets of Vesuvius's second victim, Herculaneum, one of the most perfectly preserved Roman towns on Earth.

Troy is the legendary lost city at the center of the Trojan War, but its existence has never been confirmed; new discoveries and cutting-edge science might prove if this place existed and if the Greeks really conquered it with the infamous Trojan Horse.

Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota is one of America's most iconic landmarks, but there are dark mysteries behind its presidential faces. Experts use cutting-edge tech and the latest science to reveal what lies beneath the rock and the secret history of its creation. The Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills is also featured.

The Tower of Babel is one of the most famous stories of the Bible, and to find out if it really existed, archaeologists use cutting-edge tech and the latest science to investigate how ancient engineers could have built such an extraordinary megastructure.

The long-lost underground bunker of Adolf Hitler is home to some of the greatest secrets of the Nazi regime, and now, experts use cutting-edge tech to discover new evidence of Hitler's evil vision for global domination. The bunkers reviewed are the Führerbunker in Berlin, the Wolf's Lair in eastern Poland, and Project Riese (The Giant) under Książ Castle in southwestern Poland.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy is one of the world's most iconic buildings, and it's also the site of an 800-year-old mystery; using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the archaeological evidence to reveal when it might finally fall over.

The gunfight at Tombstone's OK Corral turned Wyatt Earp into an American folk hero, and to find what really happened here, experts use the newest tech to discover what caused the fatal shootout and what it reveals about the dark secrets of the Wild West.

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are the engineering marvels built by great minds of long-lost civilizations, but we're not sure if some even existed; new discoveries and cutting-edge archaeological methods might prove what they looked like and why they disappeared.

A strange site called Saqqara is home to Egypt's very first pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, and here, experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal why the ancient Egyptians started building pyramids and if the mummified animals found here are evidence of a bizarre religious cult. 

Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay is home to secrets that only cutting-edge archaeology can reveal, and using the latest science and the newest tech, experts search for hidden evidence to investigate why so many tried and failed to escape America's toughest jail.

The Roman Empire built Hadrian's Wall to guard its frontiers at the edge of the world; new discoveries reveal who the Romans were trying to keep out with this 72-mile-long megastructure and what it tells us about the ancient people of Iron Age Britain.

Pyramids in the deserts of Sudan are the ruins of a powerful lost civilization that rivaled the pharaohs of ancient Egypt, and using cutting-edge tech and archaeological methods, experts are revealing the secrets behind the mysterious Kingdom of Kush.

The Nazca Lines are mysterious, alien-looking symbols carved into the remote Nazca Desert in southern Peru more than a thousand years ago, and new discoveries might finally reveal what these strange images mean and if they explain the disappearance of the people who made them.

The Empire State Building is one of the wonders of the modern world, and cutting-edge tech helps experts explore it like never before, revealing the secrets of its construction and the mysteries hidden deep in its foundation.

New discoveries reveal the scandals and secrets of Nero and the Domus Aurea, his lost palace; and using cutting-edge technology, experts might confirm if the infamous emperor burned down Rome so he could build this golden wonder.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt is one of the world's original Seven Wonders, but it could have been home to a mysterious superweapon, and using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the secrets of this fabled death ray and its long-lost home.

The lost Roman city of Baiae, situated on the northwest shore of the Gulf of Naples, was the Las Vegas of the ancient world -- until a mysterious calamity caused it to sink into the sea. New discoveries reveal the secrets of this sin city that, like Pompeii, some experts believe was destroyed by a supervolcano.

New discoveries might lead investigators to the legendary group of 300 Spartan warriors who died fighting off one million invading Persians, and using cutting-edge tech, experts reconstruct the lost battlefield at Thermopylae to uncover the secrets of their last stand.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are one of the Holy Land's greatest mysteries, but new discoveries might finally reveal the hidden meaning behind the strange texts, and as experts get closer to unmasking their author, they find clues of an ancient apocalypse.

The Iceman, Ötzi, is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy, and brand-new cutting-edge forensic technology is revealing his darkest secrets; these discoveries could change everything we know about Copper Age Europeans who lived 5,000 years ago.

A cutting-edge investigation into the sinking of the Titanic reveals new discoveries that might finally explain the mysteries of her last moments, and experts get closer to a shocking secret: if there was a way to save almost everyone on board.

Egypt's strange Bent Pyramid is one of the world's most mysterious, ancient mega-structures, and new discoveries help experts investigate its dark secret: if it was always intended to look so bizarre, or if something went catastrophically wrong.

New discoveries at Pompeii's last unexplored area reveal the dark secrets of the doomsday event that destroyed it, and recently unearthed mummies might help answer Pompeii's most enduring mystery: why it was built on an active volcano.

For the first time, archaeologists use cutting-edge technology to discover what lies beneath China's Forbidden City, revealing the dark secrets of this mysterious mega-palace that have been buried for nearly 600 years.

The Inca capital of Cusco was said to be the site of untold gold and riches, and new discoveries at this mysterious site reveal the secrets behind this mighty empire's fall.

A ground-breaking experiment reveals how ancient Egyptians built the giant obelisks of Thebes and new discoveries at this holy site could explain why these mysterious marvels triggered the downfall of the pharaohs and the end of Egypt's golden age.

The discovery of strange giant stone heads in the Mexican jungle leads archaeologists to La Venta, the lost capital city of the Olmec, and new investigations real evidence that the secret knowledge of these mysterious people changed life in the Americas forever.

The treasures of Ramses II are found at Abu Simbel, a giant temple carved into a desert cliff over 3,000 years ago, and new discoveries at this marvel reveal the secrets of ancient Egypt's greatest pharaoh.

Deep in the jungle, the lost city of Tikal holds the dark secrets of the Maya, and now, a new investigation uncovers how it grew into a megacity home to 100,000 people, and why it was mysteriously abandoned.

New discoveries at a strange prehistoric site reveal the dark secrets and rituals of the mysterious people who built the world's largest stone circle, Avebury in England, three times bigger than Stonehenge, and just as enigmatic.

When Trelleborg, a mysterious Viking fortress lost underground for over a thousand years, is discovered in Denmark, archaeologists investigate its buried treasures to reveal why it was built and what caused the end of this fearsome civilization.

At Caral, an ancient city in Peru lost in the desert for 5,000 years, experts uncover evidence of human sacrifice and strange rituals, and new discoveries reveal that the people who lived here might have been the first civilization of the Americas.

A mysterious city in ancient Egypt, Thebes, is the home of the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Karnak, and other grand temples, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and if the god the pharaohs worshiped here helped them rise to power.

The Statue of Liberty is the home to dark American mysteries, and today, experts are using the latest science and technology to reveal her secrets and discover the inspiration for this modern marvel.

Knossos, a mysterious ruined Minoan city on the island of Crete (Greece), is the home of the mythical Labyrinth and the Minotaur, and its catastrophic downfall might have inspired the legend of Atlantis. New discoveries at this site reveal a truth stranger than fiction.

The mysterious statues of Easter Island, the Moai, were built by one of the world's strangest and most isolated civilizations, the Rapa Nui. Today, new evidence reveals why they were built and what caused Easter Island's sudden downfall.

New evidence gives rise to speculation over whether Attila the Hun, one of history's fiercest warriors, played a role in the downfall of the Roman Empire by waging a campaign of terror. This investigation centers on Trier in Germany.

New discoveries explore the dark secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb; Archaeologists are finally finding answers to its ancient riddles, showing how his untimely death, his calamitous burial, and an act of God made a minor king the most famous of them all.

Giant pyramids at a strange site in Mexico are revealing the bloody secrets of a mysterious civilization that vanished 1,400 years ago. Little is know about this lost culture, but new discoveries are uncovering shocking evidence of human sacrifice. This is Teotihuacan, one of the largest cities in the ancient world.

New technologies reveal the startling truth behind the largest temple ever built, Angkor Wat; accompany experts as they uncover how this colossal structure was constructed and why one of the largest cities in the world was suddenly abandoned.

Recent forensic findings uncover the astonishing secrets of the world's most iconic monument, the great Sphinx at Giza. Join the extraordinary investigation as it reveals which pharaoh commissioned this colossal statue and why it was never finished.

Stonehenge is the ancient world's greatest wonder and biggest mystery. Now new discoveries are revealing its deepest and darkest secrets, showing how ancient magic, bizarre rituals, and brutal murder built this strange monument.

Stirling Castle in Scotland could be the home of King Arthur's legendary Round Table; scientists have made a gruesome discovery at this mysterious site; a disfigured skeleton that could reveal the castle's bloody secrets and rewrite the history books.

The lost city of Machu Picchu is one of the greatest mysteries in archaeology. Scientists do not know why this city in the clouds was built, but investigations into secret Inca codes and deformed skeletons might finally reveal its ultimate mystery.

The Terracotta Army is one of China's greatest treasures, but there are still dark secrets surrounding this super-tomb; newly discovered artifacts reveal the soldiers' supernatural enemy, and human remains point to ancient China's violent past.

The Egyptian mega-temple at Karnak was once the political power base of the ancient pharaohs and the home to strange religious rituals; new discoveries of skeletons tell a story of jealousy, betrayal, and the rise of a new religion that changed Egypt.

The Taj Mahal is one of the world's most beautiful monuments, but new investigations reveal its dark secrets; scientists uncover codes that tell a shocking story of power and betrayal, challenging everything originally known about the Taj Mahal.

New evidence uncovers the ancient mysteries behind the iconic Colosseum; archaeologists uncover the secret lives of the gladiators and make new discoveries that help explain the rise and sudden fall of the Roman Empire.

The ancient city of Petra, a city carved from desert rock, has baffled experts for decades; now, new technologies resurrect the city and reveal why the spectacular civilization was suddenly abandoned.

The series premiere examines the lost city of Chichen Itza in Mexico, which contains ancient secrets of a mysterious civilization. Included: how it was built and how human sacrifice shaped the city.

New evidence could help solve some of the Great Pyramid's mysteries; the investigation into how it was built, revealing the truth about hidden tombs and deepest secrets.

The Great Wall of China is the biggest man-made structure on Earth; the scientific mission to reveal the ancient secrets about the fortified wall.

The Acropolis above Athens has stood for thousands of years; scientists are working to solve its mysteries: how it was built, what it looked like, and how it has endured the test of time.

Examining Cologne Cathedral, a medieval structure that may hold the remains of the Bible's Three Magi in the Shrine of the Three Kings. Also, Amiens Cathedral is used for some comparisons.

We reveal the centuries-old secrets and mysteries of one of the most remarkable examples of Victorian engineering. Follow the cutting-edge technology that built the Palace of Westminster, including Big Ben, and find how it paved the way for the today's skyscrapers.