Along with Pompeii, the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius left another mysterious Roman settlement buried beneath its ashes; 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 to reveal the pharaoh who built it and the mystery behind it's 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.
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 the ancient site of Nimrud was destroyed by terrorists, experts return to salvage the wreckage; archaeologists piece together the remaining ruins to reveal the origins and brutal decline of a lost empire.
The Avenue of the Sphinxes has now been unearthed in the biggest excavation in Egyptian history; using cutting-edge CGI, investigators reveal the hidden secrets of the sphinxes.
Palmyra: pearl of the Syrian desert; experts return to the site 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 mysteriously vanishes and becomes a legend; using CGI, investigators piece together the evidence to reveal where his tomb lies and what it might look like.
In 373 B.C., the Greek city of Helike vanished; 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 lost city of Olous: A great metropolis submerged in the Mediterranean; archaeologists uncover its secrets using pioneering technology and CGI reconstruction.
The sprawling city of Persepolis was capital to the first imperial civilization that conquered most of the known ancient world; experts use advanced forensic archaeology to reveal the secrets behind Persia's mysterious and dominating metropolis.
Archaeologists decode cryptic inscriptions and use innovative geophysical analysis to reveal the secrets of Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey.
The downfall of the powerful Maya city of Palenque 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 sacred city of Nippur and the world's only ziggurat contain elusive mysteries to the ancient Sumerian people; now, archaeologists armed with pioneering tech are on a quest to reveal the secrets behind the earliest known civilization in history.
A colossal stone temple on a remote Egyptian island 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 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 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.
Experts use the latest technology to explore the rise and fall of the city of Samarra.
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 majestic structures to reveal the truth behind the ancient Roman world.
The legendary metropolis of Xanadu and its fabled existence have mystified experts for centuries; 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 secret; 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; using advanced archaeological methods, experts travel deep inside mysterious ancient mounds to investigate the truth behind the myth.
Venice 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 with a grisly past; using cutting-edge methods, experts investigate this engineering marvel and how it transformed into an infamous prison steeped in blood and intrigue.
A prehistoric mega-structure emerges from the sands of an English shore that could reveal lost mysteries of the Bronze Age; using pioneering technology and 3D imaging analysis, experts uncover dark, ancient rituals once performed here.
The secrets of the world's oldest sunken city 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.
Deep in the Iraqi desert, a ziggurat towers over the remains of the first civilization ever known in human history; 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 try to discover what Babylon looked like and what caused its downfall.
Investigating Egypt's Black Pyramid, a strange, crumbling pyramid that collapsed before its pharaoh was ever buried there; special access to a high-tech archaeological investigation reveals what went so catastrophically wrong.
When the airship Hindenburg exploded, the globe's biggest aircraft in history became one of its greatest catastrophes, and new technology may show what caused the fatal crash and if it was sabotage.
New evidence recovered from the site of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers reveals answers to the greatest mysteries of these modern marvels, and using cutting-edge science and technology, experts investigate the science behind why they collapsed.
New discoveries on a strange island in the Mediterranean might offer new clues in the hunt for Atlantis; experts reveal the apocalyptic event that destroyed this long-lost civilization.
Egypt's ultimate secrets may be hidden underwater; a cutting-edge archaeological investigation uses hi-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples, and shipwrecks.
Seven American engineering marvels are among the modern wonders of United States, and now, investigators use hidden records to decode and reveal the mysteries behind these historic American icons.
Seven wonders of ancient Egypt are home to mysteries that are still unsolved thousands of years after their construction, and today, investigators use cutting-edge tech and forensic analysis to reveal new secrets of the colossal engineering marvels.
America before Columbus was home to some of the greatest engineering marvels on the planet; special access to high-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.
Investigators use cutting-edge tech to explore seven ancient pyramids from around the world; as experts explore their lost labyrinths and alien relics, they discover unexplained connections between cultures thousands of miles and years apart.
Experts investigate the secrets of seven lost cities; investigators use advanced aerial scanning, underwater drones, and 3-D mapping to reveal why these enigmatic civilizations disappeared.
There's a lost city buried in the Sahara, and evidence reveals it's home to Nefertiti, Tutankhamun, and the forbidden god of an outlawed religion; experts use cutting-edge tech to uncover the secret doomsday that caused this place to disappear.
When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano in 79 AD, another Roman town was destroyed as well; experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate the secrets of Vesuvius' second victim.
Archaeological finds may suggest that the legendary city actually existed.
Mount Rushmore 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 Tower of Babel is featured in one of the most famous stories of the Bible; to find out if it really existed, archaeologists use technology and 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; now, experts use cutting-edge technology to discover new evidence of Hitler's evil vision for global domination.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa 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.
A strange site called Saqqara is home to Egypt's very first pyramid; 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 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 builds 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 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; using cutting-edge tech and archaeological methods, experts reveal the secrets behind the mysterious Kingdom of Kush.
The Nazca Lines are alien-looking symbols carved into a remote desert 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 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 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 city of Baiae 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 battlefield to uncover the secrets of their last stand.
The Iceman is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy; cutting-edge forensic technology reveals his darkest secrets, and these discoveries could change everything people know about the humans 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; 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.
The Inca capital of Cuzco 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; 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 the lost capital city of the Olmec; new investigations reveal 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; 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, three times bigger than Stonehenge, and just as enigmatic.
Experts uncover evidence of human sacrifice and strange rituals at an ancient city lost in the desert for 5,000 years; new discoveries reveal that the people who lived there may have been the first civilization of the Americas.
A mysterious city in ancient Egypt is the home of the Valley of the Kings and grand temples, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and if the god the pharaohs worshiped there 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.
A mysterious ruined city in 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 are built by one of the world's strangest and most isolated civilizations; now, 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 played a role in the downfall of the Roman Empire by waging a campaign of terror.
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 known about this lost culture, but new discoveries are uncovering shocking evidence of human sacrifice.
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.
A 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 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, baffles experts for decades; new technologies resurrect the city and reveal why the spectacular civilization was suddenly abandoned.