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- The Acropolis has stood over Athens for thousands of years. Scientists reveal how it was built, what it looked like, how it's still standing, and the measures being taken to restore the structure to its former glory.
- The lost city of Chichen Itza in Mexico, holds secrets of a strange civilisation. Scientists investigate how it was built, and what part did human sacrifice play in its construction and operation.
- A medieval engineering marvel, the cathedral, is thought to contain the remains of the Bible's Three Magi. Scientists and experts investigate and try to make sense of the mysteries of this religious site.
- Westminster Palace is one of the most well known structures in the world. What few people know, are the Victorian secrets and mysteries within this famous landmark. Scientists take a look at the building and maintenance of the structure.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most well known surviving monuments of the ancient world. Using cutting edge technology, scientists and archaeologists reveal the secrets of its construction.
- The Great Wall of China is the biggest man made structure on Earth, and also one of its biggest mysteries. Investigators look into the reasons behind the wall's construction, and the secrets of one of history's greatest empires.
- Using the latest technology, scientist explore the secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb to reveal how his unexpected death, possibly rushed burial, and an act of God made a minor king so iconic.
- Scientists have always wanted to know which pharaoh commissioned the great Sphinx at Giza, and why it was never finished. Recent forensic investigations are exposing some of its secrets.
- In Mexico, a civilisation vanished 1,400 years ago, but they left behind giant pyramids on a site. New investigative techniques are revealing discoveries that suggest human sacrifice was rife in that civilisation.
- Once the ancient world's largest religious complex, the Egyptian site of Karnak still holds many secrets. Investigations show that human remains tell the story of a religion that changed Egypt.
- Angkor Wat is said to be the largest temple ever built. New technology is now being used to uncover how it was constructed and why it was deserted.
- A castle in Scotland is thought by some to be the home of King Arthur's Round Table. Could a disfigured skeleton reveal its secrets to new technologies and rewrite history ?
- Technological advances have allowed discoveries that reveal the secrets of Stonehenge, showing how ancient magic, bizarre rituals, and brutal murder were involved in the building of this strange monument.
- Using the latest technologies, scientists have found revealing codes that tell a story of power and betrayal in the Indian ode to love, challenging commonly held beliefs about the Taj Mahal.
- One of archaeology's biggest enigmas is the lost city of Machu Picchu. Can new investigative advances decipher secret Inca codes and the mystery behind the deformed skeletons ?
- 2016– 42mTV-PG7.7 (8)TV EpisodeThere have always been secrets surrounding The Terracotta Army. With current technology, newly found artefacts reveal the soldiers' supernatural enemy and ancient China's violent origins.
- With new technologies, archaeologists have uncovered the secret lives of the gladiators, and continue to make new discoveries that will help explain the rise and sudden fall of the Roman Empire.
- The ancient city of Petra has confounded scientists for many years. Now, new technologies are being used to resurrect the city, and reveal why this civilization was suddenly abandoned.
- Buried and lost underground for over 1,000 years, archaeologists discover a Viking fortress that has not appeared in any written records. Experts investigate its buried treasures and hope to uncover what caused this civilization's demise.
- Allegedly a site of untold amounts of gold and riches beyond belief, the Inca capital of Cusco still holds many secrets. New technologies have led to discoveries that may finally reveal the secrets behind this mighty empire's fall.
- Lost in the Peruvian desert for over 5,000 years, experts find an ancient city, with signs of disturbing, strange rituals, and try to determine if this place was the first civilization of the Americas.
- The Statue of Liberty has always been at the center of alleged dark American mysteries. Experts are now using the latest science and technology to reveal her secrets and perhaps make new discoveries.
- Long alleged to be home to the mythical Labyrinth and the Minotaur, a mysterious ruined city in Greece is also believed to have inspired the legend of Atlantis. Scientists use the latest technologies to see if this can be proven.
- Attila the Hun has long been held to have caused the fall of the Roman Empire. Scientists with new technology are finding revealing new evidence that can determine if he was responsible or not.
- Thought to have been built by one of the world's strangest and most isolated civilizations, the statues of Easter Island have stood for untold years. New methods of investigation may reveal why they were constructed.
- New methods of exploration have resulted in more finds at Pompeii's last unexplored area. These finds reveal the dark secrets of the massive event that destroyed Pompeii. Recently unearthed mummies may offer up more secrets.
- The Bent Pyramid in Egypt is one of the world's most enigmatic ancient structures. Scientifict investigation aims to answer the question - was it intended to look so strange, or did something go terribly wrong?
- New cutting edge investigative equipment and techniques are being used to look into the sinking of the Titanic, and perhaps reveal new discoveries that could explain the mysteries surrounding her last moments.
- Using new methods, Archaeologists are examining what lies beneath China's Forbidden City. Exploring the structure of the giant palace could reveal information as to why it was buried for nearly 600 years
- The city of Thebes was the religious centre of Egypt's New Kingdom. Scientists are looking for answers as to how the workers constructed the largest religious site in the ancient world.
- Scientific investigators create an innovative experiment to show how ancient Egyptians built the giant obelisks of Thebes. New findings suggest how they prompted the downfall of the pharaohs.
- New discoveries at a prehistoric stone site may finally reveal the thinking and actions of the strange people who were believed to have been responsible for the building of the world's largest stone circle.
- Deep in the Guatemalan jungle is the lost city of Tikal. It is believed that it was once the home of over 100,000 people. Scientists are now using new advances to show how this small village rose to become a Maya powerhouse.
- Archaeologists in Mexico, using new methods, have uncovered a massive mud pyramid. They believe it marks the site of the capital city of the mysterious Olmec people. Now they need answers as to what these people were all about.
- Abu Simbel in Egypt was built 3,000 years ago by Pharaoh Ramses II, and is arguably the largest cut rock temple in the world. Scientists and archaeologists are employing the latest technologies to examine how, and why, it was constructed.
- Archaeological investigations unearth the secrets of the long-lost city of Babylon, and new evidence reveals what Babylon looked like and what caused its downfall.
- The Roman Empire built Hadrian's Wall to guard the frontier of its province in Britannia. New discoveries reveal who the Romans were trying to keep out with this 72-mile-long megastructure.
- In the Nazca Desert of southern Peru, experts investigate the ancient geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines, and their association with the ceremonial Cahuach Pyramids, which are made up from dirt mounds and mud bricks.
- Alcatraz is one of the most famous prisons in the world. Experts investigate its remarkable engineering secrets and why it was so hard to escape from.
- The 'Iceman' is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy. Cutting-edge forensic technology may unearth the mummy's darkest secrets.
- The Emperor Nero built an astonishing palace in the heart of Rome. Now using cutting-edge technology, experts investigate if he burnt the city for the building.
- The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria, is one of the world's original Seven Wonders. Experts investigate its many secrets - did it hold a superweapon?
- The Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel are the oldest biblical texts. New discoveries at Qumran might finally reveal the hidden meaning behind these manuscripts.
- The sunken town of Baiae remains frozen in time, lying on the seabed of the Bay of Naples. Now, marine archaeologists investigate its fascinating secrets.
- Thermopylae was the site of an iconic ancient battle. Legend says that in 480BC, 300 Spartan warriors died there - experts reconstruct the lost battlefield.
- 2016– 44m7.0 (5)TV EpisodeExperts use cutting-edge technology to investigate one of the wonders of the modern world. They reveal mysteries hidden in its foundation.
- Tell El-Amarna was an ancient Egyptian city, established during the 18th dynasty by the pharaoh Akhenaten. Experts investigate the abandoned city buried in the Sahara, to uncover it's forgotten ruins and dark secrets.
- When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano, another town was destroyed, too - Herculaneum. It is one of history's most perfectly preserved towns.
- The underground bunker of Adolf Hitler is home to some of the greatest secrets of the Nazi regime. Experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover new evidence.
- 2016– 44m7.9 (7)TV EpisodeThe Leaning Tower of Pisa is one of the world's most iconic buildings, but why does it lean? Investigators uncover the reasons for its tilt.
- The infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral only lasted 30 seconds. Now, experts use cutting-edge technology to uncover the mystery surrounding the event.
- The Tower of Babel is one of the most famous stories of the Bible. Archaeologists use new technology to uncover how engineers could have built it.
- Troy is the legendary lost city at the centre of the Trojan War, but its existence was never confirmed. New cutting-edge technology explores the ancient myth.
- Mount Rushmore is one of North America's most iconic landmarks. Experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what lies beneath the rock.
- What caused the Nazi aircraft to explode into a giant ball of fire over New Jersey in 1937? Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate the event.
- Cutting-edge technology is helping experts investigate the Bermuda triangle. Using new techniques, they search for evidence of aliens on the ocean floor.
- Pyramids in the deserts of Sudan are the ruins of a powerful lost civilisation that rivalled Egypt. However, why are the pyramids there and who built them?
- Saqqara is the site of the first pyramid - the Step Pyramid of Djoser. Experts use cutting-edge technology to explore why the Egyptians built pyramids.
- The World Trade Centre's iconic twin towers were an engineering marvel. Experts use pioneering technology to examine their secret history.
- The Black Pyramid was built by Amenemhat III at Dashur in Egypt. Experts reveal why it began to buckle and collapse just before completion. Subsequently the pharaoh built a second pyramid at Hawara.
- Archaeological investigation into the ships and ports, built and used by the pharaohs. Uses hi-tech methods to scan the sea floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples, and shipwrecks.
- New discoveries on a strange Mediterranean island might offer new clues in the hunt for Atlantis. Experts reveal the apocalyptic event that destroyed it.
- New discoveries at the lost city of Jericho offer fresh evidence about the biblical battle that brought its impregnable walls down.
- The Pantheon is a 2,000-year-old temple with a secret. Advanced archaeological methods and new evidence reveal why it was built and how it survived.
- The ancient Roman city of Hierapolis is said to hide a secret portal to the underworld beneath its streets. Experts use pioneering technology to investigate.
- King Midas and his golden touch a famous tale in Greek mythology. Experts use advanced archaeological methods to delve into strange ancient mounds.
- Venice was once a fearsome superpower. Scientists use pioneering acoustic imaging technology to discover its ancient foundations and reveal how it is still standing.
- A prehistoric megastructure on the sands of an English shore could reveal lost mysteries of the Bronze Age. Experts uncover ancient rituals once performed here.
- The Tower of London is shrouded in a mysterious, grisly past. Experts use pioneering archaeological methods to examine how it became an infamous prison.
- Experts use high-tech underwater archaeology to explore the world's oldest sunken city and reveal new discoveries about one of the first great empires.
- Deep in the Iraqi desert, the world's only 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.
- [PHILAE: Egypt's Island of Secrets] One of Egypt's greatest temple complexes is on Philae island in the upper Nile, mainly dedicated to Isis, the major goddess of fertility. It was regularly added to by Pharaons and even still by Roman emperors. The location near the first cataract explains it being fortified as a water citadel, with high walls at the side, to protect and control the priceless trade from Nubia, notably in gold, to Aswan. Only the advent of Christianity saw it converted to a church complex, and the building of the great Aswan dam required it being moved, like Aby Simbel.
- Experts use drone technology to explore the tunnels hidden below an Egyptian pyramid for the very first time. Plus, forensics uncover a pharaoh's secrets.
- Experts use innovative geophysical analysis to solve the mysteries of the towering Mount Nemrut in Turkey. Can they uncover the reason for its destruction?
- The ancient city of Persepolis was once the greatest and richest city on earth. Using forensic analysis, experts discover how the Persians rose to power.
- 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.