Unearthed - Series Four

Episodes

Mystery of the Nazca Lines

Who were the mysterious Nazca people and why did their civilization disappear?

Escape From Alcatraz

What really lies behind its unbreakable reputation?

Iceman Murder Mystery - Inside the Ice Mummy

Who was the iceman, what can his remains tell us about the world he comes from?

Neros Lost Palace

Did Nero burn down Rome to build a magnificent new metropolis?

Lost Lighthouse of Alexandria

Answering fascinating questions about one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Who wrote the scrolls and why did they disappear?

Secrets of Underwater Pompeii

Is there more to this underwater metropolis than meets the eye?

The Lost Battlefield of the Spartans

Who were the Spartans and did they really face such impossible odds?

Secrets of the Empire State Building

How much do we really know about this modern mega-structure?

Egypt's Lost Pharoah

Egypt’s desert sands hide a remarkable secret an entire city buried for more than 3000 years

Mystery of Rome's Great Wall

One of the most astonishing mega-structures of the ancient world

Inside Hitler's Secret Bunker

One of the most notorious buildings of the Second World War

Mystery of the Leaning Tower

Did the Leaning Tower of Pisa's medieval architects get their calculations spectacularly wrong?

Gunfight at Tombstone: Inside the Wild West

The most famous gunfight of the old West and Tombstone the town too tough to die

Lost World of Babylon

Did the Tower really exist, or is it merely the stuff of legend?

The Lost City of Troy

Do ancient ruins on the Western shores of modern-day Turkey show that Troy once really existed?

Mount Rushmore's Hidden Secrets

Piecing together the true story of Mount Rushmore

The Curse of the Hindenburg

Investigators re-examine the Hindenburg’s final moments to uncover the facts behind the story

Bermuda Triangle

Investigators sift the evidence and uncover the truth behind the myths

Pyramids of the Lost Pharaohs

Investigators uncover the hidden story of the Kingdom of Kush

Mystery of Egypt's First Pyramid

The site of the first-ever pyramid – the Step Pyramid of Djoser

Lost Kingdom of Babylon

With rare access to this war-torn site, investigators are finally uncovering the secrets of this mighty kingdom.

Hidden Secrets of the Twin Towers

Revealing the secrets of the rise and fall of these iconic skyscrapers

Dark Secrets of Pompeii's Twin: Herculaneum

In 79 AD the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the tiny Roman town of Herculaneum in Italy

Secrets of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

How much of what we know about the Wonders is true? Did they all really exist? Today archaeologists are discovering the incredible secrets of these lost monuments

Inside Egypt's Black Pyramid: Hidden Secrets Revealed

Evidence of a long-lost labyrinth, described as a lost wonder of the world. Is this the most heavily guarded pyramid in Egypt?

Lost Volcanoes of Atlantis

Could the discoveries be the lost city of Atlantis?

Mystery of Jericho's Great Walls

The ancient city of Jericho discover the truth behind this biblical mystery

Hunting Egypt's Sunken Secrets

Unlocking the secrets of ancient Egypt’s lost maritime past

The Lost Battlefield of the Spartans

Thermopylae in Greece is the site of an iconic battle. Legend says that in 480 BC, 300 Spartan warriors - at the head of a small Greek army - died holding off a million invading Persian troops.

Their courageous last stand is famous - but how much of this epic tale is true? Today investigators hunt for the real story of the 300 and try to reconstruct the lost battlefield at Thermopylae. Weapons testing reveals the terrifying reality of ancient warfare. Who were the Spartans and did they really face such impossible odds?

 

Credits
Producer & Director
Sam Mortimore
Assistant Producer
Lin Lin Ginzberg
Editor
Tom Keegan
VFX Researcher
Joe Gess
for Discovery, France TV, N-TV Germany