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First Aired: July 26th, 2016

Network: Discovery

Summary: Some of the most iconic and historic buildings of the ancient and medieval worlds are examined by 'blow apart' CGI animation to reveal how these structures were built. Using the latest archaeological investigations combined with X-Ray and LiDar scanning technologies, the series delves into the myths and mysteries behind ancient civilizations and the structures they built.

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Season 4

Episode 1: Mysteries in the Alien Desert

Air Date: November 10th, 2019

Summary: The Nazca Lines are mysterious symbols that have been carved into the Atacama Desert more than a thousand years ago. How and why were they created?

Episode 2: Alcatraz's Hidden Secrets

Air Date: October 11st, 2019

Summary: 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.

Episode 3: Mysteries of the Ice Mummy

Air Date: December 29th, 2019

Summary: The 'Iceman' is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy. Cutting-edge forensic technology may unearth the mummy's darkest secrets.

Episode 4: Nero’s Lost Palace

Air Date: December 24th, 2019

Summary: 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.

Episode 5: Curse of the Seventh Wonder

Air Date: December 1st, 2019

Summary: The Lighthouse of Alexandria is one of the world's original Seven Wonders. Experts investigate its many secrets - did it hold a superweapon?

Episode 6: Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dark Truth

Air Date: December 29th, 2019

Summary: The Dead Sea Scrolls in Israel are the oldest biblical texts. New discoveries might finally reveal the hidden meaning behind these manuscripts.

Episode 7: Pompeii’s Evil Twin

Air Date: December 8th, 2019

Summary: 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.

Episode 8: Finding Sparta’s 300

Air Date: December 22nd, 2019

Summary: Thermopylae was the site of an iconic ancient battle. Legend says that in 480BC, 300 Spartan warriors died there - experts reconstruct the lost battlefield.

Episode 9: Empire State Building: The New Secrets

Air Date: November 17th, 2019

Summary: Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate one of the wonders of the modern world. They reveal mysteries hidden in its foundation.

Episode 10: Egypt’s Buried City

Air Date: August 23rd, 2020

Summary: Experts use cutting-edge technology to investigate a lost city buried in the Sahara. Archaeologists are uncovering the city's forgotten ruins and dark secrets.

Episode 11: Vesuvius's Secret Victim

Air Date: August 30th, 2020

Summary: When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano, another town was destroyed, too - Herculaneum. It is one of history's most perfectly preserved towns.

Episode 12: Rome's Great Wall

Air Date: October 18th, 2020

Summary: The Roman Empire built Hadrian's Wall to guard its frontiers; new discoveries reveal who the Romans were trying to keep out with this 72-mile-long megastructure.

Episode 13: Hitler's Lost Bunker

Air Date: September 6th, 2020

Summary: 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.

Episode 14: Leaning Tower of Pisa: The New Mystery

Air Date: November 8th, 2020

Summary: The 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.

Episode 15: Ghosts of the Wild West

Air Date: November 22nd, 2020

Summary: 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.

Episode 16: Tower Of Babel: The New Evidence

Air Date: January 24th, 2021

Summary: 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.

Episode 17: Lost City of Troy

Air Date: January 24th, 2021

Summary: 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.

Episode 18: Mount Rushmore: The Hidden Secrets

Air Date: January 24th, 2021

Summary: Mount Rushmore is one of North America's most iconic landmarks. Experts use cutting-edge technology to reveal what lies beneath the rock.

Episode 19: Curse of the Hindenburg

Air Date: September 20th, 2020

Summary: 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.

Episode 20: Bermuda Triangle Apocalypse

Air Date: October 4th, 2020

Summary: Cutting-edge technology is helping experts investigate the Bermuda triangle. Using new techniques, they search for evidence of aliens on the ocean floor.

Episode 21: Lost Kingdom of Kush

Air Date: September 27th, 2020

Summary: 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?

Episode 22: Hunt for the First Pyramid

Air Date: November 29th, 2020

Summary: 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.

Episode 23: Lost City of Babylon

Air Date: November 1st, 2020

Summary: Archaeological investigations unearth the secrets of the long-lost city. New evidence reveals what Babylon looked like and what caused its downfall.

Episode 24: Hidden Secrets of the Twin Towers

Air Date: September 13rd, 2020

Summary: The World Trade Centre's iconic twin towers were an engineering marvel.

Episode 25: Secrets of the Black Pyramid

Air Date: October 25th, 2020

Summary: With special access to a hi-tech archaeological investigation, experts reveal why Egypt's Black Pyramid collapsed before its pharaoh was buried there.

Episode 26: Egypt’s Sunken Treasures

Air Date: January 24th, 2021

Summary: A cutting-edge archaeological investigation uses hi-tech methods to scan the ocean floor in search of sunken sphinxes, temples, and shipwrecks.

Episode 27: Lost World of Atlantis

Air Date: November 15th, 2020

Summary: New discoveries on a strange Mediterranean island might offer new clues in the hunt for Atlantis. Experts reveal the apocalyptic event that destroyed it.

Episode 28: Jericho's Buried Secrets

Air Date: December 13rd, 2020

Summary: New discoveries at the lost city of Jericho offer fresh evidence about the biblical battle that brought its impregnable walls down.

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