Discover Baiae, ancient Rome’s luxurious seaside playground where emperors, elites, scandal and excess flourished before much of it sank beneath the sea.

Deep within the jungles of Southeast Asia, a thousands-year-old medieval empire was systematically stripped of its most sacred treasures.

Beneath some of the world's oldest churches lie rooms, tunnels, vaults, and chambers that few people are allowed to enter. Hidden below cathedrals, basilicas, pilgrimage sites, and sacred monuments are spaces sealed by religious authority, structural rest...

Discover the Aztec Sun Stone, a masterpiece of ancient Mexican art that reveals the beliefs, cosmology, and power of the Aztec Empire.

Archaeologists have been trying to piece together the full human story for a long time, but some members of prehistoric societies have been largely overlooked: kids! It turns out these little people played a much bigger part in human history than we reali...

The Tollund Man and Grauballe Man are two of Denmark's most famous 'bog bodies,' preserved for over 2,000 years in peat bogs. Thought to have died in ritual sacrifices, they bridge archaeology and mystery. Their remarkably lifelike faces, skin and body pa...

Explore the story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke on Roanoke Island—how a 1587 English settlement vanished, the carved clue “CROATOAN,” and fresh archaeological evidence suggesting the settlers may have joined local tribes rather than simply “disappearing.”

The Witham Shield of 1826 might be the most artistic shield you’ll ever see. Let’s take a closer look at the shield’s composition and the story of how such treasures found their way underwater.

What does it take to sculpt a human face from a skeleton? This true story takes us inside the Stockholm studio of Swedish forensic artist Oscar Nilsson, where history is brought back to life through forensic sculpting.

Former journalist Olive Talley spent five years telling the story of the Gault Site, where artifacts discovered in Central Texas may rewrite the history of when humans first arrived in North America.

Mount Versuvius still towers above the ruins of Pompeii and scientists say the most important dig in a century is taking place.

Explore the concept of fast food in ancient Rome, focusing on the thermopolia—small bars and eateries that catered to busy city dwellers.

Kevin Whateley travels back thousands of years to partake in a Bronze Age music session, Kate Williams discovers Northern Ireland's most amazing gold find ever and we hear the bizarre and truly amazing story of a jewel from a ship of the Spanish Armada fo...

Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been foun...

By scanning the locations at the bottom of the ocean where sunken ships, treasures and even cities lie, the show tries to answer what they look like, how they got there and if they hide any secrets. This video is a MEGA 4.5 hours!