About this season
Ancient investigations turn tech as specialists harness an advanced digital forensics lab and use the latest scientific discoveries to solve the biggest mysteries of ancient history.
Episodes (10)
1. Mystery on Easter Island
Aired 14 February 2021 • 42 min
Experts reveal the mysteries behind the moai statues of Easter Island.
2. Maze of Cryptic Terror
Aired 21 February 2021 • 42 min
A team of explorers discover a forbidding cave system riddled with ancient markings that seem to contain a mysterious meaning; using advanced photogrammetry, experts finally decode these cryptic scrawls to expose a dark chapter of English history.
3. Secrets of Skull Grave
Aired 28 February 2021 • 42 min
Archaeologists excavating a historic Chilean site make a chilling discovery and find decapitated human skulls separate from a nearby burial site; experts use advanced cranial forensics to reveal what really happened to these ancient, butchered victims.
4. War of the Ancients
Aired 7 March 2021 • 42 min
A gruesome archaeological discovery leads to a shocking excavation that uncovers ancient human carnage on a scale that's unparalleled; experts use 3-D bone modeling to reveal evidence of what may be the first catastrophic, major war in human history.
5. Secrets of Mayan Murders
Aired 14 March 2021 • 42 min
Archeologists make a bone-chilling discovery when they unearth 20 mutilated skeletons in Mexico; investigators use advanced forensic analysis to examine the bizarre burial and reveal an ancient case of Mayan mass murder.
6. Gladiator Graveyard
Aired 21 March 2021 • 42 min
Experts reveal the mystery behind a macabre scene of ancient execution.
7. Grave of the Red Skulls
Aired 28 March 2021 • 42 min
When experts discover a 500-year-old grave, they find mysterious red skulls, pointing to a shocking mass sacrifice; experts use the latest technology and state-of-the-art forensics to investigate what happened at this horrific sight.
8. Tomb of the Red Queen
Aired 4 April 2021 • 42 min
Experts reveal the mystery behind a red skeleton adorned with jewels.
9. Legend of the Cursed Temple
Aired 11 April 2021 • 42 min
A temple to the Roman god of the underworld was the site of ritual sacrifice and a gate to the underworld, but it was buried because it was believed to be cursed; experts use cutting-edge forensics to reveal what actually happened here.
10. Riddle of the Child Mummies
Aired 18 April 2021 • 42 min
Experts investigate the mummies of three children discovered in Argentina.