Digging for the Truth

The great Egyptian Pyramids of Giza inspire awe, wonder and speculation.

Queen Nefertiti, the most powerful woman in Egypt, vanishes without a trace.

Volcano Vesuvius buries Roman towns under layers of ash and pumice.

Adventurers and archaeologists search for the Ark of the Covenant for centuries.

The story of the Holy Grail originates in medieval times.

Vacationing hikers stumble across the perfectly preserved body of a 5,000-year-old man.

Explorers search for the gold mines of biblical King Solomon.

The ancient Maya of Central America built thousands of pyramids; exploring the meaning of Mayan pyramids.

Explorers claim to have discovered evidence of the lost tribes of Israel all over the world.

Mysterious lines and figures of Nazca are etched into the ground in southern Peru.

The idea of a city of gold buried in the jungle fires the imaginations of Spanish conquistadors for centuries.

Enigmatic stone statues stand on remote Easter Island.

The Anasazi suddenly move their villages to perilous cliffs, then seemingly vanish decades later.