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Episode 12
The Aztecs: Of Blood and Sacrifice
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The Aztecs were the largest civilization to ever rule Mesoamerica, and they were also the bloodiest. In recent years, archeology and modern science are shedding new light on their prolific practice of human sacrifice. Could the gruesome tales of sacrifice and dismemberment, as told in the Spanish chronicles of the 16th century possibly be true? Could 80,400 people have been sacrificed in just 4 days in 1487? Josh travels to Mexico City to investigate and use forensic science to examine the bones of sacrificial rituals. He'll try his hand at the weapons of the Aztecs, sample the potions of the priests and even cut through flesh using the technology of the ancients.
Episode 11
Stonehenge of the Americas
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In the Bolivian Andes, a sprawling ancient city rests 13,000 feet above sea level -- Tiwanaku. With its giant, freestanding monoliths and grand design, Tiwanaku has long been compared to Stonehenge in England. The two sites were built on opposite sides of the globe, but they both share a design that pays tribute to the sun. What's the 'real' connection between Stonehenge and the "Stonehenge of the Americas"? Flying out from La Paz, Josh tours Tiwanaku from both the air and on the ground. He harvests and transports the very stone used to build Tiwanaku. And, he dives Lake Titicaca to explore evidence of a lost civilization.
Episode 10
Secrets of the Mummies
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
For over three thousand years, ancient Egyptians preserved their dead in the desert sands. But today, the secrets of the Egyptian afterlife are being revealed! Josh enters a realm of temples, tombs, and mummies. Just how did the Egyptians prepare the dead for the afterlife and why did these sacred practices disappear? On his exploration, Josh explores the royal tombs at Giza, mine the key ingredient used to preserve the dead, and uncovers a secret cache of golden mummies!
Episode 9
Search for King David
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In the Old Testament, King David is the shepherd poet who, after slaying the giant Goliath, goes on to become the first king of a united Israel. But was he a real historical figure, or a mythological King? According to some scientists the archaeological evidence appears to call the story into question; others claim they have already found the evidence to prove it's true. To find out, Josh examines an ancient basalt slab inscribed with David's name, recreates his famous fight with Goliath, and descends through a 'secret' waterway into the heart of Jerusalem.
Episode 8
Ramesses: Visions of Greatness
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Was Ramesses II Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh? He built soaring statues, grand temples, and monuments to himself throughout Egypt. He even declared himself a living god. What drove him to be the greatest pharaoh? Josh travels to Egypt to try his hand at stone masonry, decodes the propaganda of the pharaohs, and gets hi-tech to discover if Ramesses II was as 'great' as he thought he was.
Episode 7
New Maya Revelations
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
For nearly a century archaeologists place the height of the Maya civilization during the First Millennium AD. But revolutionary discoveries in Guatemala are now challenging those views. Just when did the Maya Civilization truly reach its peak? Josh tracks the origins of the Maya throughout Mexico and in the Central American rainforest. He climbs the tallest Maya pyramid, shovels muck from a jungle swamp, and reveals the known oldest mural in the Maya world.
Episode 6
Machu Picchu: Lost City of the Inca
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In 1911, Hiram Bingham, famed American explorer, stumbled across a remote Inca city atop a high peak in the Andes. The site was called Machu Picchu -- perhaps the most famous ruin in the world. What was its purpose? Was it, like Bingham believed, a military fortress? Or did this glorious ruin have a secret purpose? From the mountains of Peru, Josh will follow in the footsteps of Hiram Bingham. He builds a log bridge across a raging river, examines the stonework at the site, and reviews ancient manuscripts to discover the 'true' purpose of Machu Picchu.
Episode 5
Lost Treasures of the Copper Scroll
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Decades ago, archaeologists found rolls of dusty manuscripts dating to the 1st century AD hidden in caves in Israel. But one of these manuscripts wasn't written on leather or papyrus -- it was inscribed on a copper scroll! Scholars believe the copper scroll is an inventory list of treasures from Jerusalem's Second Temple, and holds clues to their whereabouts. But where is the treasure today? In his search, Josh rappels into caves outside Qumran, creates his own copper scroll, and uses ground-penetrating radar inside a newly excavated tunnel hundreds of yards underground in search of the lost treasures of the Copper Scroll.
Episode 4
Lost Treasures of Petra
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The "red-rose" city of Petra stands as one of the most glorious and mysterious archaeological sites on earth. Created over 2500 years ago, the ornate Petra cityscape was literally carved into the rose-colored walls of Jordan's Shara Mountains. The builders of Petra -- the Nabataeans -- were thought to be some of the wealthiest people ever to inhabit the Middle East, but they -- along with their riches -- vanished. Just what was Petra? Could the Arabian site be still hiding precious treasure? Like the heroic character Indiana Jones, he rides horseback through Petra's winding 'Siq', examines Petra's only surviving parchment manuscript, and goes underneath the ancient 'Treasury' in search of hidden riches.
Episode 3
Lost Empire of Genghis Khaan
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In less than seventy years, Genghis Khaan and his Mongol hordes created the largest land empire in recorded history. How were they able to achieve such military dominance? And what ultimately became of the great Empire of the Khaans? To find out, Josh builds a ger on the Mongolian steppe, fires arrows from horseback like a Mongolian warrior, and uses DNA science to trace the genetic legacy of the military genius, Genghis Khaan.
Episode 2
King Tut: Secrets Revealed
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The mysterious death of the King Tut continues to puzzle archaeologists and scholars alike. From the moment the 'Boy King's' mummy was discovered in the Valley of the Kings, rumors of foul play emerged. Recent X-ray's of King Tut's mummy show signs of a possible attack, but new evidence may point to another cause of death. In his quest for the truth, Josh climbs into King Tut's tomb, fires the weapons Tut took to his grave, and uses modern science to dig deeper into the rumors of Tut's murder.
Episode 1
Atlantis: New Revelations
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The story of the fabled continent of Atlantis is one of the most enduring legends of all time. Penned by Plato, Atlantis was described as a perfect society -- peaceful, artistic, and technologically advanced -- but it was destroyed in a cataclysm that literally drowned the continent. Is Atlantis a myth, or is the story based in fact? Could Atlantis still be waiting to be discovered? In this 2-hour special, Josh goes on an exclusive Digging for the Truth expedition off the coast of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea in search of Atlantis. He also walks in the footsteps of Plato in Greece, dives the blue waters of the Mediterranean to discover strange new ruins, and examines both seismic and volcanic activity throughout the islands.
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Episode 13
The Real Sin City: Sodom and Gomorrah
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
According to the Bible, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed by God to punish their citizens for their wicked ways. Was this just a biblical parable, or is there evidence that such a thing actually happened? Josh Bernstein travels to the Near East to follow clues laid out in the Bible. His search takes him to modern-day Jordan, where, nestled near the Dead Sea, two sister cities reveal archaeological evidence of a great destruction. What happened here, and when? Josh will climb Mount Sodom to inspect a strange "Pillar of Salt" - just like the one the Bible claims Lot's wife became. Next, he works with a pyrotechnic expert to reconstruct a natural-gas explosion that could have resulted in the destruction of Gomorrah. Could these be the fabled cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, and if so, can the tools of modern-day archaeology reconstruct what happened during those fateful days before these cities were laid to waste?
Episode 12
The Lost Cities of the Amazon
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
For 500 years, explorers have been searching the Amazon for traces of its fabled lost cities. Now, host Josh Bernstein searches for the most famous of them all. Following in the footsteps of explorer Colonel Percy Fawcett, Josh treks through thickly overgrown regions of the Amazon rain forest on the trail of the legendary "Lost City of Z". Along the way, he braves piranha-infested rivers, hacks through virgin jungle, and comes to terms with massive regions of deforestation. Finally, he joins up with the Kuikuro tribe. This warrior people takes him to investigate the archaeological remains of a huge forgotten city. Could it be the "Lost City of Z"? Josh learns ancient hunting, fishing, and horticultural techniques that allowed the tribes' ancestors to flourish long before European contact, the very skills which may be the key to the rain forest's future.
Episode 11
The Giants of Patagonia
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Explorers throughout the centuries visited the region in South America now known as Patagonia and reported sighting giants. From these accounts we get the name "Patagonia"—Land of the Big Feet. But what exactly did these explorers see? Now some experts suggest that the giant, upright-walking ground sloth, once widespread throughout Patagonia, could have been the source of these stories. Josh accompanies paleontologists, naturalists, and cryptozoologists on a search to determine whether the ground sloth could have lived into the era of human habitation. He'll trek across the glaciers of Patagonia, descend deep in the mountain caves, accompany a band of gauchos on horseback, and join a modern-day paleontology dig to try to discover evidence that the ground sloth still exists today.
Episode 10
The Da Vinci Code: Bloodlines
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Explorer, sleuth, and Digging for the Truth host Josh Bernstein sifts fact from fiction to test the controversial theory recounted in Dan Brown's international sensation The Da Vinci Code. The theory states Jesus married Mary Magdalene and that she conceived a child. It suggests that the bloodline continues—unbroken—to this day. Josh shows what's true and what's clearly make-believe in Dan Brown's bestseller. From musty libraries to ancient churches, Josh's unique quest will lead him to seek the DNA evidence that might prove—or disprove—one of the most sensational claims in modern history. Most remarkably, he'll try to find a genetic link between a long-sheltered pocket of ancient Aramaic Assyrians in Turkey and a man who claims to be of the bloodline of Jesus himself.
Episode 9
Troy: Of Gods and Warriors
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The Iliad is one of the most famous literary works of the Western world. It's an epic tale of Greek gods, earthly soldiers, and a decade-long fight over the most beautiful woman in the world. Josh Bernstein travels to Greece and Turkey on the search for Troy. Could the Iliad be based on fact? Could the Trojan War really have happened? As Josh investigates, he learns what it took to live and fight on the coasts of the Aegean in the late Bronze Age. Josh tests the tools of Trojan warriors and uncovers a city in northern Turkey that just might prove that the Iliad was far more than a simple work of fiction.
Episode 8
The Real Queen of Sheba
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In the pages of the Bible, the mysterious Queen of Sheba appears at the palace of Solomon bearing many fabulous gifts, including one of the world's most valued substances - frankincense. After a few short passages, this mysterious woman and her entourage disappear back into the desert from whence they came. In search of answers, Josh Bernstein starts his journey at religious libraries in Washington, D.C., and then jets to Ethiopia, on the horn of Africa, to the legendary home of the queen. Who was Sheba and where did she get wealth enough to impress the legendary Solomon himself? Following the trail of the ancient incense trade routes, Josh must travel to the Southern Arabian country of Yemen where the old traditions of the desert sheikhs still govern the land. Trekking into the dangerous countryside, where kidnapping is commonplace, Josh soon searches for clues to the queen's legacy. He eventually gains access to the Mahram Bilqis, a temple said to have been built by the queen herself. Amidst the shifting sands that threaten to rebury this ancient site, Josh may find the final evidence he's looking for, and he could even come face-to-face with the elusive queen.
Episode 7
City of the Gods - Teotihuacan
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
There was only one ancient city in the Americas that matched the scale of its European counterparts. Josh Bernstein heads off for central Mexico to check out Teotihuacán: the City of the Gods, which is now the world's largest and most enigmatic ghost town. He soars above the ancient city, explores obsidian mines, makes prehistoric tools, and tries to decode its impressive murals in a quest to understand who built the City of the Gods, how it became so powerful, and, most mysteriously of all, why it was abandoned.
Episode 6
Cleopatra: The Last Pharaoh
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Ruler of mighty Egypt, seductress of Roman emperors, how did the magnificent Cleopatra fall from grace? In the shadow of the pyramids, Josh Bernstein joins Zahi Hawass on a hunt for mummies from the time of the last great pharaoh. He comes face to face with Cleopatra's killer, the Egyptian cobra, and sails down the Nile searching for clues to her true history. In Alexandria, Josh descends into the cisterns below the modern city in search of evidence of Cleopatra's reign. Finally he dives into the Harbor of Alexandria, where a beautiful palace—possibly the last vestige of Cleopatra's legendary wealth—lies, the only testament to a woman who was perhaps the wisest and most cunning of all of Egypt's rulers.
Episode 5
Roanoke: The Lost Colony
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In 1587, over one hundred settlers landed in the New World to establish England's first permanent colony. Three years later, they had vanished. On the trail of America's oldest missing-persons case, Josh Bernstein flies high above Roanoke island in a powered paraglider; climbs and cores a cypress tree to study the climate conditions the settlers faced; participates in an American Indian powwow; and even learns to cook as the local sixteenth-century natives once did. Then, Josh travels back to England to trace the roots of a family that could be descendants of the mysterious Roanoke colony. Using DNA science, he makes a groundbreaking discovery—and, amazingly, it suggests that one of the lost colonists of 1587 may have survived.
Episode 4
The Vikings: Voyage to America
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Josh Bernstein sails a Viking ship from Denmark to discover what made the Vikings such masterful mariners. With the ancient Viking sagas as his guide, he embarks on a 4,000-mile journey from Scandinavia to Newfoundland, via Iceland and the wilds of southern Greenland. Along the way, he tracks down the archaeological evidence behind the Viking legends and proves, once and for all, that they really did beat Columbus to become the first Europeans in the New World.
Episode 3
Stonehenge Secrets Revealed
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Stonehenge is one of the most famous and mysterious structures known to man. Now, host Josh Bernstein delves into the prehistoric world to investigate the creation of Stonehenge. From the depths of a 5000-year-old copper mine to an ancient quarry from which the stones were carved, Josh deploys the latest archaeological evidence to reveal who built this great monument. Then, using prehistoric technology as his guide, he reveals how it was built, and why!
Episode 2
America's Pyramids
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In 1539, de Soto's Conquistadors landed in Florida in search of new lands and treasure for the Spanish Crown. Three years later, they were run off the continent by Native American warriors who lived on enormous, earthen pyramids along the Mississippi River. Who were these people? And how did they defeat one of the world's most powerful armies? Follow Josh Bernstein as he paddles down the bayous; builds his own earthen pyramid with modern equipment; and scuba dives the cold, dark waters of Wisconsin to solve the mystery of America's pyramid builders.
Episode 1
The Real Temple of Doom
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Thousands of years before the Inca ruled the nation now called Peru, a strange and unique civilization dominated the region. It was called Chavín, and its story is one of the most bizarre in world history. Unlike the other civilizations of the Americas, Chavín status as a regional superpower wasn't based on its military muscle. Instead, Chavín rulers exercised a cult-like control over their subjects with the aid of hallucinogenic plants. Josh Bernstein ventures deep into the miles of tunnels that lay beneath the ruins of Chavín de Huántar; comes face to face with some of the most fearsome animals of the Peruvian Amazon; and investigates a real temple of doom. As he tries to understand this mysterious culture, he takes part in one of the ancient rituals still practiced by the country's powerful shaman-priests.
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Episode 13
Mystery of the Anasazi
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In the American Southwest, there is no greater puzzle than the magnificent stone cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde. In search of answers, our host, the intrepid explorer and survival expert Josh Bernstein, travels from Mesa Verde, Colorado to remote canyons in Utah where the Anasazi Indians took refuge. Why did the Anasazi Indians suddenly move their villages to these perilous cliffs in the thirteenth century, abandon them just decades later, and then seemingly disappear from history? Was it drought? Invading tribes? Or was it an insidious cancer from within that may have caused them to turn to fierce warfare and even cannibalism? Piecing together the story from both archaeologists and Native Americans, Josh tracks down the answers in the eerie and desolate ruins of the Anasazi's greatest city: Chaco Canyon.
Episode 12
Giants of Easter Island
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Who carved them? And why? Ever since Easter Island was first discovered, its majestic, looming stone statues have fascinated the world. How did the ancient people who populated this place even find it? Digging for the Truth's Josh Bernstein sets out to unveil the mysteries of the island and of the remarkable stone heads that its first inhabitants left behind. Delving into the world of ancient Pacific islanders, he relearns the lost art of Polynesian navigation, re-creates the techniques of Easter Island masons, and participates in dangerous ancient rituals - all to solve one of the greatest enigmas of our time: the mystery of Easter Island.
Episode 11
The Search for El Dorado
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
It was a legend that fuelled a thousand fevered explorations into the mountains and rain forests of South America. The idea of El Dorado - a city of gold buried in the jungle - launched Spanish expeditions for hundreds of years. Yet, as no city appeared, the legend faded. The recent find of a remarkable document has reenergized the search for El Dorado. Now, Digging for the Truth's Josh Bernstein begins the search anew, eager to follow up on these late-breaking developments. Josh throws himself into an exciting journey that takes us from the icy waters of Lake Titicaca in southern Peru, to the frozen Altiplano of the high Andes, then deep into the Amazon jungle as he struggles to discover the truth, once and for all, behind the legend of El Dorado.
Episode 10
Secrets of the Nazca Lines
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Etched into the bone-dry desert earth, the mysterious lines and figures of the Nasca people in Southern Peru are invisible from the ground. Thought to have been made by the Nasca, who flourished between 200 BC and AD 600, these huge drawings were not discovered until the 1930s -and only then by commercial airline pilots who happened to fly over them. Ever since, they have intrigued the world. Who built them, and why? Host, explorer, and survival expert Josh Bernstein takes on the secrets of the Nasca Lines, while flying microlights and powered paragliders, clambering through thousand-year-old irrigation tunnels, and even re-creating ancient rituals with contemporary Native Americans.
Episode 9
The Lost Tribe of Israel
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The mystery of the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel has fascinated people throughout history. Explorers claim to have discovered evidence of the "lost tribes" all over the world, from Australia to Siberia, but few if any such claims have been backed up by solid evidence. Now, a provocative possibility regarding the whereabouts of one of the tribes has emerged—and it's 4,000 miles from Israel—in Southern Africa. Host and explorer Josh Bernstein retraces the amazing journey that the Lemba people claim they made centuries ago. It stretches from the heart of modern South Africa to the ancient stone cities of Zimbabwe, then onto the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and into the city of Jerusalem. And the evidence for this journey is more than anecdotal. As Josh discovers, recent DNA studies point to the Lemba's true origin in the Middle East.
Episode 8
Passage to the Maya Underworld
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The Maya of Central America were the greatest pyramid builders of the ancient world. The Egyptians built less than one hundred pyramids, whereas the Maya built thousands. But what was the significance of these towering structures? Why did the mysterious Maya erect a pyramid in every city they built? Digging for the Truth's Josh Bernstein is determined to solve the mystery. His remarkable journey takes him from the great Mayan cities of Southern Mexico to the remotest hinterlands of Guatemala. Determined to discover the meaning of the Mayan pyramids, Josh takes his life in his hands as he explores ancient tombs, dives into flooded caverns, and shoots down white-water rapids. Finally, he reaches a secret place in the high jungle of Guatemala where a mountain, a cave, and a river converge.
Episode 7
Quest for King Solomon's Gold
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Of all the rulers mentioned in the Bible, King Solomon was purportedly the wisest, and the richest! The reason? His access to vast quantities of gold. According to the Bible, the source of his legendary wealth was the goldmines located in the mysterious land of Ophir. Yet, what the Scriptures can't tell us is where Ophir might be found today. Host Josh Bernstein leads us on an epic 4,000-mile journey in search of the lost gold of King Solomon—sailing across the Red Sea, plunging down a Zimbabwean gold mine, and traveling deep into the Ethiopian bush.
Episode 6
The Iceman Cometh
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
In 1991 a pair of vacationing German hikers stumbled onto one of the most remarkable finds in the history of archaeology: the perfectly preserved body of a 5,000-year-old man. What made the discovery so important was more than just his state of physical preservation, but also the period of time from which he came—the very cusp between the ages of stone and steel. Host and adventurer Josh Bernstein heads for the high Alps on the Austrian-Italian border to discover the latest secrets revealed by the clothes, weaponry, and body of Ötzi the Iceman. Josh faces down a deadly blizzard, helicopters out of near disaster, and comes face-to-face with a stone-cold, Stone Age killer. Along the way, he discovers that the Iceman is rewriting our ideas about the life of our ancestors from the dawn of civilization—and he learns much about the character of Ötzi!
Episode 5
The Holy Grail
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
For all its fame, the Holy Grail remains shrouded in mystery. Adventurer, sleuth, and Digging for the Truth host Josh Bernstein investigates the power - and disappearance - of Christianity's holiest artifact. What exactly was it? Could it have survived to this day? And why has it inspired so many treasure seekers? To Christians, it is the holiest of objects, the cup of the Last Supper, also believed to have caught the blood of Christ as he died on the cross. But the story itself did not originate until medieval times, when it helped inflame the Crusaders' quest. Josh tracks the history of the Grail from the Holy Land to French castles to the Nazi era, when Hitler sought to tap the power of the relic. On the way, Josh learns the true history and significance of the Holy Grail.
Episode 4
Hunt for the Lost Ark
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The Ark of the Covenant is one of the most cherished artifacts in the history of Christianity, and now host and adventurer Josh Bernstein is out to track it down. Despite its fame, the relic mysteriously disappeared from the pages of history centuries ago. How could something so powerful and holy simply vanish? That's what Josh is determined to find out when he follows a trail that starts where the Ark's story begins—on Mount Sinai. Next, he explores a secret maze beneath Jerusalem's streets, and visits Deir es-Sultan, an Ethiopian monastery located on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. In Ethiopia, he climbs up a sheer cliff to reach Debre Damo, one of the country's most ancient monasteries, and travels across Lake Tana to the place where some say the Ark is kept today. But how close can he get to this mighty and mysterious treasure?
Episode 3
Pompeii Secrets Revealed
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The discovery of Pompeii opened a new world to archaeologists, and host Josh Bernstein reveals all of its rich detail to us in this fascinating program. In AD 79, the volcano Vesuvius exploded in one of history's deadliest eruptions, burying the city of Pompeii and other Roman towns along the Bay of Naples beneath layers of ash and pumice—and literally stopped its victims in their tracks. Pompeii was rediscovered in the eighteenth century, but only recently have archaeologists and volcanologists come to understand exactly how the eruption unfolded, and why it took the people of Pompeii almost entirely by surprise. Intrigued, host Josh Bernstein visits the Bay of Naples, and learns the entire area is built on ancient volcanic rock, some of it still steaming. He climbs the world's most active volcano—Stromboli, an island near Sicily—where "fireworks" from the volcano are a nightly entertainment. Back at Pompeii, he searches for clues that might have alerted the Romans to the growing threat in their midst. And he literally plays with fire as he follows the story right into the heart of Vesuvius.
Episode 2
Nefertiti: The Mummy Returns
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Queen Nefertiti was once the most beautiful and powerful woman in Egypt—renowned throughout the ancient world. But she suddenly disappeared, lost to the sands of Egypt for more than three thousand years. Only in the last century did archaeologists discover that this legendary queen really lived at all. Since then, however, only fragments of her story have emerged. Digging for the Truth's Josh Bernstein is determined to put the pieces together and uncover the true story of Queen Nefertiti. Who was this mysterious woman? Why did she disappear? And, can her mummy still be found today? To find out, he'll follow a trail of clues into Egypt's most sacred and secret places, exploring dark tombs and coming face-to-face with the truth of at least one ancient mummy's identity.
Episode 1
Who Built Egypt's Pyramids?
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
The great Egyptian Pyramids of Giza have inspired awe and wonder and, quite likely, fierce speculation from the moment they were built. In fact, even the date of their construction has become a topic of debate. Explorer, survival expert, and Digging for the Truth host Josh Bernstein takes a hard look at the competing theories as to who really built the pyramids - and when. Archaeologists say it was the ancient Egyptians; others argue for an even older civilization. Filmed in HDTV, this fresh and engaging series digs for the truth and goes to extremes to do it! Josh examines the evidence, explores secret chambers in the heart of the Great Pyramid of Khufu, visits the first pyramid ever built, and tries his hand at ancient stone-quarrying techniques. It's a hard-won perspective, but, with the discovery of a mysterious flooded chamber deep beneath the Sphinx, Josh learns what appears to be the final truth.
