Unearthed Show Summary, Upcoming Episodes and TV Guide

Nearly a decade after Islamic State terrorists destroyed the ancient site of Nimrud in modern-day Iraq, experts return to salvage the wreckage. Archaeologists piece together the remaining ruins to reveal the origins and brutal decline of the lost Assyrian Empire.

Hadrian's Villa is the largest Roman palace ever constructed and demonstrates the opulent peak of Rome's ancient engineering; experts investigate secrets that could reveal the truth behind one of Rome's most enigmatic emperors.

The Red Pyramid at Dahshur is a revolutionary megastructure and the first true pyramid ever constructed in ancient Egypt. Experts investigate the Pharaoh Sneferu who built it and the mystery behind its trailblazing design.

The legendary metropolis of Xanadu (Kublai Khan's capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century) and its fabled existence have mystified experts for centuries; now, archaeologists use cutting-edge aerial imaging to investigate new discoveries and reveal the truth behind this mythical lost city.

On the Tigris River, the ancient city of Samarra contains a series of medieval structures that hold secrets to one of the world's greatest empires, the Abbasid Caliphate; now, archaeologists use pioneering technology to investigate its astonishing rise to power and reveal its monumental downfall. 

The ancient city of Abydos contains some of the oldest Egyptian tombs and a buried temple linked to the Cult of Osiris, a mysterious death cult; now, archaeologists use cutting-edge drone imaging to investigate long-hidden secrets behind the first pharaohs.

The ancient Sumerian city of Nippur is one of the richest archaeological sites on Earth, but decades of conflict in Iraq have prevented its exploration; now, experts gain rare access to finally uncover the mysteries behind the most sacred city of Mesopotamia.

The decapitated statues of Mount Nemrut in southeastern Turkey and their eventual destruction have mystified experts for centuries; now, archaeologists decode cryptic inscriptions and use innovative geophysical analysis to reveal the mystery behind this ancient megastructure. 

The sprawling city of Persepolis was the capital of the Persian Empire, the first imperial civilization that conquered most of the known ancient world; now, experts use advanced forensic archaeology to reveal the secrets behind Persia's mysterious and dominating metropolis. 

Surrounded by a mysterious trench, only one Egyptian pyramid, the Pyramid of Lahun, was ever constructed to look like it floats on water. Using pioneering drone-scanning technology, experts decode the ancient secrets of the pharaoh Senusret II that are locked inside its hidden tunnels.

A prehistoric megastructure, Seahenge, emerges from the sands of an English shore in the county of Norfolk that could reveal lost mysteries of the Bronze Age, 4000 years ago; using pioneering technology and 3-D imaging analysis, experts investigate and uncover dark, ancient rituals once performed here.

Venice, Italy, was once a fearsome superpower home to secrets, wealth, and treachery; today, scientists use pioneering acoustic imaging technology to discover the city's ancient foundations and reveal how it's still standing.

According to legend, the ancient Roman city of Hierapolis hides a secret portal to the underworld beneath its streets; armed with pioneering technology, archaeologists gain rare access to investigate the deadly truth behind these hellish myths.

Experts investigate the secrets of seven lost cities; investigators use advanced aerial scanning, underwater drones, and 3-D mapping to reveal why these enigmatic civilizations disappeared.

Investigators use cutting-edge tech to explore seven ancient pyramids from around the world; as experts explore their lost labyrinths and alien relics, they discover unexplained connections between cultures thousands of miles and years apart. 

America before Columbus was home to some of the greatest engineering marvels on the planet. Special access to hi-tech archaeological digs reveals the secrets of ancient America's Seven Wonders as experts investigate their mysterious purposes.

The seven engineering marvels that are regarded as the modern wonders of America set the benchmark for structural innovation, and now investigators use hidden records to decode and reveal the mysteries behind these historic American icons. 

New discoveries at the lost city of Jericho offer fresh evidence about the biblical battle that brought its impregnable walls down; using the latest tech, experts might reveal if Joshua and the Israelites really conquered this ancient city and how.

New evidence recovered from the site of the World Trade Center's Twin Towers in New York City reveals answers to the greatest mysteries of these modern marvels. Using cutting-edge science and technology, experts investigate the science behind why they collapsed.

Egypt's Black Pyramid at Dahshur is the strange, crumbling pyramid that collapsed before its pharaoh, Amenemhet III, was ever buried here, and today, it's largely unexplored; special access to a hi-tech archaeological investigation reveals what went so catastrophically wrong. Also explored is the Hawara Pyramid, where Amenemhet III was buried.

Special access to cutting-edge archaeological investigations reveals the secrets of the long-lost city that was once the world's largest and richest. Using new evidence, experts discover what Babylon looked like and what caused its downfall.

The Roman Empire built Hadrian's Wall to guard its frontiers at the edge of the world; new discoveries reveal who the Romans were trying to keep out with this 72-mile-long megastructure and what it tells us about the ancient people of Iron Age Britain.

A strange site called Saqqara is home to Egypt's very first pyramid, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, and here, experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal why the ancient Egyptians started building pyramids and if the mummified animals found here are evidence of a bizarre religious cult. 

The gunfight at Tombstone's OK Corral turned Wyatt Earp into an American folk hero, and to find what really happened here, experts use the newest tech to discover what caused the fatal shootout and what it reveals about the dark secrets of the Wild West.

The long-lost underground bunker of Adolf Hitler is home to some of the greatest secrets of the Nazi regime, and now, experts use cutting-edge tech to discover new evidence of Hitler's evil vision for global domination. The bunkers reviewed are the Führerbunker in Berlin, the Wolf's Lair in eastern Poland, and Project Riese (The Giant) under Książ Castle in southwestern Poland.

Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota is one of America's most iconic landmarks, but there are dark mysteries behind its presidential faces. Experts use cutting-edge tech and the latest science to reveal what lies beneath the rock and the secret history of its creation. The Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills is also featured.

When Pompeii was destroyed by an apocalyptic volcano in 79 AD, another Roman town was destroyed, too; experts use cutting-edge tech to investigate the secrets of Vesuvius's second victim, Herculaneum, one of the most perfectly preserved Roman towns on Earth.

The Iceman, Ötzi, is the world's oldest and most perfectly preserved mummy, and brand-new cutting-edge forensic technology is revealing his darkest secrets; these discoveries could change everything we know about Copper Age Europeans who lived 5,000 years ago.

New discoveries might lead investigators to the legendary group of 300 Spartan warriors who died fighting off one million invading Persians, and using cutting-edge tech, experts reconstruct the lost battlefield at Thermopylae to uncover the secrets of their last stand.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria in Egypt is one of the world's original Seven Wonders, but it could have been home to a mysterious superweapon, and using cutting-edge tech, experts investigate the secrets of this fabled death ray and its long-lost home.

The Empire State Building is one of the wonders of the modern world, and cutting-edge tech helps experts explore it like never before, revealing the secrets of its construction and the mysteries hidden deep in its foundation.

New discoveries at a strange prehistoric site reveal the dark secrets and rituals of the mysterious people who built the world's largest stone circle, Avebury in England, three times bigger than Stonehenge, and just as enigmatic.

The treasures of Ramses II are found at Abu Simbel, a giant temple carved into a desert cliff over 3,000 years ago, and new discoveries at this marvel reveal the secrets of ancient Egypt's greatest pharaoh.

A ground-breaking experiment reveals how ancient Egyptians built the giant obelisks of Thebes and new discoveries at this holy site could explain why these mysterious marvels triggered the downfall of the pharaohs and the end of Egypt's golden age.

For the first time, archaeologists use cutting-edge technology to discover what lies beneath China's Forbidden City, revealing the dark secrets of this mysterious mega-palace that have been buried for nearly 600 years.

Egypt's strange Bent Pyramid is one of the world's most mysterious, ancient mega-structures, and new discoveries help experts investigate its dark secret: if it was always intended to look so bizarre, or if something went catastrophically wrong.

New evidence gives rise to speculation over whether Attila the Hun, one of history's fiercest warriors, played a role in the downfall of the Roman Empire by waging a campaign of terror. This investigation centers on Trier in Germany.

Knossos, a mysterious ruined Minoan city on the island of Crete (Greece), is the home of the mythical Labyrinth and the Minotaur, and its catastrophic downfall might have inspired the legend of Atlantis. New discoveries at this site reveal a truth stranger than fiction.

A mysterious city in ancient Egypt, Thebes, is the home of the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Karnak, and other grand temples, and new discoveries reveal how they were built and if the god the pharaohs worshiped here helped them rise to power.

When Trelleborg, a mysterious Viking fortress lost underground for over a thousand years, is discovered in Denmark, archaeologists investigate its buried treasures to reveal why it was built and what caused the end of this fearsome civilization.

New evidence uncovers the ancient mysteries behind the iconic Colosseum; archaeologists uncover the secret lives of the gladiators and make new discoveries that help explain the rise and sudden fall of the Roman Empire.

The Egyptian mega-temple at Karnak was once the political power base of the ancient pharaohs and the home to strange religious rituals; new discoveries of skeletons tell a story of jealousy, betrayal, and the rise of a new religion that changed Egypt.

The lost city of Machu Picchu is one of the greatest mysteries in archaeology. Scientists do not know why this city in the clouds was built, but investigations into secret Inca codes and deformed skeletons might finally reveal its ultimate mystery.

Stonehenge is the ancient world's greatest wonder and biggest mystery. Now new discoveries are revealing its deepest and darkest secrets, showing how ancient magic, bizarre rituals, and brutal murder built this strange monument.

New technologies reveal the startling truth behind the largest temple ever built, Angkor Wat; accompany experts as they uncover how this colossal structure was constructed and why one of the largest cities in the world was suddenly abandoned.

New discoveries explore the dark secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb; Archaeologists are finally finding answers to its ancient riddles, showing how his untimely death, his calamitous burial, and an act of God made a minor king the most famous of them all.

Examining Cologne Cathedral, a medieval structure that may hold the remains of the Bible's Three Magi in the Shrine of the Three Kings. Also, Amiens Cathedral is used for some comparisons.

The Great Wall of China is the biggest man-made structure on Earth; the scientific mission to reveal the ancient secrets about the fortified wall.

The series premiere examines the lost city of Chichen Itza in Mexico, which contains ancient secrets of a mysterious civilization. Included: how it was built and how human sacrifice shaped the city.