History's Mysteries

Over the past few decades, significant discoveries have been made on the very site where the pyramids were built. Authentic archaeological experiments have been filmed in real-time, revealing ancient techniques and methods, unlocking certain secrets of these ancient great builders.

Leonardo da Vinci: the most famous, most admired of all painters. Yet, the man himself remains elusive. Old accounts describe someone too handsome, too strong, too perfect to be accurate. Then, a chance discovery takes the art world by storm. Could it be an unknown self-portrait by da Vinci?

What happened to the Neanderthal species? Was it genocide? An epidemic? Climate change? Interbreeding? An ambitious team travels around the world to examine the evidence—exploring the main regions Neanderthals inhabited.

Pirates! Hollywood has fueled our imaginations and turned them into popular icons. Beyond literature and fantasy, the documentary reveals who these fearless adventurers and these masters of the sea once were.

Druids, the mysterious wizards of the Celts, have always fascinated the world. They are an integral part of ancient literature, as heroes of Irish legends and stars of modern fantasy worlds. But who were they really?

Cracking the Code reveals the greatest codes known to humanity and the brilliant minds that crack them…

Modern science reveals the environmental forces that have shaped human history

In Southern France, the entrance to a decorated cave hides 35 meters under sea level. Discovered 20 years ago, the paintings date back 30,000 years—and are threatened by rising waters. Follow a group of prehistorians and craftsmen as they construct a full-sized replica of the cave to preserve them.

A historical and scientific investigation into a priceless archaeological relic: a mysterious mummified hand that could be the last remains of ancient Egypt’s legendary queen.

Who were the Celts? Mystical druids from the British Isles, or gruesome, barbaric warriors? Evidence in the European Alps shows that they were an advanced, 3,000-year-old civilization. Now, another Celtic puzzle inside an ancient tomb: the mysterious remains of an aristocratic woman and two men.

Archaeologists and geneticists are uncovering surprising details about one of the most mysterious civilizations in Pre-Incan South America. While many are familiar with the Incas…few have heard of the Chachapoya, the people known as the Cloud Warriors, a mysterious pre-Incan Peruvian culture.

Homicide detective Rod Demery and scientist Professor Turi King investigate history’s most intriguing murders to find long-lost killers.

Photographer Harry Burton’s images of the Tutankhamun excavation created a global sensation in the 1920s and are still studied by Egyptologists today. Explore the spectacular locations where he worked and discover why Burton’s photographs inspired a craze for Egyptian designs.

La Sagrada Família – although still under construction in Barcelona – is a cathedral without any flaws. Almost 100 years after his death, experts are convinced that Gaudí was a mathematical genius and that each embellishing ornament of the Sagrada Família actually serves an architectural purpose.

This immense embroidery of nearly 70 meters recounts the invasion of the Kingdom of England in 1066 by William, Duke of Normandy. It traces an unparalleled odyssey through a period of major upheavals in History: the end of the Vikings and the beginning of the Knights and the feudal system in Europe.

State-of-the-art technology meets archaeology! This 4-part series will shed light on the past with a level of detail never seen before.

Where are the remains of Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and Caesar? Missing bodies and mysterious deaths challenge the historical record.

Archaeologists uncover the secrets of one of Rome’s largest and most lavish villas, buried in the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.