Spanish conquistadors in South America searched in vain for the fabled buried city of gold. Josh takes up the quest, starting in Lake Titicaca, heading into the Andes and then descending into the Amazon rainforest.
(less)
Josh pieces together a collection of clues that lead him to believe that the Lemba people of South Africa may be descendants of one of the exiled Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. DNA evidence supports his theory.
(less)
The Ark of the Covenant is a holy relic that vanished from the historical record centuries ago. Josh starts at Mount Sinai and follows a trail of clues that lead him to an ancient Ethiopian monastery -- but it could be a dead end.
(less)
Josh travels to one of the most remote regions on Earth to uncover the origins of the gigantic stone statue heads that populate Easter Island. While there, he studies Polynesian navigation techniques and partakes in ancient rituals.
(less)
A 5,000-year-old preserved corpse, affectionately nicknamed Ötzi the Iceman, was fortuitously discovered by a pair of German hikers in 1991. Modern forensics reveals clues about the dead man's former lifestyle. Josh heads to the Alps to learn more.
(less)
The identity of the true builders of the pyramids in Egypt is a source of dispute among historians; some favor the ancient Egyptians, while others contend that an even older civilization was responsible. Josh searches for answers under the Sphinx.
(less)
Join host and survival expert Josh Bernstein as he travels the globe in search of answers and evidence explaining the secrets of some of history’s most fascinating civilizations. Season 1 adventures include a trip into the Andes Mountains to find the mythical city of El Dorado; an earnest quest t...
(less)
The mysterious Nazca Lines are large geometric figures of varying complexity, from simple lines to images of monkeys that cover the Nazca Desert in Peru. Josh takes to the skies in a paraglider to study the ancient designs.
(less)
The Anasazi carved out dwellings into the sides of stone cliffs in Mesa Verde in the American Southwest, then mysteriously disappeared. Josh tries to pinpoint the cause of their original migration to the cliffs and their subsequent vanishing.
(less)
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 ...
(less)
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...
(less)
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...
(less)