Unearthing Ancient Secrets Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Alexander the Great: A Case for Murder?

  Modern science is used to re-examine the suspicious death of ancient ruler Alexander the Great.

• Egypt's Mystery Tomb

  Archaeologists locate a new tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.

• Jack the Ripper

  Criminal behavioral psychologist Laura Richards and a team of experts use 21st-century techniques to investigate the 19th-century killings of Jack the Ripper.

• Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet

  Underwater archaeologists discover a ship they believe was among the many vessels that sank in 1281 during Khubilai Khan's attempted invasion of Japan.

• King Tut's Mysterious Death

  Two former FBI agents investigate the death of Tutankhamun.

• Secrets of the Great Plague

  Insight into fighting infectious diseases in the 21st century is provided by survivors of the Great Plague; outsmarting new infections by listening to one's body.

• The Sphinx Unmasked

  Using scientific techniques, Dr. Vassil Dobrev sets out to discover the truth about the Sphinx.

• True Gladiator

  The discovery of two Roman-age mummies in a tomb outside Rome presents a mystery to the scientific community.

• The Unsolved Death of Cleopatra

  Criminal profiler Pat Brown and a team of experts use scientific evidence to investigate Egyptian ruler Cleopatra's alleged suicide by snakebite.

• Who Killed Julius Caesar?

  Experts use crime scene investigation techniques to analyze the murder of Julius Caesar.