Ancient Unexplained Files

Ancient Unexplained Files

Ancient investigations go digital as new forensics lab technologies help specialists solve key mysteries from over 70,000 years of human civilization. CT scans of 3,000-year-old murder victims to infrared satellite images of lost cities

Genre: History

Cast:Josh GoodmanKaren BellingerSascha AuerbachSian ProctorCarla ValentineAllan MacaAndrew KinkellaMark HortonSheila K. HoffmanGreg SzulgitChelsea RoseAlexei VranichPeter CampbellAdam RubenJacob WrightBrenna HassettKiki SanfordSarah Yeomans


1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Mystery on Easter Island

Sun, Feb 14, 2021

Experts reveal the mysteries behind the moai statues of Easter Island.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Maze of Cryptic Terror

Sun, Feb 21, 2021

A team of explorers discover a forbidding cave system riddled with ancient markings that seem to contain a mysterious meaning; using advanced photogrammetry, experts finally decode these cryptic scrawls to expose a dark chapter of English history.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Secrets of Skull Grave

Sun, Feb 28, 2021

Archaeologists excavating a historic Chilean site make a chilling discovery and find decapitated human skulls separate from a nearby burial site; experts use advanced cranial forensics to reveal what really happened to these ancient, butchered victims.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ War of the Ancients

Sun, Mar 7, 2021

A gruesome archaeological discovery leads to a shocking excavation that uncovers ancient human carnage on a scale that's unparalleled; experts use 3-D bone modeling to reveal evidence of what may be the first catastrophic, major war in human history.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Secrets of Mayan Murders

Sun, Mar 14, 2021

Archeologists make a bone-chilling discovery when they unearth 20 mutilated skeletons in Mexico; investigators use advanced forensic analysis to examine the bizarre burial and reveal an ancient case of Mayan mass murder.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Gladiator Graveyard

Sun, Mar 21, 2021

Experts reveal the mystery behind a macabre scene of ancient execution.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Grave of the Red Skulls

Sun, Mar 28, 2021

When experts discover a 500-year-old grave, they find mysterious red skulls, pointing to a shocking mass sacrifice; experts use the latest technology and state-of-the-art forensics to investigate what happened at this horrific sight.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Tomb of the Red Queen

Sun, Apr 4, 2021

In an abandoned Maya city, an archaeologist discovers the tomb of a mysterious red skeleton decorated in jade and pearl treasures; experts use cutting-edge tech to reveal who this person was and why they were buried so.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Legend of the Cursed Temple

Sun, Apr 11, 2021

A temple to the Roman god of the underworld was the site of ritual sacrifice and a gate to the underworld, but it was buried because it was believed to be cursed; experts use cutting-edge forensics to reveal what actually happened here

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Mystery of the Child Mummies

Sun, Apr 18, 2021

Experts investigate the mummies of three children discovered in Argentina