Unearthed - Series Two

Episodes

Episode 1 - Tut's Buried Secret

The tomb of Tutankhamun is unique in the Valley of the Kings and historians are desperate to understand why

Episode 2 - Secret History of the Sphinx

An extraordinary new investigation is about to reveal which pharaoh the Sphinx was built for

Episode 3 - Teotihuacan: Curse of the Blood Pyramids

Archaeologists are unearthing dark secrets beneath Mexico’s most mysterious ancient site

Episode 4 - Mystery of Egypt's Mega Temple

How the unstoppable rise of a new religion brought this monumental site to its knees

Episode 5 - Ankor Watt: Lost Temple of the Jungle

Why did the Khmer civilization build this enormous Hindu shrine in the middle of the jungle?

Episode 6 - Stirling Castle: The Hunt for King Arthur's Castle

Stirling Castle in Scotland - one of Europe’s most celebrated forts and the legendary home of King Arthur’s round table

Episode 7 - Ghosts of Stonehenge

Using laser scanning, carbon dating and forensic technologies, archaeologists are finally piecing together the full story of the stones

Episode 8 - Sex Lies and the Taj Mahal

A team of top architects attempt to solve the riddle of the Taj’s towering dome

Episode 9 - Machu Picchu: Hidden City of the Incas

Archaeologists discovered this mountain-top city 100 years ago, but its purpose remains a hotly debated mystery

Episode 10 - Treasures of the Terracotta Army

Historians reveal the dark secrets of a super-tomb built at the birth of China

Episode 11- Lost World of the Colosseum

Archaeologists are using new techniques to solve ancient mysteries about this spectacular ruin

Episode 12 - Lost City of the Desert

Bringing back to life the city’s astonishing monuments

Episode 1 - Tut's Buried Secret

The tomb of Tutankhamun is unique in the Valley of the Kings and historians are desperate to understand why. For decades King Tut’s tomb was a complete mystery: why was it built so small, why was it so sparsely decorated compared to its neighbours and how did it escape the clutches of ancient grave robbers? Using the latest technology, teams of archaeologists are finally finding the answers. With rare access and stunning CGI, Unearthed proves why an untimely death, a calamitous burial and an astonishing force of nature led to a minor king rising to become the most famous of them all.