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Season 1 – Digging for the Truth

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This documentary series travels the globe to explore and delve deeper into ancient mysteries such as the Lost Ark of the Covenent, the building of the pyramids of Egypt and the long quest for the Holy Grail. The host, Josh Bernstein for the first three seasons before being replaced by Hunter Ellis in season four, asks questions of researchers and often puts himself into situations experienced by people during the time period in question before, at the end of each episode, formulating a hypothesis as to what actually happened historically regarding that episode's topic.
Digging for the Truth — Season 1

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Josh Bernstein

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Andrew Wallace-Hadrill

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John Van Auken

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Salima Ikram

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Nigel Hetherington

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Zahi Hawass

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 24, 2005 Who Built Egypt's Pyramids? The great Egyptian Pyramids of Giza inspire awe, wonder and speculation. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 24, 2005 Nefertiti: The Mummy Returns Queen Nefertiti, the most powerful woman in Egypt, vanishes without a trace. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 31, 2005 Pompeii Secrets Revealed Volcano Vesuvius buries Roman towns under layers of ash and pumice. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 7, 2005 Hunt for the Lost Ark Adventurers and archaeologists search for the Ark of the Covenant for centuries. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 14, 2005 The Holy Grail The story of the Holy Grail originates in medieval times. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 21, 2005 The Iceman Cometh Vacationing hikers stumble across the perfectly preserved body of a 5,000-year-old man. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 28, 2005 Quest for King Solomon's Gold Explorers search for the gold mines of biblical King Solomon. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 7, 2005 Passage to the Maya Underworld The ancient Maya of Central America built thousands of pyramids; exploring the meaning of Mayan pyramids. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 14, 2005 The Lost Tribe of Israel Explorers claim to have discovered evidence of the lost tribes of Israel all over the world. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 21, 2005 Secrets of the Nasca Lines Mysterious lines and figures of Nasca are etched into the ground in southern Peru. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 4, 2005 The Search for El Dorado The idea of a city of gold buried in the jungle fires the imaginations of Spanish conquistadors for centuries. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 25, 2005 Giants of Easter Island Enigmatic stone statues stand on remote Easter Island. Details Episode 13 Aired May 9, 2005 Mystery of the Anasazi The Anasazi suddenly move their villages to perilous cliffs, then seemingly vanish decades later. Details

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Season Info

Director
Brian Leckey, Graham Townsley
Executive Producer
Jason Williams, Margaret G. Kim, William Morgan
Screenwriter
Brian Leckey, William Gardner, Ann Carroll
Network
History
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, History, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 24, 2005