El Shazly and Rashad continue their investigation into the boy king's life, looking closely at his advisors as he sought to reverse his infamous father’s religious and cultural revolution, and the factors surrounding his untimely death. Featuring commentary from leading Egyptologists Dr. Zahi Hawass, Fayza Haikal, Salima Ikram and more.

Spectacular on-location footage, evidence from geologists in the field, and dramatic graphics combine in this stunning series to show how immensely powerful forces of geology have shaped our planet.

El Shazly and Rashad speak to leading scholars at the Egyptian Museum of Cairo, which houses Tutankhamun’s treasures, enjoy exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, and visit several active dig sites across Egypt, including Saqqara and Luxor. Featuring insight from Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Mostafa Waziry and more.

November 2022 will mark the centennial of the opening of King Tut's tomb. This two-hour special, made by an entirely Egyptian crew, seeks to answer some of the mysteries surrounding their great civilization. Shot on location and led by Egyptian archeologist Dr. Yasmin El-Shazly, King Tut: Allies and Enemies feature unprecedented access to dig sites and experts to give Tut a voice to tell his own story. The golden mask is breathtaking, but the young...

Wielding chainsaws to extract fossils frozen in the permafrost and flying drones to map thousands of footprints, intrepid paleontologists discover that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places--the cold and dark of the Arctic Circle.

Around 800 CE, the ancient Maya abandoned the magnificent cities they had lived in for centuries. NOVA investigates new scientific evidence for droughts that pushed cities already stressed by overpopulation and warfare beyond their limits.

For the past few hundred years, most of what we've been taught about the native cultures of North America came from reports authored by the conquerors and colonizers who destroyed them. Now—with the technological advances of modern archaeology and a new perspective on world history—we are finally able to piece together their compelling true stories. In Ancient Civilizations of North America, Professor Edwin Barnhart, Director of the

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Tales and literature from early Rome give us only partial insight into factual history, but they give us great insight into Roman values - what the Romans themselves identified as qualities of ideal citizens. Examine how a few Roman heroes, like Mucius, Horatius, Lucretia, and others embody values of courage, resourcefulness, determination, and more.

Obelisks are a purely Egyptian invention. Quarrying, transporting, and erecting one is perhaps an even greater engineering feat than the building of a pyramid. Learn the origins and religious significance of obelisks.

Several centuries of violent combat against Celtic-controlled Gaul made northern Italy and southern France a dangerous neighborhood for the Romans. Hannibal, Gaius Marius, and Spartacus are just some of the famous figures of world history who encounter the Gauls in this lecture centered on Julius Caesar's wars against the Gauls.