Discovered by Disaster

Discovered by Disaster

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1 Season · 10 Episodes · Premiered February 3, 2025 · Ended March 24, 2025

Throughout history, extreme weather events and catastrophic disasters - both natural and human made - have scarred and reshaped the Earth's surface. Though these events can wreak terrible destruction, they can also uncover incredible things. This documentary reveals mysterious curiosities that were once hidden from human eyes, only to be exposed by a calamitous incident.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

10 episodes
E01
Wrecks, ruins and relics
Mon, Feb 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
Inspect the wreck of the Mary Celestia, a Civil War ship raised by a hurricane. Encounter imperial relics exposed by a drought in Iraq, the storm-tossed remains of a medieval man, and long-lost wooden artifacts that reshape Native American history.
E02
Cataclysms and Secrets
Mon, Feb 10 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
Look over Seahenge, a Bronze Age timber circle exposed by England's rising seas. Assess an ancient Ukrainian canoe lifted by flood waters, human remains trapped in a Chinese mudslide, and a forgotten relic on the dried-out bottom of Lake Mead.
E03
Hidden Shrines and Legends
Mon, Feb 17 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
Encounter kids' drawings on the walls in Pompeii that expose the city's violent gladiatorial past. Check out a mythical sculpture unearthed by an Indian tsunami, a 12-century temple in quake-prone Mexico, and a sunken ship in Utah's Great Salt Lake.
E04
Forgotten Cities and Lost Sanctuaries
Mon, Feb 24 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
Explore evidence that ties a meteor strike to a Biblical tale. Delve into a treasure-filled tunnel revealed by a sinkhole in Mexico, a medieval cave shrine exposed during a UK landslide, and famine warnings brought to light by a severe drought.
E05
Sunken Cities and Ancient Temples
Mon, Mar 3 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
Revisit a medieval shipwreck that could reshape history. Explore a Greek version of Atlantis that sank in a tsunami, a Mexican temple rediscovered in the wake of a severe drought, and rich remnants of an ancient city once buried under desert sands.
E06
Footprints and Ghost Ships
Mon, Mar 10 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
See how seismic activity exposed WW II vessels near Iwo Jima. Unravel clues to Maya political intrigue in Guatemala, see why footprints found post-storm are changing English migration history, and visit a Neolithic wall on an eroding Scottish coast.
E07
Ancient Cities and Enduring Creatures
Mon, Mar 17 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
Visit Cambodia, where record droughts have left a vibrant trade hub exposed. Examine a submerged funerary complex in Greece, ancient mammal footprints preserved by a Turkish volcanic eruption, and North American fossils from the post-dinosaur era.
E08
Timeless Tombs and Modern Survivors
Mon, Mar 31 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
Analyze fish remains found near an angry Sumatran volcano that could suggest a new human migration route. Visit a prehistoric village smoked out by a forest fire, a collapsed kingdom in Turkey, and evidence of early Olympic sacrificial rituals.
E09
Eruptions and Enigmas
Mon, Apr 7 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 42 min
Dig into artifacts from a multicultural Jamaican port sunk by a devastating earthquake. Get insights into everyday Meso-American life next to a Salvadoran volcano, peek at a Minoan landmark, and inspect a treasure trove of English relics.
E10
Treasures and Resilient Civillations
Mon, Mar 24 2025 12:00 PM GMT+0000 40 min
Sweep away the debris in a Bronze Age village preserved by fire. Open ancient sarcophagi found amid the rubble of Notre Dame, discover a grave hidden in a Canadian farmer's arid field, and get intel on ancient climate change in a California tar pit.

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