Season
Expedition Unknown: Season 7
Overview
Ardent explorer and adventurer, Josh Gates has traveled to the ends of the earth investigating the greatest legends in history. Now, he's back with his most daring adventures yet. From following in the footsteps of the real Indiana Jones to learn the truth behind the fabled Crystal Skull of Doom, to diving the Great Lakes in search of the Holy Grail of lost American shipwrecks, The Griffon, Josh takes viewers on exhilarating expeditions around the world. An epic 2-hour event live from Egypt kicks off the new season.
Details
- Series
- Expedition Unknown
- Season
- Season 7
- Air date
- 2019-04-07
- Episodes
- 9 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Egypt Live
Live from the middle of the Egyptian desert, inside a great underground tomb complex, a sealed sarcophagus may contain the identity of a mummy who has remained a mystery for 3000 years.
Episode 2: Deciphering the Last Nazi Code
Josh Gates ventures into the former Third Reich in search of an elusive Nazi fortune hidden with a code allegedly created by Hitler's private secretary, and embedded into a piece of sheet music.
Episode 3: Mysteries of Jesus
Josh Gates searches land and sea for the lost fortune of legendary pirate Sir Francis Drake. Joining treasure hunters and maritime archaeologists, Josh hunts for a lost cache of Spanish gold and the remains of Drake himself.
Episode 4: Atlantis of the Andes
Josh Gates dives into a mystery below South America's Lake Titicaca. During the investigation, Josh discovers multiple structures of the ancient Tiwanaku people, including ruins hidden in the lake's depths, dubbed "The Atlantis of the Andes".
Episode 5: Lost Gold of Scotland
Hunting for a lost cache of gold, Josh Gates heads to the Scottish Highlands. His search focuses on a huge gold reserve hidden after the Jacobite Uprising of 1745 and never recovered. Josh joins treasure hunters chasing a new lead across the Highlands.
Episode 6: Ghost Ship of the Great Lakes
Josh Gates tackles an enduring maritime mystery, the first ship to be lost in the Great Lakes, the Griffon. Using a state of the art two-man submersible, Josh dives in to find a ship so elusive it's known as "The Holy Grail of Shipwrecks."
Episode 7: Legend of the Crystal Skull
Josh Gates takes on Central America's jungles to investigate the legendary crystal skull discovered by a renowned adventurer who was the inspiration for Indiana Jones. Josh probes whether the skull is an invaluable relic or archaeology's tallest tale.
Episode 8: America's Lost WWII Hero
Josh Gates explores the case of lost World War II hero Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins of the Women Air Force Service Pilots, who went missing when her P-51 Mustang crashed. Josh joins search teams using cutting-edge technology to bring the lost hero home.
Episode 9: The Hunt for the Golden Owl
Josh Gates stalks prey that has eluded capture for 25 years, the Golden Owl. A book of riddles gives cryptic clues to where the Owl statuette, worth half a million dollars, is hidden. Josh joins treasure hunters using new leads to chase the fortune.