Myth Hunters

- Season 2

(2013)

Heinrich Himmler believed that the Aryan race were descended from the Atlanteans. He claimed that the inhabitants of Atlantis fled to the Himalayas when their city sank. So a German expedition was sent to Tibet to prove this.

Mel Fisher dedicates his entire life and savings to finding the Spanish galleon, Nuestra Señora de Atocha. Can his optimism prevail where the odds are against him?

The story of Adolph Ruth who set off into the Superstition Mountains of Arizona in 1931 in search of the location of a rich gold mine. His skull was found 6 months later with two bullet holes in it. Had he found the lost mine?

During the Boer War instructions were made by President Paul Kruger to hide the nation's wealth if the British looked like taking Pretoria. South African councilor Atholl Stark searches for the gold with the help of a Zulu family.

The story of Edwardian archaeologist Frederick Bligh Bond who tried to prove the existence of King Arthur by locating his grave near or under Glastonbury Abbey. His unusual methods included spirit writing and holding séances.

Did the Garden of Eden actually exist? Archaeologist Juris Zarins has set out to prove that it did. Zarins uses the biblical description that it is the source of four major rivers to help him. But two of them have not been found.

Russian archaeologist Ignatius Stelletskii's efforts to locate the library of 16th century ruler Ivan the Terrible. The library is rumored to contain hundreds of books and documents rescued from the sacking of Constantinople.

In 1914 prospector Freddie Crystal arrived in the town of Kanab, Utah with a remarkable story. He claimed to have found a map in Mexico that revealed the location of Aztec ruler Montezuma's lost treasure. But was the area cursed?

Forensic expert Philippe Charlier tries to uncover the truth behind the remains found in a Paris pharmacy in 1867, which the Church have accepted are the relics of Saint Joan of Arc. Is there any evidence to prove they are?

Archaeologists have attempted to pinpoint the location of the Labyrinth, a maze like structure said to have housed the Minotaur. English archaeologist Arthur Evans became convinced it was on Crete when he excavated Knossos.

In May 1873 Heinrich Schliemann found a cache of gold and jewelery during his search for the city of Troy at Hissarlik, Turkey. He claimed they were from the time of the Trojan war but some think they predate it by 1,200 years.

Could a Jewish Treasure lost when the Temple was sacked be hidden in caves in Jordan? John Marco Allegro, a maverick young scholar was convinced it was. It began with the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1946.

Legend says that 19th century Shoguns hid gold coins worth 10 trillion Yen on Mount Akagi to keep them from falling into the hands of the incoming Meji government. Three generations of one family have searched for the coins.