Discovered by Disaster

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.

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.

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.

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.

Revisiting a medieval shipwreck that could reshape history; exploring 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.