Expedition Unknown | Season 14 Episode 1 Preview | Hunt For Petra’s Lost Tombs [HD] [2024]

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Welcome to Hegra, Saudi Arabia.
Well, the temperature may be soaring, but I assure you that what you see behind me is no mirage.
It is one of hundreds of massive structures carved out of the very rock itself,
the fingerprints of an enigmatic civilization that once dominated the richest trade routes of the ancient world.
The Nabaans, 2,000 years ago, the Naban Kingdom ruled the desert from here in Arabia all the way to the Sinai,
a strategic position that made them rich beyond imagination.
Despite their immense wealth and power, the reign of the Nabaans was surprisingly brief before they vanished into history.
Today, shockingly little is known about them. Most of their tombs were found empty,
their legendary riches never recovered.

So where did they come from?
How did they manage to tame these unforgiving deserts?
And how did they build these jaw-dropping monuments?
The answers may lie at their most famous city, hundreds of miles away in the deserts of Jordan.
Carved by hand into the wall of a remote and hidden canyon, Petra is a place that defies explanation.
At its heart is the mysterious marvel known as the Treasury.
The most famous facade on Earth, it is one of the new Seven Wonders of the World and played home to the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Local folklore says it hides the wealth of the city’s founders.

In reality, though, scholars remain puzzled by its true purpose.
Now, archaeologist Pier Paul Cman has been granted unprecedented access to excavate at the Treasury,
a once-in-a-lifetime chance to dig beneath this historic icon,
and a dangerous expedition to uncover an ancient inscription may finally shine a light on the origins of the Nabaans.

Meanwhile, scientists are using groundbreaking imaging technology to reconstruct the charred remains of scrolls
that could decipher the lost fate of this civilization.

So choose wisely and join me on an adventure worthy of Dr. Jones himself,
as we unlock the truth and treasures of the Nabaans.
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