Expedition Unknown - Season 14

Season 14

Discovery Channel's set an October 9, 2024 premiere for season 14 of Expedition Unknown. The new season, once again hosted by Josh Gates, debuts with a special two-part premiere airing at 9pm ET/PT.

"Within these walls lies one of the Wonders of the World. For the first time ever we're being given exclusive access to excavate beneath it. Get ready to explore the city and the secrets of Petra," says Gates in the season 14 trailer.

Discovery Channel offers this description of the series and season 14's premiere:

"Intrigued by legendary mysteries and driven by insatiable curiosity, seasoned explorer Josh Gates investigates the world's most iconic unsolved events, and hunts for lost cities, buried treasures, and sacred artifacts. Leaving no stone unturned, Josh's adventures take him around the globe and into dangerous situations as he uncovers the truth behind enduring mysteries. Using his background in archaeology and unique sense of humor, Josh brings a new understanding of age-old stories.

In the two-part season premiere, Josh Gates travels to the ancient city of Petra, Jordan to learn how a mysterious desert civilization created one of the Seven Wonders of the World. With unprecedented permission to dig in front of the iconic Treasury building, he hunts for clues about the enigmatic Nabatean kingdom and helps rewrite history books with the discovery of an ancient tomb."

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Episodes6

DatesOct 9, 2024 - Nov 20, 2024

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Episodes

Season 14Episode 160 min

Hunt for Petra's Lost Tombs

With unprecedented access, Josh digs in front of Petra's iconic Treasury. Searching for clues to the mysterious civilization that created one of the Seven New Wonders of the World, Josh rappels a seven-story cliff face to perform a high-tech scan.

Oct 9, 2024

Season 14Episode 260 min

Petra's Secrets Revealed

Rewriting history, Josh helps discover a tomb at Petra's iconic Treasury building. Twelve skeletons may belong to a royal family of Petra. State-of-the-art tech could finally decipher the charred fragments of ancient scrolls explaining Petra's fall.

Oct 16, 2024

Season 14Episode 360 min

Search for Pan Am's Clipper

Josh braves Puerto Rico's choppy seas to find a legendary missing plane. The crash of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor changed commercial aviation forever. Josh and the team fight violent storms in the Atlantic as they hunt for the plane 2,000 feet below.

Oct 23, 2024

Season 14Episode 460 min

America's First Train Robbers

Josh tracks down the legend -– and treasure -– of an outlaw posse who terrorized the Midwest's railroads. The Reno Gang stole a fortune until a vigilante mob exacted violent justice. Josh tracks their lost loot to a cave hideout that could hold millions.

Nov 6, 2024

Season 14Episode 560 min

Dive for America's Pirate Loot

Josh braves the frigid, shark-infested waters off Cape Cod to dive the world's only confirmed pirate wreck. Joining a high-tech recovery mission, Josh chases the multi-million-dollar treasure of Black Sam Bellamy, including coins, gold and jewels.

Nov 13, 2024

Season 14Episode 660 min

'Twas the Search for St. Nick

In a holiday search spanning three continents, Josh chases the true history of St. Nicholas, the real-life saint who has become known as Santa Claus. Following clues from Turkey to Italy, Josh gathers DNA to try to identify the saint's missing remains.

Nov 20, 2024