In this expansive, two-part investigation, Josh Gates travels the globe attempting to solve the most fundamental mystery of all -- humanity's origins. How did we survive to the modern day? And what does that mean for our future?

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Josh Gates is on a nationwide treasure hunt to solve a mystery no one has cracked for 40 years: The Secret. Josh travels coast-to-coast and back in time using cutting-edge augmented reality and tapping into a network of obsessed Secret detectives.

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In the dark caves and thick jungles of Puerto Rico, Josh Gates tracks a modern-day mystery -- the Chupacabra. Working with a wildlife biologist, a veterinarian and an investigator, Josh explores a recent wave of attacks.

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Josh Gates has a fresh lead on the massive lost treasure of the shipwrecked 1715 Spanish fleet. Josh returns to the waters of Florida's Atlantic coast and dives in with a new expedition that uses the latest high tech to locate the fleet's flagship.

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With a potential new breakthrough in the search for a Snake King tomb, Josh returns to the jungles of Guatemala and the archaeological dig at the ancient Mayan city of El Mirador to pinpoint the tomb's location.

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Josh Gates sets sail for Florida chasing the long-lost treasure of Jose Gaspar. Josh joins marine archaeologists and treasure hunters working to crack the mysteries of the pirate's life so they can find the riches he left behind.

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Braving the sub-zero conditions of Siberia, Josh Gates investigates one of the strangest and most brutal cold cases: the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Nine Soviet hikers died suspiciously. Sixty years later, no one knows how or why.

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Josh Gates travels to the Holy Land to investigate a mystery of biblical proportions -- where was Jesus actually born? The investigation leads to explosive revelations that may change our understanding of Jesus' origin story.

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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.

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