Treasures Decoded: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Discover five of the world's greatest treasures, all with remarkable secrets that have remained hidden – until now. Treasures Decoded examines five treasures of antiquity: The Turin Shroud, The Dead Sea Copper Scroll, The Jesus Tablets, The Death Cult of the Sphinx, and The Golden Raft of El Dorado. Each object will be scrutinised by experts using a range of new techniques, including state-of-the-art forensics, which will unlock the mind-blowing truth for the first time ever. Filming with archaeologists, historians, scholars, and scientists, no stone is left unturned in search of answers. In this new series, explore the history and possible implications of exposing the fascinating truth about each treasure. What does the obscured writing on the Turin Shroud mean? Is the Golden Raft the key to finding the treasures of El Dorado? All will be revealed.

Series details

• Title: Treasures Decoded
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History
• Premiere date: 2013-08-30
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: Discovery
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 4926

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-08-30; final listed air date 2013-09-27.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-08-26; final listed air date 2014-10-22.
• Season 3: premiered 2016-04-25; final listed air date 2016-05-30.
• Season 4: premiered 2017-04-24; final listed air date 2017-06-12.
• Season 5: premiered 2018-09-24; final listed air date 2018-10-29.
• Season 6: premiered 2019-11-18; final listed air date 2019-12-23.
• Season 7: premiered 2021-08-09; final listed air date 2021-09-20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Treasures Decoded on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.