Cataclysms and Secrets

S1, E2: Rising sea levels expose Seahenge, a Bronze Age timber circle in England, prompting efforts to understand its origins amidst preservation challenges. The destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam unleashes floodwaters that reveal ancient artifacts, including a dugout canoe from a pre-Cossack settlement. In Lajia, China, a catastrophic earthquake freezes the final moments of the Bronze Age Qijia people, preserving skeletal remains in a mudslide. In the southwest of the United States, drought at Lake Mead uncovers forgotten graves and relics, including a WWII boat, highlighting the lake's hidden past as water levels plummet.