Kara Cooney

In less than seventy years, Genghis Khaan and his Mongol hordes created the largest land empire in recorded history. How were they able to achieve such military dominance? And what ultimately became of the great Empire of the Khaans? To find out, Josh builds a ger on the Mongolian steppe, fires arrows from horseback like a Mongolian warrior, and uses DNA science to trace the genetic legacy of the military genius, Genghis Khaan.

Join host and survival expert Josh Bernstein as he travels the globe in search of answers and evidence explaining the secrets of some of history's most fascinating civilizations. Season 1 adventures include a trip into the Andes Mountains to find the mythical city of El Dorado; an earnest quest to follow the trail of the biblical Ark of the Covenant; and an exploration of the tombs of Egypt to uncover the truth about Queen Nefertiti.

Discovery Channel follows archaeologist Kara Cooney as she travels the globe to unravel the mysteries of the world's oldest civilzations. Examining these ancient cities, Cooney gains new insight into human and societal behavior throughout history.

Today's city dwellers may think of urban living as an improvement over the existence of our hunting and gathering ancestors. But Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney explains that our modern tendency to live in cities isn't the result of an inevitable march towards progress. Beginning roughly 12,000 years ago, a sudden change in human behavior determined the very nature of modern civilization. And archaeological evidence from some of the world's first cities like Jericho in Palestine, Catal Huyuk in Turkey, and early settlements in Egypt suggests that living in cities may bring just as many problems as it solves.