Josh Gates risked his life venturing into a forgotten Mayan pyramid and a hidden Nazi stronghold, uncovering artifacts that could rewrite human history — a dangerous quest for truth that nearly cost him everything but left the world questioning how much of our past has been deliberately buried.

In the latest and most dangerous episode of Expedition Unknown, world explorer and TV host Josh Gates pushed himself further than ever before—risking his life in two of the most perilous locations on Earth to uncover secrets that had been deliberately buried for centuries.

The journey began deep in the jungles of Guatemala, where Gates and his small team of archaeologists and filmmakers were granted special permission by the Guatemalan Institute of Anthropology to explore a newly uncovered Mayan pyramid, believed to be connected to an unrecorded dynasty that vanished without a trace.

After days of cutting through dense vegetation and battling tropical storms, Gates reached what he described as “a structure that shouldn’t exist.

” Inside the crumbling pyramid, they found evidence of advanced engineering far beyond what was thought possible in that region — intricate carvings, metal alloys, and inscriptions that referenced “visitors from the sky.

” In a radio log recorded that night, Gates said, “It’s like walking into history that someone tried to erase. ”

But the real danger came weeks later when the investigation led him to an abandoned Nazi stronghold in the Austrian Alps, a place shrouded in myth since World War II.

Rumors had long circulated that high-ranking members of the Third Reich had hidden stolen art, gold, and possibly ancient relics looted from around the world in this remote mountain complex.

For decades, historians dismissed these tales as fantasy — until Gates’ radar scans and drone footage revealed something metallic, massive, and buried beneath the ice.

Despite warnings from local authorities about the risk of structural collapse and residual wartime explosives, Gates insisted on descending into the tunnels.

“If we don’t go down there now,” he told his cameraman, “this secret will die with the mountain.

” What they found stunned even him — a sealed vault containing crates marked with the Reichsadler eagle and swastika, along with ancient artifacts resembling items previously found in Egypt and South America.

The implication was clear: the Nazis may have been searching for something far older — perhaps even proof of an ancient global civilization.

When Gates finally resurfaced, visibly shaken and covered in dust, he refused to confirm exactly what was inside the vault.

“Some truths,” he said cryptically, “come with a price.

And maybe the world isn’t ready to pay it yet.

” This single statement sent shockwaves through both the archaeological community and online conspiracy circles.

Fans flooded social media with theories linking Gates’ discovery to the Amber Room, the Spear of Destiny, and even the lost continent of Atlantis.

While Discovery Channel has yet to release the full footage from the expedition, leaks from production insiders suggest the team captured something “unexplainable” during their final night at the site — a sequence so intense that it was temporarily pulled from editing for review.

One crew member reportedly quit the project altogether, claiming the events “crossed the line between archaeology and the supernatural.”

In the weeks following the mission, Gates was briefly hospitalized for exhaustion and dehydration, but sources close to him insist he’s already planning his next investigation — this time focusing on an uncharted cave system in Eastern Europe rumored to hold relics tied to both the Third Reich and prehistoric cultures.

The discovery has reignited debates about how much history has been lost — or deliberately hidden — over the centuries.

Was this simply another case of treasure hunters unearthing artifacts, or did Gates stumble upon something that forces us to question everything we thought we knew about human civilization?

As Gates himself said during an interview after returning home: “History doesn’t just sit quietly in museums.

Sometimes, it hides in the dark — and it wants to be found.”

Whatever the truth is, one thing is certain — this expedition has changed the course of Expedition Unknown forever, and perhaps, the course of history itself.