Archaeologist and Jordanian landscape tour guide Mohammad Najjar peers into a former copper mine. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_44.jpg
Katharina Schmidt analyzes the results of the laser particle scanner at the SESAME Laboratory. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_45.jpg
Felix Wolter and Raad Abu Alhaj work with a professional drone in Amman, Jordan. The drone lifts off the ground to undertake 3D mapping of the Citadel site. (Windfall Films)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_51.jpg
Katharina Schmidt examines the recently unearthed stone head at the citadel excavation site in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_18.jpg
Archaeologist Pearce Paul Creasman poses for a portrait in Tel Dhiban. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_47.jpg
Once carefully removed from the ground, the stone head is transported to the Sesame Lab for extensive scans and research. (Windfall Films)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_53.jpg
A stone head is discovered during the excavations at the Citadel in Amman. (Windfall Films)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_52.jpg
An unearthed stone head is revealed in the active citadel excavations in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_46.jpg
The stone head is scanned at the SESAME laboratory to find out further details about the recently unearthed sample. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_08.jpg
Kim Thomas and Mohamad Ali Jaar search at the site. (Windfall Films)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_55.jpg
Once out of the ground, team members use brushes to clean the unearthed stone head. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_41.jpg
Jordanian archaeologist Mohammad Najjar points at an area at a former Copper mine in Wadi Faynan, Jordan. (Windfall Films)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_54.jpg
The stone head is scanned at the SESAME laboratory to find out further details about the recently unearthed sample. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_09.jpg
Katharina Schmidt poses for a portrait at the excavation site in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_33.jpg
Katharina Schmidt poses for a portrait at the excavation site in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_26.jpg
Pottery fragments were found at biblically significant locations in Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_32.jpg
Zeidan Kafafi is a Jordanian archaeologist and academic who has directed and otherwise contributed to numerous excavations in and around Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_30.jpg
The citadel excavation site in Amman, Jordan in pictured in aerial view. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_25.jpg
In this behind-the-scenes photo, crew member Andrew Richens takes a close-up photo of the fresh find at the dig site in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_50.jpg
Archaeologist Pearce Paul Creasman poses for a portrait in Tel Dhiban. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_35.jpg
Lead archaeologist Katharina Schmidt presents a significant find at the active dig site. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_36.jpg
An unearthed stone head is revealed in the active citadel excavations in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_39.jpg
The citadel excavation site in Amman, Jordan in pictured in aerial view. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_28.jpg
Crew members are already hard at work, as a new day begins at the citadel excavation site in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_29.jpg
In this behind-the-scenes photo, crew member Andrew Richens takes a close-up photo of the fresh find at the dig site in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_05.jpg
Katharina Schmidt examines the recently unearthed stone head at the SESAME laboratory. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_13.jpg
In this behind-the-scenes photo, crew member Andrew Richens and site worker Rasmi Khreashat take a close-up photo of the fresh find at the dig site in Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_02.jpg
Katharina Schmidt examines the recently unearthed stone head at the citadel excavation site in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_16.jpg
Kim Thomas overlooks the citadel excavation site in Amman, Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_Lost_Treasures_of_the_Bible_15.jpg
Dr. Taher Gonmin examines an ancient Aminite stamp seal at the Archaeological Museum of Jordan. (Windfall Films/Alex Collinge)Episode: #5 "Mystery of King Solomon"Air Date 01/16/2025105_MysteryOfKingSolomon_LostTreasuresOfTheBible_HD_49.jpg