At the heart of Jewish tradition lies the haunting mystery of the Lost Tribes of Israel. Ever since their defeat and banishment by the Assyrians in 722 BC., the Lost Tribes fate has inspired countless claims to Jewish ancestry by groups scattered on every continent. But now, surprisingly, new advances in genetics are dispelling myth and fantasy, and raising a curtain on the forgotten reality of the dispersal that happened so many centuries ago. This story will follow the first attempt to use the new tests to investigate a seemingly improbable African candidate for a Lost Tribe. It will dramatize a scientific quest that leads from the gene labs of London to the remote bush country of Zimbabwe and the lunar-like desert wilderness of southern Yemen.

NOVA Season 27 Episodes...

• s27e01 - Fall Of The Leaning Tower
• s27e02 - Time Travel
• s27e03 - The Killer's Trail
• s27e04 - Island of the Spirits
• s27e05 - Decoding Nazi Secrets
• s27e06 - Voyage Of Doom
• s27e07 - Electric Heart
• s27e08 - Tales From The Hive
• s27e09 - Lost On Everest
• s27e10 - Secrets of Lost Empires: Medieval Siege (1)
• s27e11 - Diamond Deception
• s27e12 - Secrets of Lost Empires: Pharaoh's Obelisk (2)
• s27e13 - Trillion Dollar Bet
• s27e14 - Secrets of Lost Empires: Easter Island (3)
• s27e15 - Mystery Of The First Americans
• s27e16 - Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath (4)
• s27e17 - Lost Tribes Of Israel
• s27e18 - Secrets of Lost Empires: China Bridge (5)
• s27e19 - What's Up With The Weather?
• s27e20 - Stationed In The Stars
• s27e21 - The Vikings

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.