Buried in mud beneath the shallow waters of Matagorda Bay in Texas, lay a glorious remnant of one of the most ill-fated voyages of the Age of Discovery. After years of searching the area, nautical archaeologists doing a magnetometer survey honed in on a promising site. And on the first day of diving, they were astounded to feel the distinctive outlines of a cannon, and sense the massive size of the wreck. When the cannon was hauled from the water, their hunch was confirmed: This ship, called La Belle, belonged to the 17th Century French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle. NOVA follows the building of a coffer dam and subsequent complete excavation of this remarkable site. Preserved were not only armaments and trade beads, but also a wealth of organic material-the wooden hull, leather shoes, and even a skeleton-that brings the voyage to life.

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.