Some of you know the name and some of you may not. In the least, I can imagine that most of you can at least recognize his work. A three time Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Investigative Journalism and a New York Times bestselling author, Simcha Jacobovici has a myriad of filmmaking awards and accolades that have established him as not only one of the world leaders in filmmaking and investigative journalism, but also a technique he has dubbed as ‘investigative archaeology.’ Applying this skill over the past decade, Jacobovici has become an internationally recognized expert in decoding ancient history.

Now, I can only imagine that you’re sitting there, thinking to yourself, ‘what the heck is investigative archaeology?’ Good question. To condense and simplify a complex skill, Jacobovici combines his journalistic skills with archaeological investigations. This combination, he claims, has unearthed and identified a tomb in Jerusalem as that of Jesus of Nazareth and his family. Finding the tomb (in which he also found nails that were used in Jesus’ crucifixion and an ossuary that once held the remains of Jesus’ brother, James) and also claiming to have unearthed answers surrounding the mythical lost city of Atlantis has caused a stir in scholarly circles. Controversial or not, finding the tomb of Jesus of Nazareth and the lost city of Atlantis is what childhood dreams are made from.

“The fact is that this tomb has more evidence going for it now than probably any other archaeological artefact on the planet. The names are not common and some of the versions of the names are unique”.

In 2006, Jacobovici partnered with world-renowned and critically acclaimed director James Cameron to create on of his most stellar pieces of filmmaking, a documentary titled “The Lost Tomb of Jesus.” The documentary continues to make headlines around the world, leading to Jacobovici following this success with an additional documentary release earlier in 2016, titled “The Search for Atlantis.” Produced again by Cameron and airing on the Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel, this two-hour special followed a team as it investigated where Atlantis was actually located and who inhibited the city.

An Israeli-Canadian, Jacobovici may be best known for his work as The Naked Archaeologist, in which he channels his inner Michael Moore while travelling the Middle East, seeking to uncover the truth behind biblical events. However, aside from filmmaking and authoring, Jacobovici has been a guest speaker and lecturer at numerous conferences and throughout various campuses including Yale, Johns Hopkins, McGill, UCLA and York University. He has written content for The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Globe and Mail, The Los Angeles Times and the Boston Globe, as well as blogs for the Huffington Post and, occasionally, the Jerusalem Post, and has been featured on numerous high-profile TV shows, including Anderson Cooper 360, Larry King Live, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The NBC Today Show and ABC Nightline.

Fluent in four languages: English, French, Hebrew and Romanian, Jacobovici is also the co-director of the Bethsaida Excavation in Galilee, Israel, and project director of the Talpiot Tomb Excavation in Jerusalem. Like many, you are most likely wondering what in the world he has in store for us in the near future. To be honest, your guess is as good as mine. However, judging by his previous work, I think it’s safe to say that we can expect ancient, historical and/or biblical breakthroughs.