Category: Ancient Civilizations
Dawn of the Maya
Through breathtaking discoveriesarchaeologists are uncovering the early years of the ancient Maya to reveal a dynamic, sophisticated culture that was flourishing before the time...
Lords Of The Maya
The cities of the Maya were abandoned to the jungle 1000 years ago. They were rediscovered in the 19th century. Explorers came to try...
Episode 2 Mexico
In September 2004on the last remaining site on the Mall in Washington D.C., the Smithsonian Institution opened the National Museum of the American Indian,...
Lost King of the Maya
Sixteen hundred years agoa mysterious left-handed warrior seized control of the Mayan city of Copan, founding a dynasty that would last for 400 years....
Episode 15 The Aztecs
Each half hour episode looks at a major fighting people or force and charts the reasons for their rise to dominance and subsequent fall....
Lost Kingdoms of the Maya
Long before Columbusthe Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet...
Episode 1 The Fall of the Aztecs
The Spanish conquest of the Americas in the sixteenth century was one of the most cataclysmic events in history. Spanish expeditions had to endure...
The Ancient Skeletons of Peru
In the cloud forests of Peru the stone walls of a mysterious mountain top fortress rise out of the jungle. These 60 foot walls...
Doomsday 2012 The End of Days
Decoding the Past is a series that decodes the past by looking for unusualparanormal, and mysterious things written about throughout history that may give...
The Great Inca Rebellion
History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors. But new evidence is being unearthed that may...