This documentary tries to unveil where the first Americans originated from.
Narrator
Herself - GeoArchaeologist Liverpool John Moores University
Himself - Associate Professor of Anthropology, California Polytechnic State University
Himself - Director, University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Himself - PhD, Director, Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute
Himself - Director, Texas Archaeological Resarch Laboratory
Himself - Curator for Archaeology, Smithsonian Institution
Herself - PhD. Adjunct Scientist, Smithsonian Institution
Himself - PhD. Curator for Physical Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution
01 Sep 2022
In northern Peru, the unprecedented archaeological discovery of the largest known mass child sacrifice in the world opens the doors to the kingdom of Chimor. This international archaeological investigation carried out like a criminal investigation reveals the mysteries of the last civilization of the Andes before the arrival of the Incas.
01 Jan 1999
Chaco Canyon, located in northwest New Mexico, is perhaps the only site in the world constructed in an elaborate pattern that mirrors the yearly cycle of the sun and the 19-year cycle of the moon. How did an ancient civilization, with no known written language, arrange its buildings into a virtual celestial calendar, spanning an area roughly the size of Ireland?
19 Nov 2019
The ancients hid the secrets of their incredible knowledge of astronomy in their temples and palaces, built to align with the sun, on the same day, all over the world. Revealing our species' obsession with the sun, across thousands of years and every continent, this is architectural magic on a cosmic scale.
05 Jun 2023
This explores the mysterious and catastrophic collapse of ancient civilizations during the late Bronze Age, from the Hittites to the Mycenaeans and the Egyptians, revealing the tumultuous events that brought an end to a thriving era of human history, and warns we may be facing similar threats today.
06 Apr 2023
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17 Jan 2023
A documentary purporting to expose the space alien conspiracy that not only influenced human history... but created it as well.
12 Oct 2024
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03 Nov 2022
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30 May 2011
It is possible that only one per cent of the wonders of ancient Egypt have been discovered, but now, thanks to a pioneering approach to archaeology, that is about to change. Dr. Sarah Parcak uses satellites to probe beneath the sands, where she has found cities, temples and pyramids. Now, with Dallas Campbell and Liz Bonnin, she heads to Egypt to discover if these magnificent buildings are really there.
19 Apr 2013
Zecharia Sitchin is the author of the successful book series "The Earth Chronicles." Join this amazing scholar as he makes a scientific and scholarly argument for ancient visits to our Earth. Sitchin gives a compelling and entertaining presentation detailing the evidence that ancient aliens from other worlds have not only visited the earth but plan to return.
01 Jan 2001
Mesopotamia was the site of the Sumerian civilisation, which flourished at the confluence of the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. From 5000 to 2000 BC, the Sumerians flourished in a hostile environment by developing agriculture and irrigation and they opened up the trade routes of the ancient world. It was the Sumerians who invented writing and the wheel, and they first divided time into minutes and seconds. In the end however the Babylonian civilisation took the place of the Sumerians. However their heritage and myths live on in the Mediterranean and Western worlds to this day.
08 Mar 2024
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20 Nov 2008
Over the centuries, explorers traded tales of a lost civilization amid the dense Amazonian rainforest. Scientists dismissed the legends as exaggerations, believing that the rainforest could not sustain such a huge population—until now. A new generation of explorers armed with 21st-century technology has uncovered remarkable evidence that could reinvent our understanding of the Amazon and the indigenous peoples who lived there. Using CGI and dramatic re-creations, National Geographic re-imagines the banks of the Amazon 500 years ago, teeming with inhabitants living in the Lost Cities of the Amazon.
21 Sep 2022
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A documentary made by History Time on YouTube. Written, researched and produced by Pete Kelly.
11 Jun 2022
One of the great mysteries of history is how the ancient Maya built such an incredible society in a tropical rainforest over two thousand years - and then vanished. How? Why? New discoveries and new science can now tell the story.
26 Oct 2020
5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in architecture and craftsmanship. These works of art depict the lifestyle, thoughts, and beliefs of the Elamites.
01 Jan 2006
In the Bible, God destroys the sinful cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and sides with Joshua to conquer another misbehaving city: Jericho. Are these stories true or simply moral fables? Archaeological and geological evidence holds the answer.
09 Jun 1995
Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa, where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk.
02 Jun 2001
A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.