Lost Worlds of South America
As one of only six places on earth where civilization arose spontaneously, South America offers insight into how human societies formed. Go on a trek of discovery through the archaeological knowledge of more than 12 seminal...
In This Series
South America's Lost Cradle of Civilization
Discovering Peru’s Earliest Cities
South America’s First People
Ceramics, Textiles, and Organized States
Chavín and the Rise of Religious Authority
Cupisnique to Salinar—Elite Rulers and War
Paracas—Mummies, Shamans, and Severed Heads
The Nazca Lines and Underground Channels
The Moche—Pyramids, Gold, and Warriors
The Moche—Richest Tombs in the New World
The Moche—Drugs, Sex, Music, and Puppies
Enigmatic Tiwanaku by Lake Titicaca
The Amazon—Civilization Lost in the Jungle
The Wari—Foundations of the Inca Empire?
The Chimú—Empire of the Northern Coast
The Sican—Goldsmiths of the Northern Coast
The Inca Origins—Mythology v. Archaeology
Cuzco and the Tawantinsuyu Empire
The Inca—From Raiders to Empire
The Inca—Gifts of the Empire
The Khipu—Language Hidden in Knots
Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
Spanish Contact—Pizarro Conquers the Inca
Remnants of the Past—Andean Culture Today