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Passage To The Maya Underworld

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Mar 6, 2005

The Maya of Central America were the greatest pyramid builders of the ancient world. The Egyptians built less than a 100 pyramids--the Maya built thousands.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 13 episodes

Who Built Egypt's Pyramids?,

The great Egyptian Pyramids of Giza have inspired awe and wonder and, quite likely, fierce speculation from the moment they were built.

45m Jan 23, 2005

Nefertiti: The Mummy Returns,

Queen Nefertiti was once the most beautiful and powerful woman in Egypt, renowned throughout the ancient world.

44m Jan 23, 2005

Pompeii Secrets Revealed,

In 79 AD, the volcano Vesuvius exploded in one of history's deadliest eruptions, burying the city of Pompeii and other Roman towns along the Bay of Naples.

44m Jan 30, 2005

Hunt For The Lost Ark,

For centuries, adventurers, and archaeologists--the devout and determined, and even Indiana Jones--have all searched for the Bible's most sacred lost treasure: the Ark of the Covenant.

44m Feb 6, 2005

The Holy Grail,

For all its fame, the Holy Grail remains shrouded in mystery. What exactly was it? Could it have survived to this day? Why has it inspired so many treasure seekers?

44m Feb 13, 2005

The Iceman Cometh,

In 1991, a pair of vacationing German hikers stumbled onto one of the most remarkable finds in the history of archaeology: the perfectly preserved body of a 5,000-year old man.

44m Feb 20, 2005

Quest For King Solomon's Gold,

Of all the rulers mentioned in the Bible, King Solomon was purportedly the wisest...and the richest! The reason? His access to vast quantities of gold.

44m Feb 27, 2005

Passage To The Maya Underworld,

The Maya of Central America were the greatest pyramid builders of the ancient world. The Egyptians built less than a 100 pyramids--the Maya built thousands.

44m Mar 6, 2005

The Lost Tribe Of Israel,

The mystery of the 10 Lost Tribes of Israel has fascinated people through the ages. Explorers claim to have discovered evidence of the "lost tribes" all over the world.

45m Mar 13, 2005

Secrets Of The Nasca Lines,

Etched into the driest desert in the world, the mysterious lines and figures of Nasca in Southern Peru are invisible from the ground.

44m Mar 20, 2005

The Search For El Dorado,

It was a fable that fueled a thousand fevered explorations into the mountains and rainforests of South America.

44m Apr 3, 2005

Giants of Easter Island,

On the remotest island on the face of the planet stand the massive, enigmatic stone statues of Easter Island. Who carved them? And why?

44m Apr 24, 2005

Mystery Of The Anasazi,

In the American Southwest, there is no more puzzling mystery than the magnificent stone cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde.

45m May 8, 2005