antiquities

Highlights the parallels between the two great American societies of the Aztecs and the Incas, which both fell prey to the Spanish conquistadors of the sixteenth century. Includes animated re-creations of mysterious lost cities such as Tenochtitl?n and Machu Picchu.

Explores the history and culture of Mesoamerica, looking at Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztec Empire,discussing the effects of European exploration on the New World, examining the Spanish conquest and destruction of the Aztec and Inca Empires, and investigating the mystery of the Red Queen, an unidentified Mayan mummy discovered by archaeologists in 1994.

Location footage, 3-D computer graphics, and re-creations tell the story of the Moche, the Nazca, and the Paracas, forebears of the great Incan Empire of South America.

A study of the rise and fall of the Mayan culture, looking at their remarkable pyramids, complex writing system, and history.

The story of Rome, her growth from a tiny cluster of villages to an empire that ruled the known western world and her subsequent decline.

Describes what it would have been like to have lived during the heyday of Mexico's greatest cities. ..

Explores the Aztec and Olmec civilizations and uses computer techniques to re-create how they may have looked in the sixteenth century.

Explores the Mississippian culture through the remains at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Park.