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Temple

2002
Professor William Race is called in by the U.S. Army to translate an ancient manuscript which holds the key to the location of an Indian icon which could be used as the basis for a terrifying new weapon.

An album of Maya architecture

2002
Presents thirty-six depictions of important Mayan archaeological sites as they would have appeared more than a thousand years ago.

In search of ancient North America

an archaeological journey to forgotten cultures
1996

In search of the old ones

exploring the Anasazi world of the Southwest
1997
An archaeological examination of the disappearance of the Anasazi considers the various theories about their departure from the Southwest and probes their history, culture, and architecture.

Exploring Native North America

2000
A discussion of eighteen North American archaeological sites dating from 9300 to 4000 B.C.E. examines the scientific data and techniques supporting conclusions about early Americans and their lives.

Ancient encounters

Kennewick Man and the first Americans
2001
An anthropologist examines growing evidence about early visitors to North America who predate Native Americans and describes the 1996 discovery of a skeleton near Kennewick, Washington, whose physical characteristics where unlike those of American Indians.

Native American shipwrecks

2000
Examines archaeological excavations of the watercraft of ancient Native Americans and what the findings tell us about the daily life and culture of people who lived thousands of years ago.

The Mayan mission

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2006
Alexa and Jose reunite at the ruins of an ancient Mayan temple and discover a sinister plot to sell priceless Mayan artifacts to the highest bidder that pulls them into a dangerous jungle adventure.

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