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Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on Ancient Earthen Mounds

Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on Ancient Earthen Mounds

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Extended Interview: Religion at Teotihuacan

Extended Interview: Religion at Teotihuacan

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Inca Huacas

Inca Huacas

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Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on the Trail of Tears

Extended Interview: Ian Thompson on the Trail of Tears

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Cahokia’s Celestial Calendar (Woodhenge)

Cahokia’s Celestial Calendar (Woodhenge)

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Lidar Mapping

Lidar Mapping

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Mound 72

Mound 72

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The Governor’s Palace

The Governor’s Palace

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Extended Interview: Diana Magaloni on the Power of Pigments

Extended Interview: Diana Magaloni on the Power of Pigments

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Extended Interview: Burning a Forest to Revive a People

Extended Interview: Burning a Forest to Revive a People

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Aztec Resistance

Aztec Resistance

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Extended Interview: Evidence of the Comanche

Extended Interview: Evidence of the Comanche

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Native America

Traditional Wampum Belts

Marcus Hendricks continues the tradition of making Wampum beads by hand.
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Discover the cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities.
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Ancient clues and modern science answer the question: who were America’s First Peoples?
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