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Cahokia’s Celestial Calendar (Woodhenge)
2:13
An archaeology team work to uncover remains of a celestial calendar at Cahokia.
Lidar Mapping
2:23
Cahokia researchers uses new LiDAR technology to map the layout of this ancient city.
Mound 72
2:29
Archaeologists investigate Cahokian human sacrifice.
The Governor’s Palace
3:07
Why this magnificent structure is built at an angle to the rest of the city.
Extended Interview: The Earliest Cave Paintings in America
2:58
Anna Roosevelt dates the cave paintings in Brazil’s Amazon jungle to 13,000 years ago.
Extended Interview: The Importance of Names
2:36
Zuni elder Jim Enote explains how Native names for places provides important information.
Extended Interview: David Carrasco on Shared Beliefs
4:24
Illuminating the similarities of the religious beliefs shared across the Americas.
Chaco Chocolate
2:29
Archaeology reveals trade with Chaco, including chocolate and precious metals.
Ancient Amazon Peoples
3:03
Ancient art suggests people have been in the Americas much longer than previously thought.
Zuni Maps
2:21
Jim Enote uses ancient petroglyphs and contemporary art to recreate Zuni maps.
The Best Time to Paddle
1:29
The Chumash continue canoe paddling traditions to connect to their ancestors.
Season 1 Inside Look | Making Native America
2:00
The producers and featured participants of Native America discuss making the series.
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