Location: Turkey Length: 8 min.
First excavated in the 1960s by British archaeologist James Mellaart, the Turkish Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük was reopened by an international team led by Ian Hodder for an ambitious 25-year project beginning in 1993…
Location: Peru Length: 12 min.
Recent research shows that cities in the New World arose nearly a millennium earlier than previously believed. Radiocarbon dates from the ancient city of Caral, Peru, show that monumental architecture was under construction as early as 2627 B.C., even before ceramics and maize appeared…
Location: Turkey Length: 5 min
This documentary highlights Cappadocia, the high plateau region of Central Anatolia in Turkey’s heartland. Settled for over 8 millennia, this region features dramatic volcanic landscapes and many caves used in ancient times...
Location: Italy Length: 14 min
Matilda of Canossa, called the “Great Countess,” was a principal figure of European medieval history, an exceptional case for that time: a woman of international rank and culture…
Location: Colorado Length: 5 min
Camp Amache in Southeastern Colorado was one of 10 War Relocation Authority, or internment, camps where US authorities forced Japanese-Americans to live after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War II…
Location: England Length: 14 min
Calleva Attrebatum, the Roman Town of Silchester, was built after the First Century Roman invasion of Britain and abandoned forever in the Fifth Century...
Location: India Length: 21 min
Traditional iron smelting in India goes on today, offering a glimpse into the country's environmental and social history. Early documents declare that the demand for fuel led to deforestation of much of the Deccan Plateau by the 1830s…
Location: Ohio Length: 17 min.
While the Greeks were building temples in the Old World, incredible monuments of earth were being constructed across eastern North America. Thousands of mounds and mile upon mile of earthen embankments are part of the rich Legacy of the Mound Builders…
Location: Louisiana Length: 7 min
Debbie Buco's students in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades at Galvez Primary School in Prairieville, Louisiana, studied various historic sites in Louisiana and learned about the state's unique architecture, archaeology, and cultural landscapes…
Location: Peru Length: 20 min
Few archaeological sites in the world can match the grandeur, spectacular natural setting, and mystery of Peru's Machu Picchu, located on a remote ridgetop in the Andes Mountains high above the Urubamba River…