In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, archaeologists are busy debunking one of the most powerful myths put forward by colonization. The primeval forest, described in 1492 by Christopher Columbus, never existed! …
French Guiana: The Unknown People of the Amazon Forest | Arkeo Ep30 | Documentary
Teotihuacan: The Birth of a Metropolis | Arkeo Ep24 | Documentary
Mexico City, with a population of 22 million, is North America’s second-largest urban agglomeration after New York City. In fact, according to a team of archaeologists, this urban lifestyle takes its roots in Mexico. …
Tairona: The ‘Lost City’ of the Tairona People | Arkeo Ep21 | Documentary
For nearly 400 years, one of the largest pre-Columbian cities remained unnoticed, submerged in the rainforest. Known for its gold, “Ciudad Perdida” remained a mystery until a team of Colombian archaeologists rediscovered it in the late 1970s. …
Yakutia: A Serbian Mystery | Arkeo Ep17 | Documentary
Yakutia extends beneath the polar circle to the east of Siberia. This land is home to a unique people whose origins were completely unknown until the recent discoveries of a team of archeologists and geneticists. …
El Argar: A Forgotten Civilization | Arkeo Ep14 | Documentary
The “El Argar” civilization ruled over all of southern Spain between 2200 and 1550 BCE, until it suddenly disappeared. Spanish archaeologists have nevertheless found traces of the Argaric culture a few kilometers from the city of Murcia. …
Orkney Islands: A Neolithic Pilgrimage | Arkeo Ep13 | Documentary
On the borders of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands, archaeologists have been digging for nearly 13 years the remains of a mysterious set of very large buildings surrounded by a massive stone wall erected during the late Neolithic. …
Rome: Nero’s Folly | Arkeo Ep12 | Documentary
In Italy’s capital city, archaeologists of the École Française de Rome have discovered an exceptional building that had been sought for centuries. …
Pachacamac: The Lourdes of the Pre-Columbian Era | Arkeo Ep10 | Documentary
In Peru, an Inca city buried under the desert sands has intrigued archaeologists for almost a hundred years. This ancient city is known as “Pachacamac.” Archaeologist Peter Eeckhout has finally discovered the reason for this strange desertion. …
Arkeo Japan – Ichijôdani: a Return to the Source | Arkeo Ep8 | Documentary
In Ichijôdani, Japan, deep beneath the rice fields, archaeologists have excavated a medieval town abandoned 400 years earlier. In fact, they discovered an entire city as it was during the 16th century, with its streets, houses, and palaces. …
Shepherds in the Cave | Documentary
Archaeologists and art restorers begin work on the restoration of medieval cave frescoes in Italy. Faced with challenges and systemic neglect of the sites, they encounter a community of shepherds and discover a living culture worth preserving most of all. …
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