[Aztlan] Inca and Maya - History Channel Viewings

[Elaine Day Schele]

History Channel (I think that these two have aired previously, but in case you missed them...)

Saturday, March 03 02:00 PM (EST)
Digging for the Truth - For nearly a century archaeologists place the height of the Maya civilization during the First Millennium AD. However, revolutionary discoveries in Guatemala are now challenging those views.  When did the Maya Civilization truly reach its peak? Join host Josh Bernstein as he tracks the origins of the Maya throughout Mexico and the Central American rainforest. He climbs the tallest Maya pyramid, shovels muck from a jungle swamp, and reveals the known oldest mural in the Maya world. http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=211086

Monday, March 05 09:00 PM (EST)
Tuesday, March 06 01:00 AM (EST)

Digging for the Truth - Machu Picchu: Lost City of the Inca In 1911, Hiram Bingham, famed American explorer, stumbled across a remote Inca city atop a high peak in the Andes. The site was called Machu Picchu--perhaps the most famous ruin in the world. Was it, like Bingham believed, a military fortress or did this glorious ruin have a secret purpose? From the mountains of Peru, host Josh Bernstein will follow in the footsteps of Hiram Bingham. He builds a log bridge across a raging river, examines the stonework at the site, and reviews ancient manuscripts to discover the "true" purpose of Machu Picchu. http://www.history.com/shows.do?episodeId=214220&action=detail